List of Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball head coaches
Appearance
The following is a list of Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball head coaches. There have been 24 head coaches of the Golden Griffins in their 117-season history.[1]
Canisius' current head coach is Reggie Witherspoon. He was hired as the Golden Griffins' head coach in May 2016,[2] replacing Jim Baron, who retired after the 2015–16 season.[3]
No. | Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1903–1905 1906–1907 |
J. P. Quinlisk | 3 | 25–10 | .714 |
2 | 1905–1906 | John Schmitt | 1 | 10–7 | .588 |
3 | 1907–1909 | John Mahoney | 2 | 9–5 | .643 |
4 | 1909–1911 1912–1913 1914–1915 |
Charles McCabe | 4 | 40–13 | .755 |
– | 1911–1912 1913–1914 1915–1916 |
No record | 3 | 15–11 | .577 |
5 | 1916–1918 | Raymond McDonald | 2 | 14–1 | .933 |
6 | 1919–1920 | Edward Miller | 1 | 10–4 | .714 |
7 | 1920–1921 | Mike Sweeney | 1 | 5–4 | .556 |
8 | 1921–1924 1925–1931 |
Luke Urban | 9 | 68–49 | .581 |
9 | 1924–1925 1931–1933 |
Russell Burt | 3 | 28–12 | .700 |
10 | 1933–1944 | Allie Seelbach | 11 | 104–83 | .556 |
11 | 1944–1946 | Art Powell | 2 | 20–22 | .476 |
12 | 1946–1948 | Earl Brown | 2 | 24–20 | .545 |
13 | 1948–1953 | Joseph Niland | 5 | 72–53 | .576 |
14 | 1953–1959 | Joseph Curran | 6 | 76–66 | .535 |
15 | 1959–1972 | Bob MacKinnon | 13 | 142–163 | .466 |
16 | 1972–1974 | John Morrison | 2 | 27–23 | .540 |
17 | 1974–1977 | Johnny McCarthy | 3 | 28–49 | .364 |
18 | 1977–1987 | Nick Macarchuk | 10 | 149–128 | .538 |
19 | 1987–1992 | Marty Marbach | 5 | 49–94 | .343 |
20 | 1992–1997 | John Beilein | 5 | 89–62 | .589 |
21 | 1997–2006 | Mike MacDonald | 9 | 108–153 | .414 |
22 | 2006–2012 | Tom Parrotta | 6 | 64–121 | .346 |
23 | 2012–2016 | Jim Baron | 4 | 73–61 | .545 |
24 | 2016–present | Reggie Witherspoon | 7 | 94–112 | .456 |
Totals | 24 coaches | 117 seasons | 1,343–1,326 | .503 | |
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season Source[1] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Canisius Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Canisius Athletics. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ Gaughan, Mark (May 28, 2016). "Reggie Witherspoon returns home to become Canisius basketball coach". The Buffalo News. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ McNamara, Kevin (May 20, 2016). "Former URI basketball coach Jim Baron to retire at Canisius". The Providence Journal. Retrieved February 27, 2023.