Mike McGarvey

Mike McGarvey

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Lafayette
Conference	Patriot League
Record	18–29 (.383)
Biographical details
Born	(1982-07-11) July 11, 1982 (age 42) [1] Lower Gwynedd, Pennsylvania
Playing career
2003–2006	Ursinus
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2006–2011	Ursinus (assistant)
2011–2018	Colgate (assistant)
2018–2022	Lycoming
2022–2023	Lafayette (assistant)
2023	Lafayette (interim HC)
2023–present	Lafayette
Head coaching record
Overall	71–65 (.522)
Tournaments	0–1 (NCAA Division III)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
2x Centennial Conference Player of the Year (2005, 2006)

Mike McGarvey (born July 11, 1982) ^[1] is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team. ^[2]

Playing career

McGarvey played college basketball at Ursinus he finished fourth on the school's all-time scoring list and was a two-time Centennial Conference Player of the Year in 2005 and 2006. ^{[2] [3]} He also was a NABC Division III All-American during the 2005–06 season. ^[4] His No. 11 is retired by the school and he was inducted into the Ursinus Athletic Hall of Fame in 2016. ^[5]

Coaching career

After graduating, McGarvey joined his alma mater's coaching staff for five seasons, where he was part of Ursinus' 2008 NCAA Division III Final Four team. He'd then join the Division I ranks as an assistant to Matt Langel at Colgate in 2011 and would stay on staff until 2018 when he accepted the head coaching position at a Division III institution Lycoming. ^[6] In his four seasons at the helm of the Warriors, McGarvey guided the team to a 53–36 overall record which included both MAC Commonwealth and MAC Freedom conference tournament titles, and a trip to the 2020 NCAA Tournament. ^{[7] [8]}

In 2022, McGarvey accepted the role as assistant coach under Mike Jordan at Lafayette. In February of 2023, Jordan was placed on paid leave due to a complaint filed against him and McGarvey was named the interim head coach. ^[9] During his time as an interim head coach, McGarvey guided the Leopards to a 2–3 record, which included two wins in the 2023 Patriot League conference tournament, as Lafayette reached the championship game before falling to Colgate 79–61. ^[10]

On March 29, 2023, after the conclusion of investigation into the complaint, Jordan was fired. The interim tag was lifted and McGarvey became the permanent head coach at Lafayette. ^{[11] [12]}

Head coaching record

NCAA DI

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Lafayette Leopards (Patriot League)(2022–present)
2022–23	Lafayette	2–3	0–2	6th
2023–24	Lafayette	11–21	10–8	T–2nd
2024–25	Lafayette	5–5	0–0
Lafayette:		18–29 (.383)	10–10 (.500)
Total:		18–29 (.383)
National champion        Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

NCAA DIII

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Lycoming Warriors (Middle Atlantic Conferences)(2018–2022)
2018–19	Lycoming	11–14	5–11	8th (Commonwealth)
2019–20	Lycoming	20–9	10–6	4th (Commonwealth)	NCAA Division III First Round
2020–21	Lycoming	5–2	4–2	2nd (Freedom)
2021–22	Lycoming	17–11	10–6	5th (Freedom)
Lycoming:		53–36 (.596)	29–25 (.537)
Total:		53–36 (.596)
National champion        Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

References

1. "Mike McGarvey". coachesdatabase.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
2. "Mike McGarvey - Head Coach - Staff Directory". Lafayette College Athletics.
3. "All-CC Men's Basketball: DeAngelo Garners Player of the Year Honors". February 28, 2023 – via www.centennial.org.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
4. "NABC Division III All-America History". National Association of Basketball Coaches. December 17, 2021.
5. "Mike McGarvey - Men's Basketball Coach". Colgate University Athletics.
6. "Mike McGarvey - Head Men's Basketball Coach/Head Golf Coach - Men's Basketball Coaches". Lycoming College Athletics.
7. "Worst to first: Warriors come from behind for championship game win". Lycoming College Athletics.
8. "Don't say it was easy: Warriors win MAC Freedom, 69-53". Lycoming College Athletics.
9. "Lafayette men's basketball coach on paid leave of absence as college investigates complaint". February 22, 2023.
10. "No. 1 Colgate Claims Sixth Patriot League Men's Basketball Title in Victory over No. 6 Lafayette". patriotleague.org.
11. "Lafayette Names McGarvey as Men's Basketball Coach". Lafayette College Athletics.
12. "Lafayette men's basketball is ready to turn the page and write a new chapter with Mike McGarvey in charge". April 5, 2023.