The following is a list of Colorado State Rams men's basketball head coaches. There have been 20 head coaches of the Rams in their 120-season history.[1]
Colorado State's current head coach is Niko Medved. He was hired as the Rams' head coach in March 2018,[2] replacing Jase Herl, who was not retained after his stint as interim head coach.[3]
No. | Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
– | 1901–1905 | No coach | 4 | 5–3 | .625 |
1 | 1905–1908[a] 1909–1910 |
Claude Rothgeb | 4 | 10–10 | .500 |
2 | 1910–1911 | George Cassidy | 1 | 5–4 | .556 |
3 | 1911–1925 | Harry W. Hughes | 14 | 60–79 | .432 |
4 | 1925–1928 | Rudy Lavik | 3 | 11–26 | .297 |
5 | 1928–1934 | Joe Ryan | 6 | 30–44 | .405 |
6 | 1934–1935 | Saaly Salwachter | 1 | 6–6 | .500 |
7 | 1935–1937 | Sam Campbell | 2 | 10–15 | .400 |
8 | 1937–1943[b] 1944–1945 |
John S. Davis | 7 | 42–80 | .344 |
9 | 1945–1949 | E. D. Taylor | 4 | 38–63 | .376 |
10 | 1949–1950 | Bebe Lee | 1 | 7–23 | .233 |
11 | 1950–1954 | Bill Strannigan | 4 | 60–56 | .517 |
12 | 1954–1980 | Jim Williams | 26 | 352–293 | .546 |
13 | 1980–1987 | Tony McAndrews | 7 | 80–120 | .400 |
14 | 1987–1991 | Boyd Grant | 4 | 81–46 | .638 |
15 | 1991–1998 | Stew Morrill | 7 | 121–86 | .585 |
16 | 1998–2000 | Ritchie McKay | 2 | 37–23 | .617 |
17 | 2000–2007 | Dale Layer | 7 | 103–106 | .493 |
18 | 2007–2012 | Tim Miles | 5 | 71–88 | .447 |
19 | 2012–2018[c] | Larry Eustachy | 6 | 121–74 | .621 |
– | 2018*[d] | Steve Barnes | 1 | 0–2 | .000 |
– | 2018* | Jase Herl | 1 | 1–5 | .167 |
20 | 2018–present | Niko Medved | 5 | 92–64 | .590 |
Totals | 20 coaches | 120 seasons | 1,343–1,316 | .505 | |
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season * - Denotes interim head coach. Source[1] |
- ^ Colorado State did not field a basketball team for the 1908–09 season.
- ^ Colorado State did not field a basketball team for the 1943–44 season.
- ^ Eustachy was suspended pending an investigation into his conduct as head coach. Barnes was named interim coach for the remainder of the season.[4] Eustachy later resigned.[5]
- ^ Barnes was suspended as part of the investigation into the behavior of Colorado State's coaching staff. Herl was named interim coach for the remainder of the season.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "22-23 Colorado State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado State Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
- ^ Fredrickson, Kyle; Stephens, Matt L. (March 22, 2018). "Colorado State to hire Niko Medved as men's basketball coach". The Denver Post. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
- ^ Fredrickson, Kyle (April 6, 2018). "Former Colorado State interim basketball coach Jase Herl hired as Missouri State assistant". The Denver Post. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
- ^ Stephens, Matt L. (February 3, 2018). "Larry Eustachy's career at Colorado State in jeopardy; interim coach called "an enabler" of verbal abuse". The Denver Post. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
- ^ Stephens, Matt L. (February 26, 2018). "Larry Eustachy resigns as Colorado State men's basketball coach, receives $750,000 settlement". The Denver Post. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
- ^ Lyell, Kelly (February 10, 2018). "CSU places interim basketball coach Steve Barnes on leave". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Retrieved March 6, 2023.