.        On April 4, 2023, Chris Mudge received the promotion to be the 20th head coach for the Sam Houston men’s basketball program. Mudge was the first hire to former head coach Jason Hooten’s staff in 2010 and has been a big part of one of the most successful stretches in program history. Over a 13-year span, the Bearkats won 261 games, a conference championship and earned six postseason appearances. In June of 2021 he was promoted to associate head coach.  Prior to joining the Bearkat staff, Mudge served as the assistant coach at Midland College for two years, helping lead the Chaparrals to a 63-7 record and back-to-back National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) national top-10 rankings. 
 
He is a graduate of Stony Point High School in Round Rock where he was the starting point guard and led his team to a top-10 ranking in the state. 
 
Mudge earned his bachelor's degree in marketing in 2006 at the University of Texas where he served under head coach Rick Barnes with the Longhorn basketball team as head manager, recruiting assistant, camp coordinator and assistant video coordinator. After receiving his bachelor's degree, Mudge was elevated to graduate assistant with the Longhorns, where he helped work with future NBA stars such as Kevin Durant, LaMarcus Aldridge and P.J. Tucker.