List of Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball head coaches

Last updated July 07, 2025

The men's college basketball program of the University of Pittsburgh was founded in 1905 and is known competitively as the Pitt Panthers . The team has had 16 head coaches in its history. There were no teams from 1908–1910.

Years	Duration of head coaching career at Pitt
Won	Number of games won at Pitt
Lost	Number of games lost at Pitt
%	Percentage of games won at Pitt
*	Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach

Statistics updated through the end of the 2023–24 season

Head Coach	Years	Won	Lost	%	Ref
Benjamin Printz	1905–1907	8	14	.364
Harry Hough	1907–1908	10	6	.625
Walter "Dutch" Wohlfarth	1910–1911	6	6	.500
Dr. George Flint	1911–1921	111	68	.620
Andrew Kerr	1921–1922	12	8	.600
Dr. H.C. "Doc" Carlson*	1922–1953	367	248	.597	^[1]
Robert Timmons	1953–1968	174	189	.479	^[2]
Charles "Buzz" Ridl	1968–1975	97	83	.539	^[3]
Tim Grgurich	1975–1980	69	70	.496	^[4]
Dr. Roy Chipman	1980–1986	102	76	.573	^[5]
Paul Evans	1986–1994	147	98	.600	^[6]
Ralph Willard	1994–1999	63	82	.434	^[7]
Ben Howland	1999–2003	89	40	.690	^[8]
Jamie Dixon	2003–2016	328	123	.727	^[9]
Kevin Stallings	2016–2018	24	41	.369	^[10]
Jeff Capel	2018–present	97	92	.513	^[11]

Source:^[12]

References

↑ "Carlson Elected New Cage Coach". The Pitt News. May 17, 1922. p. 8. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
↑ Weinstein, Boris (May 1, 1953). "Timmons Spans 7-year Gap". The Pitt News. p. 1. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
↑ Franke, Russ (March 13, 1968). "Ridl Feels More "Homework" Needed At Pitt". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 72. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
↑ "Buzz Ridl Resigns, Grgurich Pitt Coach". The Pittsburgh Press. April 3, 1975. p. 31. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
↑ Dichiara, Mike (March 31, 1980). "Roy Chipman Takes Pitt Job After Long Search". The Pitt News. p. 8. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
↑ Urban, Jim (March 28, 1986). "Evans sets high goals: "I want to win a national championship"". The Pitt News. p. 15. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
↑ Rose, Tom (March 30, 1994). "It's official, Willard's in at Pitt". Observer-Reporter. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
↑ Dulac, Gerry (March 4, 1999). "The deal is done: N. Arizona's Howland will succeed Willard". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
↑ "Dixon leaving Pitt to take over alma mater TCU". ESPN.com. March 21, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
↑ "Pitt fires coach Stallings after 0-19 ACC run". ESPN.com. March 8, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
↑ Gleeson, Scott. "Pittsburgh hires Duke assistant Jeff Capel as next basketball coach". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
↑ 2024-25 Media Guide. Pitt Athletics.

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[1] "Carlson Elected New Cage Coach". The Pitt News. May 17, 1922. p. 8. Retrieved January 17, 2025.

[2] Weinstein, Boris (May 1, 1953). "Timmons Spans 7-year Gap". The Pitt News. p. 1. Retrieved January 17, 2025.

[3] Franke, Russ (March 13, 1968). "Ridl Feels More "Homework" Needed At Pitt". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 72. Retrieved January 17, 2025.

[4] "Buzz Ridl Resigns, Grgurich Pitt Coach". The Pittsburgh Press. April 3, 1975. p. 31. Retrieved January 17, 2025.

[5] Dichiara, Mike (March 31, 1980). "Roy Chipman Takes Pitt Job After Long Search". The Pitt News. p. 8. Retrieved January 17, 2025.

[6] Urban, Jim (March 28, 1986). "Evans sets high goals: "I want to win a national championship"". The Pitt News. p. 15. Retrieved January 17, 2025.

[7] Rose, Tom (March 30, 1994). "It's official, Willard's in at Pitt". Observer-Reporter. Retrieved January 17, 2025.

[8] Dulac, Gerry (March 4, 1999). "The deal is done: N. Arizona's Howland will succeed Willard". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved January 17, 2025.

[9] "Dixon leaving Pitt to take over alma mater TCU". ESPN.com. March 21, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2025.

[10] "Pitt fires coach Stallings after 0-19 ACC run". ESPN.com. March 8, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2025.

[11] Gleeson, Scott. "Pittsburgh hires Duke assistant Jeff Capel as next basketball coach". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 17, 2025.

[12] 2024-25 Media Guide. Pitt Athletics.

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