List of Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball head coaches

Last updated March 19, 2023

The following is a list of Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball head coaches. There have been 26 head coaches of the Bulldogs in their 115-season history.^[1]

Gonzaga's current head coach is Mark Few. He was hired as the Bulldogs' head coach in July 1999,^[2] replacing Dan Monson, who left to become the head coach at Minnesota.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
–	1907–1908	No coach	1	9–2	.818
1	1908–1909	George Varnell	1	10–2	.833
2	1909–1910	William Mulligan	1	11–3	.786
3	1910–1911	Frank McKevitt	1	8–1	.889
4	1911–1912	Fred Burns	1	4–2	.667
5	1912–1913	Ed Mulholland	1	4–2	.667
6	1913–1915	Robert E. Harmon	2	10–4	.714
7	1915–1916	William S. Higgins	1	2–7	.222
8	1916–1917	John F. McGough	1	4–5	.444
9	1917–1918	Jimmy Condon	1	3–2	.600
10	1918–1920	Edward Geheves	2	9–17	.346
11	1920–1926	Gus Dorais	6	14–16	.467
12	1926–1931	Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith	5	46–59	.438
13	1931–1932	Sam Dagly	1	4–7	.364
14	1932–1933	Perry Ten Eyck	1	4–15	.211
15	1933–1942 1946–1949	Claude McGrath	12	129–133	.492
16	1942–1943	Bill Frazier	1	2–9	.182
17	1943–1944	Charles Henry	1	22–4	.846
18	1944–1945	Eugene Wozny	1	12–19	.387
19	1945–1946	Gordon C. White	1	6–14	.300
20	1949–1951	L. T. Underwood	2	26–33	.441
21	1951–1972	Hank Anderson	21	290–275	.513
22	1972–1978	Adrian Buoncristiani	6	78–82	.488
23	1978–1981 1985–1997	Dan Fitzgerald	15	252–171	.596
24	1981–1985	Jay Hillock	4	60–50	.545
25	1997–1999	Dan Monson	2	52–17	.754
26	1999–present	Mark Few	23	657–129	.836
Totals		26 coaches	115 seasons	1,742–1,119	.609
Records updated through end of 2021–22 season Source^[1]

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References

1 2 "2021–22 Gonzaga Men's Basketball FInal Season Guide" (PDF). Gonzaga Athletics. p. 99-100. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
↑ Geranios, Nicholas K. (July 26, 1999). "Few can replace Monson". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Associated Press. p. 1C. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
↑ "Minnesota Hires Gonzaga's Monson" . Los Angeles Times . July 25, 1999. Retrieved March 11, 2023.

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[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "2021–22 Gonzaga Men's Basketball FInal Season Guide" (PDF). Gonzaga Athletics. p. 99-100. Retrieved March 11, 2023.

[2] Geranios, Nicholas K. (July 26, 1999). "Few can replace Monson". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Associated Press. p. 1C. Retrieved March 11, 2023.

[3] "Minnesota Hires Gonzaga's Monson" . Los Angeles Times . July 25, 1999. Retrieved March 11, 2023.

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