"832." This was in honor of Fitzsimmons' number of NBA career victories. The "Fitzsimmons-John Arena," (built in 1998) is the arena at Moberly Area Community College. It is named for Fitzsimmons and his predecessor as coach at Moberly, Maurice John. The "Cotton Fitzsimmons Memorial Golf Tournament" is held annually at Moberly Area Community College. The Phoenix Suns' Ring of Honor inducted Fitzsimmons in 2005. His popularity was immense among Suns fans and in the organization. In October, 2018 fans selected Fitzsimmons as "Coach" of the Suns' 50th Anniversary Team. Phoenix Suns Charities annually present The Spirit of Cotton Award, which began in 2006. The Spirit of Cotton Award is awarded to high school head basketball coaches, for both girls and boys teams. An annual horse race at Phoenix' Turf Paradise, the "Cotton Fitzsimmons Mile Handicap," began in 2004. College coaching record NBA Head coaching record |- | style="text-align:left;"|Phoenix | style="text-align:left;"| |82||48||34|||| align="center"|3rd in Midwest||—||—||—||— | style="text-align:center;"|Missed playoffs |- | style="text-align:left;"|Phoenix | style="text-align:left;"| |82||49||33|||| align="center"|3rd in Midwest||—||—||—||— | style="text-align:center;"|Missed playoffs |- | style="text-align:left;"|Atlanta | style="text-align:left;"| |82||46||36|||| align="center"|2nd in Central||6||2||4|| | style="text-align:center;"|Lost in Conf. Semifinals |- | style="text-align:left;"|Atlanta | style="text-align:left;"| |82||35||47|||| align="center"|2nd in Central||—||—||—||— | style="text-align:center;"|Missed playoffs |- | style="text-align:left;"|Atlanta | style="text-align:left;"| |82||31||51|||| align="center"|2nd in Central||—||—||—||— | style="text-align:center;"|Missed playoffs |- | style="text-align:left;"|Atlanta | style="text-align:left;"| |74||28||46|||| align="center"|(fired)||—||—||—||— | style="text-align:center;"|– |- | style="text-align:left;"|Buffalo | style="text-align:left;"| |82||27||55|||| align="center"|4th in Atlantic||—||—||—||— | style="text-align:center;"|Missed playoffs |- | style="text-align:left;"|Kansas City | style="text-align:left;"| |82||48||34|||| align="center"|1st in Midwest||5||1||4|| | style="text-align:center;"|Lost in Conf. Semifinals |- | style="text-align:left;"|Kansas City | style="text-align:left;"| |82||47||35|||| align="center"|2nd in Midwest||3||1||2|| | style="text-align:center;"|Lost in first round |- | style="text-align:left;"|Kansas City | style="text-align:left;"| |82||40||42|||| align="center"|2nd in Midwest||15||7||8|| | style="text-align:center;"|Lost in Conf. Finals |- | style="text-align:left;"|Kansas City | style="text-align:left;"| |82||30||52|||| align="center"|4th in Midwest||—||—||—||— | style="text-align:center;"|Missed playoffs |- | style="text-align:left;"|Kansas City | style="text-align:left;"| |82||45||37|||| align="center"|3rd in Midwest||—||—||—||— | style="text-align:center;"|Missed playoffs |- | style="text-align:left;"|Kansas City | style="text-align:left;"| |82||38||44|||| align="center"|4th in Midwest||3||0||3|| | style="text-align:center;"|Lost in first round |- | style="text-align:left;"|San Antonio | style="text-align:left;"| |82||41||41|||| align="center"|5th in Midwest||5||2||3|| | style="text-align:center;"|Lost in first round |- | style="text-align:left;"|San Antonio | style="text-align:left;"| |82||35||47|||| align="center"|6th in Midwest||3||0||3|| | style="text-align:center;"|Lost in first round |- | style="text-align:left;"|Phoenix | style="text-align:left;"| |82||55||27|||| align="center"|2nd in Pacific||12||7||5|| | style="text-align:center;"|Lost in Conf. Finals |- | style="text-align:left;"|Phoenix | style="text-align:left;"| |82||54||28|||| align="center"|3rd in Pacific||16||9||7|| | style="text-align:center;"|Lost in Conf. Finals |- | style="text-align:left;"|Phoenix | style="text-align:left;"| |82||55||27|||| align="center"|3rd in Pacific||4||1||3|| | style="text-align:center;"|Lost in first round |- | style="text-align:left;"|Phoenix | style="text-align:left;"| |82||53||29|||| align="center"|3rd in Pacific||8||4||4|| | style="text-align:center;"|Lost in Conf. Semifinals