Billy Cunningham
William John Cunningham , "Billy, The Kangaroo Kid"
Born: June 3, 1943
Brooklyn, NY USA
Coaching Career: 1977-1984
Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame in 1986.
Billy Cunningham compiled a record of 454 wins and 196 losses in his coaching career with the Philadelphia 76ers. He began coaching during the 1977 season and last coached during the 1984 campaign. Cunningham was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1986.
Coaching Record:
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | League | Team | G | W | L | Win% | G | W | L | Win% | ||
| 1977-78 | NBA | Philadelphia 76ers | 76 | 53 | 23 | .697 | 10 | 6 | 4 | .600 | ||
| 1978-79 | NBA | Philadelphia 76ers | 82 | 47 | 35 | .573 | 9 | 5 | 4 | .556 | ||
| 1979-80 | NBA | Philadelphia 76ers | 82 | 59 | 23 | .720 | 18 | 12 | 6 | .667 | ||
| 1980-81 | NBA | Philadelphia 76ers | 82 | 62 | 20 | .756 | 16 | 9 | 7 | .563 | ||
| 1981-82 | NBA | Philadelphia 76ers | 82 | 58 | 24 | .707 | 21 | 12 | 9 | .571 | ||
| 1982-83 | NBA | Philadelphia 76ers | 82 | 65 | 17 | .793 | 13 | 12 | 1 | .923 | ||
| 1983-84 | NBA | Philadelphia 76ers | 82 | 52 | 30 | .634 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | ||
| 1984-85 | NBA | Philadelphia 76ers | 82 | 58 | 24 | .707 | 13 | 8 | 5 | .615 | ||
| Totals | 650 | 454 | 196 | .698 | 105 | 66 | 39 | .629 | ||||
