List of Elon Phoenix men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Elon Phoenix men's basketball head coaches. There have been 19 head coaches of the Phoenix in their 114-season history.[1]

Billy Taylor as an assistant coach with Iowa
Billy Taylor, the current head coach of the Elon Phoenix.

Elon's current head coach is Billy Taylor. He was hired as the Phoenix's head coach in April 2022,[2] replacing Mike Schrage, who resigned after the 2021–22 season to join the staff at Duke.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1907–1911 Unknown 4 1–3 .250
1 1911–1915 Bob Doak 4 25–33–1 .432
2 1915–1920 Jack Johnson 5 21–50 .296
3 1920–1926 Frank Corboy 6 51–56 .477
4 1926–1927 William Jay 1 12–10 .545
5 1927–1937 Peahead Walker 10 123–90 .577
6 1937–1942 Horace Hendrickson 5 93–21 .816
7 1944–1946 Lacy Adcox 2 20–27 .426
8 1946–1947 Hap Perry 1 16–10 .615
9 1947–1948 Garland Causey 1 10–13 .435
10 1948–1949 Harold Pope 1 7–22 .241
11 1949–1959 Doc Mathis 10 161–118 .577
12 1959–1979 Bill Miller 20 329–225 .594
13 1979–1986 Bill Morningstar 7 101–100 .502
14 1986–1993 Bob Burton 7 115–85 .575
15 1993–2003 Mark Simons 10 109–169 .392
16 2003–2009 Ernie Nestor 6 67–117 .364
17 2009–2019 Matt Matheny 10 151–169 .472
18 2019–2022 Mike Schrage 3 33–52 .388
19 2022–present Billy Taylor 1 8–24 .250
Totals 19 coaches 114 seasons 1,453–1,394 .510
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
Source[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Elon Athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  2. ^ Helmer, Josh (April 15, 2022). "Iowa assistant coach Billy Taylor taking over as head coach at Elon". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  3. ^ Borzello, Jeff (April 5, 2022). "Mike Schrage resigns as Elon Phoenix men's basketball coach; expected to join Duke staff, per sources". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 9, 2023.