The following is a list of Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball head coaches. The Wildcats have had 15 head coaches in their 102-season history.[1]
Abilene Christian's current head coach is Brette Tanner. He was promoted to head coach in April 2021[2] to replace Joe Golding, who left to become the head coach at UTEP.[3]
No. | Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1919–1920 | Vernon McCasland | 1 | 4–3 | .571 |
2 | 1920–1921 | G. C. Morlan | 1 | 0–2 | .000 |
3 | 1921–1922 | Dad Noles | 1 | 5–2 | .714 |
4 | 1922–1924 | Victor Payne | 2 | 11–8 | .579 |
5 | 1924–1955[a] | A. B. Morris | 29 | 306–248 | .552 |
6 | 1955–1969 1988–1990 |
Dee Nutt | 16 | 208–201 | .509 |
7 | 1969–1973 | Garnie Hatch | 4 | 50–51 | .495 |
8 | 1973–1980 | Willard Tate | 7 | 119–79 | .601 |
9 | 1980–1988 1999–2002 |
Mike Martin | 11 | 148–152 | .493 |
– | 1990–1991* | Darryn Shearmire | 1 | 0–26 | .000 |
10 | 1991–1996 | Tony Mauldin | 5 | 61–78 | .439 |
11 | 1996–1999 | Shanon Hays | 3 | 58–26 | .690 |
12 | 2002–2005 | Klint Pleasant | 3 | 33–48 | .407 |
13 | 2005–2011 | Jason Copeland | 6 | 65–96 | .404 |
14 | 2011–2021 | Joe Golding | 10 | 158–144 | .523 |
15 | 2021–present | Brette Tanner | 2 | 38–28 | .576 |
Totals | 15 coaches | 102 seasons | 1,262–1,189 | .515 | |
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season * - Denotes interim head coach. Source[1] |
- ^ Abilene Christian did not field a team for the 1943–44 and 1944–45 seasons.
References
edit- ^ a b "Abilene Christian DI Record Book 2021-22" (PDF). Abilene Christian Athletics. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ Simpson, Owen (April 14, 2021). "Brette Tanner named new men's basketball head coach". The Optimist. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ Ryan, Nate (April 13, 2021). "Abilene Christian's Golding hired as new UTEP head basketball coach". KVIA-TV. Retrieved February 22, 2023.