List of Georgia State Panthers men's basketball head coaches

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Ron Hunter, the winningest head coach in Panthers men's basketball history.

The following is a list of Georgia State Panthers men's basketball head coaches. There have been 16 head coaches of the Panthers in their 60-season history. [1]

Georgia State's current head coach is Jonas Hayes. He was hired as the Panthers' head coach in April 2022, [2] replacing Rob Lanier, who left to become the head coach at SMU. [3]

No.TenureCoachYearsRecordPct.
11963–1964 Stoney Burgess 11–21.045
21964–1967 Dick Wehr 38–57.123
31967–1970
1972–1977		 Jack Waters 852–140.271
41970–1971 Frank Davis 15–16.238
51971–1972 Roger McDowell 15–19.208
61977–1981 Roger Couch 422–85.206
71981–1983 Jim Jarrett 213–42.236
81983–1984 [lower-alpha 1] Tom Pugliese 27–24.226
–1984–1985* Mark Slonaker 11–24.040
91985–1994 Bob Reinhart 9107–148.420
101994–1997 Carter Wilson 331–50.383
111997–2003 [lower-alpha 2] Lefty Driesell 6103–59.636
122003–2007 [lower-alpha 3] Michael Perry 562–75.453
132007–2011 [lower-alpha 4] Rod Barnes 444–79.358
–2011* Paul Graham 11–1.500
142011–2019 Ron Hunter 8171–95.643
152019–2022 Rob Lanier 353–30.639
162022–present Jonas Hayes 110–21.323
Totals16 coaches60 seasons696–986.414
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
* - Denotes interim head coach.
Source [1]
  1. ↑ Pugliese was fired on December 4, 1984 after three games. Mark Slonaker was named interim coach for the remainder of the 1984–85 season. [4] [5]
  2. ↑ Driesell retired in January 2003 after 10 games. Michael Perry was named interim coach for the remainder of the 2002–03 season. [6]
  3. ↑ After serving as interim head coach for the end of the 2002–03 season, Perry was named permanent head coach in April 2003. [7]
  4. ↑ Barnes was fired in February 2011, just before the CAA tournament. Paul Graham was named interim coach for the tournament. [8]

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