John Russell is the first coach of the Boston Celtics.

He is succeeded by Alvin “Doggie” Julian (1949), Red Auerbach (1950), Bill Russell (1965), Tom Heinsohn (1969), Tom Sanders (1978), player-coach Dave Cowens (1979), Bill Fitch (1980), K.C. Jones (1984), Jimmy Rogers (1989), Chris Ford (1991), M.L. Carr (1996), Rick Pitino (1998), Jim O’Brien (2001), John Carroll (2004), Doc Rivers (2005), Brad Stevens (2013), Ime Udoka (2021), and Joe Mazzulla (2022).