List of East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball head coaches

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The following is a list of East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball head coaches. There have been 19 head coaches of the Buccaneers in their 104-season history. [1]

East Tennessee State's current head coach is Brooks Savage. He was hired as the Buccaneers' head coach in March 2023, [2] replacing Desmond Oliver, who was fired after the 2022–23 season. [3]

No.TenureCoachYearsRecordPct.
11918–1922 Charlie Reece 419–12.613
21922–1923 Vernon McFee 15–5.500
31923–1925 James Karl Luck 210–15.400
41925–1931 John Robinson 625–40.385
1931–1933 [a] Unknown212–6.667
51933–1947 [b] Gene McMurray 1390–84.517
61947–1948 Loyd Roberts 19–8.529
71948–1973Madison Brooks25370–263.585
81973–1976 Leroy Fisher 323–52.307
91976–1978 Sonny Smith 230–23.566
101978–1982 Jim Halihan 457–53.518
111982–1985 Barry Dowd 440–46.465
121985–1990 Les Robinson 581–70.536
131990–1996 Alan LeForce 6108–70.607
141996–2003 Ed DeChellis 7105–93.530
152003–2015 Murry Bartow 12224–165.576
162015–2020 Steve Forbes 5130–43.751
172020–2021 Jason Shay 113–12.520
182021–2023 Desmond Oliver 227–37.422
192023–present Brooks Savage 00–0
Totals19 coaches104 seasons1,378–1,097.557
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
* - Denotes interim head coach.
Source [1]
  1. Records for the 1931–32 season are incomplete; only the team's final record is known. All records for the 1932–33 season are lost.
  2. East Tennessee State did not field a team for the 1943–44 season.

References

  1. 1 2 "Buccaneer Basketball Record Book" (PDF). East Tennessee State Athletics. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  2. Borzello, Jeff (March 17, 2023). "Sources: ETSU nearing deal with Brooks Savage as next coach". ESPN.com . Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  3. Avento, Joe (March 10, 2023). "Oliver out as ETSU basketball coach". Johnson City Press. Retrieved March 19, 2023.