List of Penn State Nittany Lions basketball head coaches

Last updated June 12, 2025

The following is a list of Penn State Nittany Lions basketball head coaches. There have been 15 head coaches of the Nittany Lions in their 128-season history.^[1]

Penn State's current head coach is Mike Rhoades. He was hired as the Nittany Lions' head coach in March 2023,^[2] replacing Micah Shrewsberry, who left to become the head coach at Notre Dame.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
–	1896–1915 1917–1918	No coach	20	131–66–1	.664
1	1915–1917 1919–1932	Dutch Hermann	15	148–73	.670
2	1918–1919	Hugo Bezdek	1	11–2	.846
3	1932–1936	Earl Leslie	4	29–28	.509
4	1936–1949	John Lawther	13	150–93	.617
5	1949–1954	Elmer Gross	5	80–40	.667
6	1954–1968	John Egli	14	187–135	.581
7	1968–1978	Johnny Bach	10	122–121	.502
8	1978–1983	Dick Harter	5	79–61	.564
9	1983–1995	Bruce Parkhill	12	181–169	.517
10	1995–2003	Jerry Dunn	8	117–121	.492
11	2003–2011	Ed DeChellis	8	114–138	.452
12	2011–2020	Pat Chambers	9	148–150	.497
13	2020–2021*^[a]	Jim Ferry	1	11–14	.440
14	2021–2023	Micah Shrewsberry	2	37–31	.544
15	2023–present	Mike Rhoades	2	32–32	.500
Totals		15 coaches	127 seasons	1,577–1,274–1	.553
Records updated through end of 2024–25 season * - Denotes interim head coach. Source^[1]

↑ Pat Chambers resigned on October 21, 2020. Ferry served as interim head coach for the 2020–21 season.^[4]

References

1 2 "Penn State Men's Basketbal 2022-23 Media Guide" (PDF). Penn State Athletics. pp. 187–189. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
↑ Thamel, Pete (March 29, 2023). "Mike Rhoades hired as Penn State basketball coach; VCU hires Ryan Odom". ESPN.com . Retrieved April 3, 2023.
↑ Henderson, Cydney (March 22, 2023). "Notre Dame hires Penn State's Micah Shrewsberry as next men's basketball coach". USA Today . Retrieved April 3, 2023.
↑ Borzello, Jeff (October 21, 2020). "Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball coach Pat Chambers resigns after internal investigation". ESPN.com . Retrieved April 3, 2023.

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[FerryInterim-5] Pat Chambers resigned on October 21, 2020. Ferry served as interim head coach for the 2020–21 season.^[4]

[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "Penn State Men's Basketbal 2022-23 Media Guide" (PDF). Penn State Athletics. pp. 187–189. Retrieved April 3, 2023.

[2] Thamel, Pete (March 29, 2023). "Mike Rhoades hired as Penn State basketball coach; VCU hires Ryan Odom". ESPN.com . Retrieved April 3, 2023.

[3] Henderson, Cydney (March 22, 2023). "Notre Dame hires Penn State's Micah Shrewsberry as next men's basketball coach". USA Today . Retrieved April 3, 2023.

[4] Borzello, Jeff (October 21, 2020). "Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball coach Pat Chambers resigns after internal investigation". ESPN.com . Retrieved April 3, 2023.

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