List of Central Arkansas Bears basketball head coaches

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The following is a list of Central Arkansas Bears basketball head coaches. There have been 20 head coaches of the Bears in their 101-season history. [1]

Central Arkansas' current head coach is Anthony Boone. He was named as the Bears' permanent head coach in March of 2020, after having served as interim head coach since December of 2019. [2] Boone replaced Russ Pennell, who took a leave of absence in December of 2019 and left for good three weeks later. [3]

No.TenureCoachYearsRecordPct.
11920–1929 Dan Estes 999–64.607
21929–1934 Orion Wray 554–35.607
31934–1935 Jerry Dalrymple 125–6–1.797
41935–1941 Warren B. Woodson 6114–40.740
51941–1942 Loyd Roberts 125–3.893
61944–1945 [a] Harold Eldson 10–4.000
71944–1945 [a]
1946–1947		 Sam Hindsman 229–13.690
81945–1946 Charles McGibbony 116–10.615
91947–1948 Glen Smith 121–2.913
101948–1949 Howard Montgomery 114–11.560
111949–1958 Cecil Garrison 9154–81.655
121958–1969
1970–1973		 Cliff Horton 12229–142.617
–1969–1970* Marvin Bishop 113–14.481
131973–1979 Don Nixon 695–76.556
141979–1993 Don Dyer 14285–145.663
151993–1999 [b] Arch Jones 677–74.510
161999–2003 [b] [c] Charles Hervey 562–39.614
–2003* David James 14–7.364
172003–2010 Rand Chappell 7104–104.500
182010–2013 [d] Corliss Williamson 326–62.295
–2013–2014* Clarence Finley 18–21.276
192014–2019 [e] Russ Pennell 150–116.301
202019–present [f] Anthony Boone 434–74.315
Totals20 coaches101 seasons1,538–1,143–1.574
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
* - Denotes interim head coach.
Source [1]
  1. 1 2 Eldson coached for the first four games of the 1944–45 season, and Hindsman finished the season. The exact dates of the games for this season are unknown; both coaches are listed as having coached from 1944 to 1945.
  2. 1 2 Hervey took over from Jones with eight games remaining in the season.
  3. ↑ Hervey was reassigned in January of 2003. James was named interim coach until the end of the season. [4]
  4. ↑ Williamson resigned to take an assistant coaching position with the Sacramento Kings just before the 2013–14 season. Finley was named interim head coach for the season. [5]
  5. ↑ Pennell took a leave of absence in December 2019, and stepped down as head coach in January 2020. [3]
  6. ↑ Finley was named interim head coach when Pennell took a leave of absence, and was hired as permanent head coach in March 2020. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Central Arkansas Men's Basketball Coaching Records" (PDF). Central Arkansas Athletics. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Daeschner, Trenton (March 10, 2020). "Boone's work gets full-time UCA job" . Arkansas Democrat-Gazette . Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Daeschner, Trenton (January 7, 2020). "Pennell out as UCA men's basketball coach" . Arkansas Democrat-Gazette . Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  4. ↑ "C. Arkansas Reassigns Basketball Coach". Plainview Daily Herald . January 20, 2003. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  5. ↑ Muck, Jeremy (November 13, 2013). "Longtime assistant, 57, has UCA ready to go". Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette . Retrieved February 27, 2023.
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