List of Harvard Crimson men's basketball head coaches

Last updated February 10, 2024

The following is a list of Harvard Crimson men's basketball head coaches. There have been 17 head coaches of the Crimson in their 112-season history.^[1]

Harvard's current head coach is Tommy Amaker. He was hired as the Crimson's head coach in April 2007,^[2] replacing Frank Sullivan, who was fired after the 2006–07 season.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1900–1902	John K. Clark	2	20–13	.606
2	1902–1904	John Gilles	2	6–15	.286
–	1904–1905 1906–1907	Captains	2	18–14	.563
3	1905–1906	Clarence W. Randall	1	12–4	.750
4	1907–1909	George Grebenstein	2	5–19	.208
5	1920–1933	Ed Wachter	13	120–81	.597
6	1933–1941	Wes Fesler	8	60–96	.385
7	1941–1943	Earl Brown	2	20–30	.400
8	1943–1946	Floyd Stahl	3	23–28	.451
9	1946–1949	William Barclay	3	24–49	.329
10	1949–1954	Norman Shepard	5	38–83	.314
11	1954–1968	Floyd Wilson	14	143–182	.440
12	1968–1973	Bob Harrison	5	59–70	.457
13	1973–1977	Satch Sanders	4	40–60	.400
14	1977–1985	Francis McLaughlin	8	99–110	.474
15	1985–1991	Peter Roby	6	58–98	.372
16	1991–2007	Frank Sullivan	16	178–244	.422
17	2007–present^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Tommy Amaker	15	278–166	.626
Totals		17 coaches	112 seasons	1,201–1,362	.469
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season Source^[1]

↑ Harvard's 2020–21 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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References

1 2 "2022 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Harvard Athletics. p. 1. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
↑ "Amaker introduced as new Harvard head coach". ESPN.com . Associated Press. April 13, 2007. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
↑ Peiffer, Caleb W. (March 6, 2007). "Men's Basketball Coach Fired". The Harvard Crimson . Retrieved March 14, 2023.

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[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "2022 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Harvard Athletics. p. 1. Retrieved March 14, 2023.

[2] "Amaker introduced as new Harvard head coach". ESPN.com . Associated Press. April 13, 2007. Retrieved March 14, 2023.

[3] Peiffer, Caleb W. (March 6, 2007). "Men's Basketball Coach Fired". The Harvard Crimson . Retrieved March 14, 2023.

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