# List of Texas Longhorns men's basketball coaches

The Texas Longhorns men's basketball program is a college basketball team that represents the University of Texas in the Big 12 Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The team has seen 25 individuals hold the head coach position since its inception in 1906.
The current head coach is Rodney Terry, who was named interim head coach when Chris Beard was suspended in December 2022 after being arrested on a domestic violence charge. Beard was fired in January 2023. On March 27, 2023, Terry agreed to a deal to become Texas's full-time Head Coach.
Over the history of the Texas basketball program, only one coach, Tom Penders, has been enshrined in the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. The all-time wins leader is Rick Barnes, having won 402 games over his 17-year tenure at the University of Texas.

## Key

General :
| # | Number of coaches |
| GC | Games coached |
| † | Elected to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame |
Overall :
| OW | Wins |
| OL | Losses |
| O% | Winning percentage |
Conference :
| CW | Wins |
| CL | Losses |
| C% | Winning percentage |
NCAA Tournament :
| TA | Total appearances |
| TW | Total wins |
| TL | Total losses |
Championships :
| NC | National championships |
| CC | Conference regular season |
| CT | Conference tournaments |
Bold = leader in each category

## Coaches

List of head basketball coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, NCAA Tournament records, championships and selected awards. :
| # | Name | Term | GC | OW | OL | O% | CW | CL | C% | TA | TW | TL | CCs | CTs | NCs |
| 1 | Magnus Mainland | 1906–1907 | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | W. E. Metzenthin | 1909–1911 | 27 | 13 | 14 | .481 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | J. Burton Rix | 1912 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .833 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Carl C. Taylor | 1913 | 12 | 8 | 4 | .667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | L. Theo Bellmont | 1914–1915, 1921–1922 | 67 | 58 | 9 | .866 | 28 | 9 | .757 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 6 | Roy Henderson | 1916, 1918–1919 | 51 | 43 | 8 | .843 | 25 | 6 | .806 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 7 | Eugene Van Gent | 1917 | 16 | 13 | 3 | .813 | 7 | 1 | .875 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 8 | Berry Whitaker | 1920 | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 4 | 6 | .400 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Milton Romney | 1923 | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 9 | 7 | .563 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | E. J. Stewart | 1924–1927 | 92 | 65 | 27 | .707 | 42 | 15 | .737 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 11 | Fred Walker | 1927–1931 | 81 | 51 | 30 | .630 | 27 | 21 | .563 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Ed Olle | 1931–1934 | 67 | 49 | 18 | .731 | 22 | 14 | .611 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 13 | Marty Karow | 1934–1936 | 47 | 31 | 16 | .660 | 13 | 11 | .542 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Jack Gray | 1936–1942, 1945–1951 | 291 | 194 | 97 | .667 | 89 | 55 | .618 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| 15 | Bully Gilstrap | 1942–1945 | 71 | 43 | 28 | .606 | 20 | 16 | .556 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 16 | Thurman Hull | 1951–1956 | 118 | 60 | 58 | .508 | 33 | 27 | .550 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 17 | Marshall Hughes | 1956–1959 | 71 | 25 | 46 | .352 | 10 | 30 | .250 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Harold Bradley | 1959–1967 | 198 | 125 | 73 | .631 | 73 | 39 | .652 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| 19 | Leon Black | 1967–1976 | 227 | 106 | 121 | .467 | 63 | 65 | .492 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 20 | Abe Lemons | 1976–1982 | 173 | 110 | 63 | .636 | 58 | 38 | .604 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 21 | Bob Weltlich | 1982–1988 | 175 | 77 | 98 | .440 | 40 | 56 | .417 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 22 | Tom Penders† | 1988–1998 | 318 | 208 | 110 | .654 | 101 | 49 | .673 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 23 | Rick Barnes | 1998–2015 | 582 | 402 | 180 | .691 | 186 | 94 | .664 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 3 | — | — |
| 24 | Shaka Smart | 2015–2021 | 195 | 109 | 86 | .559 | 51 | 56 | .477 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | 1 | — |
| 25 | Chris Beard | 2021–2022 | 42 | 29 | 13 | .690 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 26 | Rodney Terry | 2022–present | 93 | 59 | 34 | .634 | 26 | 26 | .500 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
NCAA Tournament :
| | Coach | Appearances |
| Final Four | Bully Gilstrap | 1 |
| Final Four | Jack Gray | 1 |
| Final Four | Rick Barnes | 1 |
| Elite Eight | Rick Barnes | 3 |
| Elite Eight | Jack Gray | 2 |
| Elite Eight | Rodney Terry | 1 |
| Elite Eight | Tom Penders | 1 |
| Sweet Sixteen | Rick Barnes | 5 |
| Sweet Sixteen | Harold Bradley | 2 |
| Sweet Sixteen | Tom Penders | 2 |
| Sweet Sixteen | Rodney Terry | 1 |
| Sweet Sixteen | Leon Black | 1 |