List of Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball head coaches

Last updated June 11, 2025

The following is a list of Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball head coaches. There have been 24 head coaches of the Fightin' Blue Hens in their 118-season history.^[1]

Delaware's current head coach is Martin Ingelsby. He was hired as the Fightin' Blue Hens' head coach in May 2016,^[2] replacing Monté Ross, who was fired after the 2015–16 season.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1905–1906	Samuel Saunders	1	3–4–1	.438
–	1906–1909	No coach	3	15–18	.455
2	1909–1918 1922–1925	William McAvoy	12	58–83	.411
3	1918–1922	Burton Shipley	4	35–19	.648
4	1925–1927	Frank M. Forstburg	2	6–23	.207
5	1927–1930	Joseph J. Rothrock	3	17–33	.340
6	1930–1937	Gerald Doherty	7	43–64–1	.403
7	1937–1938	Lyal Clark	1	6–10	.375
8	1938–1940	Stephen Grenda	2	13–19	.406
9	1940–1941	Flucie Stewart	1	7–9	.438
10	1941–1943	Emery Adkins	2	14–23	.378
11	1943–1944	Edmund Prince	1	7–9	.438
12	1944–1945	William D. Murray	1	3–9	.250
13	1945–1946	Kenneth Steers	1	7–9	.438
14	1946–1949	Joseph Brunansky	3	24–30	.444
15	1949–1954	Fred Emmerson	5	66–41	.617
16	1954–1966	Irv Wisniewski	12	111–154	.419
17	1966–1971	Dan Peterson	5	69–49	.585
18	1971–1976	Donald Harnum	5	69–57	.548
19	1976–1985	Ronald Rainey	9	91–147	.382
20	1985–1995	Steve Steinwedel	10	163–121	.574
21	1995–2000	Mike Brey	5	99–52	.656
22	2000–2006	David Henderson	6	85–93	.478
23	2006–2016	Monté Ross	10	132–184	.418
24	2016–present	Martin Ingelsby	7	112–103	.521
Totals		24 coaches	118 seasons	1,255–1,363–2	.479
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season Source^[1]

References

1 2 "Delaware Men's Basketball Information Central". University of Delaware Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
↑ Borzello, Jeff (May 24, 2016). "Martin Ingelsby to be named Delaware's new coach". ESPN.com . Retrieved March 6, 2023.
↑ Tresolini, Kevin (March 18, 2016). "Ross fired as University of Delaware basketball coach" . The News Journal . Retrieved March 6, 2023.

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[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "Delaware Men's Basketball Information Central". University of Delaware Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2023.

[2] Borzello, Jeff (May 24, 2016). "Martin Ingelsby to be named Delaware's new coach". ESPN.com . Retrieved March 6, 2023.

[3] Tresolini, Kevin (March 18, 2016). "Ross fired as University of Delaware basketball coach" . The News Journal . Retrieved March 6, 2023.

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