List of Lafayette Leopards men's basketball head coaches
Appearance
The following is a list of Lafayette Leopards men's basketball head coaches. There have been 26 head coaches of the Leopards in their 113-season history.[1]
Lafayette's current head coach is Mike McGarvey. He was named interim head coach in February 2023, after then-head coach Mike Jordan was placed on paid leave pending an investigation,[2] then given the job permanently in March 2023 when Lafayette elected not to retain Jordan.[3]
No. | Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1900–1901 | B. J. Myers | 1 | 4–3 | .571 |
2 | 1901–1902 | J. L. Baker | 1 | 5–5 | .500 |
3 | 1902–1903 | W. S. Haldeman | 1 | 18–16 | .529 |
4 | 1913–1914 | J. Craft | 1 | 5–7 | .417 |
5 | 1914–1915 | Joe Fogerty | 1 | 4–10 | .286 |
6 | 1915–1916 | Wilmer G. Crowell | 1 | 7–9 | .438 |
7 | 1916–1917 | J. B. Quig | 1 | 15–9 | .625 |
8 | 1917–1919 1920–1925 1945–1949 |
Bill Anderson | 11 | 139–82 | .629 |
9 | 1919–1920 | William McAvoy | 1 | 3–7 | .300 |
10 | 1925–1929 | M. A. Miller | 4 | 25–46 | .352 |
11 | 1929–1935 | Herbert A. Lorenz | 6 | 37–56 | .398 |
12 | 1935–1936 | P. M. Shellenberger | 1 | 7–9 | .438 |
13 | 1936–1938 | Mike Michalske | 2 | 15–21 | .417 |
14 | 1938–1942 | Richard Madison | 4 | 29–41 | .414 |
15 | 1942–1945 | Arthur R. Winters | 3 | 30–11 | .732 |
16 | 1949–1951 | Ray Stanley | 2 | 32–17 | .653 |
17 | 1951–1955 1984–1988 |
Butch van Breda Kolff | 8 | 132–85 | .608 |
18 | 1955–1967 | George Davidson | 12 | 170–116 | .594 |
19 | 1967–1971 | Hal Wissel | 4 | 43–59 | .422 |
20 | 1971–1977 | Tom Davis | 6 | 116–44 | .725 |
21 | 1977–1980 | Roy Chipman | 3 | 60–28 | .682 |
22 | 1980–1984 | Will Rackley | 4 | 46–66 | .411 |
23 | 1988–1995 | John Leone | 7 | 68–128 | .347 |
24 | 1995–2022 | Fran O'Hanlon | 27 | 362–432 | .456 |
25 | 2022–2023[a] | Mike Jordan | 1 | 9–20 | .310 |
26 | 2023–present[b] | Mike McGarvey | 1 | 2–3 | .400 |
Totals | 26 coaches | 113 seasons | 1,383–1,328 | .510 | |
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season * - Denotes interim head coach. Source[1] |
- ^ Jordan was placed on a leave of absence in February 2023 during an investigation into Jordan's behavior. Mike McGarvey was named interim head coach while Jordan was on leave.[2] Following the season and at the conclusion of the investigation, Lafayette did not retain Jordan as head coach.[3]
- ^ After finishing the 2022–23 season as interim head coach, McGarvey was hired as the permanent head coach in March 2023.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "2022-23 Lafayette Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Lafayette Athletics. p. 29. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- ^ a b "Lafayette men's basketball coach on paid leave of absence as college investigates complaint". The Morning Call. February 21, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- ^ a b c Groller, Keith (March 29, 2023). "Change on College Hill: Lafayette has a new men's basketball coach". The Morning Call. Retrieved March 31, 2023.