List of Elon Phoenix men's basketball head coaches
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The following is a list of Elon Phoenix men's basketball head coaches. There have been 19 head coaches of the Phoenix in their 114-season history.[1]
Elon's current head coach is Billy Taylor. He was hired as the Phoenix's head coach in April 2022,[2] replacing Mike Schrage, who resigned after the 2021–22 season to join the staff at Duke.[3]
No. | Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
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– | 1907–1911 | Unknown | 4 | 1–3 | .250 |
1 | 1911–1915 | Bob Doak | 4 | 25–33–1 | .432 |
2 | 1915–1920 | Jack Johnson | 5 | 21–50 | .296 |
3 | 1920–1926 | Frank Corboy | 6 | 51–56 | .477 |
4 | 1926–1927 | William Jay | 1 | 12–10 | .545 |
5 | 1927–1937 | Peahead Walker | 10 | 123–90 | .577 |
6 | 1937–1942 | Horace Hendrickson | 5 | 93–21 | .816 |
7 | 1944–1946 | Lacy Adcox | 2 | 20–27 | .426 |
8 | 1946–1947 | Hap Perry | 1 | 16–10 | .615 |
9 | 1947–1948 | Garland Causey | 1 | 10–13 | .435 |
10 | 1948–1949 | Harold Pope | 1 | 7–22 | .241 |
11 | 1949–1959 | Doc Mathis | 10 | 161–118 | .577 |
12 | 1959–1979 | Bill Miller | 20 | 329–225 | .594 |
13 | 1979–1986 | Bill Morningstar | 7 | 101–100 | .502 |
14 | 1986–1993 | Bob Burton | 7 | 115–85 | .575 |
15 | 1993–2003 | Mark Simons | 10 | 109–169 | .392 |
16 | 2003–2009 | Ernie Nestor | 6 | 67–117 | .364 |
17 | 2009–2019 | Matt Matheny | 10 | 151–169 | .472 |
18 | 2019–2022 | Mike Schrage | 3 | 33–52 | .388 |
19 | 2022–present | Billy Taylor | 1 | 8–24 | .250 |
Totals | 19 coaches | 114 seasons | 1,453–1,394 | .510 | |
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season Source[1] |
References
- ^ a b "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Elon Athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ Helmer, Josh (April 15, 2022). "Iowa assistant coach Billy Taylor taking over as head coach at Elon". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ Borzello, Jeff (April 5, 2022). "Mike Schrage resigns as Elon Phoenix men's basketball coach; expected to join Duke staff, per sources". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
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Elon Phoenix men's basketball head coaches
- Unknown (1907–1911)
- Bob Doak (1911–1915)
- Jack Johnson (1915–1920)
- Frank Corboy (1920–1926)
- William Jay (1926–1927)
- Peahead Walker (1927–1937)
- Horace Hendrickson (1937–1942)
- No team (1942–1944)
- Lacy Adcox (1944–1946)
- Hap Perry (1946–1947)
- Garland Causey (1947–1948)
- Harold Pope (1948–1949)
- Doc Mathis (1949–1959)
- Bill Miller (1959–1979)
- Bill Morningstar (1979–1986)
- Bob Burton (1986–1993)
- Mark Simons (1993–2003)
- Ernie Nestor (2003–2009)
- Matt Matheny (2009–2019)
- Mike Schrage (2019–2022)
- Billy Taylor (2022– )