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List of Cornell Big Red men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Cornell Big Red men's basketball head coaches. There have been 22 head coaches of the Big Red in their 124-season history.[1]

Brian Earl coaching Cornell during a 2023 game
Brian Earl, the current head coach of the Cornell Big Red.

Cornell's current head coach is Brian Earl. He was hired as the Big Red's head coach in April 2016,[2] replacing Bill Courtney, whose contract was not renewed after the 2015–16 season.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
– 1898–1907 No coach 9 30–73–2 .295
1 1907–1909 Walter Haggerty 2 18–18 .500
2 1909–1910 David Coogan 1 7–6 .538
3 1910–1912 Paul Sternberg 2 13–13 .500
4 1912–1919 Albert Sharpe 7 78–32 .709
5 1919–1936 Howard Ortner 17 159–157 .503
6 1936–1938 Bo Rowland 2 14–21 .400
7 1938–1942 Blair Gullion 4 48–43 .527
8 1942–1946 Speed Wilson 4 40–36 .526
9 1946–1959 Royner Greene 13 168–145 .537
10 1959–1968 Sam MacNeil 9 139–79 .638
11 1968–1972 Jerry Lace 4 29–69 .296
12 1972–1974[a] Tony Coma 2 7–36 .163
13 1974* Tom Allen 1 0–9 .000
14 1974–1980 Ben Bluitt 6 46–107 .301
15 1980–1986 Tom Miller 6 71–85 .455
16 1986–1991 Mike Dement 5 67–67 .500
17 1991–1993 Jan van Breda Kolff 2 23–29 .442
18 1993–1996 Al Walker 3 27–51 .346
19 1996–2000 Scott Thompson 4 45–60 .429
20 2000–2010 Steve Donahue 10 146–138 .514
21 2010–2016 Bill Courtney 6 60–113 .347
22 2016–present[b] Brian Earl 6 74–85 .465
Totals 22 coaches 124 seasons 1,309–1,482–2 .469
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
* - Denotes interim head coach.
Source[1]
  1. ^ Coma resigned on February 7, 1974 amidst an investigation into NCAA violations. Allen was named interim coach for the remainder of the season.[4]
  2. ^ Cornell's 2020–21 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Cornell Big Red Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Cornell Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "Brian Earl hired as Cornell men's basketball coach". USA Today. Associated Press. April 18, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  3. ^ Waters, Mike (March 14, 2016). "Report: Cornell parts ways with men's basketball coach Bill Courtney". Syracuse.com. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  4. ^ "Cornell Faces Penalties On Recruiting Violations". The New York Times. February 22, 1974. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
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