NBA ranking: The youngest head coaches to win the title


In winning the 2024 NBA title with the Celtics, Joe Mazzulla has become the sixth youngest head coach to accomplish that in league history. Mazzulla is actually the youngest to win it since Bill Russell captured the title at 34 years old in 1968.

Take a look at the all-time ranking below.

Peach Basket Society

30 years and 218 days

John Kundla and George Mikan

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32 years and 284 days

Charles T. Higgins/Getty Images

34 years and 3 days

Tony Tomsic-USA TODAY NETWORK

34 years and 49 days

Alex Hannum

Dick Raphael/NBAE via Getty Images

34 years and 268 days

Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports

35 years and 349 days

Jerry Wachter/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images

37 years and 49 days

Al Cervi

NBA Photo Library/NBAE via Getty Images

38 years and 26 days

Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images

38 years and 199 days

David Richard-USA TODAY Sports

39 years and 47 days

Dick Raphael-USA TODAY Sports

39 years and 174 days

Dick Raphael/NBAE via Getty Images

39 years and 229 days

Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports

39 years and 303 days

Moses Malone and Billy Cunningham

Manny Millan /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images

39 years and 338 days

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41 years and 84 days

NBA Photos/NBAE via Getty Images

41 years and 185 days

Marc Serota/Getty Images

41 years and 232 days

Hakeem Olajuwon and Rudy Tomjanovich

ROBERT SULLIVAN/AFP via Getty Images

45 years and 210 days

Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images

45 years and 268 days

Rick Roberson/NBA Photo Library-NBAE/Getty Images

45 years and 317 days

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle – USA TODAY NETWORK

46 years and 244 days

Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports

46 years and 247 days

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

46 years and 247 days

Frank Vogel, Lakers

Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images

47 years and 82 days

Charles T. Higgins/Getty Images

48 years and 219 days

Dick Raphael/Getty Images

48 years and 360 days

Red Holzman

Focus on Sport/Getty Images

49 years and 241 days

Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

49 years and 262 days

JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images

50 years and 148 days

Ray Carlin-USA TODAY Sports

51 years and 198 days

Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

51 years and 271 days



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