The following is a list of Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball head coaches. There have been 28 head coaches of the Bearcats in their 122-season history.[1]
Cincinnati's current head coach is Wes Miller. He was hired as the Bearcats' head coach in April 2021,[2] replacing John Brannen, who was fired after the 2020–21 season.[3]
No. | Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
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1 | 1901–1902 | Henry S. Pratt | 1 | 5–4 | .556 |
2 | 1902–1904 | Anthony Chez | 2 | 12–10 | .545 |
3 | 1904–1909 | Amos Foster | 5 | 30–10 | .750 |
4 | 1909–1910 | C. A. Shroetter | 1 | 3–2 | .600 |
5 | 1910–1914 | Russ Easton | 4 | 11–30 | .268 |
6 | 1914–1916 | George Little | 2 | 4–17 | .190 |
7 | 1916–1917 | Ion Cortright | 1 | 3–8 | .273 |
8 | 1917–1918 | Whitelaw Morrison | 1 | 2–6 | .250 |
9 | 1918–1928 | Boyd Chambers | 10 | 106–81 | .567 |
10 | 1928–1932 | Frank E. Rice | 4 | 33–34 | .493 |
11 | 1932–1933 | John Halliday | 1 | 9–9 | .500 |
12 | 1933–1937 | Tay Brown | 4 | 47–27 | .635 |
13 | 1937–1939 | Rip Van Winkle | 2 | 18–16 | .529 |
14 | 1939–1942 | Clark Ballard | 3 | 24–31 | .436 |
15 | 1942–1944 | Bob Reuss | 2 | 15–15 | .500 |
16 | 1944–1946 | Ray Farnham | 2 | 16–22 | .421 |
17 | 1946–1952 | John Wiethe | 6 | 106–47 | .693 |
18 | 1952–1960 | George Smith | 8 | 154–56 | .733 |
19 | 1960–1965 | Ed Jucker | 5 | 113–28 | .801 |
20 | 1965–1972 | Tay Baker | 7 | 125–60 | .676 |
21 | 1972–1978 | Gale Catlett | 6 | 126–44 | .741 |
22 | 1978–1983 | Ed Badger | 5 | 68–71 | .489 |
23 | 1983–1989 | Tony Yates | 6 | 70–100 | .412 |
24 | 1989–2005 | Bob Huggins | 16 | 399–127 | .759 |
25 | 2005–2006*[a] | Andy Kennedy | 1 | 21–13 | .618 |
26 | 2006–2019 | Mick Cronin | 13 | 296–147 | .668 |
27 | 2019–2021 | John Brannen | 2 | 32–21 | .604 |
28 | 2021–present | Wes Miller | 2 | 41–28 | .594 |
Totals | 28 coaches | 122 seasons | 1,889–1,064 | .640 | |
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season * - Denotes interim head coach. Source[1] |
References
edit- ^ a b "2022-23 Official Cincinnati Basketball Yearbook" (PDF). Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
- ^ Goldsmith, Charlie; Jenkins, Keith (April 14, 2021). "'Excited to get to work:' Cincinnati Bearcats hire Wes Miller to replace John Brannen as head coach". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
- ^ Cobb, David (April 9, 2021). "Cincinnati fires coach John Brannen after just two seasons following university review of basketball program". CBSSports.com. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
- ^ "Assistant Kennedy becomes interim Cincy coach". ESPN.com. Associated Press. August 26, 2005. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ Elkins, Ashley (March 23, 2006). "SPORTS UPDATE: Kennedy picked for Ole Miss job". Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. Retrieved March 4, 2023.