Longest Serving Coaches
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The team was founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons in 1941, a member of the National Basketball League (NBL), where it won two NBL championships: in 1944 and 1945. The Pistons later joined the Basketball Association of America (BAA) in 1948. The NBL and BAA merged to become the NBA in 1949, and the Pistons became part of the merged league. In 1957, the franchise moved to Detroit. The Pistons have won three NBA championships: in 1989, 1990 and 2004.
Year | Year2 | Years | Name | Wins | Losses | Games | Win % | Champs | Playoffs | Tenure | Notes |
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2019 | 2021 | 2019-2021 | Dwane Casey | 81 | 139 | 220 | .368 | 1 | 3 | ||
2015 | 2018 | 2015-2018 | Stan Van Gundy | 152 | 176 | 328 | .463 | 1 | 4 | ||
2014 | 2014 | 2014 | Maurice Cheeks John Loyer | 29 | 53 | 82 | .354 | 0 | 1 | ||
2012 | 2013 | 2012-2013 | Lawrence Frank | 54 | 94 | 148 | .365 | 0 | 2 | ||
2010 | 2011 | 2010-2011 | John Kuester | 57 | 107 | 164 | .348 | 0 | 2 | ||
2009 | 2009 | 2009 | Michael Curry | 39 | 43 | 82 | .476 | 1 | 1 | ||
2006 | 2008 | 2006-2008 | Flip Saunders | 176 | 70 | 246 | .715 | 3 | 3 | ||
2004 | 2005 | 2004-2005 | Larry Brown | 108 | 56 | 164 | .659 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
2002 | 2003 | 2002-2003 | Rick Carlisle | 100 | 64 | 164 | .610 | 2 | 2 | ||
2001 | 2001 | 2001 | George Irvine | 32 | 50 | 82 | .390 | 0 | 1 | ||
2000 | 2000 | 2000 | Alvin Gentry George Irvine | 42 | 40 | 82 | .512 | 1 | 1 | ||
1999 | 1999 | 1999 | Alvin Gentry | 29 | 21 | 50 | .580 | 1 | 1 | ||
1998 | 1998 | 1998 | Doug Collins Alvin Gentry | 37 | 45 | 82 | .451 | 0 | 1 | ||
1996 | 1997 | 1996-1997 | Doug Collins | 100 | 64 | 164 | .610 | 2 | 2 | ||
1994 | 1995 | 1994-1995 | Don Chaney | 48 | 116 | 164 | .293 | 0 | 2 | ||
1993 | 1993 | 1993 | Ron Rothstein | 40 | 42 | 82 | .488 | 0 | 1 | ||
1984 | 1992 | 1984-1992 | Chuck Daly | 467 | 271 | 738 | .633 | 2 | 9 | 9 | |
1981 | 1983 | 1981-1983 | Scotty Robertson | 97 | 149 | 246 | .394 | 0 | 3 | ||
1980 | 1980 | 1980 | Dick Vitale Richie Adubato | 16 | 66 | 82 | .195 | 0 | 1 | ||
1979 | 1979 | 1979 | Dick Vitale | 30 | 52 | 82 | .366 | 0 | 1 | ||
1978 | 1978 | 1978 | Herb Brown Bob Kauffman | 38 | 44 | 82 | .463 | 0 | 1 | ||
1977 | 1977 | 1977 | Herb Brown | 44 | 38 | 82 | .537 | 1 | 1 | ||
1976 | 1976 | 1976 | Ray Scott Herb Brown | 36 | 46 | 82 | .439 | 1 | 1 | ||
1974 | 1975 | 1974-1975 | Ray Scott | 92 | 72 | 164 | .561 | 2 | 2 | ||
1973 | 1973 | 1973 | Earl Lloyd Ray Scott | 40 | 42 | 82 | .488 | 0 | 1 | ||
1972 | 1972 | 1972 | Butch van Breda Kolff Terry Dischinger Earl Lloyd | 26 | 56 | 82 | .317 | 0 | 1 | ||
1970 | 1971 | 1970-1971 | Butch van Breda Kolff | 76 | 88 | 164 | .463 | 0 | 2 | ||
1969 | 1969 | 1969 | Donnie Butcher Paul Seymour | 32 | 50 | 82 | .390 | 0 | 1 | ||
1968 | 1968 | 1968 | Donnie Butcher | 40 | 42 | 82 | .488 | 1 | 1 | ||
1967 | 1967 | 1967 | Dave DeBusschere Donnie Butcher | 30 | 51 | 81 | .370 | 0 | 1 | ||
1966 | 1966 | 1966 | Dave DeBusschere | 22 | 58 | 80 | .275 | 0 | 1 | ||
1965 | 1965 | 1965 | Charles Wolf Dave DeBusschere | 31 | 49 | 80 | .388 | 0 | 1 | ||
1964 | 1964 | 1964 | Charles Wolf | 23 | 57 | 80 | .288 | 0 | 1 | ||
1961 | 1963 | 1961-1963 | Dick McGuire | 105 | 134 | 239 | .439 | 3 | 3 | ||
1960 | 1960 | 1960 | Red Rocha Dick McGuire | 30 | 45 | 75 | .400 | 1 | 1 | ||
1959 | 1959 | 1959 | Red Rocha | 28 | 44 | 72 | .389 | 1 | 1 | ||
1958 | 1958 | 1958 | Charles Eckman Red Rocha | 33 | 39 | 72 | .458 | 1 | 1 | ||
1955 | 1957 | 1955-1957 | Charles Eckman | 114 | 102 | 216 | .528 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
1952 | 1954 | 1952-1954 | Paul Birch | 105 | 102 | 207 | .507 | 3 | 3 | ||
1950 | 1951 | 1950-1951 | Murray Mendenhall | 72 | 64 | 136 | .529 | 2 | 2 | ||
1949 | 1949 | 1949 | Carl Bennett Curly Armstrong | 22 | 38 | 60 | .367 | 0 | 1 | ||
1941 | 1948 | 1941-1948 | Carl Bennett | 123 | 63 | 186 | .661 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
1944 | 1945 | 1944-1945 | Bobby McDermott | 43 | 9 | 52 | .827 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |