List of Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball head coaches

Dave Paulsen, coaching a game for the George Mason Patriots
Dave Paulsen, the current head coach of the Holy Cross Crusaders.

The following is a list of Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball head coaches. There have been 19 head coaches of the Crusaders in their 104-season history.[1]

Holy Cross' current head coach is Dave Paulsen.[2] He was hired in March 2023, replacing Brett Nelson, who was fired after the 2022–23 season.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1 1901–1909[a] J. Fred Powers 7 54–33 .621
2 1920–1924 William Casey 4 28–25 .528
3 1924–1925 Ken Simendinger 1 10–5 .667
4 1925–1931 John M. Reed 6 60–41 .594
5 1934–1935
1942–1945 		Albert Riopel 4 14–34 .292
6 1939–1942 Moose Krause 3 11–14 .440
7 1945–1948 Doggie Julian 3 65–10 .867
8 1948–1955 Buster Sheary 7 155–36 .812
9 1955–1961 Roy Leenig 6 106–48 .688
10 1961–1965 Frank Oftring 4 64–33 .660
11 1965–1972 Jack Donohue 7 106–66 .616
12 1972–1994 George Blaney 22 357–276 .564
13 1994–1999 Bill Raynor 5 54–83 .394
14 1999–2009 Ralph Willard 10 192–117 .621
15 2009–2010 Sean Kearney 1 9–22 .290
16 2010–2015 Milan Brown 5 69–83 .454
17 2015–2019 Bill Carmody 4 58–73 .443
18 2019–2023 Brett Nelson 4 27–84 .243
19 2023–present Dave Paulsen 1 0–0 –
Totals 19 coaches 104 seasons 1,445–1,089 .570
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
Source[1]
  1. ^ Holy Cross did not field a team for the 1906–07 season.

References

  1. ^ a b "2022-23 Holy Cross Men's Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Holy Cross Athletics. p. 72-75. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "Paulsen tabbed as new Holy Cross coach". The Daily Item. March 29, 2023. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  3. ^ Toland, Jennifer (March 10, 2023). "Holy Cross fires men's basketball coach Brett Nelson, with national search to follow for successor". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester. Retrieved March 14, 2023.