List of Penn State Nittany Lions basketball head coaches information
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]
^Pat Chambers resigned on October 21, 2020. Ferry served as interim head coach for the 2020–21 season.[4]
^ ab"Penn State Men's Basketbal 2022-23 Media Guide" (PDF). Penn State Athletics. pp. 187–189. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
^Thamel, Pete (March 29, 2023). "Mike Rhoades hired as Penn State basketball coach; VCU hires Ryan Odom". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
^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.
^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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