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List of Memphis Tigers men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Memphis Tigers men's basketball head coaches. There have been 19 head coaches of the Tigers in their 102-season history.[1]

Penny Hardaway at a basketball camp
Penny Hardaway, the current head coach of the Memphis Tigers.

Memphis' current head coach is Penny Hardaway. He was hired as the Tigers' head coach in March 2018,[2] replacing Tubby Smith, who was fired after the 2017–18 season.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1 1920–1921 H. Kirk Grantham 1 22–7–1 .750
2 1921–1922 W. H. DePriest 1 1–7 .125
3 1922–1924 Lester Barnard 2 10–13 .435
4 1924–1948[a] Zach Curlin 23 173–184 .485
5 1948–1951 McCoy Tarry 3 40–27 .597
6 1951–1956 Eugene Lambert 5 87–45 .659
7 1956–1962 Bob Vanatta 6 109–34 .762
8 1962–1966 Dean Ehlers 4 53–47 .530
9 1966–1970 Moe Iba 4 37–65 .363
10 1970–1974 Gene Bartow 4 83–32 .722
11 1974–1979 Wayne Yates 5 93–49 .655
12 1979–1986 Dana Kirk 7 158–58 .731
13 1986–1997 Larry Finch 11 220–130 .629
14 1997–1999[b] Tic Price 2 30–27 .526
15 1999–2000* Johnny Jones 1 15–16 .484
16 2000–2009[c] John Calipari 9 214–67 .762
17 2009–2016 Josh Pastner 7 167–73 .696
18 2016–2018 Tubby Smith 2 40–26 .606
19 2018–present[d] Penny Hardaway 5 110–52 .679
Totals 19 coaches 102 seasons 1,662–959–1 .634
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
* - Denotes interim head coach.
Source[1]
  1. ^ Memphis did not field a team for the 1943–44 season.
  2. ^ Price resigned November 14, 1999 after an affair with a student came to light. Johnny Jones was named interim head coach for the 1999–2000 season.[4]
  3. ^ Memphis vacated its entire 2007–08 season. Calipari's on-court record is 252–69 (.785).
  4. ^ Memphis vacated one win from the 2019–20 season. Hardaway's on-court record is 111–52 (.681).

References

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  1. ^ a b "2022-23 Tiger Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Memphis Athletics. p. 89-90. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  2. ^ Giannotto, Mark (March 25, 2018). "The Penny Hardaway process: How the Memphis Tigers hired their new men's basketball coach". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  3. ^ Goodman, Jeff; Borzello, Jeff (March 14, 2018). "Tubby Smith fired by Memphis after 21-win season". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  4. ^ "Price Admits To Affair". CBSNews.com. Associated Press. November 15, 1999. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
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