List of Michigan Wolverines men's basketball head coaches

Add links
Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

John Beilein at a game during the 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Winningest head coach in program history, John Beilein, at a game during the 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

The

Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). They compete in the Big Ten Conference of the NCAA, where they have been since 1917.[1] They play their home games at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan, named after Fritz Crisler, a former head football coach at Michigan (1938–1947).[1]

The men's team has had 17 head coaches in its history. The team has played in 2,5381 games over 103 seasons of collegiate play from the 1908–09 season to the 2018–19 season (excluding 1910 to 1917, when the Wolverines did not play due to low attendance and lack of interest),[2] compiling a record of 1,504–1,041 (.591)1.

2018, two Elite Eight appearances in 2014 and 2018, and three consecutive Sweet Sixteen appearance from 2017–19.[6] As of 2024, Dusty May is the current head coach.[7]

List of coaches

Overall Conference
Coach Years Record Pct. Record Pct. Note
George D. Corneal
 1908–09 1–4 .200
Elmer Mitchell 1917–19 22–20 .524 5–15 .250
E. J. Mather 1919–28 108–53 .671 64–43 .598 3 Western (Big Nine) Conference Championships (1921, 1926, 1927)[8]
George Veenker
 1928–31 35–12 .745 24–10 .706 1929 Western (Big Nine) Conference Championship[8]
Frank Cappon
 1931–38 78–57 .578 44–40 .524
Bennie Oosterbaan 1938–46 81–72 .529 40–59 .404
Osborne Cowles 1946–48 28–14 .667 16–8 .667 1948 Western (Big Nine) Conference Championship[9]
Ernest McCoy
 1948–52 40–47 .460 18–34 .346
William Perigo 1952–60 78–100 .438 38–78 .328
Dave Strack 1960–68 113–89 .559 58–54 .518 3 Big Ten Conference Championships (1964, 1965, 1966), 2 Final Fours (1964, 1965)[9]
Johnny Orr 1968–80 209–113 .649 120–72 .625 2 Big Ten Conference Championships (1974, 1977), 1976 Final Four[10]
Bill Frieder 1980–89 191–87 .687 98–64 .605 1984 National Invitation Tournament Championship, 2 Big Ten Conference Championships (1985, 1986)[10]
Steve Fisher
 1989–97 184*–82*
108–53 		.692*
.671 		88*–56*
54–36 		.611*
.600
1989 NCAA tournament championship, 3 Final Fours (1989, 1992*, 1993*), 1997 National Invitation Tournament Championship*[11]
Brian Ellerbe 1997–2001 62*–60*
25–32 		.508*
.439 		26*–38*
10–22 		.406*
.313
1998 Big Ten tournament championship*[12]
Tommy Amaker 2001–07 109–83 .563 43–53 .448 2004 National Invitation Tournament Championship[11]
John Beilein 2007–19 278–150 .650 126–92 .578 2 Big Ten Conference Championships (
2018), 2 Final Fours (2013, 2018
)
Juwan Howard 2019–2024 87–72 .547 49–48 .505 2021 Big Ten Conference Championship
Dusty May 2024–present 0–0 – 0–0 –
Total 1908–09
1917–present 		1656–1061*
1504–1041 		.607*
.591 		808*–716*
759–716 		.530*
.515

Notes

^1 - Michigan had comprised an on-court record of 1656–1061 (.610), but records from the 1992 NCAA Tournament Final Four, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98 and 1998–99 seasons were vacated due to the University of Michigan basketball scandal.[4]

References

General
  • "NCAA Coaching Records" (PDF).
    NCAA
    . 2009. pp. 158–159 Stating Coach of the year awards. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
  • "Michigan". NCAA. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  • "Big Ten Conference Official Website". NCAA. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
Specific
  1. ^ a b c "University of Michigan". Sports-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  2. ^ 2007-08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 190.
  3. ^ "Steve Fisher Statistics and History". Sports-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c Hakim, Danny (2002-11-08). "BASKETBALL; Michigan Punishes Basketball Program". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
  5. ^ "Bill Frieder Statistics and History". Sports-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  6. ^ a b c "John Beilein Statistics and History". Sports-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  7. CBS Interactive
    . Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  8. ^ a b 2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 10.
  9. ^ a b 2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 11.
  10. ^ a b 2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 12.
  11. ^ a b 2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 152.
  12. ^ 2007–08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 153.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Michigan_Wolverines_men%27s_basketball_head_coaches&oldid=1216230083"