Phil Cunningham (basketball)

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Phil Cunningham

Current position
Title	Assistant Coach
Team	Kansas State
Conference	Big 12
Biographical details
Born	(1966-10-17) October 17, 1966 (age 60) Paducah, Kentucky, U.S.
Playing career
1986–1987	Kentucky Wesleyan
1987–1990	Campbellsville
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1990–1991	Campbellsville (assistant)
1991–1992	Mississippi State (GA)
1992–1995	Sue Bennett College
1995–1997	James Madison (assistant)
1997–1998	Georgia State (assistant)
1998–2000	Georgia State (AHC)
2000–2012	Mississippi State (assistant)
2012–2013	Western Kentucky (assistant)
2013–2019	Troy
2019–2023	Western Kentucky (AHC)
2024–2025	Louisiana–Monroe (assistant)
2025–2026	Louisiana–Monroe
2026–present	Kansas State (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall	84–139 (.377)
Tournaments	0–1 (NCAA Division I)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Sun Belt tournament (2017)

Phillip Tucker Cunningham (born October 17, 1966) is an American college basketball coach who is currently an assistant coach at Kansas State University. He previously served as the head coach at Troy University and the University of Louisiana-Monroe.

Early life

Born in Paducah, Kentucky and a native of Campbellsville, Kentucky, Cunningham played collegiately at Kentucky Wesleyan College. After two seasons playing for the Panthers, where he won a Division II national championship in 1987, Cunningham decided to transfer to Campbellsville College (now known as Campbellsville University) to play for his father.

Coaching career

After his playing career, Cunningham was an assistant coach for several different schools, including a twelve-year stint at Mississippi State during which he was named by Rivals as one of the nation's top 25 assistant coaches. ^[1] He was also previously recognized by The Hoop Scoop recruiting publication as one of the top NCAA Division I men's basketball assistant coaches. ^[2]

Cunningham was the head coach at Troy University from 2013 to 2019, compiling 80 wins throughout his six-year tenure. During his time with Troy, Cunningham led the school to their first NCAA tournament appearance in 14 years after winning the 2017 Sun Belt Conference tournament championship. Cunningham was named the head coach at Troy after coach Don Maestri retired after serving as head coach at Troy for 31 years.

In 2025, Cunningham was hired as the head men's basketball coach at the University of Louisiana-Monroe. ^[3] After one season, he was dismissed as the head coach of the Warhawks. ^[4]

Head coaching record

Record table

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Troy Trojans (Sun Belt Conference)(2013–2019)
2013–14	Troy	11–20	6–12	8th
2014–15	Troy	10–19	5–15	11th
2015–16	Troy	9–22	4–16	11th
2016–17	Troy	22–15	10–8	T–6th	NCAA Division I First Round
2017–18	Troy	16–17	9–9	T–5th
2018–19	Troy	12–18	5–13	T–11th
Troy:		80–111 (.419)	39–73 (.348)
Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks (Sun Belt Conference)(2025–2026)
2025–26	Louisiana–Monroe	4–28	1–17	14th
Louisiana–Monroe:		4–28 (.125)	1–17 (.056)
Total:		84–139 (.377)
National champion        Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

References

1. "Phil Cunningham introduced as new Troy basketball coach".
2. "WSFA 12 Sports Exclusive: Troy to introduce Phil Cunningham as new basketball coach".
3. "Troy hires Phil Cunningham as basketball coach - NCAA - SI.com". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2014.
4. https://ulmwarhawks.com/news/2026/3/9/mens-basketball-ulm-mens-basketball-parts-ways-with-phil-cunningham.aspx