Dick Motta
Dick Motta (born September 3, 1931)
Teams coached: Weber State Wildcats, Chicago Bulls, Washington Bullets, Dallas Mavericks, Sacramento Kings, Denver Nuggets
Weber State record: 120-33 (.784)
Overall record^: 120-33 (.784)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1 (1968)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- Big Sky Regular Season Champion: 3 (1965, 1966, 1968)
Awards:
- Big Sky Coach of the Year: 1 (1965)
- NBA Coach of the Year: 1 (1971)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 1996-1997 | Denver Nuggets |
| 1994-1996 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 1989-1992 | Sacramento Kings |
| 1980-1987 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 1976-1980 | Washington Bullets |
| 1968-1976 | Chicago Bulls |
| 1962-1968 | Weber State |
Dick Motta Facts
- John Richard Motta
- Born September 3, 1931
- Hometown: Midvale, Utah
- Alma Mater: Utah State University (BA, 1953)
- Despite the long coaching career ahead of him, did not play basketball at Utah State or Jordan HS (Sandy, UT)
- Started his coaching career at Grace HS (ID), where he won a Class AA Idaho state championship in 1959
- Was hired to be the head coach at Weber State in 1962 when the school was transitioning to NCAA University status
- Went 120-33 in six seasons at the helm, winning three Big Sky titles and going to the NCAA Tournament in 1968
- Left Weber in 1968 to become the head coach of the Chicago Bulls; spent the rest of his coaching career in the professional ranks
- Spent twenty four full seasons as head coach, leading the Bulls for eight seasons, Washington Bullets for four, Dallas Mavericks for nine (in two stints), Sacramento Kings for two (and a half) and Denver Nuggets for one
- Went 935-1017 overall in regular season play and 56-70 in the Playoffs (in 14 appearances); named NBA COY in 1971 (with the Bulls)
- His 1977-78 Bullets team won the NBA Championship, defeating the SuperSonics in seven games in the Finals
Dick Motta Coaching Tree
- Rick Adelman (Minnesota Timberwolves, Houston Rockets, Sacramento Kings, Golden State Warriors, Portland Trail Blazers)
- Danny Ainge (Phoenix Suns)
- Ed Badger (Cincinnati, Chicago Bulls)
- John Block (Point Loma Nazarene, UC San Diego)
- Allan Bristow (Charlotte Hornets)
- Scott Brooks (Washington Wizards, Oklahoma City Thunder)
- Jimmy Collins (UIC)
- Vinny Del Negro (Los Angeles Clippers, Chicago Bulls)
- Matt Guokas (Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers)
- Darvin Ham (Los Angeles Lakers)
- Clem Haskins (Minnesota, Western Kentucky)
- Phil Johnson (KC/Sacramento Kings, Chicago Bulls, Weber State)
- Bob Kauffman (Detroit Pistons)
- Jason Kidd (Dallas Mavericks, Milwaukee Bucks, Brooklyn Nets)
- Jim King (Tulsa)
- Jim Les (UC Davis, Bradley)
- Kevin Porter (Saint Francis PA)
- Roger Reid (Southern Utah, BYU)
- Jerry Sloan (Utah Jazz, Chicago Bulls)
- Brooks Thompson (UTSA)
- Wes Unseld (Washington Bullets)
- Gene Visscher (Northern Arizona, Weber State)
- Bob Weiss (Seattle SuperSonics, Los Angeles Clippers, Atlanta Hawks, San Antonio Spurs)
- Larry Wright (Grambling State)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA Division I level only
