Chris Mudge

Chris Mudge (born June 15, 1984) is an American basketball coach. He is the head coach of the Sam Houston Bearkats men's basketball team.^[1]

Chris Mudge

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Sam Houston
Conference	C-USA
Record	34–31 (.523)
Biographical details
Born	(1984-06-15) June 15, 1984 (age 41) Round Rock, Texas, U.S.
Alma mater	Texas ('06)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2006–2008	Texas (GA)
2008–2010	Midland (asst.)
2010–2021	Sam Houston (asst.)
2021–2023	Sam Houston (assoc. HC)
2023–present	Sam Houston
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2002–2006	Texas (manager)
Head coaching record
Overall	34–31 (.523)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
CUSA regular season (2024)
Awards
C-USA Coach of the Year (2024)

Coaching career

Mudge served as a student manager and graduate assistant at Texas under Rick Barnes before landing his first assistant coaching job at Midland College, a NJCAA, where he stayed from 2008 to 2010.^[2] He'd join Jason Hooten's staff in 2010, and would stay on through 2023 where he was part of six postseason appearances for the Bearkats.

After Hooten left to accept the head coaching position at New Mexico State, Mudge was promoted to the head coaching position.^[3] On April 3, Sam Houston State promoted Mudge to become their next head coach.^[4][5][6][7]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Sam Houston Bearkats (Conference USA) (2023–present)
2023–24	Sam Houston	21–12	13–3	1st
2024–25	Sam Houston	13–19	6–12	9th
Sam Houston:		34–31 (.523)	19–15 (.559)
Total:		34–31 (.523)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion