Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Coverage: 45 seasons (1981-82 to 2025-26)
Record (since 1981-82): 672-636 .514 W-L%
Conferences: SWAC
Conference Champion: 11 Times (Reg. Seas.), 8 Times (Tourn.)
NCAA Tournament: 8 Years (2-8), 0 Final Fours, 0 Championships
NCAA Champion:
Ranked in AP Poll: 0 Times (Preseason), 0 Times (Final), 0 Weeks (Total)
Record only includes games as head coach of Southern.
| Rk | Coach | From | To | Yrs | G | W | L | W-L% | CREG | CTRN | NCAA | FF | NC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandy Pugh | 2001 | 2018 | 18 | 531 | 306 | 225 | .576 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Carlos Funchess | 2019 | 2026 | 8 | 250 | 136 | 114 | .544 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Herman Hartman | 1993 | 2000 | 8 | 215 | 103 | 112 | .479 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Jackie Murphy | 1982 | 1987 | 6 | 112 | 56 | 56 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | James Turner | 1988 | 1992 | 5 | 139 | 45 | 94 | .324 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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