List of Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball head coaches. There have been 30 head coaches of the Eagles in their 126-season history.[1]

Stan Heath before an NBA G-League game
Stan Heath, the current head coach of the Eastern Michigan Eagles.

Eastern Michigan's current head coach is Stan Heath. He was hired as the Eagles' head coach in April 2021,[2] replacing Rob Murphy, who mutually parted ways with Eastern Michigan after the 2020–21 season.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1 1897–1898 L. P. Whitcomb 1 1–1 .500
2 1898–1899 E. E. Crook 1 1–1 .500
3 1899–1900 Leslie A. Butler 1 1–1 .500
4 1900–1901 M. Everett Dick 1 0–2 .000
5 1901–1903 Clayton Teetzel 2 2–4 .333
6 1903–1909 Wilbur Bowen 6 22–30 .423
7 1909–1911 Clare Hunter 2 13–9 .591
8 1911–1912 Frederick Beyerman 1 3–8 .273
9 1912–1914 Leroy Brown 2 13–6 .684
10 1914–1915 Thomas Ransom 1 9–4 .692
11 1915–1917 Elmer Mitchell 2 25–5 .833
12 1917–1921
1925–1932
1935–1940
1944–1946
Elton Rynearson 18 160–129 .554
13 1921–1925 Joseph McCulloch 4 45–34 .570
14 1932–1935 Harry Ockerman 3 34–16 .680
15 1940–1941 Frank Worzniak 1 4–13 .235
16 1941–1944
1946–1947
Ray Stites 4 29–32 .475
17 1947–1953 William Crouch 6 48–67 .417
18 1953–1954 Robert Hollway 1 8–12 .400
19 1954–1960 James Skala 6 43–86 .333
20 1960–1966 Richard Adams 2 32–21 .604
21 1966–1972 Jim Dutcher 6 127–49 .722
22 1972–1976 Allan Freund 4 35–69 .337
23 1976–1979 Ray Scott 3 29–52 .358
24 1979–1986[a] Jim Boyce 7 84–96 .467
25 1986–1996[b] Ben Braun 11 185–132 .584
26 1996–2000 Milton Barnes 4 62–53 .539
27 2000–2005 Jim Boone 5 48–96 .333
28 2005–2011 Charles Ramsey 2 68–118 .366
29 2011–2021 Rob Murphy 10 128–109 .540
30 2021–present Stan Heath 2 18–44 .290
Totals 30 coaches 126 seasons 1,342–1,383 .492
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
Source[1]
  1. ^ Boyce resigned on January 15, 1986. Braun was named interim coach for the remainder of the season.[4]
  2. ^ After serving as interim coach for the end of the 1985–86 season, Braun was named permanent coach in March 1986.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Official 2021-22 Media Guide for Eastern Men's Basketball" (PDF). Eastern Michigan Athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  2. ^ Crawford, Kirkland (April 12, 2021). "Eastern Michigan basketball hires Stan Heath as next head coach". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  3. ^ Paul, Tony; Beard, Rod (March 17, 2021). "Rob Murphy out as EMU basketball coach; he quickly joins Pistons' new G-League affiliate". The Detroit Times. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  4. ^ "SPORTS PEOPLE; Comings and Goings". The New York Times. January 16, 1986. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  5. ^ "Ben Braun was named basketball coach at Eastern Michigan..." United Press International. March 24, 1986. Retrieved March 9, 2023.