M.K. Turk
Alma Mater:
Livingston (AL)
Class of:
Hometown:
Bardwell, KY
- Won 1987 NIT championship
- southern Mississippi's all-time winningest coach
- Compiled a 119-41 record (.744) for Copiah-Lincoln Junior College (MS) in five seasons from 1968-69 through 1972-73
- Assistant coach at Livingston (AL) under Jack Powell for one season in 1967-68, at Memphis State under Gene Bartow for one season in 1973-74, and at southern Mississippi under Eugene "Jeep" Clark for two seasons in 1974-75 and 1975-76
- Final 25 Rankings (one: AP/UP/USA)--1991 (25/NR/NR)
- All-Americans (one): Clarence Weatherspoon (1991).
Record:
Season | School | Overall | League | Finish | Conference (Division) | Postseason (Record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11-16 | DNP | |||||
13-12 | DNP | |||||
13-14 | DNP | |||||
17-10 | DNP | |||||
20-7 | DNP | |||||
15-11 | DNP | |||||
14-14 | 3-9 | 6th | DNP | |||
13-15 | 4-10 | 7th | DNP | |||
7-21 | 3-11 | 8th | DNP | |||
17-12 | 6-6 | 4th | NIT (0-1) | |||
23-11 | 6-6 | T-3rd | NIT (5-0) | |||
19-11 | 5-7 | 7th | NIT (1-1) | |||
10-17 | 2-10 | T-6th | DNP | |||
20-12 | 9-5 | T-2nd | NCAA (0-1) | |||
21-8 | 10-4 | 1st | NCAA (0-1) | |||
13-16 | 5-7 | T-5th | DNP | |||
10-17 | 6-6 | T-4th | DNP | |||
15-15 | 5-7 | T-5th | NIT (0-1) | |||
17-13 | 6-6 | T-4th | NIT (0-1) | |||
12-15 | 6-8 | T-6th | DNP |
* Record does not reflect a forfeit victory awarded from Auburn.
- 20-Year Coaching Record: 300-267 (.529) at southern Mississippi
- 70-94 (.427) in Metro Conference
- 6-8 (.429) in Conference USA
- 8-13 (.381) in Metro Tournament
- 0-1 (.000) in C-USA Tournament
- 0-2 (.000) in NCAA Tournament
- 6-4 (.600) in NIT