List of Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball head coaches

Last updated February 10, 2024

The following is a list of Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball head coaches. There have been 15 head coaches of the Eagles in their 92-season history.^[1]

Georgia Southern's current head coach is Charlie Henry. He was hired as the Eagles' head coach in March 2023,^[2] replacing Brian Burg, who was fired after the 2022-2023 season.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
–	1926–1929	Unknown	3	14–15	.483
1	1930–1942	Crook Smith	12	116–59	.663
2	1946–1947	George Cukro	1	8–12	.400
3	1947–1967 1977–1980^{[lower-alpha 1]}	J. B. Scearce	23	396–225	.638
4	1967–1970	Frank Radovich	3	48–24	.667
5	1970–1974	J. E. Rowe	4	57–46	.553
6	1974–1977	Larry Chapman	3	35–45	.438
7	1980–1981^{[lower-alpha 1]}	John Nelson	2	7–29	.194
8	1981–1994^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Frank Kerns	14	244–132	.649
9	1994–1995*	Doug Durham	1	7–20	.259
10	1995–1999	Gregg Polinsky	4	34–76	.309
11	1999–2009	Jeff Price	10	138–133	.509
12	2009–2013	Charlton Young	4	43–84	.339
13	2013–2020	Mark Byington	7	131–97	.575
14	2020–2023	Brian Burg	3	42–44	.488
15	2023–present	Charlie Henry	1	0–0	–
Totals		15 coaches	92 seasons	1,322–1,042	.559
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season * - Denotes interim head coach. Source^[1]

1 2 Scearce resigned on February 4, 1980. Nelson was named head coach on a permanent basis.^[4]
↑ Kerns resigned one game into the 1994–95 season. Durham was named interim coach for the remainder of the season.^[5]

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References

1 2 "Georgia Southern Men's Basktball Record Book" (PDF). Georgia Southern Athletics. p. 44. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
↑ "Georgia Southern names new men's basketball coach, new football defensive coordinator expected to be named soon". Statesboro Herald . March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
↑ "Georgia Southern coach Brian Burg out after three seasons". ESPN.com . March 9, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
↑ "J.B. Scearce resigns as GSC head coach". The George-Anne . Vol. 60, no. 12. February 7, 1980. Retrieved March 10, 2023– via Georgia Southern Digital Commons.
↑ "SUDDEN RESIGNATIONS PIT HUGH DURHAM, SON". Deseret News . Associated Press. November 29, 1994. Retrieved March 10, 2023.

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[ScearceNelson-5] 1 2 Scearce resigned on February 4, 1980. Nelson was named head coach on a permanent basis.^[4]

[KernsDurham-7] Kerns resigned one game into the 1994–95 season. Durham was named interim coach for the remainder of the season.^[5]

[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "Georgia Southern Men's Basktball Record Book" (PDF). Georgia Southern Athletics. p. 44. Retrieved March 10, 2023.

[2] "Georgia Southern names new men's basketball coach, new football defensive coordinator expected to be named soon". Statesboro Herald . March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.

[3] "Georgia Southern coach Brian Burg out after three seasons". ESPN.com . March 9, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.

[4] "J.B. Scearce resigns as GSC head coach". The George-Anne . Vol. 60, no. 12. February 7, 1980. Retrieved March 10, 2023– via Georgia Southern Digital Commons.

[6] "SUDDEN RESIGNATIONS PIT HUGH DURHAM, SON". Deseret News . Associated Press. November 29, 1994. Retrieved March 10, 2023.

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