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List of Penn State Nittany Lions basketball head coaches

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The following is a list of Penn State Nittany Lions basketball head coaches. There have been 14 head coaches of the Nittany Lions in their 127-season history.[1]

Penn State's current head coach is Mike Rhoades. He was hired as the Nittany Lions' head coach in March 2023,[2] replacing Micah Shrewsberry, who left to become the head coach at Notre Dame.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1896–1915
1917–1918
No coach 20 131–66–1 .664
1 1915–1917
1919–1932
Dutch Hermann 15 148–73 .670
2 1918–1919 Hugo Bezdek 1 11–2 .846
3 1932–1936 Earl Leslie 4 29–28 .509
4 1936–1949 John Lawther 13 150–93 .617
5 1949–1954 Elmer Gross 5 80–40 .667
6 1954–1968 John Egli 14 187–135 .581
7 1968–1978 Johnny Bach 10 122–121 .502
8 1978–1983 Dick Harter 5 79–61 .564
9 1983–1995 Bruce Parkhill 12 181–169 .517
10 1995–2003 Jerry Dunn 8 117–121 .492
11 2003–2011 Ed DeChellis 8 114–138 .452
12 2011–2020 Pat Chambers 9 148–150 .497
13 2020–2021*[a] Jim Ferry 1 11–14 .440
14 2021–2023 Micah Shrewsberry 2 37–31 .544
15 2023–present Mike Rhoades 0 0–0
Totals 15 coaches 127 seasons 1,545–1,242–1 .554
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
* - Denotes interim head coach.
Source[1]
  1. ^ Pat Chambers resigned on October 21, 2020. Ferry served as interim head coach for the 2020–21 season.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Penn State Men's Basketbal 2022-23 Media Guide" (PDF). Penn State Athletics. pp. 187–189. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  2. ^ Thamel, Pete (March 29, 2023). "Mike Rhoades hired as Penn State basketball coach; VCU hires Ryan Odom". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  3. ^ Henderson, Cydney (March 22, 2023). "Notre Dame hires Penn State's Micah Shrewsberry as next men's basketball coach". USA Today. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  4. ^ Borzello, Jeff (October 21, 2020). "Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball coach Pat Chambers resigns after internal investigation". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 3, 2023.