List of Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball head coaches

Jim Phelan's yearbook photo from the 1962–63 season
Jim Phelan, the winningest head coach in Mountaineers men's basketball history.

The following is a list of Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball head coaches. There have been 22 head coaches of the Mountaineers in their 114-season history.[1]

Mount St. Mary's' current head coach is Dan Engelstad. He was hired as the Mountaineers' head coach in May 2018,[2] replacing Jamion Christian, who left to become the head coach at Siena.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1 1908–1909 William Walsh 1 1–0 1.000
2 1909–1910 Al Barrett 8 21–73 .223
3 1910–1911 Francis Liddy 1 7–4 .636
4 1911–1913
1917–1920
Mike Thompson 5 42–22 .656
5 1913–1917 John L. Day 4 40–22 .645
6 1920–1921 Charles A. Dickerman 1 10–2 .833
7 1921–1923 John Sheridan 2 28–12 .700
8 1923–1924 Walter Halas 1 16–5 .762
9 1924–1935
1938–1941
Art Malloy 14 155–117 .570
10 1935–1937 Joe Lawler 2 23–15 .605
11 1937–1938 Joseph H. McCormick 1 12–2 .857
12 1941–1947[a]
1948*
Wally Opekun 6 50–34 .595
13 1947–1948[b] Steve Filipowicz 1 7–8 .467
14 1948–1949 Michael Kennedy 1 10–10 .500
15 1949–1950 John McMahon 1 7–15 .318
16 1950–1951 Pete Caruso 1 19–13 .594
17 1951–1954 Bill Clarke 3 40–34 .541
18 1954–2003 Jim Phelan 49 830–524 .613
19 2003–2010 Milan Brown 7 95–120 .442
20 2010–2012[c] Robert Burke 2 17–40 .298
2012* Matt Henry 1 2–2 .500
21 2012–2018 Jamion Christian 6 101–95 .515
22 2018–2024 Dan Engelstad 6 72–109 .398
22 2024–present Donny Lind
Totals 23 coaches 114 seasons 1,575–1,189 .570
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
* - Denotes interim head coach.
Source[1]
  1. ^ Mount St. Mary's did not field a team for the 1942–43 season due to World War II.
  2. ^ Filipowicz resigned in February 1948 to return to professional baseball. Wally Opekun served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 1947–48 season.
  3. ^ Burke was placed on administrative leave in February 2012. Matt Henry was named interim head coach while Burke was away.[4] Burke resigned at the end of the 2011–12 season.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mount St. Mary's Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Mount St. Mary's Athletics. p. 18. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  2. ^ Swatek, Greg (May 10, 2018). "Mount taps Engelstad as men's hoops coach". Frederick News-Post. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "Siena hires Jamion Christian as men's basketball coach". ESPN.com. Associated Press. May 2, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  4. ^ "Mount St. Mary's basketball coach Robert Burke placed on administrative leave". The Baltimore Sun. February 15, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  5. ^ "Mount St. Mary's accepts resignation of basketball coach Robert Burke". The Baltimore Sun. March 5, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2023.