List of Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball head coaches

Last updated April 21, 2024

The following is a list of Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball head coaches. There have been 22 head coaches of the Mountaineers in their 114-season history.^[1]

Mount St. Mary's' current head coach is Dan Engelstad. He was hired as the Mountaineers' head coach in May 2018,^[2] replacing Jamion Christian, who left to become the head coach at Siena.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1908–1909	William Walsh	1	1–0	1.000
2	1909–1910	Al Barrett	8	21–73	.223
3	1910–1911	Francis Liddy	1	7–4	.636
4	1911–1913 1917–1920	Mike Thompson	5	42–22	.656
5	1913–1917	John L. Day	4	40–22	.645
6	1920–1921	Charles A. Dickerman	1	10–2	.833
7	1921–1923	John Sheridan	2	28–12	.700
8	1923–1924	Walter Halas	1	16–5	.762
9	1924–1935 1938–1941	Art Malloy	14	155–117	.570
10	1935–1937	Joe Lawler	2	23–15	.605
11	1937–1938	Joseph H. McCormick	1	12–2	.857
12	1941–1947^{[lower-alpha 1]} 1948*	Wally Opekun	6	50–34	.595
13	1947–1948^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Steve Filipowicz	1	7–8	.467
14	1948–1949	Michael Kennedy	1	10–10	.500
15	1949–1950	John McMahon	1	7–15	.318
16	1950–1951	Pete Caruso	1	19–13	.594
17	1951–1954	Bill Clarke	3	40–34	.541
18	1954–2003	Jim Phelan	49	830–524	.613
19	2003–2010	Milan Brown	7	95–120	.442
20	2010–2012^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Robert Burke	2	17–40	.298
–	2012*	Matt Henry	1	2–2	.500
21	2012–2018	Jamion Christian	6	101–95	.515
22	2018–2024	Dan Engelstad	6	72–109	.398
22	2024–present	Donny Lind		–	–
Totals		23 coaches	114 seasons	1,575–1,189	.570
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season * - Denotes interim head coach. Source^[1]

↑ Mount St. Mary's did not field a team for the 1942–43 season due to World War II.
↑ Filipowicz resigned in February 1948 to return to professional baseball. Wally Opekun served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 1947–48 season.
↑ Burke was placed on administrative leave in February 2012. Matt Henry was named interim head coach while Burke was away.^[4] Burke resigned at the end of the 2011–12 season.^[5]

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References

1 2 "Mount St. Mary's Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Mount St. Mary's Athletics. p. 18. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
↑ Swatek, Greg (May 10, 2018). "Mount taps Engelstad as men's hoops coach" . Frederick News-Post . Retrieved March 24, 2023.
↑ "Siena hires Jamion Christian as men's basketball coach". ESPN.com . Associated Press. May 2, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
↑ "Mount St. Mary's basketball coach Robert Burke placed on administrative leave". The Baltimore Sun . February 15, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
↑ "Mount St. Mary's accepts resignation of basketball coach Robert Burke". The Baltimore Sun . March 5, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2023.

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[NoTeam-4] Mount St. Mary's did not field a team for the 1942–43 season due to World War II.

[FilipowiczOpekun-5] Filipowicz resigned in February 1948 to return to professional baseball. Wally Opekun served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 1947–48 season.

[BurkeLeave-8] Burke was placed on administrative leave in February 2012. Matt Henry was named interim head coach while Burke was away.^[4] Burke resigned at the end of the 2011–12 season.^[5]

[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "Mount St. Mary's Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Mount St. Mary's Athletics. p. 18. Retrieved March 24, 2023.

[2] Swatek, Greg (May 10, 2018). "Mount taps Engelstad as men's hoops coach" . Frederick News-Post . Retrieved March 24, 2023.

[3] "Siena hires Jamion Christian as men's basketball coach". ESPN.com . Associated Press. May 2, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2023.

[6] "Mount St. Mary's basketball coach Robert Burke placed on administrative leave". The Baltimore Sun . February 15, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2023.

[7] "Mount St. Mary's accepts resignation of basketball coach Robert Burke". The Baltimore Sun . March 5, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2023.

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