M. K. Turk

Teams coached: Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Southern Miss record: 300-267 (.529)
Overall record^: 300-267 (.529)

M. K. Turk
Born May 20, 1942
Died December 6, 2013
Hometown: Bardwell, Kentucky
Alma Mater: Livingston University (BA, 1964)
Played at Copiah-Lincoln CC (MS) and Livingston (now West Alabama), twice earning All-Conference honors at the latter
- Started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Livingston and later returned as a full-time assistant
Served as head basketball coach and assistant football coach for two years at Cobb County HS (GA)
Returneed to Copiah-Lincoln in 1968 to be the head basketball coach and athletic director
Hired by Wayne Yates to be an assistant coach at Memphis State from 1974-76
Became the head coach at Southern Miss in 1976, a position he would hold for the next twenty years
- Went 300-267 during his tenure, reaching two NCAA Tournaments and six NITs
  - The Golden Eagles won the NIT in 1987, a first for the program
- USM was an Independent when Turk was first hired, but later joined the Metro; Turk won a Metro title in 1991
Inducted into the Livingston Athletic HOF (c/o 1981), Copiah-Lincoln CC Athletic HOF (c/o 1987), Southern Miss Athletic HOF (c/o 1991) and the Mississippi Sports HOF (c/o 2005)
Passed away at age 71 in late 2013; survived by his wife, Katrina, and their two daughters

^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA Division I level only