Coach of the Year: Greg Popovich
The coach of the year award in the National Basketball Association is a very prestige award. This award has been given out annually since the 1962-1963 basketball season. Only forty coaches has received this trophy named after Red Auerbach. The trophy received his name as an honor after he led the Celtics to nine championships. The coach of the year is selected by a panel of Canadian and American sportswriters who for whom they feel are the first, second and third place selections.
The 2002-2003 season head coach was the San Antonio Spurs Head Coach, Gregg Popovich. He began his career in the NBA in 1988 as top assistant to Head Coach Larry Brown who was then coaching the San Antonio Spurs. Popovich continued to work under his close friend and mentor Larry Brown until 1992. After returning to Spurs in 1994 he lead the team to four championships in 1999, 2003, 2005 and 2007. With the Spurs, Popovich has won over 600 regular season games, 100 playoff games and is currently tied in third place with Larry Brown for all-time playoff game winnings. It has been said that Gregg Popovich is a given for the Basketball Hall of Fame.