List of Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball head coaches

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Stan Heath, the current head coach of the Eastern Michigan Eagles. Stan Heath.jpg
Stan Heath, the current head coach of the Eastern Michigan Eagles.

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.TenureCoachYearsRecordPct.
11897–1898 L. P. Whitcomb 11–1.500
21898–1899 E. E. Crook 11–1.500
31899–1900 Leslie A. Butler 11–1.500
41900–1901 M. Everett Dick 10–2.000
51901–1903 Clayton Teetzel 22–4.333
61903–1909 Wilbur Bowen 622–30.423
71909–1911 Clare Hunter 213–9.591
81911–1912 Frederick Beyerman 13–8.273
91912–1914 Leroy Brown 213–6.684
101914–1915 Thomas Ransom 19–4.692
111915–1917 Elmer Mitchell 225–5.833
121917–1921
1925–1932
1935–1940
1944–1946
Elton Rynearson 18160–129.554
131921–1925 Joseph McCulloch 445–34.570
141932–1935 Harry Ockerman 334–16.680
151940–1941 Frank Worzniak 14–13.235
161941–1944
1946–1947
Ray Stites 429–32.475
171947–1953 William Crouch 648–67.417
181953–1954 Robert Hollway 18–12.400
191954–1960 James Skala 643–86.333
201960–1966 Richard Adams 232–21.604
211966–1972 Jim Dutcher 6127–49.722
221972–1976 Allan Freund 435–69.337
231976–1979 Ray Scott 329–52.358
241979–1986 [a] Jim Boyce 784–96.467
251986–1996 [b] Ben Braun 11185–132.584
261996–2000 Milton Barnes 462–53.539
272000–2005 Jim Boone 548–96.333
282005–2011 Charles Ramsey 268–118.366
292011–2021 Rob Murphy 10128–109.540
302021–present Stan Heath 218–44.290
Totals30 coaches126 seasons1,342–1,383.492
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
Source [1]
  1. Boyce resigned on January 15, 1986. Braun was named interim coach for the remainder of the season. [4]
  2. After serving as interim coach for the end of the 1985–86 season, Braun was named permanent coach in March 1986. [5]

References

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