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List of Texas Longhorns men's basketball coaches

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The Texas Longhorns men's basketball program is a college basketball team that represents the University of Texas in the Big 12 Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association.[1] The team has seen 25 individuals hold the head coach position since its inception in 1906.

The current head coach is Rodney Terry, who was named interim head coach when Chris Beard was suspended in December 2022 after being arrested on a domestic violence charge. Beard was fired in January 2023. On March 27, 2023, Terry agreed to a deal to become Texas's full-time Head Coach.[2]

Over the history of the Texas basketball program, only one coach, Tom Penders, has been enshrined in the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.[3] The all-time wins leader is Rick Barnes, having won 402 games over his 17-year tenure at the University of Texas.

Key

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Bold = leader in each category

Coaches

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List of head basketball coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, NCAA Tournament records, championships and selected awards. *Statistics correct as of November 16, 2024.[4]
# Name Term GC OW OL O% CW CL C% TA TW TL CCs CTs NCs
1 Magnus Mainland 1906–1907 16 11 5 .688
2 W. E. Metzenthin 1909–1911 27 13 14 .481
3 J. Burton Rix 1912 6 5 1 .833
4 Carl C. Taylor 1913 12 8 4 .667
5 L. Theo Bellmont 1914–1915, 1921–1922 67 58 9 .866 28 9 .757 1
6 Roy Henderson 1916, 1918–1919 51 43 8 .843 25 6 .806 2
7 Eugene Van Gent 1917 16 13 3 .813 7 1 .875 1
8 Berry Whitaker 1920 16 10 6 .625 4 6 .400
9 Milton Romney 1923 18 11 7 .611 9 7 .563
10 E. J. Stewart 1924–1927 92 65 27 .707 42 15 .737 1
11 Fred Walker 1927–1931 81 51 30 .630 27 21 .563
12 Ed Olle 1931–1934 67 49 18 .731 22 14 .611 1
13 Marty Karow 1934–1936 47 31 16 .660 13 11 .542
14 Jack Gray 1936–1942, 1945–1951 291 194 97 .667 89 55 .618 2 2 3 3
15 Bully Gilstrap 1942–1945 71 43 28 .606 20 16 .556 1 1 1 1
16 Thurman Hull 1951–1956 118 60 58 .508 33 27 .550 1
17 Marshall Hughes 1956–1959 71 25 46 .352 10 30 .250
18 Harold Bradley 1959–1967 198 125 73 .631 73 39 .652 2 2 3 3
19 Leon Black 1967–1976 227 106 121 .467 63 65 .492 2 1 2 2
20 Abe Lemons 1976–1982 173 110 63 .636 58 38 .604 1 0 1 2
21 Bob Weltlich 1982–1988 175 77 98 .440 40 56 .417 1
22 Tom Penders 1988–1998 318 208 110 .654 101 49 .673 8 10 8 3 2
23 Rick Barnes 1998–2015 582 402 180 .691 186 94 .664 16 19 16 3
24 Shaka Smart 2015–2021 195 109 86 .559 51 56 .477 3 0 3 1
25 Chris Beard 2021–2022 42 29 13 .690 10 8 .556 1 1 1
26 Rodney Terry 2022–present 72 50 22 .694 21 15 .583 2 4 2 1
NCAA Tournament
Coach Appearances
Final Four Bully Gilstrap 1
Jack Gray 1
Rick Barnes 1
Elite Eight Rick Barnes 3
Jack Gray 2
Rodney Terry 1
Tom Penders 1
Sweet Sixteen Rick Barnes 5
Harold Bradley 2
Tom Penders 2
Rodney Terry 1
Leon Black 1

Notes

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  1. ^ A running total of the number of head coaches.
  2. ^ The Longhorns played as part of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association from their first years until joining the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1907. Texas led the creation of the Southwest Conference in 1915, which became the Big 12 Conference after a merger in 1997.
  3. ^ Postseason play involving the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
  4. ^ NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament appearances since the tournament began in 1939.

References

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  1. ^ "University of Texas". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  2. ^ "Sources: Rodney Terry agrees to 5-year deal to be Texas' coach". ESPN. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  3. ^ Postins Matthew (November 20, 2021). "Longhorns Coach Tom Penders Set For College Basketball Hall of Fame Induction". SI. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. Retrieved May 12, 2022.