WAC Men’s Basketball Coaches

WAC basketball programs and current men’s head coaches

The WAC was originally formed in 1962, though all charter members have since left for other conferences. With a full membership of just eight programs, all of which having joined since 2005, the current version of the WAC is technically one of the newest conferences in Division I college basketball. In the early 2010’s, a series of realignments across the country led a number of WAC football powers to change conferences. By 2013, only two football-playing programs remained in the WAC (New Mexico State & Idaho), both of which played out the season as D1 Independents before leaving the conference altogether. These last moves, along with the addition of six non-football schools in 2013 resulted in the WAC dropping football as a sport. The conference’s newest members are California Baptist (joined in 2018), Utah Tech and Tarleton State (2020), Abilene Christian, Sam Houston State, and Stephen F. Austin (2021), Southern Utah and UT Arlington (2022). New Mexico State and Sam Houston State exited the league in 2023 to join Conference USA, followed by UTRGV and SFA, who both left for the Southland, in 2024.

School	Current Coach	Years
Abilene Christian Wildcats	Brette Tanner	2021-
California Baptist Lancers	Rick Croy	2013-
Chicago State Cougars	Gerald Gillion	2021-
Grand Canyon Antelopes	Bryce Drew	2020-
Seattle Redhawks	Chris Victor	2021-
Southern Utah Thunderbirds	Rob Jeter	2023-
Tarleton State Texans	Billy Gillispie	2020-
UT Arlington Mavericks	KT Turner	2023-
Utah Tech Trailblazers	Jon Judkins	2005-
Utah Valley Wolverines	Todd Phillips	2023-