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List of Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball head coaches

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Stan Heath before an NBA G-League game
Stan Heath, the current head coach of the Eastern Michigan Eagles.

The following is a list of Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball head coaches. There have been 30 head coaches of the Eagles in their 126-season history.[1]

Eastern Michigan's current head coach is Stan Heath. He was hired as the Eagles' head coach in April 2021,[2] replacing Rob Murphy, who mutually parted ways with Eastern Michigan after the 2020–21 season.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1 1897–1898 L. P. Whitcomb 1 1–1 .500
2 1898–1899 E. E. Crook 1 1–1 .500
3 1899–1900 Leslie A. Butler 1 1–1 .500
4 1900–1901 M. Everett Dick 1 0–2 .000
5 1901–1903 Clayton Teetzel 2 2–4 .333
6 1903–1909 Wilbur Bowen 6 22–30 .423
7 1909–1911 Clare Hunter 2 13–9 .591
8 1911–1912 Frederick Beyerman 1 3–8 .273
9 1912–1914 Leroy Brown 2 13–6 .684
10 1914–1915 Thomas Ransom 1 9–4 .692
11 1915–1917 Elmer Mitchell 2 25–5 .833
12 1917–1921
1925–1932
1935–1940
1944–1946
Elton Rynearson 18 160–129 .554
13 1921–1925 Joseph McCulloch 4 45–34 .570
14 1932–1935 Harry Ockerman 3 34–16 .680
15 1940–1941 Frank Worzniak 1 4–13 .235
16 1941–1944
1946–1947
Ray Stites 4 29–32 .475
17 1947–1953 William Crouch 6 48–67 .417
18 1953–1954 Robert Hollway 1 8–12 .400
19 1954–1960 James Skala 6 43–86 .333
20 1960–1966 Richard Adams 2 32–21 .604
21 1966–1972 Jim Dutcher 6 127–49 .722
22 1972–1976 Allan Freund 4 35–69 .337
23 1976–1979 Ray Scott 3 29–52 .358
24 1979–1986[a] Jim Boyce 7 84–96 .467
25 1986–1996[b] Ben Braun 11 185–132 .584
26 1996–2000 Milton Barnes 4 62–53 .539
27 2000–2005 Jim Boone 5 48–96 .333
28 2005–2011 Charles Ramsey 2 68–118 .366
29 2011–2021 Rob Murphy 10 128–109 .540
30 2021–present Stan Heath 2 18–44 .290
Totals 30 coaches 126 seasons 1,342–1,383 .492
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
Source[1]
  1. ^ Boyce resigned on January 15, 1986. Braun was named interim coach for the remainder of the season.[4]
  2. ^ After serving as interim coach for the end of the 1985–86 season, Braun was named permanent coach in March 1986.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Official 2021-22 Media Guide for Eastern Men's Basketball" (PDF). Eastern Michigan Athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  2. ^ Crawford, Kirkland (April 12, 2021). "Eastern Michigan basketball hires Stan Heath as next head coach". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  3. ^ Paul, Tony; Beard, Rod (March 17, 2021). "Rob Murphy out as EMU basketball coach; he quickly joins Pistons' new G-League affiliate". The Detroit Times. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  4. ^ "SPORTS PEOPLE; Comings and Goings". The New York Times. January 16, 1986. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  5. ^ "Ben Braun was named basketball coach at Eastern Michigan..." United Press International. March 24, 1986. Retrieved March 9, 2023.