List of California Baptist Lancers men's basketball head coaches

Last updated February 10, 2024

The following is a list of California Baptist Lancers men's basketball head coaches. There have been 12 head coaches of the Lancers in their 67-season history.^[1]

California Baptist's current head coach is Rick Croy. He was hired as the Lancers' head coach in April 2013,^[2] replacing Tim Collins, who retired after 2012–13 season.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1956–1958	Earl Marshall	2	24–17	.585
2	1958–1966	Dewey Jones	8	101–109	.481
3	1966–1969	Lloyd Aycock	3	32–48	.400
4	1969–1970	Ed Hurt	1	9–14	.391
5	1970–1979	Floyd Evans	9	168–112	.600
6	1979–1980	Jim Christopher	1	8–22	.267
7	1980–1994	Jerry King	14	200–237	.458
8	1994–1995	Mike Vanta	1	13–17	.433
9	1995–1999	Lee Erickson	4	52–72	.419
10	1999–2002	Scott Mossman	3	58–39	.598
11	2002–2013	Tim Collins	11	195–131	.598
12	2013–present	Rick Croy	10	217–96	.693
Totals		12 coaches	67 seasons	1,077–914	.541
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season Source^[1]

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References

1 2 "Coaching Records - CBU Athletics". California Baptist Athletics. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
↑ Steele, Allan (April 2, 2013). "BASKETBALL: Cal Baptist names Croy as coach". The Press-Enterprise . Retrieved February 27, 2023.
↑ "CAL BAPTIST: Nice sendoff for Tim Collins". The Press-Enterprise . March 19, 2013. Retrieved February 27, 2023.

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[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "Coaching Records - CBU Athletics". California Baptist Athletics. Retrieved February 27, 2023.

[2] Steele, Allan (April 2, 2013). "BASKETBALL: Cal Baptist names Croy as coach". The Press-Enterprise . Retrieved February 27, 2023.

[3] "CAL BAPTIST: Nice sendoff for Tim Collins". The Press-Enterprise . March 19, 2013. Retrieved February 27, 2023.

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