Eric Musselman (born November 19, 1964)
Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: USC Trojans
Current conference: Big Ten Conference
Nevada record: 110-34 (.764)
Arkansas record: 111-59 (.653)
USC record: 0-0 (.000)
Overall record^: 221-93 (.704)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 6 (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 4 (2018, 2021, 2022, 2023)
- NCAA Tournament Final Four: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- CBI Championships: 1 (2016)
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2016)
- Big Ten Regular Season Champion: 0
- Mountain West Regular Season Champion: 3 (2017, 2018, 2019)
- Big Ten Tournament Champion: 0
- Mountain West Tournament Champion: 1 (2017)
Awards:
- Mountain West Coach of the Year: 1 (2018)
- NBA D-League Coach of the Year: 1 (2012)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
2024-present | USC |
2019-2024 | Arkansas |
2015-2019 | Nevada |
2014-2015 | LSU (assoc. HC) |
2013-2014 | Arizona State (assoc. HC) |
2012-2013 | Arizona State (asst) |
2011-2012 | Los Angeles D-Fenders |
2010-2011 | Reno Bighorns |
2006-2007 | Sacramento Kings |
2004-2006 | Memphis Grizzlies (asst) |
2002-2004 | Golden State Warriors |
2000-2002 | Atlanta Hawks (asst) |
1998-2000 | Orlando Magic (asst) |
1991-1997 | Rapid City Thrillers/Florida Beachdogs |
1990-1991 | Minnesota Timberwolves (asst) |
1989-1990 | Rapid City Thrillers |
Eric Musselman Facts
- Eric Patrick Musselman
- Born November 19, 1964
- Hometown: Ashland, Ohio
- Alma Mater: University of San Diego (BA, 1987)
- Father is the late Bill Musselman, a former NCAA, NBA, CBA and ABA head coach
- Played for the San Diego Toreros under head coaches Jim Brovelli and Hank Egan
- Started coaching in 1989 with the Rapid City Thrillers (later known as the Florida Sharks/Beachdogs) of the CBA
- Coached the team for seven seasons in two separate stints (including time as a USBL franchise)
- Entered the NBA coaching ranks in 1990 with Minnesota (under his father, Bill), returning in 1998 as an assistant for the Orlando Magic; would also spend time as an assistant in Atlanta and Memphis
- Worked under head coaches Chuck Daly, Doc Rivers, Lon Kruger and Mike Fratello
- Went 108-138 overall in three seasons as an NBA head coach – two with Golden State and one with Sacramento
- Spent two years with the NBA D-League, one season each as the head coach of the Reno Bighorns and Los Angeles D-Fenders
- Won D-League Coach of the Year honors in 2012, leading LA to a 38-12 record
- First college job was in 2012 when he became Herb Sendek‘s assistant at Arizona State; promoted to assoc. head coach in 2013
- After one year as the associate head coach for Johnny Jones at LSU, Musselman was hired to be the head coach at Nevada
- Led the Wolfpack to a 2016 CBI title in his first year and MWC regular season and Tournament titles in his second
- Nevada’s 2017 trip to the NCAA Tournament was the program’s first since 2007
- The Wolfpack returned to the NCAAs a year later, reaching the 2018 Sweet Sixteen
- Left Nevada in April 2018 to take over as the head coach at Arkansas; went 111-59 through five seasons at the helm
- Took the Razorbacks to the NCAA Tournament in 2021 and reached the program’s first Elite Eight since 1995; the following year, Arkansas advanced to a second-straight Elite Eight and then reached the Sweet Sixteen in 2023
- In April 2024, Musselman left to become the new head coach at USC ahead of their move to the Big Ten
Eric Musselman Coaching Tree
- Gus Argenal (Cal State San Bernardino)
- Jim Boylen (Chicago Bulls, Utah)
- Scott Brooks (Washington Wizards, Oklahoma City Thunder)
- Speedy Claxton (Hofstra)
- Chris Crutchfield (Omaha, East Central)
- David Fizdale (New York Knicks, Memphis Grizzlies)
- Phil Hubbard (Los Angeles D-Fenders)
- Todd Lee (South Dakota)
- Craig Neal (New Mexico)
- Josh Newman (Pacific)
- David Patrick (Sacramento State)
- Keith Smart (Sacramento Kings, Golden State Warriors)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA Division I level only