List of Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball head coaches. There have been 27 head coaches of the Mountain Hawks in their 122-season history.[1]

Brett Reed, on the bench during a Lehigh game against Loyola
Brett Reed, the current head coach of the Lehigh Mountain Hawks, and the winningest head coach in Mountain Hawks men's basketball history.

Lehigh's current head coach is Brett Reed. He was hired as the Mountain Hawks' head coach in August 2007,[2] replacing Billy Taylor, who left to become the head coach at Ball State.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1 1901–1912 J. W. H. Pollard 11 67–38–1 .637
2 1912–1913 Tim Keady 1 12–2 .857
3 1913–1915 S. E. Muthart 2 21–9 .700
4 1915–1916 Harry Haring 1 12–11 .522
5 1916–1919
1926–1932
Roy Geary 9 79–66 .545
6 1919–1921 J. Murphy 2 11–15–1 .426
7 1921–1922 Ray Fisher 1 7–9 .438
8 1922–1925 James A. Baldwin 3 33–16 .673
9 1925–1926 Charles Lingro 1 13–1 .929
10 1932–1934 Fay Bartlett 2 14–16 .467
11 1934–1937 Glen Harmeson 3 14–27 .341
12 1937–1941 Paul Calvert 4 27–35 .435
13 1941–1942 Marty Westerman 1 7–8 .467
14 1942–1943 James Gordon 1 5–10 .333
15 1943–1946 Leo Prendergast 3 9–39 .188
16 1946–1950 Dan Yarbro 4 18–54 .250
17 1950–1966 Tony Packer 16 112–213 .345
18 1966–1967 Pete Carril 1 11–12 .478
19 1967–1972 Roy Heckman 5 52–72 .419
20 1972–1975 Tom Pugliese 3 12–61 .164
21 1975–1983 Brian Hill 8 75–131 .364
22 1983–1985 Tom Schneider 2 16–42 .276
23 1985–1988 Fran McCaffrey 3 49–39 .557
24 1988–1996 Dave Duke 8 90–134 .402
25 1996–2002 Sal Mentesana 6 43–125 .256
26 2002–2007[a] Billy Taylor 5 68–82 .453
27 2007–present Brett Reed 16 262–222 .541
Totals 27 coaches 122 seasons 1,140–1,489–2 .434
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
Source[1]
  1. ^ Lehigh forfeited 13 wins from the 2004–05 season.[4] Taylor's on-court record is 81–69 (.540).

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Lehigh Athletics. p. 11. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  2. ^ "Brett Reed named Lehigh men's hoops coach". UPI.com. August 10, 2007. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  3. ^ Katz, Andy (August 7, 2007). "Taylor gets Ball State job after Hunter declines". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  4. ^ "Lehigh men forfeit 13 games from '04-05 ** NCAA ruling stems from use of Joe Knight when he was ineligible". The Morning Call. April 8, 2006. Retrieved March 17, 2023.