List of George Washington Revolutionaries men's basketball head coaches

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William Reinhart, as seen in the 1934 Oregana yearbook
William Reinhart, the winningest head coach in Colonials men's basketball history.

The following is a list of George Washington Colonials men's basketball head coaches. There have been 29 head coaches of the Colonials in their 109-season history.[1]

George Washington's current head coach is Chris Caputo. He was hired as the Colonials', now Revolutionaries head coach in April 2022,[2] replacing Jamion Christian, who was fired after the 2021–22 season.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1 1906–1908 J. Kramer 2 7–12 .368
2 1912–1914 Slitz Schlosser 2 4–16 .200
3 1914–1915 Nathan Dougherty 1 5–9 .357
4 1915–1917 George Colliflower 2 9–19 .321
5 1917–1918 Bertram Groesbeck and Murphy 1 5–6 .455
6 1920–1923 Bryan Morse 3 16–27 .372
7 1923–1925 Jack Dailey 2 8–14 .364
8 1925–1927 James Lemon 2 13–16 .448
9 1927–1929 Harry W. Crum 2 13–14 .481
10 1929–1930 Joe Mitchell 1 9–7 .563
11 1930–1932
1934–1935[a]
Jim Pixlee 2 36–15 .706
12 1932–1934 Ted O'Leary 2 26–9 .743
13 1934–1935[a] Logan Wilson 1 14–6 .700
14 1935–1942
1949–1966
William Reinhart 24 319–237 .574
15 1942–1947[b] Otis Zahn 3 45–21 .682
16 1947–1949 George Garber 2 37–15 .712
17 1966–1967 Babe McCarthy 1 6–18 .250
18 1967–1970 Wayne Dobbs 3 31–45 .408
19 1970–1974 Carl Slone 4 54–48 .529
20 1974–1981 Bob Tallent 7 102–84 .548
21 1981–1985 Gerry Gimelstob 4 58–55 .513
22 1985–1990 John Kuester 5 50–94 .347
23 1990–1998 Mike Jarvis 8 152–90 .628
24 1998–2001 Tom Penders 3 49–42 .538
25 2001–2011 Karl Hobbs 10 133–100 .571
26 2011–2016 Mike Lonergan 5 97–70 .581
27 2016–2019 Maurice Joseph 3 44–57 .436
28 2019–2022 Jamion Christian 3 29–50 .367
29 2022–present Chris Caputo 1 16–16 .500
Totals 29 coaches 109 seasons 1,373–1,206 .532
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
Source[1]
  1. ^ a b Pixlee and Wilson served as co-head coaches for the 1934–35 season. The team finished 14–6; both coaches are credited with wins and losses from this season.
  2. ^ George Washington did not field a team for the 1943–44 or 1944–45 seasons.

References

  1. ^ a b "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). George Washington Athletics. pp. 48–49. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  2. ^ Kaufman, Michelle (April 1, 2022). "Chris Caputo leaving Miami for George Washington head job". Miami Herald. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  3. ^ Diaz, Nuria (March 15, 2022). "Men's basketball breaks ties with Jamion Christian, entire coaching staff". The GW Hatchet. Retrieved March 10, 2023.