List of Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball head coaches

Last updated August 01, 2024

The following is a list of Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball head coaches. The Aggies have had 22 coaches in their 117-season history.^[1]

Texas A&M's current head coach is Buzz Williams.

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1912–1915	F.D. Steger	3	22–6	.786
2	1915–1916	Tubby Graves	1	11–2	.846
3	1916–1917	W.H.H. Morris	1	11–8	.579
4	1917–1920	Bill Driver	3	42–13	.764
5	1920–1927	Dana X. Bible	7	90–47	.657
6	1927–1929	Charles Bassett	2	16–18	.471
7	1929–1935	John B. Reid	6	66–52	.559
8	1935–1941	Herb McQuillan	6	56–71	.441
9	1941–1942^{[lower-alpha 1]} 1945–1950	Marty Karow	6	47–97	.326
10	1942–1945^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Manning Smith	3	16–44	.267
11	1950–1955	John Floyd	5	38–82	.317
12	1955–1957	Ken Loeffler	2	13–35	.271
13	1957–1963	Bob Rogers	6	92–52	.639
14	1963–1990^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Shelby Metcalf	261⁄2	438–306	.589
15	1990^{[lower-alpha 2]}	John Thornton (interim)	1⁄2	5–7	.417
16	1990–1991	Kermit Davis Jr.	1	8–21	.276
17	1991–1998	Tony Barone	7	76–120	.388
18	1998–2004	Melvin Watkins	6	60–112	.349
19	2004–2007	Billy Gillispie	3	70–26	.729
20	2007–2011	Mark Turgeon	4	97–40	.708
21	2011–2019	Billy Kennedy	8	151–116	.566
22	2019–present	Buzz Williams	4	76–47	.618
Totals		22 coaches	111 seasons	1,501–1,322	.532
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season Source^[1]

1 2 Karow left A&M to serve in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Smith was a football assistant coach at A&M at the time.
1 2 Metcalf was fired midway through the season. Thornton was an assistant coach with the team.

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References

1 2 "2022-23 Texas A&M Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas A&M Athletics. Retrieved September 27, 2023.

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[KarowSmith-2] 1 2 Karow left A&M to serve in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Smith was a football assistant coach at A&M at the time.

[Metcalf-3] 1 2 Metcalf was fired midway through the season. Thornton was an assistant coach with the team.

[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "2022-23 Texas A&M Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas A&M Athletics. Retrieved September 27, 2023.

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