List of Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball head coaches

Colorado head coach Tad Boyle
Tad Boyle, the current head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes.

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

References

  1. ^ a b "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.
  4. ^ Murray, Ken (January 19, 1996). "Harrington beat Colorado to punch with resignation". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  5. ^ "CU Regents Approve Contract Extension For Coach Ricardo Patton" (Press release). September 17, 2003. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
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