List of Cornell Big Red men's basketball head coaches
Appearance
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The following is a list of Cornell Big Red men's basketball head coaches. There have been 22 head coaches of the Big Red in their 124-season history.[1]
Cornell's current head coach is Brian Earl. He was hired as the Big Red's head coach in April 2016,[2] replacing Bill Courtney, whose contract was not renewed after the 2015–16 season.[3]
No. | Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
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– | 1898–1907 | No coach | 9 | 30–73–2 | .295 |
1 | 1907–1909 | Walter Haggerty | 2 | 18–18 | .500 |
2 | 1909–1910 | David Coogan | 1 | 7–6 | .538 |
3 | 1910–1912 | Paul Sternberg | 2 | 13–13 | .500 |
4 | 1912–1919 | Albert Sharpe | 7 | 78–32 | .709 |
5 | 1919–1936 | Howard Ortner | 17 | 159–157 | .503 |
6 | 1936–1938 | Bo Rowland | 2 | 14–21 | .400 |
7 | 1938–1942 | Blair Gullion | 4 | 48–43 | .527 |
8 | 1942–1946 | Speed Wilson | 4 | 40–36 | .526 |
9 | 1946–1959 | Royner Greene | 13 | 168–145 | .537 |
10 | 1959–1968 | Sam MacNeil | 9 | 139–79 | .638 |
11 | 1968–1972 | Jerry Lace | 4 | 29–69 | .296 |
12 | 1972–1974[a] | Tony Coma | 2 | 7–36 | .163 |
13 | 1974* | Tom Allen | 1 | 0–9 | .000 |
14 | 1974–1980 | Ben Bluitt | 6 | 46–107 | .301 |
15 | 1980–1986 | Tom Miller | 6 | 71–85 | .455 |
16 | 1986–1991 | Mike Dement | 5 | 67–67 | .500 |
17 | 1991–1993 | Jan van Breda Kolff | 2 | 23–29 | .442 |
18 | 1993–1996 | Al Walker | 3 | 27–51 | .346 |
19 | 1996–2000 | Scott Thompson | 4 | 45–60 | .429 |
20 | 2000–2010 | Steve Donahue | 10 | 146–138 | .514 |
21 | 2010–2016 | Bill Courtney | 6 | 60–113 | .347 |
22 | 2016–present[b] | Brian Earl | 6 | 74–85 | .465 |
Totals | 22 coaches | 124 seasons | 1,309–1,482–2 | .469 | |
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season * - Denotes interim head coach. Source[1] |
- ^ Coma resigned on February 7, 1974 amidst an investigation into NCAA violations. Allen was named interim coach for the remainder of the season.[4]
- ^ Cornell's 2020–21 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Cornell Big Red Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Cornell Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
- ^ "Brian Earl hired as Cornell men's basketball coach". USA Today. Associated Press. April 18, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
- ^ Waters, Mike (March 14, 2016). "Report: Cornell parts ways with men's basketball coach Bill Courtney". Syracuse.com. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
- ^ "Cornell Faces Penalties On Recruiting Violations". The New York Times. February 22, 1974. Retrieved March 6, 2023.