Morehead State Eagles basketball
Morehead State Eagles basketball history
Morehead State University (Morehead, KY)
Ellis T. Johnson Arena
Ohio Valley Conference (OVC)
Current head coach: Jonathan Mattox (2024-)
- Assoc. HC: vacant (-)
- Asst: vacant (-)
- Asst: vacant (-)
- DBO: vacant (-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 2 (1956, 1961)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 9 (1956, 1957, 1961, 1983, 1984, 2009, 2011, 2021, 2024)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 6-10
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 1 (2023)
- NIT Overall Record: 1-1
- CBI Championships: 0 (Runner-up in 2016)
- CBI Appearances: 3 (2010, 2014, 2016)
- CBI Overall Record: 5-4
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 1 (1951)
- NAIA Tournament Overall Record: 0-1
Conference Titles (Ohio Valley):
- Ohio Valley Regular Season Championships: 11 (1956, 1957, 1961, 1963, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1983, 2003, 2023, 2024)
- Ohio Valley Tournament Championships: 6 (1983, 1984, 2009, 2011, 2021, 2024)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 1 (Kenneth Faried, 2011)
- Ohio Valley Player of the Year: 8 (last = Riley Minix, 2024)
Morehead State head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Jonathan Mattox | 2024-Pres | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preston Spradlin | 2016-24 | 142-116 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sean Woods | 2012-16 | 77-70 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Tyndall | 2006-12 | 114-85 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kyle Macy | 1997-2006 | 106-144 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Fick | 1991-97 | 64-101 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Gaither | 1987-91 | 52-64 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Martin | 1978-87 | 130-120 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jack Schalow | 1974-78 | 45-56 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Harrell | 1969-74 | 68-59 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Wright | 1965-69 | 58-38 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Laughlin | 1953-65 | 166-120 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Ellis T. Johnson | 1936-43, 45-53 | 176-158 | 0 | 1^ | 0 |
| Leonard Miller | 1943-45 | 28-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Dewey Downing | 1929-36 | 51-45 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These appearances were in the NAIA Tournament
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.
