List of Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball head coaches. The Wildcats have had 15 head coaches in their 102-season history.[1]

Abilene Christian's current head coach is Brette Tanner. He was promoted to head coach in April 2021[2] to replace Joe Golding, who left to become the head coach at UTEP.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1 1919–1920 Vernon McCasland 1 4–3 .571
2 1920–1921 G. C. Morlan 1 0–2 .000
3 1921–1922 Dad Noles 1 5–2 .714
4 1922–1924 Victor Payne 2 11–8 .579
5 1924–1955[a] A. B. Morris 29 306–248 .552
6 1955–1969
1988–1990 		Dee Nutt 16 208–201 .509
7 1969–1973 Garnie Hatch 4 50–51 .495
8 1973–1980 Willard Tate 7 119–79 .601
9 1980–1988
1999–2002 		Mike Martin 11 148–152 .493
– 1990–1991* Darryn Shearmire 1 0–26 .000
10 1991–1996 Tony Mauldin 5 61–78 .439
11 1996–1999 Shanon Hays 3 58–26 .690
12 2002–2005 Klint Pleasant 3 33–48 .407
13 2005–2011 Jason Copeland 6 65–96 .404
14 2011–2021 Joe Golding 10 158–144 .523
15 2021–present Brette Tanner 2 38–28 .576
Totals 15 coaches 102 seasons 1,262–1,189 .515
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
* - Denotes interim head coach.
Source[1]
  1. ^ Abilene Christian did not field a team for the 1943–44 and 1944–45 seasons.

References

  1. ^ a b "Abilene Christian DI Record Book 2021-22" (PDF). Abilene Christian Athletics. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  2. ^ Simpson, Owen (April 14, 2021). "Brette Tanner named new men's basketball head coach". The Optimist. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  3. ^ Ryan, Nate (April 13, 2021). "Abilene Christian's Golding hired as new UTEP head basketball coach". KVIA-TV. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
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  • Vernon McCasland (1919–1920)
  • G. C. Morlan (1920–1921)
  • Dad Noles (1921–1922)
  • Victor Payne (1922–1924)
  • A. B. Morris (1924–1943)
  • No team (1943–1945)
  • A. B. Morris (1945–1955)
  • Dee Nutt (1955–1969)
  • Garnie Hatch (1969–1973)
  • Willard Tate (1973–1980)
  • Mike Martin (1980–1988)
  • Dee Nutt (1988–1990)
  • Darryn Shearmire # (1990–1991)
  • Tony Mauldin (1991–1996)
  • Shanon Hays (1996–1999)
  • Mike Martin (1999–2002)
  • Klint Pleasant (2002–2005)
  • Jason Copeland (2005–2011)
  • Joe Golding (2011–2021)
  • Brette Tanner (2021– )

# denotes interim head coach

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