List of Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball head coaches
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The following is a list of Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball head coaches. There have been 22 head coaches of the Mountaineers in their 114-season history.[1]
Mount St. Mary's' current head coach is Dan Engelstad. He was hired as the Mountaineers' head coach in May 2018,[2] replacing Jamion Christian, who left to become the head coach at Siena.[3]
No. | Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1908–1909 | William Walsh | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
2 | 1909–1910 | Al Barrett | 8 | 21–73 | .223 |
3 | 1910–1911 | Francis Liddy | 1 | 7–4 | .636 |
4 | 1911–1913 1917–1920 |
Mike Thompson | 5 | 42–22 | .656 |
5 | 1913–1917 | John L. Day | 4 | 40–22 | .645 |
6 | 1920–1921 | Charles A. Dickerman | 1 | 10–2 | .833 |
7 | 1921–1923 | John Sheridan | 2 | 28–12 | .700 |
8 | 1923–1924 | Walter Halas | 1 | 16–5 | .762 |
9 | 1924–1935 1938–1941 |
Art Malloy | 14 | 155–117 | .570 |
10 | 1935–1937 | Joe Lawler | 2 | 23–15 | .605 |
11 | 1937–1938 | Joseph H. McCormick | 1 | 12–2 | .857 |
12 | 1941–1947[a] 1948* |
Wally Opekun | 6 | 50–34 | .595 |
13 | 1947–1948[b] | Steve Filipowicz | 1 | 7–8 | .467 |
14 | 1948–1949 | Michael Kennedy | 1 | 10–10 | .500 |
15 | 1949–1950 | John McMahon | 1 | 7–15 | .318 |
16 | 1950–1951 | Pete Caruso | 1 | 19–13 | .594 |
17 | 1951–1954 | Bill Clarke | 3 | 40–34 | .541 |
18 | 1954–2003 | Jim Phelan | 49 | 830–524 | .613 |
19 | 2003–2010 | Milan Brown | 7 | 95–120 | .442 |
20 | 2010–2012[c] | Robert Burke | 2 | 17–40 | .298 |
– | 2012* | Matt Henry | 1 | 2–2 | .500 |
21 | 2012–2018 | Jamion Christian | 6 | 101–95 | .515 |
22 | 2018–2024 | Dan Engelstad | 6 | 72–109 | .398 |
22 | 2024–present | Donny Lind | – | – | |
Totals | 23 coaches | 114 seasons | 1,575–1,189 | .570 | |
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season * - Denotes interim head coach. Source[1] |
- ^ Mount St. Mary's did not field a team for the 1942–43 season due to World War II.
- ^ Filipowicz resigned in February 1948 to return to professional baseball. Wally Opekun served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 1947–48 season.
- ^ Burke was placed on administrative leave in February 2012. Matt Henry was named interim head coach while Burke was away.[4] Burke resigned at the end of the 2011–12 season.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Mount St. Mary's Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Mount St. Mary's Athletics. p. 18. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
- ^ Swatek, Greg (May 10, 2018). "Mount taps Engelstad as men's hoops coach". Frederick News-Post. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
- ^ "Siena hires Jamion Christian as men's basketball coach". ESPN.com. Associated Press. May 2, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
- ^ "Mount St. Mary's basketball coach Robert Burke placed on administrative leave". The Baltimore Sun. February 15, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
- ^ "Mount St. Mary's accepts resignation of basketball coach Robert Burke". The Baltimore Sun. March 5, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2023.