Michael Vincent Budenholzer (born August 6, 1969) is an American professional basketball coach who was most recently head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association, who he won an NBA title with in 2020-21 during his coaching stint from 2018-2023. Before joining the Bucks, he 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.
As a protégé of Gregg Popovich, Budenholzer is, similar to his mentor, commonly referred to by other coaches, players and media as "Bud" or "Coach Bud".
NBA 2021 Milwaukee Bucks | NBA Coach of the Year 2019 Milwaukee Bucks | NBA Coach of the Year 2015 Atlanta Hawks | NBA 2007 San Antonio Spurs |
NBA 2005 San Antonio Spurs | NBA 2003 San Antonio Spurs | NBA 1999 San Antonio Spurs |
1996-2013 Assistant Manager |
2013-2018 Manager |
2018-2023 Manager |