List of LSU Tigers men's basketball head coaches

Last updated June 12, 2025

The following is a list of LSU Tigers men's basketball head coaches. There have been 23 head coaches of the Tigers in their 115-season history.^[1]

LSU's current head coach is Matt McMahon. He was hired as the Tigers' head coach in March 2022,^[2] replacing Will Wade, who was fired before the 2022 NCAA tournament.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1908–1909	Edgar Wingard	1	5–2	.714
2	1909–1911	John W. Mayhew	2	11–4	.733
3	1911–1913	F. M. Long	2	6–9	.400
4	1913–1918 1919–1920	Charles C. Stroud	6	82–21	.796
5	1918–1919	R. E. Edmonds	1	1–0	1.000
6	1920–1921	Branch Bocock	1	19–4	.826
7	1921–1923	Tad Gormley	2	25–11	.694
8	1923–1924	Moon Ducote	1	8–12	.400
9	1924–1925	Hugh E. Wilson	1	10–7	.588
10	1925–1942 1945–1957	Harry Rabenhorst	29	340–264	.563
11	1942–1944	Dale Morey	2	28–19	.596
12	1944–1945^[a]	Jesse Fatherree	1	11–7	.611
13	1945^[a]	A. L. Swanson	1	4–2	.667
14	1957–1965	Jay McCreary	8	82–115	.416
15	1965–1966	Frank Truitt	1	6–20	.231
16	1966–1972	Press Maravich	6	76–86	.469
17	1972–1997^[b]	Dale Brown	25	443–301	.595
18	1997–2008^[c]	John Brady	11	192–139	.580
19	2008	Butch Pierre	1	5–5	.500
20	2008–2012	Trent Johnson	4	67–64	.511
21	2012–2017	Johnny Jones	5	90–72	.556
22	2017–2022^[d]^[e]	Will Wade	5	105–51	.673
–	2019*	Tony Benford	1	3–2	.600
–	2022*	Kevin Nickelberry	1	0–1	.000
23	2022–present	Matt McMahon	1	45–42	.517
Totals		23 coaches	115 seasons	1,638–1,237	.570
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season * - Denotes interim head coach. Source^[1]

1 2 Fatherree left to join the U.S. Army in February 1945. A. L. Swanson served as head coach for the remainder of the 1944–45 season.
↑ LSU vacated five wins from the 1996–97 season. Brown's on-court record is 448–301 (.598).
↑ Brady was fired on February 8, 2008. Butch Pierre served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 2007–08 season.^[4]
↑ Wade was indefinitely suspended on March 8, 2019. Tony Benford served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 2018–19 season.^[5] Wade was reinstated as head coach on April 14, 2019.^[6]
↑ Wade was fired on March 12, 2022. Kevin Nickelberry served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.^[3]

References

1 2 "2022-23 LSU Men's Basketball Record Book". LSU Athletics. November 9, 2022. p. 162. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
↑ Riley, Koki (March 22, 2022). "LSU basketball hires Murray State's Matt McMahon as new coach" . The Daily Advertiser . Retrieved March 19, 2023.
1 2 Chavkin, Daniel (March 12, 2022). "LSU Fires Will Wade, Releases Notice of Allegations". SI.com . Retrieved March 19, 2023.
↑ "LSU's free fall since Final Four appearance leads to Brady's firing". ESPN.com . Associated Press. February 8, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
↑ Shapiro, Michael (March 8, 2019). "LSU Suspends Head Coach Will Wade Indefinitely Amid Recruiting Scandal". SI.com . Retrieved March 19, 2023.
↑ Guilbeau, Glenn (April 14, 2019). "LSU has a basketball coach again - Will Wade reinstated after being suspended on March 8" . The Daily Advertiser . Retrieved March 19, 2023.

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[FatherreeSwanson-4] 1 2 Fatherree left to join the U.S. Army in February 1945. A. L. Swanson served as head coach for the remainder of the 1944–45 season.

[BrownVacated-5] LSU vacated five wins from the 1996–97 season. Brown's on-court record is 448–301 (.598).

[BradyPierre-7] Brady was fired on February 8, 2008. Butch Pierre served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 2007–08 season.^[4]

[WadeSuspended-10] Wade was indefinitely suspended on March 8, 2019. Tony Benford served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 2018–19 season.^[5] Wade was reinstated as head coach on April 14, 2019.^[6]

[WadeFired-11] Wade was fired on March 12, 2022. Kevin Nickelberry served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.^[3]

[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "2022-23 LSU Men's Basketball Record Book". LSU Athletics. November 9, 2022. p. 162. Retrieved March 19, 2023.

[2] Riley, Koki (March 22, 2022). "LSU basketball hires Murray State's Matt McMahon as new coach" . The Daily Advertiser . Retrieved March 19, 2023.

[WadeNickelberry-3] 1 2 Chavkin, Daniel (March 12, 2022). "LSU Fires Will Wade, Releases Notice of Allegations". SI.com . Retrieved March 19, 2023.

[6] "LSU's free fall since Final Four appearance leads to Brady's firing". ESPN.com . Associated Press. February 8, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2023.

[8] Shapiro, Michael (March 8, 2019). "LSU Suspends Head Coach Will Wade Indefinitely Amid Recruiting Scandal". SI.com . Retrieved March 19, 2023.

[9] Guilbeau, Glenn (April 14, 2019). "LSU has a basketball coach again - Will Wade reinstated after being suspended on March 8" . The Daily Advertiser . Retrieved March 19, 2023.

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v t e LSU Tigers men's basketball
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