List of Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball head coaches

Last updated March 11, 2023

The following is a list of Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball head coaches. The Falcons have had 17 coaches in their 107-season history.^[1]

Bowling Green's current head coach is Michael Huger. He was hired in April 2015^[2] to replace Chris Jans, who was fired after an incident at a local bar.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1915–1921	Fred Beyerman	6	25–40	.385
2	1921–1922	Earl Krieger	1	4–10	.286
3	1922–1923	Allen Snyder	1	9–4	.692
4	1923–1924	Ray B. McCandless	1	3–15	.167
5	1924–1925	Warren Steller	1	9–5	.643
6	1925–1942	Paul Landis	17	156–133	.540
7	1942–1963^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Harold Anderson	21	362–185	.662
–	1951*^{[lower-alpha 1]}	George Muellich	1	5–8	.385
8	1963–1967	Warren Scholler	4	43–52	.453
9	1967–1968	Bill Fitch	1	18–7	.720
10	1968–1971	Bob Conibear	3	31–42	.425
11	1971–1976	Pat Haley	5	62–69	.473
12	1976–1986	John Weinert	10	146–133	.523
13	1986–1997	Jim Larrañaga	11	170–144	.541
14	1997–2007	Dan Dakich	10	156–140	.527
15	2007–2014	Louis Orr	7	101–121	.455
16	2014–2015	Chris Jans	1	21–12	.636
17	2015–2023	Michael Huger	8	126–125	.502
Totals		17 coaches	107 seasons	1,433–1,233	.538
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season * - Denotes interim head coach. Source^[1]

1 2 Anderson took a leave of absence midway through the 1950–51 season. Muellich coached the final 13 games of that season; Anderson returned for the start of the 1951–52 season.

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References

1 2 "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Bowling Green Athletics. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
↑ "BGSU to hire former player Huger" . The Blade . April 15, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
↑ Thamel, Pete (April 2, 2015). "Video shows Bowling Green's Chris Jans slapping woman's buttocks". SI.com . Retrieved February 25, 2023.

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[Anderson-4] 1 2 Anderson took a leave of absence midway through the 1950–51 season. Muellich coached the final 13 games of that season; Anderson returned for the start of the 1951–52 season.

[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Bowling Green Athletics. Retrieved February 25, 2023.

[2] "BGSU to hire former player Huger" . The Blade . April 15, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2023.

[3] Thamel, Pete (April 2, 2015). "Video shows Bowling Green's Chris Jans slapping woman's buttocks". SI.com . Retrieved February 25, 2023.

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