List of Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball head coaches

Wes Miller coaching during a 2018 game
Wes Miller, the current head coach of the Cincinnati Bearcats.
Bob Huggins during the 2008 NCAA tournament with West Virginia
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. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1 1901–1902 Henry S. Pratt 1 5–4 .556
2 1902–1904 Anthony Chez 2 12–10 .545
3 1904–1909 Amos Foster 5 30–10 .750
4 1909–1910 C. A. Shroetter 1 3–2 .600
5 1910–1914 Russ Easton 4 11–30 .268
6 1914–1916 George Little 2 4–17 .190
7 1916–1917 Ion Cortright 1 3–8 .273
8 1917–1918 Whitelaw Morrison 1 2–6 .250
9 1918–1928 Boyd Chambers 10 106–81 .567
10 1928–1932 Frank E. Rice 4 33–34 .493
11 1932–1933 John Halliday 1 9–9 .500
12 1933–1937 Tay Brown 4 47–27 .635
13 1937–1939 Rip Van Winkle 2 18–16 .529
14 1939–1942 Clark Ballard 3 24–31 .436
15 1942–1944 Bob Reuss 2 15–15 .500
16 1944–1946 Ray Farnham 2 16–22 .421
17 1946–1952 John Wiethe 6 106–47 .693
18 1952–1960 George Smith 8 154–56 .733
19 1960–1965 Ed Jucker 5 113–28 .801
20 1965–1972 Tay Baker 7 125–60 .676
21 1972–1978 Gale Catlett 6 126–44 .741
22 1978–1983 Ed Badger 5 68–71 .489
23 1983–1989 Tony Yates 6 70–100 .412
24 1989–2005 Bob Huggins 16 399–127 .759
25 2005–2006*[a] Andy Kennedy 1 21–13 .618
26 2006–2019 Mick Cronin 13 296–147 .668
27 2019–2021 John Brannen 2 32–21 .604
28 2021–present Wes Miller 2 41–28 .594
Totals 28 coaches 122 seasons 1,889–1,064 .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]

References

  1. ^ a b "2022-23 Official Cincinnati Basketball Yearbook" (PDF). Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  2. ^ Goldsmith, Charlie; Jenkins, Keith (April 14, 2021). "'Excited to get to work:' Cincinnati Bearcats hire Wes Miller to replace John Brannen as head coach". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  3. ^ Cobb, David (April 9, 2021). "Cincinnati fires coach John Brannen after just two seasons following university review of basketball program". CBSSports.com. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "Assistant Kennedy becomes interim Cincy coach". ESPN.com. Associated Press. August 26, 2005. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  5. ^ Elkins, Ashley (March 23, 2006). "SPORTS UPDATE: Kennedy picked for Ole Miss job". Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. Retrieved March 4, 2023.