The University of Maryland men's basketball team has had eleven head coaches in program history, including Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame members Gary Williams and Lefty Driesell. Maryland's longest tenured coach is H. Burton Shipley, who coached from 1923–1946. The team's current head coach is Buzz Williams who was recently hired on April 1, 2025. Prior to that coach Kevin Willard served as head coach since 2022, before leaving after the 2025 NCAA Tournament to join Villanova.
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All-time Head Coaches
edit| OR | Overall record |
| OW% | Overall Win Percentage |
| CR | Conference record |
| CW% | Conference Win Percentage |
| RC | Regular season Conference Championship |
| TC | Conference Tournament Championship |
| NIT | National Invitation Tournament Appearance |
| NCAA | NCAA tournament Appearance |
| FF | NCAA final Four |
| NC | NCAA Tournament Championship |
| * | Elected into the College Basketball Hall of Fame |
| † | Elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame |
| Years | Coach | Seasons | OR | OW% | CR | CW% | RC | TC | NIT | NCAA | FF | NC | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923–1947 | H. Burton Shipley | 24 | 253–218 | .537 | 124–91 (SoCon) | .577 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1947–1950 | Flucie Stewart | 3 | 27–50 | .351 | 22–27 (SoCon) | .468 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1950–1967 | Bud Millikan | 17 | 243–182 | .572 | 130–109 (SoCon/ACC) | .544 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1967–1969 | Frank Fellows | 2 | 16–34 | .320 | 6–22 (ACC) | .214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969–1986 | Lefty Driesell†* | 17 | 348–159 | .686 | 122–100 (ACC) | .550 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ACC COY (1975, 1980), NCAA Award of Valor (1974)[1] |
| 1986–1989 | Bob Wade | 3 | 36–50 | .419 | 7–35 (ACC) | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989–2011 | Gary Williams†* | 22 | 461–252 | .647 | 194–157 (ACC) | .553 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 1 | ACC COY (2002, 2010)[2] |
| 2011–2021 | Mark Turgeon[A] | 10 | 226–116 | .661 | 105–78 (ACC/B1G) | .574 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | B1G COY (2015)[4] |
| 2021–2022 | Danny Manning (interim)[A] | 1 | 10–14 | .417 | 7–13 (B1G) | .350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–2025 | Kevin Willard | 3 | 65-39 | .625 | 32-28 (B1G) | .533 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025–Present | Buzz Williams | 1 | 12-21 | .364 | 4-16 (B1G) | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 11 coaches | 102 | 1678–1109 | .602 | 746–659 | .531 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 2 | 1 |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Charles 'Lefty' Driesell". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- ↑ "Gary Williams". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- ↑ "Maryland Terrapins men's basketball coach Mark Turgeon steps down after 10-plus seasons". ESPN.com. December 3, 2021.
- ↑ "Turgeon Named Big Ten Coach of the Year". Maryland Athletics. March 9, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2021.