Who is the head coach of the NBA's Chicago Bulls?

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Who is the current head coach of the Chicago Bulls?

Past head coaches of the Chicago Bulls

The NBA Chicago Bulls head coach is Billy Donovan.

Billy Donovan was born on May 30, 1965 and was drafted by the Utah Jazz in the third round of the 1987 NBA Draft. He was drafted by the Utah Jazz in the third round of the 1987 NBA Draft with the 68th overall pick, and played only one season with the New York Knicks before launching his coaching career in 1989, where he achieved numerous successes at the University of Kentucky, Marshall University, and the University of Florida. During his tenure at Florida, he led the team to seven Southeastern Conference regular season championships, four Southeastern Conference Tournament championships, and two NCAA National Tournament championships.

Donovan officially landed in the NBA in 2015 and coached the Oklahoma City Thunder for five seasons before joining the Chicago Bulls in 2020, where he has remained ever since. He took the Bulls to the playoffs in the 2021-22 season, ending the Bulls' four-year absence from the postseason, and in November 2022, Donovan agreed to a multi-year contract extension with the Bulls.

The Chicago Bulls past head coaches are listed below:

Johnny Kerr: Coached from 1966-1968 and was the first head coach of the Bulls. He led the team to a 33-48 record in his first season, the best record among expansion teams at the time, and helped the team clinch a playoff spot. During his tenure with the Bulls, he coached 163 regular season games with a record of 62 wins and 101 losses, and 8 playoff games with a record of 1 win and 7 losses.

Dick Motta: Served as head coach of the Bulls from 1968-1976, the second head coach in Bulls history. Regular season record in Chicago was 356 wins and 300 losses, with a playoff record of 18 wins and 29 losses. Took the Bulls to the playoffs six times in eight seasons with the Bulls.

Ed Badger: coached from 1976-1978; coached 164 regular season games with 84 wins and 80 losses; coached 3 playoff games with 1 win and 2 losses.

Larry Costello: Coached from 1978-1979, coaching 56 regular season games with 20 wins and 36 losses.

Scotty Robertson: Coached briefly in 1979 with a record of 11 wins and 15 losses in 26 games.

Jerry Sloan: Coached from 1979-1982, 215 regular season games, 94 wins and 121 losses; 2 wins and 4 losses in the playoffs. He later became the famous coach of the Jazz.

Phil Johnson: 1 game coached in 1982.

Rod Thorn: 15 wins and 15 losses in 30 games coached in 1982.

Paul Westhead: Coached from 1982-1983 with a record of 28 wins and 54 losses in 82 regular season games.

Kevin Loughery: Coached from 1983-1985, 65 wins and 99 losses in 164 regular season games, 1 win and 3 losses in 4 playoff games.

Stan Albeck: Coached from 1985-1986, winning 30 and losing 52 of 82 regular season games, losing all 3 playoff games.

Doug Collins: Coached from 1986-1989 with 137 wins and 109 losses in the regular season and 13 wins and 17 losses in the playoffs. He led the Bulls to the playoffs three years in a row, but never made it to the Finals.

Phil Jackson: One of the most successful head coaches in Bulls history, coaching from 1989-1998. Led the Bulls to six NBA championships, 545 wins and 193 losses in the regular season and 111 wins and 41 losses in the playoffs.

Tim Floyd: Coached from 1998-2001, the team's record during his tenure was poor, with only 49 wins and 190 losses in 239 regular season games.

Vinny Del Negro: Coached the Bulls from 2008-2010, leading them to at least a 50 percent winning percentage and the playoffs two years in a row, but getting eliminated in the first round.

Tom Thibodeau: Coached from 2010-2015, he led the Bulls to an outstanding record in his first season, Rose became the youngest MVP in NBA history, and Thibodeau himself was voted Coach of the Year. He coached the Bulls to a regular season record of 255 wins and 139 losses, and the Bulls made the playoffs for five consecutive seasons.