List of Murray State Racers men's basketball head coaches

Last updated June 12, 2025

The following is a list of Murray State Racers men's basketball head coaches. There have been 16 head coaches of the Racers in their 98-season history.^[1]

Murray State's current head coach is Steve Prohm. He was hired for his second stint as the Racers' head coach in March 2022,^[2] replacing Matt McMahon, who left to become the head coach at LSU.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1925–1941 1947–1948*	Carlisle Cutchin	17	266–102	.723
2	1941–1942	Rice Mountjoy	1	18–4	.818
3	1942–1947^[a]	John Miller	6	63–50	.558
4	1948–1954	Harlan Hodges	6	105–65	.618
5	1954–1958	Rex Alexander	1	49–55	.471
6	1958–1974	Cal Luther	16	241–154	.610
7	1974–1978	Fred Overton	4	44–59	.427
8	1978–1985	Ron Greene	7	119–78	.604
9	1985–1991	Steve Newton	6	116–65	.641
10	1991–1995	Scott Edgar	4	79–40	.664
11	1995–1998	Mark Gottfried	3	68–24	.739
12	1998–2003	Tevester Anderson	5	103–52	.665
13	2003–2006	Mick Cronin	3	69–24	.742
14	2006–2011	Billy Kennedy	5	107–53	.669
15	2011–2015 2022–present	Steve Prohm	5	104–29	.782
16	2015–2022	Matt McMahon	7	154–67	.697
Totals		16 coaches	98 seasons	1,705–921	.649
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season * - Denotes interim head coach. Source^[1]

↑ Miller resigned in December 1947. Carlisle Cutchin served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 1947–48 season.

References

1 2 "Murray State Men's Basketball 2022-23" (PDF). Murray State Athletics. p. 80. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
↑ Borzello, Jeff (March 25, 2022). "Murray State brings back Steve Prohm to be men's basketball coach". ESPN.com . Retrieved March 25, 2023.
↑ Riley, Koki (March 22, 2022). "LSU basketball hires Murray State's Matt McMahon as new coach" . The Daily Advertiser . Retrieved March 25, 2023.

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[MillerCutchin-4] Miller resigned in December 1947. Carlisle Cutchin served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 1947–48 season.

[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "Murray State Men's Basketball 2022-23" (PDF). Murray State Athletics. p. 80. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

[2] Borzello, Jeff (March 25, 2022). "Murray State brings back Steve Prohm to be men's basketball coach". ESPN.com . Retrieved March 25, 2023.

[3] Riley, Koki (March 22, 2022). "LSU basketball hires Murray State's Matt McMahon as new coach" . The Daily Advertiser . Retrieved March 25, 2023.

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