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List of East Carolina Pirates men's basketball head coaches

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The following is a list of East Carolina Pirates men's basketball head coaches. There have been 24 head coaches of the Pirates in their 92-season history.[1]

East Carolina's current head coach is Michael Schwartz. He was hired as the Pirates' head coach in March 2022,[2] replacing Joe Dooley, who was fired after the 2021–22 season.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1 1931–1932 C. W. Porter 1 8–9 .471
2 1932–1934 Kenneth Beatty 2 12–17 .414
3 1934–1936 Doc Mathis 2 18–17 .514
4 1936–1937
1939–1940
Bo Farley 2 24–18 .571
5 1937–1938 J. D. Alexander 1 8–12 .400
6 1938–1939 Gordon Gilbert 1 17–10 .630
7 1940–1943 John Christenbury 3 25–15 .625
1944–1945 No coach 1 8–6 .571
8 1945–1946
1959–1963
Earl Smith 5 69–49 .585
9 1946–1947 Jim Johnson 1 17–10 .630
10 1947–1959 Howard Porter 12 182–102 .641
11 1963–1966 Wendell Carr 3 32–40 .444
12 1966–1974 Tom Quinn 8 102–107 .488
13 1974–1977 Dave Patton 3 40–42 .488
14 1977–1979 Larry Gillman 2 21–32 .396
15 1979–1982 Dave Odom 3 40–40 .500
16 1982–1987 Charlie Harrison 5 51–90 .362
17 1987–1991 Mike Steele 4 48–68 .414
18 1991–1995 Eddie Payne 4 56–58 .491
19 1995–1999
2018–2022
Joe Dooley 8 101–119 .459
20 1999–2005 Bill Herrion 6 70–98 .417
21 2005–2007 Ricky Stokes 2 14–44 .241
22 2007–2010 Mack McCarthy 3 34–57 .374
23 2010–2017[a] Jeff Lebo 8 116–120 .492
2017–2018* Michael Perry 1 8–16 .333
24 2022–present Michael Schwartz 1 16–17 .485
Totals 24 coaches 92 seasons 1,137–1,213 .484
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
* - Denotes interim head coach.
Source[1]
  1. ^ Lebo resigned on November 29, 2017. Perry served as interim coach for the remainder of the season.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2022-23 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). East Carolina Athletics. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  2. ^ Friedlander, Brett (March 16, 2022). "Tennessee assistant Michael Schwartz hired as ECU hoop coach". North State Journal. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "ECU fires basketball coach Joe Dooley". The Fayetteville Observer. Associated Press. March 11, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  4. ^ Wiseman, Steve (November 29, 2017). "Jeff Lebo out as East Carolina basketball coach". The News & Observer. Retrieved March 8, 2023.