Mike Anderson

Mike Anderson (born December 2, 1959)

Teams coached: UAB Blazers, Missouri Tigers, Arkansas Razorbacks, St. John’s Red Storm
UAB record: 89-41 (.685)
Missouri record: 111-57 (.661)
Arkansas record: 169-102 (.624)
St. John’s record: 68-56 (.548)
Overall record: 437-256 (.631)

Career Accomplishments:

  • NCAA National Championships:  0
  • NCAA Tournament Appearances:  9  (2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2018)
  • NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: (2004, 2009)
  • NCAA Tournament Final Four:  0
  • NIT Championships:  0
  • NIT Appearances:  3  (2003, 2014, 2019)
  • Conference USA Regular Season Champion:  1  (2004)
  • Big 12 Tournament Champion:  1  (2009)

Awards:

Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):

2019-2023 St. John’s
2011-2019 Arkansas
2006-2011 Missouri
2002-2006 UAB
1997-2002 Arkansas (assoc. HC)
1985-1997 Arkansas (asst)
1982-1985 Tulsa (asst)

Mike Anderson Facts

  • Michael Andre Anderson
  • Born December 12, 1959
  • Hometown: Birmingham, Alabama
  • Alma Mater: University of Tulsa (B.Ed., 1982)
  • Played for Hall of Fame head coach Nolan Richardson at Tulsa from 1980-1982
  • Spent twenty years on Richardson‘s coaching staff, first at Tulsa then at Arkansas
  • Was an assistant coach in 1994 when Richardson lead the Razorbacks to a National Championship victory
  • In four years as UAB head coach, took the Blazers to three NCAA Tournaments; made the Sweet Sixteen in 2004
  • Spent five years as head coach at Missouri, leading the Tigers to the NCAA Tournament in each of his last three seasons there; went to the Elite Eight in 2009
  • Left Mizzou to return to Arkansas as head coach in 2012
    • After a slow start, Anderson has taken the Razorbacks to three NCAA Tournaments in his last five seasons
    • Fired in March 2019 after going 169-102 over eight seasons at the helm
  • Hired in April 2019 to become the new head coach at St. John’s; went 17-15 in his first season
    • Finished 4th in the Big East in 2020-21 at 10-9, earning Big East COY honors for that year
    • Anderson went 68-56 over four seasons but failed to reach the postseason and was fired in March 2023
  • Along with his wife, Marcheita, has three children and four grandchildren

Mike Anderson Coaching Tree

  • Scott Edgar (Southeast Missouri State, Eastern Oklahoma State)
  • Kim English (Providence, George Mason)