List of Colorado State Rams men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Colorado State Rams men's basketball head coaches. There have been 20 head coaches of the Rams in their 120-season history.[1]

Colorado State's current head coach is Niko Medved. He was hired as the Rams' head coach in March 2018,[2] replacing Jase Herl, who was not retained after his stint as interim head coach.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
– 1901–1905 No coach 4 5–3 .625
1 1905–1908[a]
1909–1910 		Claude Rothgeb 4 10–10 .500
2 1910–1911 George Cassidy 1 5–4 .556
3 1911–1925 Harry W. Hughes 14 60–79 .432
4 1925–1928 Rudy Lavik 3 11–26 .297
5 1928–1934 Joe Ryan 6 30–44 .405
6 1934–1935 Saaly Salwachter 1 6–6 .500
7 1935–1937 Sam Campbell 2 10–15 .400
8 1937–1943[b]
1944–1945 		John S. Davis 7 42–80 .344
9 1945–1949 E. D. Taylor 4 38–63 .376
10 1949–1950 Bebe Lee 1 7–23 .233
11 1950–1954 Bill Strannigan 4 60–56 .517
12 1954–1980 Jim Williams 26 352–293 .546
13 1980–1987 Tony McAndrews 7 80–120 .400
14 1987–1991 Boyd Grant 4 81–46 .638
15 1991–1998 Stew Morrill 7 121–86 .585
16 1998–2000 Ritchie McKay 2 37–23 .617
17 2000–2007 Dale Layer 7 103–106 .493
18 2007–2012 Tim Miles 5 71–88 .447
19 2012–2018[c] Larry Eustachy 6 121–74 .621
– 2018*[d] Steve Barnes 1 0–2 .000
– 2018* Jase Herl 1 1–5 .167
20 2018–present Niko Medved 5 92–64 .590
Totals 20 coaches 120 seasons 1,343–1,316 .505
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
* - Denotes interim head coach.
Source[1]
  1. ^ Colorado State did not field a basketball team for the 1908–09 season.
  2. ^ Colorado State did not field a basketball team for the 1943–44 season.
  3. ^ Eustachy was suspended pending an investigation into his conduct as head coach. Barnes was named interim coach for the remainder of the season.[4] Eustachy later resigned.[5]
  4. ^ Barnes was suspended as part of the investigation into the behavior of Colorado State's coaching staff. Herl was named interim coach for the remainder of the season.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "22-23 Colorado State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado State Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  2. ^ Fredrickson, Kyle; Stephens, Matt L. (March 22, 2018). "Colorado State to hire Niko Medved as men's basketball coach". The Denver Post. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  3. ^ Fredrickson, Kyle (April 6, 2018). "Former Colorado State interim basketball coach Jase Herl hired as Missouri State assistant". The Denver Post. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  4. ^ Stephens, Matt L. (February 3, 2018). "Larry Eustachy's career at Colorado State in jeopardy; interim coach called "an enabler" of verbal abuse". The Denver Post. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  5. ^ Stephens, Matt L. (February 26, 2018). "Larry Eustachy resigns as Colorado State men's basketball coach, receives $750,000 settlement". The Denver Post. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  6. ^ Lyell, Kelly (February 10, 2018). "CSU places interim basketball coach Steve Barnes on leave". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
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