List of American Eagles men's basketball head coaches

Last updated December 24, 2024

The following is a list of American Eagles men's basketball head coaches. The Eagles have had 19 coaches in their 97-season history.^[1]

American's current head coach is Duane Simpkins. He was hired in April 2023^[2] to replace Mike Brennan, who was fired at the end of the 2022–23 season.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1926–1929	George Springston	3	30–20	.600
2	1929–1936	Walter H. Young	7	46–56	.451
3	1936–1937	Paul Smith	1	8–9	.471
4	1937–1942 1946–1952	Stafford Cassell	11	150–78	.658
5	1942–1944	Cal Kalijarvi	2	9–18	.333
6	1944–1946	Arthur Boyd	2	32–5	.865
7	1952–1956	Dutch Schulze	4	60–53	.531
8	1956–1962	David Carrasco	6	101–51	.664
9	1962–1965	Jimmy Williams	3	20–51	.282
10	1965–1969	Alan Kyber	4	42–53	.442
11	1969–1973	Tom Young	4	61–37	.622
12	1973–1978	Jim Lynam	5	70–61	.534
13	1978–1982	Gary Williams	4	72–42	.632
14	1982–1990	Ed Tapscott	8	109–117	.482
15	1990–1997	Chris Knoche	7	77–118	.395
16	1997–2000	Art Perry	3	27–48	.360
17	2000–2013	Jeff Jones	13	212–182	.538
18	2013–2023	Mike Brennan	10	125–166	.430
19	2023–present	Duane Simpkins	0	0–0	–
Totals		19 coaches	97 seasons	1,251–1,175	.516
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season Source^[1]

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References

1 2 "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). American University Athletics. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
↑ Thamel, Pete (April 1, 2023). "American names George Mason asst. Duane Simpkins as new coach". ESPN.com . Retrieved April 2, 2023.
↑ "Mike Brennan out as basketball coach at American University". USA Today . Associated Press. March 9, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2023.

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[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). American University Athletics. Retrieved February 23, 2023.

[2] Thamel, Pete (April 1, 2023). "American names George Mason asst. Duane Simpkins as new coach". ESPN.com . Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[3] "Mike Brennan out as basketball coach at American University". USA Today . Associated Press. March 9, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2023.

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