paid to defence was notable, as was the emphasis on strength and conditioning which often made Goorjian coached teams the fittest in the league. He said he sat down for his first six games in 1988, which he lost, and has stood during games ever since. On October 10, 2013, Goorjian was named the coach of the Sydney Kings 25th Anniversary Team. Coaching record NBL |- | align="left" |Eastside Melbourne Spectres | align="left" |1988 |24||11||13|||| align="center" |8th ||—||—||—||— | align="center" |Missed playoffs |-class="sortbottom" |- | align="left" |Eastside Spectres | align="left" |1989 |24||14||10|||| align="center" |7th ||—||—||—||— | align="center" |Missed playoffs |-class="sortbottom" |- | align="left" |Eastside Melbourne Spectres | align="left" |1990 |26||18||8|||| align="center" |2nd ||2||0||2|| | align="center" |Semi-finalists |-class="sortbottom" |- | align="left" |Eastside Melbourne Spectres | align="left" |1991 |26||17||9|||| align="center" |2nd ||5||3||2|| | align="center" |Grand Finalists |-class="sortbottom" |- | align="left" |South East Melbourne Magic | align="left" |1992 |24||20||4|||| align="center" |1st ||7||6||1|| | align="center" |Champions |-class="sortbottom" |- | align="left" |South East Melbourne Magic | align="left" |1993 |26||20||6|||| align="center" |2nd ||4||2||2|| | align="center" |Semi-finalists |-class="sortbottom" |- | align="left" |South East Melbourne Magic | align="left" |1994 |26||19||7|||| align="center" |3rd ||3||1||2|| | align="center" |Semi-finalists |-class="sortbottom" |- | align="left" |South East Melbourne Magic | align="left" |1995 |26||18||8|||| align="center" |3rd ||6||3||3|| | align="center" |Semi-finalists |-class="sortbottom" |- | align="left" |South East Melbourne Magic | align="left" |1996 |26||19||7|||| align="center" |1st ||7||6||1|| | align="center" |Champions |-class="sortbottom" |- | align="left" |South East Melbourne Magic | align="left" |1997 |30||22||8|||| align="center" |1st ||5||3||2|| | align="center" |Grand Finalists |-class="sortbottom" |- | align="left" |South East Melbourne Magic | align="left" |1998 |30||26||4|||| align="center" |1st ||4||2||2|| | align="center" |Grand Finalists |-class="sortbottom" |- | align="left" |Victoria Titans | align="left" |1998–99 |26||17||9|||| align="center" |2nd ||7||4||3|| | align="center" |Grand Finalists |-class="sortbottom" |- | align="left" |Victoria Titans | align="left" |1999–2000 |28||20||8|||| align="center" |4th ||8||4||4|| | align="center" |Grand Finalists |-class="sortbottom" |- | align="left" |Victoria Titans | align="left" |2000–01 |28||21||7|||| align="center" |4th ||6||3||3|| | align="center" |Semi-finalists |-class="sortbottom" |- | align="left" |Victoria Titans | align="left" |2001–02 |30||20||10|||| align="center" |1st ||6||3||3|| | align="center" |Semi-finalists |-class="sortbottom" |- | align="left" |Sydney Kings | align="left" |2002–03 |30||22||8|||| align="center" |1st ||8||6||2|| | align="center" |Champions |-class="sortbottom" |- | align="left" |Sydney Kings | align="left" |2003–04 |35||27||8|||| align="center" |1st ||5||4||1|| | align="center" |Champions |-class="sortbottom" |- | align="left" |Sydney Kings | align="left" |2004–05 |29||20||9|||| align="center" |1st ||8||6||2|| | align="center" |Champions |-class="sortbottom" |- | align="left" |Sydney Kings | align="left" |2005–06 |32||25||7|||| align="center" |2nd ||5||3||2|| | align="center" |Grand Finalists |-class="sortbottom" |- | align="left" |Sydney Kings |