List of George Washington Revolutionaries men's basketball head coaches

Last updated July 06, 2025

The following is a list of George Washington Colonials men's basketball head coaches. There have been 29 head coaches of the Colonials in their 109-season history.^[1]

George Washington's current head coach is Chris Caputo. He was hired as the Colonials', now Revolutionaries head coach in April 2022,^[2] replacing Jamion Christian, who was fired after the 2021–22 season.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1906–1908	J. Kramer	2	7–12	.368
2	1912–1914	Slitz Schlosser	2	4–16	.200
3	1914–1915	Nathan Dougherty	1	5–9	.357
4	1915–1917	George Colliflower	2	9–19	.321
5	1917–1918	Bertram Groesbeck and Murphy	1	5–6	.455
6	1920–1923	Bryan Morse	3	16–27	.372
7	1923–1925	Jack Dailey	2	8–14	.364
8	1925–1927	James Lemon	2	13–16	.448
9	1927–1929	Harry W. Crum	2	13–14	.481
10	1929–1930	Joe Mitchell	1	9–7	.563
11	1930–1932 1934–1935^[a]	Jim Pixlee	2	36–15	.706
12	1932–1934	Ted O'Leary	2	26–9	.743
13	1934–1935^[a]	Logan Wilson	1	14–6	.700
14	1935–1942 1949–1966	Bill Reinhart	24	319–237	.574
15	1942–1947^[b]	Otis Zahn	3	45–21	.682
16	1947–1949	George Garber	2	37–15	.712
17	1966–1967	Babe McCarthy	1	6–18	.250
18	1967–1970	Wayne Dobbs	3	31–45	.408
19	1970–1974	Carl Slone	4	54–48	.529
20	1974–1981	Bob Tallent	7	102–84	.548
21	1981–1985	Gerry Gimelstob	4	58–55	.513
22	1985–1990	John Kuester	5	50–94	.347
23	1990–1998	Mike Jarvis	8	152–90	.628
24	1998–2001	Tom Penders	3	49–42	.538
25	2001–2011	Karl Hobbs	10	133–100	.571
26	2011–2016	Mike Lonergan	5	97–70	.581
27	2016–2019	Maurice Joseph	3	44–57	.436
28	2019–2022	Jamion Christian	3	29–50	.367
29	2022–present	Chris Caputo	3	52–46	.531
Totals		29 coaches	112 seasons	1,409–1,236	.533
Records updated through end of 2024–25 season Source^[1]

1 2 Pixlee and Wilson served as co-head coaches for the 1934–35 season. The team finished 14–6; both coaches are credited with wins and losses from this season.
↑ George Washington did not field a team for the 1943–44 or 1944–45 seasons.

References

1 2 "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). George Washington Athletics. pp. 48–49. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
↑ Kaufman, Michelle (April 1, 2022). "Chris Caputo leaving Miami for George Washington head job" . Miami Herald . Retrieved March 10, 2023.
↑ Diaz, Nuria (March 15, 2022). "Men's basketball breaks ties with Jamion Christian, entire coaching staff". The GW Hatchet . Retrieved March 10, 2023.

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[PixleeWilson-4] 1 2 Pixlee and Wilson served as co-head coaches for the 1934–35 season. The team finished 14–6; both coaches are credited with wins and losses from this season.

[NoTeam-5] George Washington did not field a team for the 1943–44 or 1944–45 seasons.

[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). George Washington Athletics. pp. 48–49. Retrieved March 10, 2023.

[2] Kaufman, Michelle (April 1, 2022). "Chris Caputo leaving Miami for George Washington head job" . Miami Herald . Retrieved March 10, 2023.

[3] Diaz, Nuria (March 15, 2022). "Men's basketball breaks ties with Jamion Christian, entire coaching staff". The GW Hatchet . Retrieved March 10, 2023.

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