List of Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball head coaches

Last updated June 12, 2025

The following is a list of Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball head coaches. There have been 30 head coaches of the Eagles in their 126-season history.^[1]

Eastern Michigan's current head coach is Stan Heath. He was hired as the Eagles' head coach in April 2021,^[2] replacing Rob Murphy, who mutually parted ways with Eastern Michigan after the 2020–21 season.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1897–1898	L. P. Whitcomb	1	1–1	.500
2	1898–1899	E. E. Crook	1	1–1	.500
3	1899–1900	Leslie A. Butler	1	1–1	.500
4	1900–1901	M. Everett Dick	1	0–2	.000
5	1901–1903	Clayton Teetzel	2	2–4	.333
6	1903–1909	Wilbur Bowen	6	22–30	.423
7	1909–1911	Clare Hunter	2	13–9	.591
8	1911–1912	Frederick Beyerman	1	3–8	.273
9	1912–1914	Leroy Brown	2	13–6	.684
10	1914–1915	Thomas Ransom	1	9–4	.692
11	1915–1917	Elmer Mitchell	2	25–5	.833
12	1917–1921 1925–1932 1935–1940 1944–1946	Elton Rynearson	18	160–129	.554
13	1921–1925	Joseph McCulloch	4	45–34	.570
14	1932–1935	Harry Ockerman	3	34–16	.680
15	1940–1941	Frank Worzniak	1	4–13	.235
16	1941–1944 1946–1947	Ray Stites	4	29–32	.475
17	1947–1953	William Crouch	6	48–67	.417
18	1953–1954	Robert Hollway	1	8–12	.400
19	1954–1960	James Skala	6	43–86	.333
20	1960–1966	Richard Adams	2	32–21	.604
21	1966–1972	Jim Dutcher	6	127–49	.722
22	1972–1976	Allan Freund	4	35–69	.337
23	1976–1979	Ray Scott	3	29–52	.358
24	1979–1986^[a]	Jim Boyce	7	84–96	.467
25	1986–1996^[b]	Ben Braun	11	185–132	.584
26	1996–2000	Milton Barnes	4	62–53	.539
27	2000–2005	Jim Boone	5	48–96	.333
28	2005–2011	Charles Ramsey	2	68–118	.366
29	2011–2021	Rob Murphy	10	128–109	.540
30	2021–present	Stan Heath	2	18–44	.290
Totals		30 coaches	126 seasons	1,342–1,383	.492
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season Source^[1]

↑ Boyce resigned on January 15, 1986. Braun was named interim coach for the remainder of the season.^[4]
↑ After serving as interim coach for the end of the 1985–86 season, Braun was named permanent coach in March 1986.^[5]

References

1 2 "Official 2021-22 Media Guide for Eastern Men's Basketball" (PDF). Eastern Michigan Athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
↑ Crawford, Kirkland (April 12, 2021). "Eastern Michigan basketball hires Stan Heath as next head coach". Detroit Free Press . Retrieved March 9, 2023.
↑ Paul, Tony; Beard, Rod (March 17, 2021). "Rob Murphy out as EMU basketball coach; he quickly joins Pistons' new G-League affiliate". The Detroit Times . Retrieved March 9, 2023.
↑ "SPORTS PEOPLE; Comings and Goings". The New York Times . January 16, 1986. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
↑ "Ben Braun was named basketball coach at Eastern Michigan..." United Press International . March 24, 1986. Retrieved March 9, 2023.

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[BoyceBraun-5] Boyce resigned on January 15, 1986. Braun was named interim coach for the remainder of the season.^[4]

[Braun-7] After serving as interim coach for the end of the 1985–86 season, Braun was named permanent coach in March 1986.^[5]

[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "Official 2021-22 Media Guide for Eastern Men's Basketball" (PDF). Eastern Michigan Athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2023.

[2] Crawford, Kirkland (April 12, 2021). "Eastern Michigan basketball hires Stan Heath as next head coach". Detroit Free Press . Retrieved March 9, 2023.

[3] Paul, Tony; Beard, Rod (March 17, 2021). "Rob Murphy out as EMU basketball coach; he quickly joins Pistons' new G-League affiliate". The Detroit Times . Retrieved March 9, 2023.

[4] "SPORTS PEOPLE; Comings and Goings". The New York Times . January 16, 1986. Retrieved March 9, 2023.

[6] "Ben Braun was named basketball coach at Eastern Michigan..." United Press International . March 24, 1986. Retrieved March 9, 2023.

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