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

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Bill Detrick from the 1973 University of Buffalo yearbook
Bill Detrick, the winningest head coach in Blue Devils men's basketball history.

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "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.