The following is a list of Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball head coaches. There have been 14 head coaches of the Yellow Jackets in their 108-season history. [1]
Georgia Tech's current head coach is Damon Stoudamire. He was hired in March 2023, [2] replacing Josh Pastner, who was fired after the 2022–23 season. [3]
No. | Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
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1 | 1905–1906 | John Chapman | 1 | 2–1 | .667 |
2 | 1908–1914 [lower-alpha 1] | John Heisman | 3 | 9–14 | .391 |
3 | 1919–1920 1921–1924 | William Alexander | 4 | 36–38 | .486 |
4 | 1920–1921 | Joe Bean | 1 | 4–10 | .286 |
5 | 1924–1926 | Harold Hansen | 2 | 10–23 | .303 |
6 | 1926–1943 | Roy Mundorff | 17 | 172–134 | .562 |
7 | 1943–1946 | Dwight Keith | 3 | 35–21 | .625 |
8 | 1946–1951 | Roy McArthur | 5 | 57–72 | .442 |
9 | 1951–1973 | John Hyder | 22 | 292–271 | .519 |
10 | 1973–1981 | Dwane Morrison | 8 | 91–122 | .427 |
11 | 1981–2000 | Bobby Cremins | 19 | 354–237 | .599 |
12 | 2000–2011 | Paul Hewitt | 11 | 190–162 | .540 |
13 | 2011–2016 | Brian Gregory | 5 | 76–86 | .469 |
14 | 2016–2023 [lower-alpha 2] | Josh Pastner | 7 | 87–112 | .437 |
15 | 2023–present | Damon Stoudamire | 1 | 14–18 | .438 |
Totals | 15 coaches | 108 seasons | 1,429–1,321 | .520 | |
Records updated through end of 2023–24 season Source [1] |
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