OAKLAND — Steve Kerr was named the NBA’s Western Conference coach of the month Friday after leading the Warriors to a league-best 15-2 record in March.

Kerr received his third monthly coaching honor, surpassing Don Nelson for the most in Warriors history. It was Kerr’s first award of the season after interim head coach Luke Walton received the honor for leading the team to a 19-0 start in October/November.

Kerr said Thursday in remarks at the Fairmont San Francisco where team president Rick Welts received the Anti-Defamation League’s Torch of Liberty award that the credit belonged to the players.

“We’re getting so much praise, our organization,” Kerr said. “We deserve it. And we have wonderful people starting at the top with Rick and Joe Lacob and Bob Myers. Our coaching staff does a great job. Our entire organization does a great job. And you know what that would mean if we didn’t have Draymond (Green), Steph (Curry), Andre (Iguodala), Klay (Thompson) and the rest of the guys? Nothing. Honestly. Literally, we are where we are because of our players.”