List of Morehead State Eagles men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Morehead State Eagles men's basketball head coaches. There have been 14 head coaches of the Trojans in their 94-season history.[1]

Morehead State's current head coach is Preston Spradlin. He was hired as the Eagles' head coach in March 2017,[2] replacing Sean Woods, who resigned in December 2016 after an investigation into alleged abuse of his players.[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1929–1936	George Downing	7	51–45	.531
2	1936–1943 1945–1953	Ellis T. Johnson	15	179–161	.526
3	1943–1945	Len Miller	2	26–10	.722
4	1953–1965	Bobby Laughlin	12	166–120	.580
5	1965–1969	Bob Wright	4	58–38	.604
6	1969–1974	Bill Harrell	5	68–59	.535
7	1974–1978	Jack Schalow	4	45–56	.446
8	1978–1987	Wayne Martin	9	130–120	.520
9	1987–1991	Tommy Gaither	4	52–64	.448
10	1991–1997	Dick Fick	6	64–101	.388
11	1997–2006	Kyle Macy	9	105–145	.420
12	2006–2012	Donnie Tyndall	6	114–85	.573
13	2012–2016[lower-alpha 1]	Sean Woods	5	77–70	.524
14	2016–present[lower-alpha 2]	Preston Spradlin	7	114–100	.533
Totals		14 coaches	94 seasons	1,249–1,174	.515
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season Source[1]

Woods resigned on December 15, 2016 after an investigation into alleged abuse of his players. Preston Spradlin served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 2016–17 season.[3]
After serving as interim head coach for the end of the 2016–17 season, Spradlin was named permanent head coach in March 2017.[2]

References

"2020-21 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Morehead State Athletics. p. 24-25. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
"Spradlin spreads wings for Eagles, hired as Morehead coach". The Daily Independent. March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
Medcalf, Myron; Goodman, Jeff (December 15, 2016). "Morehead State coach Sean Woods resigns following investigation into physical abuse". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.

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[WoodsSpradlin-4] Woods resigned on December 15, 2016 after an investigation into alleged abuse of his players. Preston Spradlin served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 2016–17 season.[3]

[SpradlinInterim-5] After serving as interim head coach for the end of the 2016–17 season, Spradlin was named permanent head coach in March 2017.[2]

[RecordBook-1] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Morehead State Athletics. p. 24-25. Retrieved March 24, 2023.

[SpradlinHired-2] "Spradlin spreads wings for Eagles, hired as Morehead coach". The Daily Independent. March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2023.

[WoodsResigns-3] Medcalf, Myron; Goodman, Jeff (December 15, 2016). "Morehead State coach Sean Woods resigns following investigation into physical abuse". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.

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