List of Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball head coaches

Last updated February 10, 2024

Wes Miller, the current head coach of the Cincinnati Bearcats. WesMillerUNCW.jpg — Wes Miller, the current head coach of the Cincinnati Bearcats.

The following is a list of Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball head coaches. There have been 28 head coaches of the Bearcats in their 122-season history.^[1]

Cincinnati's current head coach is Wes Miller. He was hired as the Bearcats' head coach in April 2021,^[2] replacing John Brannen, who was fired after the 2020–21 season.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1901–1902	Henry S. Pratt	1	5–4	.556
2	1902–1904	Anthony Chez	2	12–10	.545
3	1904–1909	Amos Foster	5	30–10	.750
4	1909–1910	C. A. Shroetter	1	3–2	.600
5	1910–1914	Russ Easton	4	11–30	.268
6	1914–1916	George Little	2	4–17	.190
7	1916–1917	Ion Cortright	1	3–8	.273
8	1917–1918	Whitelaw Morrison	1	2–6	.250
9	1918–1928	Boyd Chambers	10	106–81	.567
10	1928–1932	Frank E. Rice	4	33–34	.493
11	1932–1933	John Halliday	1	9–9	.500
12	1933–1937	Tay Brown	4	47–27	.635
13	1937–1939	Rip Van Winkle	2	18–16	.529
14	1939–1942	Clark Ballard	3	24–31	.436
15	1942–1944	Bob Reuss	2	15–15	.500
16	1944–1946	Ray Farnham	2	16–22	.421
17	1946–1952	John Wiethe	6	106–47	.693
18	1952–1960	George Smith	8	154–56	.733
19	1960–1965	Ed Jucker	5	113–28	.801
20	1965–1972	Tay Baker	7	125–60	.676
21	1972–1978	Gale Catlett	6	126–44	.741
22	1978–1983	Ed Badger	5	68–71	.489
23	1983–1989	Tony Yates	6	70–100	.412
24	1989–2005	Bob Huggins	16	399–127	.759
25	2005–2006*^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Andy Kennedy	1	21–13	.618
26	2006–2019	Mick Cronin	13	296–147	.668
27	2019–2021	John Brannen	2	32–21	.604
28	2021–present	Wes Miller	2	41–28	.594
Totals		28 coaches	122 seasons	1,889–1,064	.640
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season * - Denotes interim head coach. Source^[1]

↑ Kennedy was named interim head coach for the 2005-06 season after Huggins left Cincinnati,^[4] and was hired as the head coach at Ole Miss while still serving as interim coach.^[5]

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References

1 2 "2022-23 Official Cincinnati Basketball Yearbook" (PDF). Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
↑ Goldsmith, Charlie; Jenkins, Keith (April 14, 2021). "'Excited to get to work:' Cincinnati Bearcats hire Wes Miller to replace John Brannen as head coach" . The Cincinnati Enquirer . Retrieved February 28, 2023.
↑ Cobb, David (April 9, 2021). "Cincinnati fires coach John Brannen after just two seasons following university review of basketball program". CBSSports.com . Retrieved February 28, 2023.
↑ "Assistant Kennedy becomes interim Cincy coach". ESPN.com . Associated Press. August 26, 2005. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
↑ Elkins, Ashley (March 23, 2006). "SPORTS UPDATE: Kennedy picked for Ole Miss job". Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal . Retrieved March 4, 2023.

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[Kennedy-6] Kennedy was named interim head coach for the 2005-06 season after Huggins left Cincinnati,^[4] and was hired as the head coach at Ole Miss while still serving as interim coach.^[5]

[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "2022-23 Official Cincinnati Basketball Yearbook" (PDF). Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved February 28, 2023.

[2] Goldsmith, Charlie; Jenkins, Keith (April 14, 2021). "'Excited to get to work:' Cincinnati Bearcats hire Wes Miller to replace John Brannen as head coach" . The Cincinnati Enquirer . Retrieved February 28, 2023.

[3] Cobb, David (April 9, 2021). "Cincinnati fires coach John Brannen after just two seasons following university review of basketball program". CBSSports.com . Retrieved February 28, 2023.

[4] "Assistant Kennedy becomes interim Cincy coach". ESPN.com . Associated Press. August 26, 2005. Retrieved March 4, 2023.

[5] Elkins, Ashley (March 23, 2006). "SPORTS UPDATE: Kennedy picked for Ole Miss job". Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal . Retrieved March 4, 2023.

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