List of DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball head coaches

Last updated June 11, 2025

The following is a list of DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball head coaches. There have been 16 head coaches of the Blue Demons in their 100-season history.^[1]

DePaul's current head coach is Tony Stubblefield. He was hired as the Blue Demons' head coach in April 2021,^[2] replacing Dave Leitao, who was fired after the 2020–21 season.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1923–1924	Robert Stevenson	1	8–6	.571
2	1924–1925	Harry Adams	1	6–13	.316
3	1925–1929	Eddie Anderson	4	25–23	.521
4	1929–1936	Jim Kelly	7	99–22	.818
5	1936–1940	Tom Haggerty	4	64–29	.688
6	1940–1942	Bill Wendt	2	23–20	.535
7	1942–1984	Ray Meyer	42	724–354	.672
8	1984–1997	Joey Meyer	13	231–158	.594
9	1997–2002	Pat Kennedy	5	67–85	.441
10	2002–2005 2015–2021^[a]	Dave Leitao	9	124–146	.459
11	2005–Jan 2010^[b]	Jerry Wainwright	5	59–80	.424
12	2010*	Tracy Webster	N/A	1–15	.063
13	2010–2015	Oliver Purnell	5	54–105	.340
14	2021–Jan, 2024	Tony Stubblefield	3	28–54	.341
15	2024*	Matt Brady	N/A	0–14	.000
16	2024–present	Chris Holtmann	N/A	0–0	–
Totals		16 coaches	100 seasons	1,507–1,108	.576
Records updated through end of 2023–24 season * - Denotes interim head coach. Source^[1]

↑ Leitao was suspended for the first three games of the 2019–20 season. DePaul's 3-0 record in these games is not credited to any coach.
↑ Wainwright was fired on January 11, 2010.^[4] Webster was named interim coach for the remainder of the season.

References

1 2 "DePaul Coaching History" (PDF). DePaul Athletics. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
↑ Seligman, Andrew (April 1, 2021). "Oregon men's basketball assistant Tony Stubblefield hired as DePaul head coach" . The Register-Guard . Associated Press. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
↑ Silver, John (March 15, 2021). "DePaul fires men's basketball coach Dave Leitao" . Chicago Sun-Times . Retrieved March 8, 2023.
↑ "Ex-UNCW basketball coach Jerry Wainwright fired by DePaul" . Star-News . Associated Press. January 11, 2010. Retrieved March 8, 2023.

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[LeitaoSuspended-4] Leitao was suspended for the first three games of the 2019–20 season. DePaul's 3-0 record in these games is not credited to any coach.

[Wainwright-6] Wainwright was fired on January 11, 2010.^[4] Webster was named interim coach for the remainder of the season.

[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "DePaul Coaching History" (PDF). DePaul Athletics. Retrieved March 8, 2023.

[2] Seligman, Andrew (April 1, 2021). "Oregon men's basketball assistant Tony Stubblefield hired as DePaul head coach" . The Register-Guard . Associated Press. Retrieved March 8, 2023.

[3] Silver, John (March 15, 2021). "DePaul fires men's basketball coach Dave Leitao" . Chicago Sun-Times . Retrieved March 8, 2023.

[5] "Ex-UNCW basketball coach Jerry Wainwright fired by DePaul" . Star-News . Associated Press. January 11, 2010. Retrieved March 8, 2023.

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