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*[lower-alpha 1] 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

  1. 1 2 "Penn State Men's Basketbal 2022-23 Media Guide" (PDF). Penn State Athletics. p. 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.
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