List of Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball head coaches

Last updated June 12, 2025

The following is a list of Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball head coaches. There have been 18 head coaches of the Fighting Irish in their 120-season history.^[1]

Notre Dame's current head coach is Micah Shrewsberry. He was hired as the Fighting Irish's head coach in March 2023,^[2] replacing Mike Brey, who stepped down after the 2022–23 season.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
–	1896–1897 1901–1902	No coach	2	4–2–1	.643
1	1897–1898	Frank E. Hering	1	1–2	.333
2	1898–1899	J. Fred Powers	1	2–0	1.000
3	1907–1912	Bertram Maris	5	78–20	.796
4	1912–1913	Bill Nelson	1	13–2	.867
5	1913–1919	Jesse Harper	6	46–30	.605
6	1919–1920	Gus Dorais	1	5–13	.278
7	1920–1923	Walter Halas	3	25–39	.391
8	1923–1943^[a]	George Keogan	20	327–97–1	.771
9	1943–1944 1946–1951	Moose Krause	7	87–48	.644
10	1944–1945	Clem Crowe	1	15–5	.750
11	1945–1946	Elmer Ripley	1	17–4	.810
12	1951–1964	John Jordan	13	199–131	.603
13	1964–1971	John Dee	7	116–80	.592
14	1971–1991	Digger Phelps	20	393–197	.666
15	1991–1999	John MacLeod	8	106–124	.461
16	1999–2000	Matt Doherty	1	22–15	.595
17	2000–2023	Mike Brey	23	483–280	.633
18	2023–present	Micah Shrewsberry	1	13–20	.394
Totals		18 coaches	120 seasons	1,952–1,109–2	.638
Records updated through end of 2023–24 season Source^[1]

↑ Keogan died on February 17, 1943. Moose Krause replaced him on a permanent basis for the rest of the 1942–43 season.

References

1 2 "2022-23 Notre Dame Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Notre Dame Athletics. p. 63-64, 204-205. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
↑ Jackson, Wilton (March 22, 2023). "Notre Dame Men's Basketball Hiring Penn State's Micah Shrewsberry, per Sources". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved April 2, 2023.
↑ Boone, Kyle (January 19, 2023). "Notre Dame coach Mike Brey to step down: Winningest coach in Fighting Irish history is out at end of season". CBSSports.com . Retrieved April 2, 2023.

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[KeoganDeath-4] Keogan died on February 17, 1943. Moose Krause replaced him on a permanent basis for the rest of the 1942–43 season.

[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "2022-23 Notre Dame Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Notre Dame Athletics. p. 63-64, 204-205. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[2] Jackson, Wilton (March 22, 2023). "Notre Dame Men's Basketball Hiring Penn State's Micah Shrewsberry, per Sources". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[3] Boone, Kyle (January 19, 2023). "Notre Dame coach Mike Brey to step down: Winningest coach in Fighting Irish history is out at end of season". CBSSports.com . Retrieved April 2, 2023.

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