List of James Madison Dukes men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of James Madison Dukes men's basketball head coaches. There have been 11 head coaches of the Dukes in their 54-season history.[1]

James Madison's current head coach is Mark Byington. He was hired as the Dukes' head coach in March 2020,[2] replacing Louis Rowe, who was fired after the 2019–20 season.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1 1969–1971 Charles Branscom 2 20–17 .541
2 1971–1972 Dean Ehlers 1 16–7 .696
3 1972–1985 Lou Campanelli 13 238–118 .669
4 1985–1988[a] John Thurston 3 31–44 .413
5 1988* Tom McCorry 1 4–7 .364
6 1988–1997 Lefty Driesell 9 159–111 .589
7 1997–2004 Sherman Dillard 7 93–106 .467
8 2004–2008 Dean Keener 4 31–85 .267
9 2008–2016 Matt Brady 8 139–127 .523
10 2016–2020 Louis Rowe 4 34–64 .347
11 2020–present Mark Byington 3 50–32 .610
Totals 11 coaches 54 seasons 815–718 .532
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
* - Denotes interim head coach.
Source[1]
  1. ^ Thurston resigned in January 1988. Tom McCorry served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 1987–88 season.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "2022-23 James Madison Men's Basketball Prospectus" (PDF). James Madison Athletics. p. 21. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  2. ^ "JMU hires Georgia Southern's Mark Byington as men's basketball coach". The Virginian-Pilot. March 20, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  3. ^ "James Madison parts ways with Louis Rowe after 4 seasons". ESPN.com. March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "James Madison basketball coach John Thurston resigned Friday hours..." UPI.com. January 29, 1988. Retrieved March 16, 2023.