List of Lafayette Leopards men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Lafayette Leopards men's basketball head coaches. There have been 26 head coaches of the Leopards in their 113-season history.[1]

Lafayette's current head coach is Mike McGarvey. He was named interim head coach in February 2023, after then-head coach Mike Jordan was placed on paid leave pending an investigation,[2] then given the job permanently in March 2023 when Lafayette elected not to retain Jordan.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1 1900–1901 B. J. Myers 1 4–3 .571
2 1901–1902 J. L. Baker 1 5–5 .500
3 1902–1903 W. S. Haldeman 1 18–16 .529
4 1913–1914 J. Craft 1 5–7 .417
5 1914–1915 Joe Fogerty 1 4–10 .286
6 1915–1916 Wilmer G. Crowell 1 7–9 .438
7 1916–1917 J. B. Quig 1 15–9 .625
8 1917–1919
1920–1925
1945–1949 		Bill Anderson 11 139–82 .629
9 1919–1920 William McAvoy 1 3–7 .300
10 1925–1929 M. A. Miller 4 25–46 .352
11 1929–1935 Herbert A. Lorenz 6 37–56 .398
12 1935–1936 P. M. Shellenberger 1 7–9 .438
13 1936–1938 Mike Michalske 2 15–21 .417
14 1938–1942 Richard Madison 4 29–41 .414
15 1942–1945 Arthur R. Winters 3 30–11 .732
16 1949–1951 Ray Stanley 2 32–17 .653
17 1951–1955
1984–1988 		Butch van Breda Kolff 8 132–85 .608
18 1955–1967 George Davidson 12 170–116 .594
19 1967–1971 Hal Wissel 4 43–59 .422
20 1971–1977 Tom Davis 6 116–44 .725
21 1977–1980 Roy Chipman 3 60–28 .682
22 1980–1984 Will Rackley 4 46–66 .411
23 1988–1995 John Leone 7 68–128 .347
24 1995–2022 Fran O'Hanlon 27 362–432 .456
25 2022–2023[a] Mike Jordan 1 9–20 .310
26 2023–present[b] Mike McGarvey 1 2–3 .400
Totals 26 coaches 113 seasons 1,383–1,328 .510
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
* - Denotes interim head coach.
Source[1]
  1. ^ Jordan was placed on a leave of absence in February 2023 during an investigation into Jordan's behavior. Mike McGarvey was named interim head coach while Jordan was on leave.[2] Following the season and at the conclusion of the investigation, Lafayette did not retain Jordan as head coach.[3]
  2. ^ After finishing the 2022–23 season as interim head coach, McGarvey was hired as the permanent head coach in March 2023.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "2022-23 Lafayette Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Lafayette Athletics. p. 29. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Lafayette men's basketball coach on paid leave of absence as college investigates complaint". The Morning Call. February 21, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Groller, Keith (March 29, 2023). "Change on College Hill: Lafayette has a new men's basketball coach". The Morning Call. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
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