# List of Clemson Tigers men's basketball head coaches

The Clemson Tigers men's basketball program is a college basketball team that represents Clemson University. Both teams play at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA).
The team has had 22 head coaches. Clemson started organized basketball with the nickname Tigers in 1912. The men's program has played in more than 2,500 games in 105 seasons. In those seasons, seven coaches have led the Tigers to at least one postseason tournament: Tates Locke, Bill Foster, Cliff Ellis, Rick Barnes, Larry Shyatt, Oliver Purnell, and Brad Brownell. Only one coach won a conference championship with the Tigers, Joe Davis in 1939. Frank Dobson, who coached the team in its first two seasons, is the all-time leader in winning percentage. Statistically, Bud Saunders has been the least successful coach of the Tiger men, with a winning percentage of .162. The current men's coach is Brad Brownell, who was hired in 2010.

## Key

General :
| # | Number of coaches |
| CCs | Conference championships |
| * | Conference tournament champion |
Overall :
| GC | Games coached |
| OW | Wins |
| OL | Losses |
| OT | Ties |
| O% | Winning percentage |
Conference :
| CW | Wins |
| CL | Losses |
| C% | Winning percentage |
Post-season :
| PW | Wins |
| PL | Losses |

## Coaches

    Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.
| # | Name | Term | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | C% | PW | PL | CCs | Awards |
| 1 | Frank Dobson | 1911–1913 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | .722 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | John W. Erwin | 1913–1915 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Audley H. Ward | 1915–1916 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Country Morris | 1916–1917, 1919–1920 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | .667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Edward "Jiggs" Donahue | 1917–1919 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Larry Conover | 1920–1921 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | .667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | E. J. Stewart | 1921–1923 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 0 | .500 | 3 | 6 | .333 | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Bud Saunders | 1923–1925 | 37 | 6 | 31 | 0 | .162 | 3 | 10 | .231 | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Tink Gillam | 1925–1927 | 36 | 6 | 30 | 0 | .167 | 2 | 14 | .125 | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Josh Cody | 1927–1931 | 88 | 46 | 42 | 0 | .523 | 22 | 23 | .489 | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Joe Davis | 1931–1940 | 187 | 101 | 86 | 0 | .540 | 37 | 47 | .440 | — | — | 1 – 1939$^*$ | — |
| 12 | Rock Norman | 1940–1946 | 102 | 32 | 70 | 0 | .314 | 18 | 43 | .295 | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | Banks McFadden | 1946–1956 | 216 | 85 | 131 | 0 | .394 | 46 | 95 | .326 | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Press Maravich | 1956–1962 | 151 | 55 | 96 | 0 | .364 | 25 | 59 | .298 | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Bobby Roberts | 1962–1970 | 198 | 82 | 116 | 0 | .414 | 41 | 71 | .366 | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Tates Locke | 1970–1975 | 132 | 62 | 70 | 0 | .455 | 20 | 42 | .323 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 17 | Bill Foster | 1975–1984 | 262 | 156 | 106 | 0 | .595 | 44 | 74 | .373 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
| 18 | Cliff Ellis | 1984–1994 | 305 | 177 | 128 | 0 | .580 | 56 | 90 | .384 | 6 | 7 | — | ACC Coach of the Year (1986–87, 1989–90) |
| 19 | Rick Barnes | 1994–1998 | 122 | 74 | 48 | 0 | .607 | 28 | 36 | .438 | 2 | 4 | — | — |
| 20 | Larry Shyatt | 1998–2003 | 154 | 70 | 84 | 0 | .455 | 20 | 60 | .250 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| 21 | Oliver Purnell | 2003–2010 | 226 | 138 | 88 | 0 | .611 | 52 | 60 | .464 | 5 | 6 | — | — |
| 22 | Brad Brownell | 2010–present | 454 | 265 | 189 | 0 | .584 | 128 | 126 | .504 | 10 | 8 | — | — |