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are an

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professional

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team based in

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. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the

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(NBA). The franchise was founded in 1989 as an expansion team, and plays at the

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. The team is owned by Orlando Magic, Ltd., a subsidiary of

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The team has won six division titles (1995, 1996, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2019), two conference titles (1995, 2009), but no league championships. There have been thirteen

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es for the Magic franchise. The team's first head coach was

Matt Guokas Matthew George Guokas Jr. (; born February 25, 1944) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. His father, Matt Sr. and uncle, Al, have also played in the NBA. Guokas and his father, Matt Sr., were the first father-son ...

, who coached the team for 328 games over four seasons. Brian Hill is the team's all-time leader in regular-season games coached (459). Hill is also the team's all-time leader in regular-season games won (267), and he is the team's only coach to have coached during two non-consecutive periods.

Stan Van Gundy Stanley Alan Van Gundy (born August 26, 1959) is an American former basketball coach who is a National Basketball Association (NBA) game analyst for TNT. Prior to TNT, Van Gundy was most recently the head coach for the New Orleans Pelicans of the ...

was the team's coach from the beginning of the until the end of the . He is the team's all-time leader in playoff games coached (59), playoff games won (31), regular-season

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(.657), and playoff winning percentage (.523).

Doc Rivers Glenn Anton "Doc" Rivers (born October 13, 1961) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After playing for Marquette Universit ...

is the team's only coach to have won the

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award, winning it after the 1999–2000 season.

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is the team's only head coach to have spent his entire career with the Magic. On July 28, 2012,

Jacque Vaughn Jacque T. Vaughn (born February 11, 1975) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He serves as head coach of the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Playing career High school A native of Pasadena ...

was named the new head coach. He was the assistant coach for the

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in the two seasons prior to his hiring. On May 29, 2015, the Magic hired their former point guard

Scott Skiles Scott Allen Skiles Sr. (born March 5, 1964) is an American former basketball coach and player. He coached the Phoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls, Milwaukee Bucks and Orlando Magic. A first-round draft pick out of Michigan State University, Skiles played ...

as the franchise's 12th head coach. When Skiles resigned after one season, the Magic hired

Frank Vogel Frank Paul Vogel (born June 21, 1973) is an American professional basketball coach. He previously served as the head coach for the Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando Magic and Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Vogel also pr ...

as his successor. Vogel was fired following the end of the 2017–18 season.

Steve Clifford Steven Gerald Clifford (born September 17, 1961) is an American basketball coach who is the head coach of the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has previously served as the head coach of the Orlando Magic. Early ...

was the most recent head coach, serving from 2018 until his resignation in 2021.

Key

Coaches

''Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the . File:Pistons asst coach Brian Hill in 2012.jpg, Brian Hill coached the Magic to their first

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appearance in franchise history in

1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is O. J. Simpson murder case, acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the 1994, year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The ...

. File:Doc Rivers.JPG, Doc Rivers is the Orlando Magic's only coach to have won Coach of the Year. File:Stan Van Gundy pistons (cropped).jpg, Stan Van Gundy coached the Magic to their second

appearance in franchise history in

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

. File:Jacque Vaughn cropped.jpg, Jacque Vaughn was the head coach of the Magic from –. File:Scott Skiles bench cropped.jpg, Scott Skiles was the head coach of the Magic from . File:Frank Vogel at NBA Cares charity event February 14 2014 cropped.jpg, Frank Vogel coached the Orlando Magic from –. File:Steve Clifford in 2010.jpg, Steve Clifford served as the Magic's head coach from –.

Notes

* A running total of the number of coaches of the Magic. Thus any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once. * Each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season.

References

General * Specific {{DEFAULTSORT:Orlando Magic head coaches Lists of National Basketball Association head coaches by team *

Head coaches A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches. In some sports, the head coach is instead called the "manager", as in assoc ...