List of George Mason Patriots men's basketball head coaches

Jim Larrañaga, 1997–2011

Dave Paulsen, 2015-2021

Tony Skinn, 2023–present

The following is a list of George Mason Patriots men's basketball head coaches. There have been 12 head coaches of the Patriots in their 59-season history. ^[1]

George Mason's current head coach is Tony Skinn. He was hired as the Patriots' head coach in March 2023, ^[2] replacing Kim English, who left to become the head coach at Providence. ^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1966–1967	Arnold Siegfried	1	6–12	.333
2	1967–1970	Hap Spuhler	3	11–60	.155
3	1970–1980	John Linn	10	130–147	.469
4	1980–1987	Joe Harrington	7	112–85	.569
5	1987–1988	Rick Barnes	1	20–10	.667
6	1988–1993	Ernie Nestor	5	68–81	.456
7	1993–1997	Paul Westhead	4	38–70	.352
8	1997–2011	Jim Larrañaga	14	273–164	.625
9	2011–2015	Paul Hewitt	4	66–67	.496
10	2015–2021	Dave Paulsen	6	95–91	.511
11	2021–2023	Kim English	2	34–29	.540
12	2023–present	Tony Skinn	2	44–19	.698
Totals		12 coaches	59 seasons	897–835	.518
Records updated through end of 2024–25 season Source [1]

References

1. "George Mason 2022-2023 Media Guide" (PDF). George Mason Athletics. p. 38. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
2. "George Mason Final Four star Tony Skinn hired as hoops coach". USA Today . Associated Press. March 30, 2023. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
3. Borzello, Jeff (March 23, 2023). "Kim English to sign 6-year deal as Providence basketball coach". ESPN.com . Retrieved March 30, 2023.