List of Memphis Tigers men's basketball head coaches
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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]
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. |
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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] |
- ^ Memphis did not field a team for the 1943–44 season.
- ^ 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]
- ^ Memphis vacated its entire 2007–08 season. Calipari's on-court record is 252–69 (.785).
- ^ Memphis vacated one win from the 2019–20 season. Hardaway's on-court record is 111–52 (.681).
References
[edit]- ^ a b "2022-23 Tiger Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Memphis Athletics. p. 89-90. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Goodman, Jeff; Borzello, Jeff (March 14, 2018). "Tubby Smith fired by Memphis after 21-win season". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ "Price Admits To Affair". CBSNews.com. Associated Press. November 15, 1999. Retrieved March 20, 2023.