List of Butler Bulldogs men's basketball head coaches

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The following is a list of Butler Bulldogs men's basketball head coaches. There have been 24 head coaches of the Bulldogs in their 125-season history. [1]

Butler's current head coach is Thad Matta, in his second stint as head coach. He was hired in April 2022 [2] to replace LaVall Jordan, who was fired after the 2021–22 season. [3]

No.TenureCoachYearsRecordPct.
1896–1897Unknown11–01.000
11897–1899 James L. Zink 22–5.286
21899–1903 Walter F. Kelly 46–8.429
31903–1904 Ralph Jones 12–2.500
41904–1906 Edgar Wingard 27–3.700
51906–1907 Art Guedel 12–4.333
61907–1909 [a] Jack McKay 29–6.600
71908–1909 [a] Joe McCrea 15–2.714
81909–1910 Walter Gipe 13–4.429
91910–1912 Bill Diddle 210–12.455
101912–1918 [b] G. Cullen Thomas 516–28.364
111918–1919 Joe Mullane 11–9.100
121919–1920 F. E. Ellis 12–4.333
131920–1926 Harlan Page 6103–30.774
141926–1942
1945–1970
Tony Hinkle 41560–392.588
151942–1945 [c] Frank Hedden 218–15.545
161970–1977 George Theofanis 779–105.429
171977–1989 Joe Sexson 12143–188.432
181989–2000 Barry Collier 11196–132.598
192000–2001
2022–present
Thad Matta 356–41.577
202001–2007 Todd Lickliter 6131–61.682
212007–2013 Brad Stevens 6166–49.772
222013–2014 Brandon Miller 114–17.452
232014–2017 Chris Holtmann 370–31.693
242017–2022 LaVall Jordan 583–74.529
Totals24 coaches125 seasons1,680–1,220.579
Records updated through end of 2023–24 season
Source [1]
  1. 1 2 McKay and McCrea served as co-head coaches for the 1908–09 season. Their record of 5–2 is reflected in both coaches' records.
  2. Butler did not field a basketball team for the 1913–14 season.
  3. Butler did not field a basketball team for the 1943–44 season.

References

  1. 1 2 "Butler Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Butler Athletics. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  2. "Butler basketball brings Thad Matta back as head coach" . The Indianapolis Star . April 3, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  3. Borzello, Jeff (April 1, 2022). "Butler fires men's basketball coach LaVall Jordan after five seasons". ESPN.com . Retrieved February 25, 2023.