List of Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball head coaches. There have been 10 head coaches of the Blue Devils in their 87-season history.^[1]

Central Connecticut's current head coach is Patrick Sellers. He was hired as the Blue Devils' head coach in May 2021,^[2] replacing Donyell Marshall, who stepped down as head coach after the 2020–21 season.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1934–1943	Harrison J. Kaiser	9	83–55	.601
2	1944–1945	Walter Travers	1	5–5	.500
3	1946–1953	Ross Merrick	7	100–36	.735
4	1953–1959	William M. Moore	6	65–44	.596
5	1959–1987^[a]	Bill Detrick	29	468–266	.638
–	1987–1988*	Charles Jones	1	8–15	.348
6	1988–1991	Mike Brown	3	20–64	.238
7	1991–1996	Mark Adams	5	40–95	.296
8	1996–2016	Howie Dickenman	20	282–311	.476
9	2016–2021	Donyell Marshall	5	40–104	.278
10	2021–present	Patrick Sellers	2	18–45	.286
Totals		10 coaches	87 seasons	1,129–1,040	.521
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season * - Denotes interim head coach. Source^[1]

^ Detrick stepped down five games into the 1987–88 season. Jones was named interim coach for the remainder of the season.

References

^ ^a ^b "2022-23 CCSU Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Central Connecticut Athletics. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
^ McFarland, Shawn (May 4, 2021). "Reports: Central Connecticut to hire Fairfield assistant Patrick Sellers as men's basketball coach". Hartford Courant. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
^ Doyle, Paul (March 5, 2021). "Donyell Marshall steps down as Central Connecticut men's basketball coach". Connecticut Post. Retrieved February 27, 2023.

[DetrickJones-4] Detrick stepped down five games into the 1987–88 season. Jones was named interim coach for the remainder of the season.

[RecordBook-1] "2022-23 CCSU Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Central Connecticut Athletics. Retrieved February 27, 2023.

[2] McFarland, Shawn (May 4, 2021). "Reports: Central Connecticut to hire Fairfield assistant Patrick Sellers as men's basketball coach". Hartford Courant. Retrieved February 27, 2023.

[3] Doyle, Paul (March 5, 2021). "Donyell Marshall steps down as Central Connecticut men's basketball coach". Connecticut Post. Retrieved February 27, 2023.

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