Bill Sharman
William Walton Sharman
Born: May 25, 1926
Abilene, TX USA
Coaching Career: 1961-1975
Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame in 1976.
Bill Sharman compiled a record of 1018 wins and 758 losses in his coaching career with the Cleveland Pipers, Los Angeles Jets, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Stars, San Francisco Warriors and Utah Stars. He began coaching during the 1961 season and last coached during the 1975 campaign. Sharman was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1976.
 Los Angeles Jets |
 Cleveland Pipers |
 San Francisco Warriors |
 Los Angeles Stars |
 Utah Stars |
 Los Angeles Lakers |
Coaching Record:
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | League | Team | G | W | L | Win% | G | W | L | Win% | ||
| 1961-62 | ABL | Cleveland Pipers | 30 | 19 | 11 | .633 | 10 | 6 | 4 | .600 | ||
| 1961-62 | ABL | Los Angeles Jets | 39 | 24 | 15 | .615 | ||||||
| 1966-67 | NBA | San Francisco Warriors | 81 | 44 | 37 | .543 | 15 | 9 | 6 | .600 | ||
| 1967-68 | NBA | San Francisco Warriors | 82 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10 | 4 | 6 | .400 | ||
| 1968-69 | ABA | Los Angeles Stars | 78 | 33 | 45 | .423 | ||||||
| 1969-70 | ABA | Los Angeles Stars | 84 | 43 | 41 | .512 | 17 | 10 | 7 | .588 | ||
| 1970-71 | ABA | Utah Stars | 84 | 57 | 27 | .679 | 18 | 12 | 6 | .667 | ||
| 1971-72 | NBA | Los Angeles Lakers | 82 | 69 | 13 | .841 | 15 | 12 | 3 | .800 | ||
| 1972-73 | NBA | Los Angeles Lakers | 82 | 60 | 22 | .732 | 17 | 9 | 8 | .529 | ||
| 1973-74 | NBA | Los Angeles Lakers | 82 | 47 | 35 | .573 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 | ||
| 1974-75 | NBA | Los Angeles Lakers | 82 | 30 | 52 | .366 | ||||||
| 1975-76 | NBA | Los Angeles Lakers | 82 | 40 | 42 | .488 | ||||||
| Totals | 1776 | 1018 | 758 | .573 | 214 | 126 | 88 | .589 | ||||
Awards
1969 - ABA Coach of the Year (tie)
1971 - NBA Coach of the Year
