List of Murray State Racers men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Murray State Racers men's basketball head coaches. There have been 16 head coaches of the Racers in their 98-season history.[1]

Steve Prohm addressing the crowd during Iowa State's senior night
Steve Prohm, the current head coach of the Murray State Racers.

Murray State's current head coach is Steve Prohm. He was hired for his second stint as the Racers' head coach in March 2022,[2] replacing Matt McMahon, who left to become the head coach at LSU.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1 1925–1941
1947–1948*
Carlisle Cutchin 17 266–102 .723
2 1941–1942 Rice Mountjoy 1 18–4 .818
3 1942–1947[a] John Miller 6 63–50 .558
4 1948–1954 Harlan Hodges 6 105–65 .618
5 1954–1958 Rex Alexander 1 49–55 .471
6 1958–1974 Cal Luther 16 241–154 .610
7 1974–1978 Fred Overton 4 44–59 .427
8 1978–1985 Ron Greene 7 119–78 .604
9 1985–1991 Steve Newton 6 116–65 .641
10 1991–1995 Scott Edgar 4 79–40 .664
11 1995–1998 Mark Gottfried 3 68–24 .739
12 1998–2003 Tevester Anderson 5 103–52 .665
13 2003–2006 Mick Cronin 3 69–24 .742
14 2006–2011 Billy Kennedy 5 107–53 .669
15 2011–2015
2022–present
Steve Prohm 5 104–29 .782
16 2015–2022 Matt McMahon 7 154–67 .697
Totals 16 coaches 98 seasons 1,705–921 .649
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
* - Denotes interim head coach.
Source[1]
  1. ^ Miller resigned in December 1947. Carlisle Cutchin served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 1947–48 season.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Murray State Men's Basketball 2022-23" (PDF). Murray State Athletics. p. 80. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  2. ^ Borzello, Jeff (March 25, 2022). "Murray State brings back Steve Prohm to be men's basketball coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  3. ^ Riley, Koki (March 22, 2022). "LSU basketball hires Murray State's Matt McMahon as new coach". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved March 25, 2023.