List of Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball head coaches

The Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball program competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I, representing Marshall University in Conference USA. The program has had 29 head coaches since it began play during the 1906–07 men's basketball season.[1] Since March 2024, Cornelius Jackson has served as Marshall's head coach.[2]

Key

Coaches

Statistics correct as of the end of the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
# Name Term GC OW OL O% CW CL C% PW PL RCs TCs Awards
1 L. B. Crotty 1906–1908 7 5 1 .786 — — — — — — — —
2 Boyd Chambers 1908–1910
1911–1914 		30 14 16 .467 — — — — — — — —
3 Arch Reilly 1918–1919 7 2 5 .286 — — — — — — — —
4 Skeeter Shelton 1920–1921 15 6 9 .400 — — — — — — — —
5 Herbert Cramer 1921–1922 10 5 4 .550 — — — — — — — —
6 J. E. R. Barnes 1922–1923 4 1 3 .250 — — — — — — — —
7 Bill Strickling 1923–1924
1926–1927 		32 15 17 .469 — — — — — — — —
8 Russ Meredith 1924–1925 18 12 6 .667 — — — — — — — —
9 Charles Tallman 1925–1926 17 10 7 .588 — — — — — — — —
10 Johnny Stuart 1927–1931 75 46 29 .613 — — — — — — — —
11 Tom Dandelet 1931–1935 80 42 38 .525 12 16 .429 — — 0 — —
12 Cam Henderson 1935–1955 521 362 159 .695 58 40 .592 7 2 3 — —
13 Jule Rivlin 1955–1963 188 100 88 .532 49 47 .510 0 1 1 — —
14 Ellis T. Johnson 1963–1969 148 68 80 .459 28 44 .389 2 3 0 0 —
15 Stewart Way 1969–1971 49 25 24 .510 — — — 0 0 — — —
16 Carl Tacy 1971–1972 27 23 4 .852 — — — 0 1 — — —
17 Bob Daniels 1972–1977 133 71 62 .534 — — — 0 1 — — —
18 Stu Aberdeen 1977–1979 56 25 31 .446 13 13 .500 0 0 0 0 —
19 Bob Zuffelato 1979–1983 112 71 41 .634 26 22 .560 0 0 0 0 —
20 Rick Huckabay 1983–1989 188 129 59 .686 70 24 .745 0 4 3 3 SoCon (1984)
21 Dana Altman 1989–1990 28 15 13 .536 9 5 .643 0 0 0 0 —
22 Dwight Freeman 1990–1994 111 46 65 .414 28 36 .438 0 0 0 0 —
23 Billy Donovan 1994–1996 55 35 20 .636 18 10 .643 0 0 0 0 SoCon (1995)
24 Greg White 1996–2003 199 115 84 .578 68 54 .557 0 0 1 0 SoCon (1997)
25 Ron Jirsa 2003–2007 117 43 74 .368 23 43 .348 0 0 0 0 —
26 Donnie Jones 2007–2010 96 55 41 .573 26 22 .542 1 1 0 0 —
27 Tom Herrion 2010–2014 134 67 67 .500 28 36 .438 0 2 0 0 —
28 Dan D'Antoni 2014–2024 325 177 148 .545 95 81 .540 5 1 0 1 —
29 Cornelius Jackson 2024–present 0 0 0 – 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 —

Notes

  1. ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, thus, any coach who have two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
  2. ^ Postseason wins and losses include tournament games played in the National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball (now National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics), National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), National Invitation Tournament (NIT), and CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT).

References

  1. ^ "2017–18 Marshall Thundering Herd Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Marshall University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
  2. ^ Carey, Greg (March 25, 2024). "Jackson replaces D'Antoni as Marshall basketball coach". WV MetroNews. Retrieved March 25, 2024.