List of LSU Tigers men's basketball head coaches

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The following is a list of LSU Tigers men's basketball head coaches. There have been 23 head coaches of the Tigers in their 115-season history.[1]

Dale Brown, visiting an air base in Minot, North Dakota
Dale Brown, the winningest head coach in Tigers men's basketball history.

LSU's current head coach is Matt McMahon. He was hired as the Tigers' head coach in March 2022,[2] replacing Will Wade, who was fired before the 2022 NCAA tournament.[3]

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No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1 1908–1909 Edgar Wingard 1 5–2 .714
2 1909–1911 John W. Mayhew 2 11–4 .733
3 1911–1913 F. M. Long 2 6–9 .400
4 1913–1918
1919–1920		 Charles C. Stroud 6 82–21 .796
5 1918–1919 R. E. Edmonds 1 1–0 1.000
6 1920–1921 Branch Bocock 1 19–4 .826
7 1921–1923 Tad Gormley 2 25–11 .694
8 1923–1924 Moon Ducote 1 8–12 .400
9 1924–1925 Hugh E. Wilson 1 10–7 .588
10 1925–1942
1945–1957		 Harry Rabenhorst 29 340–264 .563
11 1942–1944 Dale Morey 2 28–19 .596
12 1944–1945[a] Jesse Fatherree 1 11–7 .611
13 1945[a] A. L. Swanson 1 4–2 .667
14 1957–1965 Jay McCreary 8 82–115 .416
15 1965–1966 Frank Truitt 1 6–20 .231
16 1966–1972 Press Maravich 6 76–86 .469
17 1972–1997[b] Dale Brown 25 443–301 .595
18 1997–2008[c] John Brady 11 192–139 .580
19 2008 Butch Pierre 1 5–5 .500
20 2008–2012 Trent Johnson 4 67–64 .511
21 2012–2017 Johnny Jones 5 90–72 .556
22 2017–2022[d][e] Will Wade 5 105–51 .673
– 2019* Tony Benford 1 3–2 .600
– 2022* Kevin Nickelberry 1 0–1 .000
23 2022–2026 Matt McMahon 1 45–42 .517
Totals 23 coaches 115 seasons 1,638–1,237 .570
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
* - Denotes interim head coach.
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  1. [a]
    Fatherree left to join the U.S. Army in February 1945. A. L. Swanson served as head coach for the remainder of the 1944–45 season.
  2. [b]
    LSU vacated five wins from the 1996–97 season. Brown's on-court record is 448–301 (.598).
  3. [c]
    Brady was fired on February 8, 2008. Butch Pierre served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 2007–08 season.[4]
  4. [d]
    Wade was indefinitely suspended on March 8, 2019. Tony Benford served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 2018–19 season.[5] Wade was reinstated as head coach on April 14, 2019.[6]
  5. [e]
    Wade was fired on March 12, 2022. Kevin Nickelberry served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[3]

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