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List of Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball head coaches

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Martin Ingelsby coaching Delaware in 2018
Martin Ingelsby, the current head coach of the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens.

The following is a list of Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball head coaches. There have been 24 head coaches of the Fightin' Blue Hens in their 118-season history.[1]

Delaware's current head coach is Martin Ingelsby. He was hired as the Fightin' Blue Hens' head coach in May 2016,[2] replacing Monté Ross, who was fired after the 2015–16 season.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1 1905–1906 Samuel Saunders 1 3–4–1 .438
1906–1909 No coach 3 15–18 .455
2 1909–1918
1922–1925
William McAvoy 12 58–83 .411
3 1918–1922 Burton Shipley 4 35–19 .648
4 1925–1927 Frank M. Forstburg 2 6–23 .207
5 1927–1930 Joseph J. Rothrock 3 17–33 .340
6 1930–1937 Gerald Doherty 7 43–64–1 .403
7 1937–1938 Lyal Clark 1 6–10 .375
8 1938–1940 Stephen Grenda 2 13–19 .406
9 1940–1941 Flucie Stewart 1 7–9 .438
10 1941–1943 Emery Adkins 2 14–23 .378
11 1943–1944 Edmund Prince 1 7–9 .438
12 1944–1945 William D. Murray 1 3–9 .250
13 1945–1946 Kenneth Steers 1 7–9 .438
14 1946–1949 Joseph Brunansky 3 24–30 .444
15 1949–1954 Fred Emmerson 5 66–41 .617
16 1954–1966 Irv Wisniewski 12 111–154 .419
17 1966–1971 Dan Peterson 5 69–49 .585
18 1971–1976 Donald Harnum 5 69–57 .548
19 1976–1985 Ronald Rainey 9 91–147 .382
20 1985–1995 Steve Steinwedel 10 163–121 .574
21 1995–2000 Mike Brey 5 99–52 .656
22 2000–2006 David Henderson 6 85–93 .478
23 2006–2016 Monté Ross 10 132–184 .418
24 2016–present Martin Ingelsby 7 112–103 .521
Totals 24 coaches 118 seasons 1,255–1,363–2 .479
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
Source[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Delaware Men's Basketball Information Central". University of Delaware Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  2. ^ Borzello, Jeff (May 24, 2016). "Martin Ingelsby to be named Delaware's new coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  3. ^ Tresolini, Kevin (March 18, 2016). "Ross fired as University of Delaware basketball coach". The News Journal. Retrieved March 6, 2023.