List of Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball head coaches

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Brett Reed, on the bench during a Lehigh game against Loyola
Brett Reed, the current head coach of the Lehigh Mountain Hawks, and the winningest head coach in Mountain Hawks men's basketball history.

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 Tim 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]
  1. ^ Lehigh forfeited 13 wins from the 2004–05 season.[4] Taylor's on-court record is 81–69 (.540).

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Lehigh Athletics. p. 11. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  2. ^ "Brett Reed named Lehigh men's hoops coach". UPI.com. August 10, 2007. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  3. ^ Katz, Andy (August 7, 2007). "Taylor gets Ball State job after Hunter declines". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  4. ^ "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.