List of Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball head coaches. There have been 18 head coaches of the Buffaloes in their 120-season history.^[1]

Colorado's current head coach is Tad Boyle. He was hired as the Buffaloes' head coach in April 2010,^[2] replacing Jeff Bzdelik, who left to become the head coach at Wake Forest.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
–	1901–1906	No coach	5	18–15	.545
1	1906–1912	Frank Castleman	6	32–22	.593
2	1912–1914	John McFadden	2	10–9	.526
3	1914–1917	James N. Ashmore	3	16–10	.615
4	1917–1918	Bob Evans	1	9–2	.818
5	1918–1924	Enoch J. Mills	6	30–24	.556
6	1924–1933	Howard Beresford	9	76–52	.594
7	1933–1934	Henry Iba	1	9–8	.529
8	1934–1935	Dutch Clark	1	3–9	.250
9	1935–1950^[a]	Frosty Cox	13	147–89	.623
10	1950–1956	Bebe Lee	6	63–74	.460
11	1956–1976	Sox Walseth	20	261–245	.516
12	1976–1981	Bill Blair	5	67–69	.493
13	1981–1986	Tom Apke	5	59–81	.421
14	1986–1990	Tom Miller	4	35–79	.307
15	1990–1996^[b]	Joe Harrington	6	72–85	.459
16	1996–2007^[c]	Ricardo Patton	12	184–160	.535
17	2007–2010	Jeff Bzdelik	3	36–58	.383
18	2010–present	Tad Boyle	13	272–172	.613
Totals		18 coaches	120 seasons	1,399–1,263	.526
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season Source^[1]

^ Colorado did not field a basketball team for the 1942–43 and 1943–44 seasons
^ Harrington resigned as head coach in January 1996. Patton was named interim coach for the remainder of the season.^[4]
^ Patton was named interim head coach in January 1996, and was named permanent head coach on March 5, 1996.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "2022-23 Men's Basketball Info Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
^ "Colorado Buffaloes hire Tad Boyle as coach". ESPN.com. April 19, 2010. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
^ Meisler, Natalie (April 14, 2010). "Bzdelik takes Wake Forest post; calls it 'my dream job'". The Denver Post. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
^ Murray, Ken (January 19, 1996). "Harrington beat Colorado to punch with resignation". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
^ "CU Regents Approve Contract Extension For Coach Ricardo Patton" (Press release). September 17, 2003. Retrieved March 5, 2023.

[NoTeam-4] Colorado did not field a basketball team for the 1942–43 and 1943–44 seasons

[Harrington-6] Harrington resigned as head coach in January 1996. Patton was named interim coach for the remainder of the season.^[4]

[Patton-8] Patton was named interim head coach in January 1996, and was named permanent head coach on March 5, 1996.^[5]

[RecordBook-1] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Info Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2023.

[2] "Colorado Buffaloes hire Tad Boyle as coach". ESPN.com. April 19, 2010. Retrieved March 5, 2023.

[3] Meisler, Natalie (April 14, 2010). "Bzdelik takes Wake Forest post; calls it 'my dream job'". The Denver Post. Retrieved March 5, 2023.

[5] Murray, Ken (January 19, 1996). "Harrington beat Colorado to punch with resignation". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 5, 2023.

[7] "CU Regents Approve Contract Extension For Coach Ricardo Patton" (Press release). September 17, 2003. Retrieved March 5, 2023.

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