List of Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball head coaches. There have been 27 head coaches of the Mountain Hawks in their 122-season history.[1]
Lehigh's current head coach is Brett Reed. He was hired as the Mountain Hawks' head coach in August 2007,[2] replacing Billy Taylor, who left to become the head coach at Ball State.[3]
| No. | Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1901–1912 | J. W. H. Pollard | 11 | 67–38–1 | .637 |
| 2 | 1912–1913 | Tom Keady | 1 | 12–2 | .857 |
| 3 | 1913–1915 | S. E. Muthart | 2 | 21–9 | .700 |
| 4 | 1915–1916 | Harry Haring | 1 | 12–11 | .522 |
| 5 | 1916–1919 1926–1932 |
Roy Geary | 9 | 79–66 | .545 |
| 6 | 1919–1921 | J. Murphy | 2 | 11–15–1 | .426 |
| 7 | 1921–1922 | Ray Fisher | 1 | 7–9 | .438 |
| 8 | 1922–1925 | James A. Baldwin | 3 | 33–16 | .673 |
| 9 | 1925–1926 | Charles Lingro | 1 | 13–1 | .929 |
| 10 | 1932–1934 | Fay Bartlett | 2 | 14–16 | .467 |
| 11 | 1934–1937 | Glen Harmeson | 3 | 14–27 | .341 |
| 12 | 1937–1941 | Paul Calvert | 4 | 27–35 | .435 |
| 13 | 1941–1942 | Marty Westerman | 1 | 7–8 | .467 |
| 14 | 1942–1943 | James Gordon | 1 | 5–10 | .333 |
| 15 | 1943–1946 | Leo Prendergast | 3 | 9–39 | .188 |
| 16 | 1946–1950 | Dan Yarbro | 4 | 18–54 | .250 |
| 17 | 1950–1966 | Tony Packer | 16 | 112–213 | .345 |
| 18 | 1966–1967 | Pete Carril | 1 | 11–12 | .478 |
| 19 | 1967–1972 | Roy Heckman | 5 | 52–72 | .419 |
| 20 | 1972–1975 | Tom Pugliese | 3 | 12–61 | .164 |
| 21 | 1975–1983 | Brian Hill | 8 | 75–131 | .364 |
| 22 | 1983–1985 | Tom Schneider | 2 | 16–42 | .276 |
| 23 | 1985–1988 | Fran McCaffrey | 3 | 49–39 | .557 |
| 24 | 1988–1996 | Dave Duke | 8 | 90–134 | .402 |
| 25 | 1996–2002 | Sal Mentesana | 6 | 43–125 | .256 |
| 26 | 2002–2007[a] | Billy Taylor | 5 | 68–82 | .453 |
| 27 | 2007–present | Brett Reed | 16 | 262–222 | .541 |
| Totals | 27 coaches | 122 seasons | 1,140–1,489–2 | .434 | |
| Records updated through end of 2022–23 season Source[1] | |||||
References
- ^ a b "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Lehigh Athletics. p. 11. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- ^ "Brett Reed named Lehigh men's hoops coach". UPI.com. August 10, 2007. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- ^ Katz, Andy (August 7, 2007). "Taylor gets Ball State job after Hunter declines". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- ^ "Lehigh men forfeit 13 games from '04-05 ** NCAA ruling stems from use of Joe Knight when he was ineligible". The Morning Call. April 8, 2006. Retrieved March 17, 2023.