In the 2022/23 NBA season, there were 15 African American head coaches in comparison to 14 white head coaches. Going back to 2010, this was the first time that the number of African American head coaches in the NBA exceeded the number of white head coaches. Head coach of Miami Heat, Erik Spoelstra, remained the only Asian-American coach in the league.
Number of head coaches in the NBA from 2010 to 2023, by ethnicity
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African American
Hispanic
Asian
Other
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TIDES. (August 8, 2023). Number of head coaches in the NBA from 2010 to 2023, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1167881/nba-head-coaches-ethnicity/
TIDES. "Number of head coaches in the NBA from 2010 to 2023, by ethnicity ." Chart. August 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1167881/nba-head-coaches-ethnicity/
TIDES. (2023). Number of head coaches in the NBA from 2010 to 2023, by ethnicity . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1167881/nba-head-coaches-ethnicity/
TIDES. "Number of Head Coaches in The Nba from 2010 to 2023, by Ethnicity ." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1167881/nba-head-coaches-ethnicity/
TIDES, Number of head coaches in the NBA from 2010 to 2023, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1167881/nba-head-coaches-ethnicity/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Number of head coaches in the NBA from 2010 to 2023, by ethnicity [Graph], TIDES, August 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1167881/nba-head-coaches-ethnicity/