The following is a list of Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball head coaches. There have been 18 head coaches of the Buffaloes in their 120-season history.[1]
![Colorado head coach Tad Boyle](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Tad_Boyle.jpg/220px-Tad_Boyle.jpg)
Colorado's current head coach is Tad Boyle. He was hired as the Buffaloes' head coach in April 2010,[2] replacing Jeff Bzdelik, who left to become the head coach at Wake Forest.[3]
No. | Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
– | 1901–1906 | No coach | 5 | 18–15 | .545 |
1 | 1906–1912 | Frank Castleman | 6 | 32–22 | .593 |
2 | 1912–1914 | John McFadden | 2 | 10–9 | .526 |
3 | 1914–1917 | James N. Ashmore | 3 | 16–10 | .615 |
4 | 1917–1918 | Bob Evans | 1 | 9–2 | .818 |
5 | 1918–1924 | Enoch J. Mills | 6 | 30–24 | .556 |
6 | 1924–1933 | Howard Beresford | 9 | 76–52 | .594 |
7 | 1933–1934 | Henry Iba | 1 | 9–8 | .529 |
8 | 1934–1935 | Dutch Clark | 1 | 3–9 | .250 |
9 | 1935–1950[a] | Frosty Cox | 13 | 147–89 | .623 |
10 | 1950–1956 | Bebe Lee | 6 | 63–74 | .460 |
11 | 1956–1976 | Sox Walseth | 20 | 261–245 | .516 |
12 | 1976–1981 | Bill Blair | 5 | 67–69 | .493 |
13 | 1981–1986 | Tom Apke | 5 | 59–81 | .421 |
14 | 1986–1990 | Tom Miller | 4 | 35–79 | .307 |
15 | 1990–1996[b] | Joe Harrington | 6 | 72–85 | .459 |
16 | 1996–2007[c] | Ricardo Patton | 12 | 184–160 | .535 |
17 | 2007–2010 | Jeff Bzdelik | 3 | 36–58 | .383 |
18 | 2010–present | Tad Boyle | 13 | 272–172 | .613 |
Totals | 18 coaches | 120 seasons | 1,399–1,263 | .526 | |
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season Source[1] |
- ^ Colorado did not field a basketball team for the 1942–43 and 1943–44 seasons
- ^ Harrington resigned as head coach in January 1996. Patton was named interim coach for the remainder of the season.[4]
- ^ Patton was named interim head coach in January 1996, and was named permanent head coach on March 5, 1996.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "2022-23 Men's Basketball Info Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
- ^ "Colorado Buffaloes hire Tad Boyle as coach". ESPN.com. April 19, 2010. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
- ^ Meisler, Natalie (April 14, 2010). "Bzdelik takes Wake Forest post; calls it 'my dream job'". The Denver Post. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
- ^ Murray, Ken (January 19, 1996). "Harrington beat Colorado to punch with resignation". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
- ^ "CU Regents Approve Contract Extension For Coach Ricardo Patton" (Press release). September 17, 2003. Retrieved March 5, 2023.