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Gregg Popovich won five NBA championships with the San Antonio Spurs, in 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2014. He is one of only five coaches in NBA history to win five titles.
Popovich named himself head coach on the 10th of December 1996, after firing Bob Hill when the Spurs stood at 3-15. He held the position for 29 seasons until stepping down on the 2nd of May 2025.
Popovich holds the record for the most regular-season wins of any coach in NBA history, surpassing Don Nelson on the 11th of March 2022, with his 1,336th regular-season victory. He also holds the record for most consecutive winning seasons as a first-time head coach, leading the Spurs to a winning record in each of his first 22 full seasons.
Popovich graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1970 with a bachelor's degree in Soviet studies. He later earned a master's degree in physical education and sports sciences from the University of Denver while serving as an assistant coach at the Academy.
On the 30th of November 2012, NBA commissioner David Stern fined the Spurs $250,000 after Popovich sat out starters Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili, and Danny Green for a nationally televised game against the Miami Heat. Stern said Popovich had not informed the Heat, the league, or the media in a suitable time frame that the players would not make the trip.
Popovich was named head coach of the U.S. men's national team on the 23rd of October 2015. He led the team to a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, going 5-1 and defeating France 87-82 in the final, though the team finished seventh at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.