The National Basketball Coaches Association (NBCA) is an American organization and union that represents coaches in the
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United St ...
. It was founded in 1976 and consists of all NBA head coaches, assistant coaches and alumni's.
The current executive director is David S. Fogel.
It administers the league's
NBA Coach of the Year Award
The National Basketball Association's Coach of the Year is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1962–63 NBA season. The winner receives the Red Auerbach Trophy, which is named in honor of the head coach who le ...
, which dates back to 1962, and is voted on by a media panel of writers, reporters and broadcasters.
In 2009, it established the Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award, in honor of the former Pistons, Magic, Nets, and Cavaliers coach.
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In 2017, it created the NBCA Coach of the Year Award, in honor of the Association's longtime executive director. The annual winner is selected by the 30 coaches in the NBA.]
See also
* NFL Coaches Association
References
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Basketball organizations
Coaching associations based in the United States
Sports trade unions of the United States
Sports organizations established in 1976
Trade unions established in 1976
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