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

General
#	Number of coaches^{[A 1]}
GC	Games coached
^†	Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame
SoCon	Southern Conference Coach of the Year

Overall
OW	Wins
OL	Losses
O%	Winning percentage

Conference
CW	Wins
CL	Losses
C%	Winning percentage
RCs	Regular Season Championships
TCs	Tournament Championships

Postseason^{[A 2]}
PW	Wins
PL	Losses

Coaches

Statistics correct as of the end of the 2024–25 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	33	20	13	.606	12	6	.667	0	0	0	0	—

Notes

^ 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.
^ 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

^ "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.
^ Carey, Greg (March 25, 2024). "Jackson replaces D'Antoni as Marshall basketball coach". WV MetroNews. Retrieved March 25, 2024.

[3] 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.

[4] 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).

[MediaGuide-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.

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