List of Brown Bears men's basketball head coaches

Last updated June 11, 2025

The following is a list of Brown Bears men's basketball head coaches. The Bears have had 31 coaches in their 116-season history.^[1]

Brown's current head coach is Mike Martin. He was hired in May 2012^[2] to replace Jesse Agel, who was fired after the 2011–12 season.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1900–1901	Ed Benjamin	1	3–4	.429
2	1901–1902	Charles Ray	1	5–15	.250
3	1902–1903 1904–1905	Paul DeWolf	2	18–16	.529
4	1903–1904	Henry Ahrens	1	8–11	.421
5	1905–1906	Oscar Rackle	1	4–7	.364
6	1906–1907	W. W. Reynolds	1	10–7	.588
7	1907–1909	J. Donald Pryor	2	16–18	.471
8	1909–1910	Walter White	1	5–9	.357
9	1910–1912	J. Russell McKay	2	14–12	.538
10	1918–1919	Louis Pieri	1	2–12	.143
11	1919–1920	Ed Freeman	1	5–10	.333
12	1920–1921	Florence Harvey	1	5–9	.357
13	1921–1923	Walter Snell	2	19–20	.487
14	1923–1926	Harold Evans	3	27–24	.529
15	1926–1929	Tuss McLaughry	3	17–32	.347
16	1929–1931	Rufus Bond	2	16–22	.421
17	1931–1938	Art Kahler	7	46–67	.407
18	1938–1941	George E. Allen	3	39–20	.661
19	1941–1942	Tippy Dye	1	11–7	.611
20	1942–1946	Rip Engle	4	39–44	.470
21	1946–1947	Weeb Ewbank	1	8–12	.400
22	1947–1954	Robert Morris	7	61–87	.412
23	1954–1969	L. Stanley Ward	15	133–261	.338
24	1969–1978	J. Gerald Alaimo	9	88–145	.378
25	1978–1981	Joe Mullaney	3	29–49	.372
26	1981–1991	Mike Cingiser	10	93–170	.354
27	1991–1999	Frank Dobbs	8	67–141	.322
28	1999–2006	Glen Miller	7	93–99	.484
29	2006–2008	Craig Robinson	2	30–28	.517
30	2008–2012	Jesse Agel	4	39–79	.331
31	2012–present^[a]	Mike Martin	10	135–153	.469
Totals		31 coaches	116 seasons	1,082–1,529	.414
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season Source^[1]

↑ Brown's 2020–21 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

1 2 "Brown Men's Basketball History". Brown Athletics. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
↑ Reynolds, Bill (May 31, 2012). "Brown names Mike Martin new head basketball coach" . The Providence Journal . Retrieved February 25, 2023.
↑ Katz, Andy (March 5, 2012). "Brown parts with Jesse Agel". ESPN.com . Retrieved February 25, 2023.

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[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "Brown Men's Basketball History". Brown Athletics. Retrieved February 25, 2023.

[2] Reynolds, Bill (May 31, 2012). "Brown names Mike Martin new head basketball coach" . The Providence Journal . Retrieved February 25, 2023.

[3] Katz, Andy (March 5, 2012). "Brown parts with Jesse Agel". ESPN.com . Retrieved February 25, 2023.

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