List of Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball head coaches

Last updated January 30, 2025

The following is a list of Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball head coaches. There have been 18 head coaches of the Golden Eagles in their 106-season history.^[1]

Marquette's current head coach is Shaka Smart. He was hired as the Golden Eagles' head coach in March 2021,^[2] replacing Steve Wojciechowski, who was fired after the 2020–21 season.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1916–1917	Ralph Risch	1	8–3	.727
2	1918–1920	John J. Ryan	2	13–9	.591
3	1920–1929	Frank Murray	9	94–73	.563
4	1929–1930	Cord Lipe	1	11–12	.478
5	1930–1951	Bill Chandler	21	193–198	.494
6	1951–1953	Tex Winter	2	25–25	.500
7	1953–1958	Jack Nagle	5	69–55	.556
8	1958–1964	Eddie Hickey	6	92–70	.568
9	1964–1977	Al McGuire	13	295–80	.787
10	1977–1983	Hank Raymonds	6	126–50	.716
11	1983–1986	Rick Majerus	3	56–35	.615
12	1986–1989	Bob Dukiet	3	39–46	.459
13	1989–1994	Kevin O'Neill	5	86–62	.581
14	1994–1999	Mike Deane	5	100–55	.645
15	1999–2008	Tom Crean	9	190–96	.664
16	2008–2014	Buzz Williams	6	139–69	.668
17	2014–2021	Steve Wojciechowski	7	128–95	.574
18	2021–present	Shaka Smart	4	93–33	.738
Totals		18 coaches	107 seasons	1,739–1,065	.620
Records updated through end of 2023–24 season Source^[1]

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References

1 2 "2022-23 Marquette Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Marquette Athletics. p. 45. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
↑ Steele, Ben (March 26, 2021). "Marquette will hire Texas' Shaka Smart to replace Steve Wojciechowski" . Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . Retrieved March 20, 2023.
↑ Borzello, Jeff (March 19, 2021). "Steve Wojciechowski fired after seven seasons with Marquette Golden Eagles". ESPN.com . Retrieved March 20, 2023.

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[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "2022-23 Marquette Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Marquette Athletics. p. 45. Retrieved March 20, 2023.

[2] Steele, Ben (March 26, 2021). "Marquette will hire Texas' Shaka Smart to replace Steve Wojciechowski" . Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . Retrieved March 20, 2023.

[3] Borzello, Jeff (March 19, 2021). "Steve Wojciechowski fired after seven seasons with Marquette Golden Eagles". ESPN.com . Retrieved March 20, 2023.

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