List of Oregon Ducks men's basketball head coaches

Last updated November 10, 2024

The following is a list of Oregon Ducks men's basketball head coaches. There have been 19 head coaches of the Ducks in their 119-season history.^[1]

Oregon's current head coach is Dana Altman. He was hired as the Ducks' head coach in April 2010,^[2] replacing Ernie Kent, who was fired following the 2009–10 season.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1902–1904	Charles Burden	2	0–6	.000
2	1905–1906	Walter C. Winslow	1	0–5	.000
3	1906–1907 1913–1917^[a]	Hugo Bezdek	4	17–35	.327
4	1907–1908	Charles Murphy	1	8–9	.471
5	1909–1913 1917–1918	Bill Hayward	5	34–29	.540
6	1918–1919	Dean Walker	1	13–4	.765
7	1919–1920	Charles A. Huntington	1	8–9	.471
8	1920–1923	George Bohler	3	37–39	.487
9	1923–1935	William Reinhart	12	180–101	.641
10	1935–1944 1945–1947	Howard Hobson	11	212–124	.631
11	1944–1945 1947–1951	John A. Warren	5	87–76	.534
12	1951–1956	Bill Borcher	5	69–68	.504
13	1956–1971	Steve Belko	15	179–211	.459
14	1971–1978	Dick Harter	7	112–82	.577
15	1978–1983	Jim Haney	5	53–82	.393
16	1983–1992	Don Monson	9	116–145	.444
17	1992–1997	Jerry Green	5	72–70	.507
18	1997–2010	Ernie Kent	13	235–173	.576
19	2010–present	Dana Altman	14	345–152	.694
Totals		19 coaches	119 seasons	1,777–1,420	.556
Records updated through end of 2023–24 season Source^[1]

↑ Oregon did not field a team for the 1915–16 season.

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References

1 2 "Oregon Men's Basketball 2022-23 Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 60. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
↑ "Dana Altman, formerly of Creighton Bluejays, joins Oregon Ducks as coach with 7-year deal". ESPN.com . Associated Press. April 26, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
↑ "Oregon announces firing of coach Ernie Kent". The Seattle Times . Associated Press. March 16, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2023.

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[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "Oregon Men's Basketball 2022-23 Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 60. Retrieved April 3, 2023.

[2] "Dana Altman, formerly of Creighton Bluejays, joins Oregon Ducks as coach with 7-year deal". ESPN.com . Associated Press. April 26, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2023.

[3] "Oregon announces firing of coach Ernie Kent". The Seattle Times . Associated Press. March 16, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2023.

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