List of Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball head coaches
Appearance
![Bill Detrick from the 1973 University of Buffalo yearbook](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Bill_Detrick.jpg/220px-Bill_Detrick.jpg)
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
[edit]- ^ 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.