List of Miami RedHawks men's basketball head coaches

Last updated June 12, 2025

The following is a list of Miami RedHawks men's basketball head coaches. There have been 28 head coaches of the RedHawks in their 118-season history.^[1]

Miami's current head coach is Travis Steele. He was hired as the RedHawks' head coach in March 2022,^[2] replacing Jack Owens, who was fired after the 2021–22 season.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1905–1906	Carroll Hoel	1	3–3	.500
2	1906–1907	John Snyder	1	2–4	.333
3	1907–1908	C. H. Martin	1	1–7	.125
4	1908–1912	F. W. Stone	4	17–20	.459
5	1912–1913	M. Hoskins	1	4–8	.333
6	1913–1914	A. D. Browne	1	6–7	.462
7	1914–1915	Howard Flack	1	4–9	.308
8	1915–1916	Chester J. Roberts	1	4–9	.308
9	1916–1917 1919–1922	George Little	4	43–21	.672
10	1917–1919	George Rider	2	17–5	.773
11	1922–1924	Harry W. Ewing	2	11–15	.423
12	1924–1930	Roy Tillotson	6	44–49	.473
13	1930–1938	John Mauer	8	46–80	.365
14	1938–1939	Weeb Ewbank	1	5–13	.278
15	1939–1942	Rip Van Winkle	3	28–22	.560
16	1942–1949	Blue Foster	7	74–59	.556
17	1949–1951	John Brickels	2	15–28	.349
18	1951–1957	Bill Rohr	6	91–47	.659
19	1957–1966	Dick Shrider	9	126–96	.568
20	1966–1970	Tates Locke	4	56–42	.571
21	1970–1984	Darrell Hedric	14	216–157	.579
22	1984–1990^[a]	Jerry Peirson	6	85–89	.489
23	1990–1993	Joby Wright	3	61–29	.678
24	1993–1996	Herb Sendek	3	63–26	.708
25	1996–2012	Charlie Coles	16	263–224	.540
–	2008*^[b]	Jermaine Henderson	1	3–2	.600
26	2012–2017	John Cooper	5	59–100	.371
27	2017–2022	Jack Owens	5	70–86	.449
28	2022–present	Travis Steele	1	12–20	.375
Totals		28 coaches	118 seasons	1,429–1,274	.529
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season Source^[1]

↑ Miami forfeited eight games from the 1988–89 season. Peirson's on-court record is 93–81 (.534).
↑ Henderson served as interim head coach for five games during the 2007–08 season as Charlie Coles recovered from a heart procedure.^[4]

References

1 2 "Miami Men's Basketball Record Book 2022-23" (PDF). Miami University Athletics. p. 71. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
↑ Clark, Dave (March 23, 2022). "Travis Steele, Xavier head coach for past four seasons, named Miami RedHawks' head coach" . The Cincinnati Enquirer . Retrieved March 20, 2023.
↑ Schmelzinger, Jack (March 23, 2022). "Jack Owens out as head coach of Miami Basketball". The Miami Student . Retrieved March 20, 2023.
↑ "Coles recovering from heart procedure". UPI.com. March 13, 2008. Retrieved March 20, 2023.

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[PeirsonForfeit-4] Miami forfeited eight games from the 1988–89 season. Peirson's on-court record is 93–81 (.534).

[6] Henderson served as interim head coach for five games during the 2007–08 season as Charlie Coles recovered from a heart procedure.^[4]

[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "Miami Men's Basketball Record Book 2022-23" (PDF). Miami University Athletics. p. 71. Retrieved March 20, 2023.

[2] Clark, Dave (March 23, 2022). "Travis Steele, Xavier head coach for past four seasons, named Miami RedHawks' head coach" . The Cincinnati Enquirer . Retrieved March 20, 2023.

[3] Schmelzinger, Jack (March 23, 2022). "Jack Owens out as head coach of Miami Basketball". The Miami Student . Retrieved March 20, 2023.

[5] "Coles recovering from heart procedure". UPI.com. March 13, 2008. Retrieved March 20, 2023.

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