List of East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball head coaches
The following is a list of East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball head coaches. There have been 19 head coaches of the Buccaneers in their 104-season history.[1]
East Tennessee State's current head coach is Brooks Savage. He was hired as the Buccaneers' head coach in March 2023,[2] replacing Desmond Oliver, who was fired after the 2022–23 season.[3]
No. | Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
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1 | 1918–1922 | Charlie Reece | 4 | 19–12 | .613 |
2 | 1922–1923 | Vernon McFee | 1 | 5–5 | .500 |
3 | 1923–1925 | James Karl Luck | 2 | 10–15 | .400 |
4 | 1925–1931 | John Robinson | 6 | 25–40 | .385 |
– | 1931–1933[a] | Unknown | 2 | 12–6 | .667 |
5 | 1933–1947[b] | Gene McMurray | 13 | 90–84 | .517 |
6 | 1947–1948 | Loyd Roberts | 1 | 9–8 | .529 |
7 | 1948–1973 | Madison Brooks | 25 | 370–263 | .585 |
8 | 1973–1976 | Leroy Fisher | 3 | 23–52 | .307 |
9 | 1976–1978 | Sonny Smith | 2 | 30–23 | .566 |
10 | 1978–1982 | Jim Halihan | 4 | 57–53 | .518 |
11 | 1982–1985 | Barry Dowd | 4 | 40–46 | .465 |
12 | 1985–1990 | Les Robinson | 5 | 81–70 | .536 |
13 | 1990–1996 | Alan LeForce | 6 | 108–70 | .607 |
14 | 1996–2003 | Ed DeChellis | 7 | 105–93 | .530 |
15 | 2003–2015 | Murry Bartow | 12 | 224–165 | .576 |
16 | 2015–2020 | Steve Forbes | 5 | 130–43 | .751 |
17 | 2020–2021 | Jason Shay | 1 | 13–12 | .520 |
18 | 2021–2023 | Desmond Oliver | 2 | 27–37 | .422 |
19 | 2023–present | Brooks Savage | 0 | 0–0 | – |
Totals | 19 coaches | 104 seasons | 1,378–1,097 | .557 | |
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season * - Denotes interim head coach. Source[1] |
References
- ^ a b "Buccaneer Basketball Record Book" (PDF). East Tennessee State Athletics. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- ^ Borzello, Jeff (March 17, 2023). "Sources: ETSU nearing deal with Brooks Savage as next coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ Avento, Joe (March 10, 2023). "Oliver out as ETSU basketball coach". Johnson City Press. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
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East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball head coaches
- Charlie Reece (1918–1922)
- Vernon McFee (1922–1923)
- James Karl Luck (1923–1925)
- John Robinson (1925–1931)
- Unknown (1931–1932)
- No records (1932–1933)
- Gene McMurray (1933–1943)
- No team (1943–1944)
- Gene McMurray (1944–1947)
- Loyd Roberts (1947–1948)
- Madison Brooks (1948–1973)
- Leroy Fisher (1973–1976)
- Sonny Smith (1976–1978)
- Jim Halihan (1978–1982)
- Barry Dowd (1982–1985)
- Les Robinson (1985–1990)
- Alan LeForce (1990–1996)
- Ed DeChellis (1996–2003)
- Murry Bartow (2003–2015)
- Steve Forbes (2015–2020)
- Jason Shay (2020–2021)
- Desmond Oliver (2021–2023)
- Brooks Savage (2023– )