# List of Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball head coaches

The Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball program competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I, representing Marshall University in Conference USA. The program has had 29head coaches since it began play during the 1906–07 men's basketball season. Since March 2024, Cornelius Jackson has served as Marshall's head coach.

## Key

General :
| # | Number of coaches |
| GC | Games coached |
| $^†$ | Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame |
| SoCon | Southern Conference Coach of the Year |
Overall :
| OW | Wins |
| OL | Losses |
| O% | Winning percentage |
Conference :
| CW | Wins |
| CL | Losses |
| C% | Winning percentage |
| RCs | Regular Season Championships |
| TCs | Tournament Championships |
Postseason :
| PW | Wins |
| PL | Losses |

## Coaches

    Statistics correct as of the end of the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
| # | Name | Term | GC | OW | OL | O% | CW | CL | C% | PW | PL | RCs | TCs | Awards |
| 1 | L. B. Crotty | 1906–1908 | 7 | 5 | 1 | .786 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Boyd Chambers | 1908–1910 1911–1914 | 30 | 14 | 16 | .467 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Arch Reilly | 1918–1919 | 7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Skeeter Shelton | 1920–1921 | 15 | 6 | 9 | .400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Herbert Cramer | 1921–1922 | 10 | 5 | 4 | .550 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | J. E. R. Barnes | 1922–1923 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Bill Strickling | 1923–1924 1926–1927 | 32 | 15 | 17 | .469 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Russ Meredith | 1924–1925 | 18 | 12 | 6 | .667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Charles Tallman | 1925–1926 | 17 | 10 | 7 | .588 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Johnny Stuart | 1927–1931 | 75 | 46 | 29 | .613 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Tom Dandelet | 1931–1935 | 80 | 42 | 38 | .525 | 12 | 16 | .429 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 12 | Cam Henderson | 1935–1955 | 521 | 362 | 159 | .695 | 58 | 40 | .592 | 7 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| 13 | Jule Rivlin | 1955–1963 | 188 | 100 | 88 | .532 | 49 | 47 | .510 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 14 | Ellis T. Johnson | 1963–1969 | 148 | 68 | 80 | .459 | 28 | 44 | .389 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 15 | Stewart Way | 1969–1971 | 49 | 25 | 24 | .510 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 16 | Carl Tacy | 1971–1972 | 27 | 23 | 4 | .852 | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 17 | Bob Daniels | 1972–1977 | 133 | 71 | 62 | .534 | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 18 | Stu Aberdeen | 1977–1979 | 56 | 25 | 31 | .446 | 13 | 13 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 19 | Bob Zuffelato | 1979–1983 | 112 | 71 | 41 | .634 | 26 | 22 | .560 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 20 | Rick Huckabay | 1983–1989 | 188 | 129 | 59 | .686 | 70 | 24 | .745 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | SoCon (1984) |
| 21 | Dana Altman | 1989–1990 | 28 | 15 | 13 | .536 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 22 | Dwight Freeman | 1990–1994 | 111 | 46 | 65 | .414 | 28 | 36 | .438 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 23 | Billy Donovan | 1994–1996 | 55 | 35 | 20 | .636 | 18 | 10 | .643 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SoCon (1995) |
| 24 | Greg White | 1996–2003 | 199 | 115 | 84 | .578 | 68 | 54 | .557 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | SoCon (1997) |
| 25 | Ron Jirsa | 2003–2007 | 117 | 43 | 74 | .368 | 23 | 43 | .348 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 26 | Donnie Jones | 2007–2010 | 96 | 55 | 41 | .573 | 26 | 22 | .542 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 27 | Tom Herrion | 2010–2014 | 134 | 67 | 67 | .500 | 28 | 36 | .438 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 28 | Dan D'Antoni | 2014–2024 | 325 | 177 | 148 | .545 | 95 | 81 | .540 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 29 | Cornelius Jackson | 2024–present | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |