List of Maryland Terrapins men's basketball head coaches explained

The University of Maryland men's basketball team has had ten head coaches in program history, including Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame members Gary Williams and Lefty Driesell. Maryland's longest tenured coach is H. Burton Shipley, who coached from 1923–1946. The team's current head coach is Kevin Willard who was recently hired on March 21, 2022. Prior to that coach Danny Manning served on an interim basis after Mark Turgeon left the team during the 2021–22 season.[1]

All-time Head Coaches

Key
OROverall record
OW%Overall Win Percentage
CRConference record
CW%Conference Win Percentage
RCRegular season Conference Championship
TCConference Tournament Championship
NITNational Invitation Tournament Appearance
NCAANCAA tournament Appearance
FFNCAA final Four
NCNCAA Tournament Championship
Elected into the College Basketball Hall of Fame
Elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame
1923–1947 24 253–218 .537 124–91 (SoCon) .577 1 1 0 0 0 0
1947–1950 3 27–50 .351 22–27 (SoCon) .468 0 0 0 0 0 0
1950–1967 17 243–182 .572 130–109 (SoCon/ACC) .544 0 1 0 1 0 0
1967–1969 2 16–34 .320 6–22 (ACC) .214 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969–1986 Lefty Driesell†* 17 348–159 .686 122–100 (ACC) .550 2 1 1 8 0 0 ACC COY (1975, 1980), NCAA Award of Valor (1974)[2]
1986–1989 3 36–50 .419 7–35 (ACC) .167 0 0 0 1 0 0
1989–2011 Gary Williams†* 22 461–252 .647 194–157 (ACC) .553 3 1 4 14 2 1 ACC COY (2002, 2010)[3]
2011–2021 10 226–116 .661 105–78 (ACC/B1G) .574 1 0 1 5 0 0 B1G COY (2015)[4]
2021–2022 Danny Manning
(interim)
1 10–14 .417 7–13 (B1G) .350 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022–present Kevin Willard
1 22-13 .629 11-9 (B1G) .550 00 0 1 00

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maryland Terrapins men's basketball coach Mark Turgeon steps down after 10-plus seasons . ESPN.com. 3 December 2021 .
  2. Web site: Charles 'Lefty' Driesell . Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame . 6 March 2021.
  3. Web site: Gary Williams . Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame . 6 March 2021.
  4. News: Turgeon Named Big Ten Coach of the Year . 6 March 2021 . Maryland Athletics . 9 March 2015.