List of Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball head coaches. There have been 20 head coaches of the Colonels in their 111-season history.[1]

Eastern Kentucky's current head coach is A. W. Hamilton. He was hired as the Colonels' head coach in March 2018,[2] replacing Dan McHale, who was fired after the 2017–18 season.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1 1909–1912 Clyde H. Wilson 3 10–11 .476
2 1912–1913 Charles A. Keith 1 9–3 .750
3 1913–1917 Ben Barnard 4 14–10 .583
4 1919–1920 Charles F. Miller and Clyde McCoy 1 3–4 .429
5 1920–1929 George Hembree 9 49–88 .358
6 1929–1935 Turkey Hughes 6 68–40 .630
7 1935–1946[a] Rome Rankin 10 135–53 .718
8 1946–1962[b] Paul McBrayer 16 214–142 .601
9 1962–1967 Jim Baechtold 6 70–57 .551
10 1967–1973 Guy R. Strong 6 78–65 .545
11 1973–1976 Bob Mulcahy 3 25–48 .342
12 1976–1981 Ed Byhre 5 69–63 .523
13 1981–1989 Max Good 8 96–129 .427
14 1989–1992 Mike Pollio 3 51–41 .554
15 1992–1997 Mike Calhoun 5 58–77 .430
16 1997–2000 Scott Perry 3 19–61 .238
17 2000–2005 Travis Ford 5 61–80 .433
18 2005–2015 Jeff Neubauer 10 188–134 .584
19 2015–2018 Dan McHale 3 38–55 .409
20 2018–present A. W. Hamilton 5 87–74 .540
Totals 20 coaches 111 seasons 1,342–1,235 .521
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
Source[1]
  1. ^ Eastern Kentucky did not field a team for the 1943–44 season
  2. ^ McBrayer left Eastern Kentucky after eight games in the 1961–62 season. Baechtold replaced him on a permanent basis.

References

  1. ^ a b "2022-23 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Eastern Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  2. ^ Moody, Aaron (March 23, 2018). "NC State's AW Hamilton takes over men's basketball program at Eastern Kentucky". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  3. ^ "Eastern Kentucky fires men's basketball coach Dan McHale". WKYT-TV. February 26, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2023.