List of Elon Phoenix men's basketball head coaches

Last updated February 10, 2024

The following is a list of Elon Phoenix men's basketball head coaches. There have been 19 head coaches of the Phoenix in their 114-season history.^[1]

Elon's current head coach is Billy Taylor. He was hired as the Phoenix's head coach in April 2022,^[2] replacing Mike Schrage, who resigned after the 2021–22 season to join the staff at Duke.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
–	1907–1911	Unknown	4	1–3	.250
1	1911–1915	Bob Doak	4	25–33–1	.432
2	1915–1920	Jack Johnson	5	21–50	.296
3	1920–1926	Frank Corboy	6	51–56	.477
4	1926–1927	William Jay	1	12–10	.545
5	1927–1937	Peahead Walker	10	123–90	.577
6	1937–1942	Horace Hendrickson	5	93–21	.816
7	1944–1946	Lacy Adcox	2	20–27	.426
8	1946–1947	Hap Perry	1	16–10	.615
9	1947–1948	Garland Causey	1	10–13	.435
10	1948–1949	Harold Pope	1	7–22	.241
11	1949–1959	Doc Mathis	10	161–118	.577
12	1959–1979	Bill Miller	20	329–225	.594
13	1979–1986	Bill Morningstar	7	101–100	.502
14	1986–1993	Bob Burton	7	115–85	.575
15	1993–2003	Mark Simons	10	109–169	.392
16	2003–2009	Ernie Nestor	6	67–117	.364
17	2009–2019	Matt Matheny	10	151–169	.472
18	2019–2022	Mike Schrage	3	33–52	.388
19	2022–present	Billy Taylor	1	8–24	.250
Totals		19 coaches	114 seasons	1,453–1,394	.510
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season Source^[1]

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References

1 2 "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Elon Athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
↑ Helmer, Josh (April 15, 2022). "Iowa assistant coach Billy Taylor taking over as head coach at Elon". Yahoo! Sports . Retrieved March 9, 2023.
↑ Borzello, Jeff (April 5, 2022). "Mike Schrage resigns as Elon Phoenix men's basketball coach; expected to join Duke staff, per sources". ESPN.com . Retrieved March 9, 2023.

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[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Elon Athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2023.

[2] Helmer, Josh (April 15, 2022). "Iowa assistant coach Billy Taylor taking over as head coach at Elon". Yahoo! Sports . Retrieved March 9, 2023.

[3] Borzello, Jeff (April 5, 2022). "Mike Schrage resigns as Elon Phoenix men's basketball coach; expected to join Duke staff, per sources". ESPN.com . Retrieved March 9, 2023.

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