# List of Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball head coaches. The Hoyas have had 17 coaches in their 113-year, 111-season history. Ed Cooley is the current head coach.
| Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. | Conference championships and co-championships | Postseason tournaments | Notes |
| 1906-1907 | no coach | 1 | 2-2 | .500 | – | – | Student manager Lou Murray ran the team |
| 1907-1911 | Maurice Joyce | 4 | 32-20 | .615 | – | – | |
| 1911-1914 | James E. Colliflower | 3 | 32-18 | .640 | – | – | Returned for 1921-1922 season |
| 1914-1921 | John O'Reilly | 7 | 65-30 | .684 | – | – | Returned for 1923-1927 seasons |
| 1921-1922 | James E. Colliflower | 1 | 11-3 | .786 | – | – | Previously coached 1911-1914 Overall Georgetown record: 4 seasons, 43-20 (.683) |
| 1922-1923 | John "Jackie" Maloney | 1 | 8-3 | .727 | – | – | |
| 1923-1927 | John O'Reilly | 4 | 22-17 | .563 | – | – | Previously coached 1914-1921 Overall Georgetown record: 11 seasons, 87-47 (.619) |
| 1927-1929 | Elmer Ripley | 2 | 24-6 | .800 | – | – | Returned for 1938-1943, 1946-1949 seasons |
| 1929-1930 | Bill Dudack | 1 | 13-12 | .520 | – | – | |
| 1930-1931 | John Colrick | 1 | 5-16 | .238 | – | – | |
| 1931-1938 | Fred Mesmer | 7 | 53-76 | .411 | none | none | |
| 1938-1943 | Elmer Ripley | 5 | 68–39 | .636 | EIC regular season co-champion 1938-39 | NCAA 1943; NCAA Final Four 1943 | Previously coached 1927-1929 seasons Returned for 1946-1949 seasons |
| 1943-1945 | Program suspended for World War II | Program suspended for World War II | Program suspended for World War II | Program suspended for World War II | Program suspended for World War II | Program suspended for World War II | Program suspended for World War II |
| 1945-1946 | Ken Engles | 1 | 11-9 | .550 | – | none | The only player-coach in the program's history |
| 1946-1949 | Elmer Ripley | 3 | 41–37 | .526 | – | none | Previously coached 1927-1929, 1938-1943 seasons Overall Georgetown record: 10 seasons, 133-82 (.619) |
| 1949-1952 | Francis "Buddy" O'Grady | 3 | 35-36 | .493 | – | none | |
| 1952-1956 | Harry "Buddy" Jeannette | 4 | 49-49 | .500 | – | NIT 1953 | |
| 1956-1960 | Tom Nolan | 4 | 40-49 | .449 | – | none | |
| 1960-1966 | Tommy O'Keefe | 6 | 82-60 | .578 | – | none | |
| 1966-1972 | John "Jack" Magee | 6 | 69-79 | .465 | – | NIT 1970 | |
| 1972-1999 | John Thompson, Jr. | 26+1⁄2 | 596-239 | .715 | ECAC South Region tournament 1975, 1976; ECAC South-Upstate Region tournament 1979; Big East regular season 1979-80, 1983-84, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1991-92; Big East 7 Division regular season 1995-96, 1996–97; Big East Tournament 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989 | NCAA 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997; NCAA Final Four 1982, 1984, 1985; National championship 1984; NIT 1977, 1978, 1993, 1998 | Resigned January 8, 1999, with 1998-1999 season underway, |
| 1999-2004 | Craig Esherick | 5+1⁄2 | 103-74 | .597 | none | NCAA 2001; NIT 1999, 2000, 2003; Declined NIT invitation 2002 | Became head coach during 1998-1999 season after John Thompson, Jr., resigned on January 8, 1999. Fired March 16, 2004. |
| 2004-2017 | John Thompson III | 13 | 278-151 | .648 | Big East regular season 2006-07, 2007–08, 2012–13; Big East Tournament 2007 | NCAA 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; 2015; NCAA Final Four 2007; NIT 2005, 2009, 2014 | Fired March 23, 2017. |
| 2017–2023 | Patrick Ewing | 6 | 75–109 | .408 | Big East Tournament 2021 | NCAA 2021 NIT 2019 | Fired March 9, 2023. |
| 2023–present | Ed Cooley | 1 | 9–23 | .281 | | | |
| Totals | 19 coaches | 118 years; 116 seasons | 1721–1152 | .599 | 11 regular season championships and co-championships 11 tournament championships | 31 NCAA appearances 5 NCAA Final Four appearances 1 national championship 13 NIT appearances | Totals through end of 2023-2024 season |