List of Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball head coaches

Last updated March 24, 2024

The following is a list of Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball head coaches. There have been 17 head coaches of the Dolphins in their 75-season history.^[1]

Jacksonville's current head coach is Jordan Mincy. He was hired as the Dolphins' head coach in March 2021,^[2] replacing Tony Jasick, who was fired after the 2020–21 season.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1948–1953	John Geilen	5	67–32	.677
2	1953–1960	Rollie Rourke	7	107–47	.695
3	1960–1964	Dick Kendall	4	51–49	.510
4	1964–1970	Joe Williams	6	92–61	.601
5	1970–1973	Tom Wasdin	3	63–18	.778
6	1973–1975	Bob Gottlieb	2	35–21	.625
7	1975–1978	Don Beasley	3	37–46	.446
8	1978–1981	Tates Locke	3	47–39	.547
9	1981–1987	Bob Wenzel	6	88–86	.506
10	1987–1991	Rich Haddad	4	41–75	.353
11	1991–1994	Matt Kilcullen	3	34–50	.405
12	1994–1996^{[lower-alpha 1]}	George Scholz	3	33–28	.541
13	1996–1997*	Buster Harvey	1	5–17	.227
14	1997–2005	Hugh Durham	8	68–78	.466
15	2005–2014	Cliff Warren	9	126–150	.457
16	2014–2021	Tony Jasick	7	95–123	.436
17	2021–present	Jordan Mincy	2	34–26	.567
Totals		17 coaches	75 seasons	1,061–987	.518
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season * - Denotes interim head coach. Source^[1]

↑ Scholz was reassigned in December 1996 before being fired in February 1997. Buster Harvey served as interim coach for the remainder of the 1996–97 season after Scholz's reassignment.^[4]

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References

1 2 "Jacksonville Record Book" (PDF). Jacksonville Athletics. pp. 3–4. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
↑ Smits, Garry (March 26, 2021). "'Humble' JU basketball coach Jordan Mincy promises his teams will play with an edge". The Florida Times-Union . Retrieved March 16, 2023.
↑ Barney, Justin (March 8, 2021). "JU fires men's basketball coach Tony Jasick". News4Jax.com. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
↑ "George Scholz fired as Jacksonville coach". APNews.com. February 4, 1997. Retrieved March 16, 2023.

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[ScholzHarvey-5] Scholz was reassigned in December 1996 before being fired in February 1997. Buster Harvey served as interim coach for the remainder of the 1996–97 season after Scholz's reassignment.^[4]

[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "Jacksonville Record Book" (PDF). Jacksonville Athletics. pp. 3–4. Retrieved March 16, 2023.

[2] Smits, Garry (March 26, 2021). "'Humble' JU basketball coach Jordan Mincy promises his teams will play with an edge". The Florida Times-Union . Retrieved March 16, 2023.

[3] Barney, Justin (March 8, 2021). "JU fires men's basketball coach Tony Jasick". News4Jax.com. Retrieved March 16, 2023.

[4] "George Scholz fired as Jacksonville coach". APNews.com. February 4, 1997. Retrieved March 16, 2023.

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