worst nba coaching record first 265 games

11 coaches are tied for the worst record by a coach in a game, with a record of 0-1. The first three are Ed Sadowski and Paul Birch 7 times and Neil Cohalan on November 2, 1946 and on November 11, 1946.

COACHRECDATETMOPPRESULTW%MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF
1
Ed Sadowski
0-1
11/1/1946
vs
L
66-68
.000
240
66
25
16
29
55.2
25
2
Neil Cohalan
0-1
11/2/1946
@
L
47-63
.000
240
47
16
15
22
3
Glenn Curtis
0-1
11/2/1946
vs
L
33-50
.000
240
33
10
13
4
John Russell
0-1
11/2/1946
@
L
53-59
.000
240
53
21
11
5
Paul Birch
0-1
11/2/1946
@
L
51-56
.000
240
51
16
72
22.2
19
25
6
Ed Sadowski
0-1
11/3/1946
@
L
60-71
.000
240
60
21
18
27
66.7
28
7
Paul Birch
0-1
11/4/1946
vs
L
56-71
.000
240
56
19
18
8
John Russell
0-1
11/5/1946
vs
L
55-57
.000
240
55
23
9
17
52.9
17
9
Glenn Curtis
0-1
11/5/1946
vs
L
49-53
.000
240
49
18
13
10
Paul Birch
0-1
11/7/1946
@
L
75-81
.000
240
75
29
17
28
60.7
35
11
Harold Olsen
0-1
11/7/1946
@
L
65-73
.000
240
65
27
11
24
45.8
14
12
Ken Loeffler
0-1
11/7/1946
vs
L
63-68
.000
240
63
25
104
24.0
13
20
65.0
27.9
21
13
Glenn Curtis
0-1
11/8/1946
@
L
71-73
.000
240
71
28
15
23
65.2
15
14
Ed Sadowski
0-1
11/9/1946
@
L
54-62
.000
240
54
19
16
28
57.1
23
15
John Russell
0-1
11/9/1946
@
L
46-69
.000
240
46
15
16
16
Paul Birch
0-1
11/9/1946
@
L
66-76
.000
240
66
25
16
17
Red Auerbach
0-1
11/9/1946
@
L
69-70
.000
240
69
19
31
26
18
Red Auerbach
0-1
11/10/1946
@
L
68-92
.000
240
68
24
20
34
58.8
19
Neil Cohalan
0-1
11/11/1946
vs
L
68-78
.000
265
68
26
16
27
59.3
25
20
Robert Morris
0-1
11/11/1946
@
L
71-84
.000
240
71
21
29
42
69.0
28
21
John Russell
0-1
11/13/1946
@
L
61-71
.000
240
61
22
17
15
22
Glenn Curtis
0-1
11/13/1946
vs
L
68-70
.000
240
68
24
20
23
Red Auerbach
0-1
11/14/1946
@
L
65-68
.000
240
65
25
15
24
62.5
19
24
John Russell
0-1
11/14/1946
@
L
62-64
.000
265
62
24
14
25
Robert Morris
0-1
11/15/1946
@
L
68-85
.000
240
68
21
26
34
76.5
22

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