rookie coaches that won an nba championship

Edward Gottlieb won 1 championship in his rookie season in 1946-47.

COACHChampsSEASONGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1
Edward Gottlieb
1
1946-47
60
68.6
25.2
18.3
4,118
2
Buddy Jeannette
1
1947-48
48
47.0
16.9
13.3
2,258
3
John Kundla
1
1948-49
60
38.9
15.1
8.7
12.5
69.7
2,333
4
John Kundla
1
1949-50
68
24.1
9.3
5.6
8.3
66.7
1,640
713
5
Les Harrison
1
1950-51
52
2.4
0.9
0.5
0.8
64.3
123
6
John Kundla
1
1951-52
65
7.0
2.8
1.5
2.2
67.4
457
192
7
John Kundla
1
1952-53
66
4.0
1.5
1.1
1.6
66.4
267
127
8
John Kundla
1
1953-54
72
8.2
3.3
1.6
2.3
68.5
589
209
9
Al Cervi
1
1954-55
72
17.5
6.6
4.3
6.4
68.3
1,263
361
10
George Senesky
1
1955-56
72
13.3
4.7
3.9
5.2
74.1
960
321
11
Red Auerbach
1
1956-57
72
29.1
11.1
6.8
10.3
66.6
2,097
582
12
Alex Hannum
1
1957-58
72
7.8
2.8
2.3
3.3
69.0
563
203
13
Red Auerbach
1
1958-59
66
6.6
2.5
1.6
2.7
61.4
438
185
14
Red Auerbach
1
1959-60
69
6.4
2.6
1.3
2.3
56.1
440
216
15
Red Auerbach
1
1960-61
69
5.3
2.1
1.0
1.4
67.7
363
130
16
Red Auerbach
1
1961-62
68
4.4
1.8
0.8
1.4
59.8
301
120
17
Red Auerbach
1
1962-63
80
16.8
6.9
3.0
4.0
75.1
1,347
283
18
Red Auerbach
1
1963-64
31
3.3
1.1
1.0
1.3
79.5
101
33
19
Red Auerbach
1
1964-65
76
10.0
3.6
2.8
3.8
72.6
762
20
Alex Hannum
1
1966-67
79
6.6
2.7
1.1
1.8
62.4
522
21
Bill Russell
1
1967-68
76
7.1
2.8
1.4
2.2
63.3
537
22
Bill Russell
1
1968-69
36
4.1
1.8
0.5
1.1
46.3
149
23
Red Holzman
1
1969-70
44
2.5
1.0
0.5
0.8
68.6
112
24
Larry Costello
1
1970-71
73
4.7
1.9
0.8
1.2
67.0
343
25
Bill Sharman
1
1971-72
38
5.3
2.6
1.0
0.9
0.9
2.6
35.0
0.7
0.9
77.8
42.3
201
98
37
35
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