List of Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball head coaches

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Wes Miller, the current head coach of the Cincinnati Bearcats. WesMillerUNCW.jpg
Wes Miller, the current head coach of the Cincinnati Bearcats.
Bob Huggins, the winningest head coach in Bearcats men's basketball history. Bob Huggins.JPG
Bob Huggins, the winningest head coach in Bearcats men's basketball history.

The following is a list of Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball head coaches. There have been 28 head coaches of the Bearcats in their 122-season history. [1]

Cincinnati's current head coach is Wes Miller. He was hired as the Bearcats' head coach in April 2021, [2] replacing John Brannen, who was fired after the 2020–21 season. [3]

No.TenureCoachYearsRecordPct.
11901–1902 Henry S. Pratt 15–4.556
21902–1904 Anthony Chez 212–10.545
31904–1909 Amos Foster 530–10.750
41909–1910 C. A. Shroetter 13–2.600
51910–1914 Russ Easton 411–30.268
61914–1916 George Little 24–17.190
71916–1917 Ion Cortright 13–8.273
81917–1918 Whitelaw Morrison 12–6.250
91918–1928 Boyd Chambers 10106–81.567
101928–1932 Frank E. Rice 433–34.493
111932–1933 John Halliday 19–9.500
121933–1937 Tay Brown 447–27.635
131937–1939 Rip Van Winkle 218–16.529
141939–1942 Clark Ballard 324–31.436
151942–1944 Bob Reuss 215–15.500
161944–1946 Ray Farnham 216–22.421
171946–1952 John Wiethe 6106–47.693
181952–1960 George Smith 8154–56.733
191960–1965 Ed Jucker 5113–28.801
201965–1972 Tay Baker 7125–60.676
211972–1978 Gale Catlett 6126–44.741
221978–1983 Ed Badger 568–71.489
231983–1989 Tony Yates 670–100.412
241989–2005 Bob Huggins 16399–127.759
252005–2006* [lower-alpha 1] Andy Kennedy 121–13.618
262006–2019 Mick Cronin 13296–147.668
272019–2021 John Brannen 232–21.604
282021–present Wes Miller 241–28.594
Totals28 coaches122 seasons1,889–1,064.640
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
* - Denotes interim head coach.
Source [1]
  1. Kennedy was named interim head coach for the 2005-06 season after Huggins left Cincinnati, [4] and was hired as the head coach at Ole Miss while still serving as interim coach. [5]

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References

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