The University of Maryland men's basketball team has had ten head coaches in program history, including Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame members Gary Williams and Lefty Driesell. Maryland's longest tenured coach is H. Burton Shipley, who coached from 1923–1946. The team's current head coach is Kevin Willard who was recently hired on March 21, 2022. Prior to that coach Danny Manning served on an interim basis after Mark Turgeon left the team during the 2021–22 season. [1]
| OR | Overall record |
| OW% | Overall Win Percentage |
| CR | Conference record |
| CW% | Conference Win Percentage |
| RC | Regular season Conference Championship |
| TC | Conference Tournament Championship |
| NIT | National Invitation Tournament Appearance |
| NCAA | NCAA tournament Appearance |
| FF | NCAA final Four |
| NC | NCAA Tournament Championship |
| * | Elected into the College Basketball Hall of Fame |
| † | Elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame |
| Years | Coach | Seasons | OR | OW% | CR | CW% | RC | TC | NIT | NCAA | FF | NC | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923–1947 | H. Burton Shipley | 24 | 253–218 | .537 | 124–91 (SoCon) | .577 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1947–1950 | Flucie Stewart | 3 | 27–50 | .351 | 22–27 (SoCon) | .468 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1950–1967 | Bud Millikan | 17 | 243–182 | .572 | 130–109 (SoCon/ACC) | .544 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1967–1969 | Frank Fellows | 2 | 16–34 | .320 | 6–22 (ACC) | .214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969–1986 | Lefty Driesell†* | 17 | 348–159 | .686 | 122–100 (ACC) | .550 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ACC COY (1975, 1980), NCAA Award of Valor (1974) [2] |
| 1986–1989 | Bob Wade | 3 | 36–50 | .419 | 7–35 (ACC) | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989–2011 | Gary Williams†* | 22 | 461–252 | .647 | 194–157 (ACC) | .553 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 1 | ACC COY (2002, 2010) [3] |
| 2011–2021 | Mark Turgeon [upper-alpha 1] | 10 | 226–116 | .661 | 105–78 (ACC/B1G) | .574 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | B1G COY (2015) [4] |
| 2021–2022 | Danny Manning (interim) [upper-alpha 1] | 1 | 10–14 | .417 | 7–13 (B1G) | .350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–present | Kevin Willard | 1 | 22-13 | .629 | 11-9 (B1G) | .550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 10 coaches | 100 | 1637–1081 | .602 | 719–626 | .534 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 2 | 1 |
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