Mike Budenholzer

Mike Budenholzer

Budenholzer at the Milwaukee Bucks championship parade in 2021
Phoenix Suns
Position	Head coach
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1969-08-06) August 6, 1969 (age 55) Holbrook, Arizona, U.S.
Career information
High school	Holbrook (Holbrook, Arizona)
College	Pomona (1988–1991, 1992–1993)
Playing career	1991–1994
Coaching career	1993–present
Career history
As player:
1991–1992	Pentland
1993–1994	Vejle BK
As coach:
1996–2013	San Antonio Spurs (assistant)
2013–2018	Atlanta Hawks
2018–2023	Milwaukee Bucks
2024–present	Phoenix Suns
Career highlights and awards
As head coach: NBA champion (2021) 2× NBA Coach of the Year (2015, 2019) 2× NBCA Coach of the Year (2019, 2020) 2× NBA All-Star Game head coach (2015, 2019) As assistant coach: 4× NBA champion (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007)

Michael Vincent Budenholzer^[1] (born August 6, 1969) is an American professional basketball coach who is the head coach of the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Before joining the Suns, Budenholzer previously head coached the Milwaukee Bucks, with which he won an NBA title in 2020–21 during his coaching stint from 2018 to 2023. He also spent five seasons as head coach of the Atlanta Hawks and 19 seasons with the San Antonio Spurs, serving as an alternate video coordinator for the first two seasons and then as an assistant coach behind head coach Gregg Popovich. Budenholzer is commonly referred to by other coaches, players, and media as "Bud" or "Coach Bud".