title: List of Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball head coaches
text: # List of Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball head coaches
  
  The following is a list of Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball head coaches. The Wildcats have had 15 head coaches in their 102-season history.
  
  Abilene Christian's current head coach is Brette Tanner. He was promoted to head coach in April 2021 to replace Joe Golding, who left to become the head coach at UTEP.
  
  | No. | Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1919–1920 | Vernon McCasland | 1 | 4–3 | .571 |
  | 2 | 1920–1921 | G. C. Morlan | 1 | 0–2 | .000 |
  | 3 | 1921–1922 | Dad Noles | 1 | 5–2 | .714 |
  | 4 | 1922–1924 | Victor Payne | 2 | 11–8 | .579 |
  | 5 | 1924–1955 | A. B. Morris | 29 | 306–248 | .552 |
  | 6 | 1955–1969 1988–1990 | Dee Nutt | 16 | 208–201 | .509 |
  | 7 | 1969–1973 | Garnie Hatch | 4 | 50–51 | .495 |
  | 8 | 1973–1980 | Willard Tate | 7 | 119–79 | .601 |
  | 9 | 1980–1988 1999–2002 | Mike Martin | 11 | 148–152 | .493 |
  | – | 1990–1991* | Darryn Shearmire | 1 | 0–26 | .000 |
  | 10 | 1991–1996 | Tony Mauldin | 5 | 61–78 | .439 |
  | 11 | 1996–1999 | Shanon Hays | 3 | 58–26 | .690 |
  | 12 | 2002–2005 | Klint Pleasant | 3 | 33–48 | .407 |
  | 13 | 2005–2011 | Jason Copeland | 6 | 65–96 | .404 |
  | 14 | 2011–2021 | Joe Golding | 10 | 158–144 | .523 |
  | 15 | 2021–present | Brette Tanner | 2 | 38–28 | .576 |
  | Totals | Totals | 15 coaches | 102 seasons | 1,262–1,189 | .515 |
  | Records updated through end of 2022–23 season * - Denotes interim head coach. Source ||||||
  