The following is a list of Central Arkansas Bears basketball head coaches. There have been 20 head coaches of the Bears in their 101-season history.[1]
Central Arkansas' current head coach is Anthony Boone. He was named as the Bears' permanent head coach in March of 2020, after having served as interim head coach since December of 2019.[2] Boone replaced Russ Pennell, who took a leave of absence in December of 2019 and left for good three weeks later.[3]
| No. | Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1920–1929 | Dan Estes | 9 | 99–64 | .607 |
| 2 | 1929–1934 | Orion Wray | 5 | 54–35 | .607 |
| 3 | 1934–1935 | Jerry Dalrymple | 1 | 25–6–1 | .797 |
| 4 | 1935–1941 | Warren B. Woodson | 6 | 114–40 | .740 |
| 5 | 1941–1942 | Loyd Roberts | 1 | 25–3 | .893 |
| 6 | 1944–1945[a] | Harold Eldson | 1 | 0–4 | .000 |
| 7 | 1944–1945[a] 1946–1947 |
Sam Hindsman | 2 | 29–13 | .690 |
| 8 | 1945–1946 | Charles McGibbony | 1 | 16–10 | .615 |
| 9 | 1947–1948 | Glen Smith | 1 | 21–2 | .913 |
| 10 | 1948–1949 | Howard Montgomery | 1 | 14–11 | .560 |
| 11 | 1949–1958 | Cecil Garrison | 9 | 154–81 | .655 |
| 12 | 1958–1969 1970–1973 |
Cliff Horton | 12 | 229–142 | .617 |
| – | 1969–1970* | Marvin Bishop | 1 | 13–14 | .481 |
| 13 | 1973–1979 | Don Nixon | 6 | 95–76 | .556 |
| 14 | 1979–1993 | Don Dyer | 14 | 285–145 | .663 |
| 15 | 1993–1999[b] | Arch Jones | 6 | 77–74 | .510 |
| 16 | 1999–2003[b][c] | Charles Hervey | 5 | 62–39 | .614 |
| – | 2003* | David James | 1 | 4–7 | .364 |
| 17 | 2003–2010 | Rand Chappell | 7 | 104–104 | .500 |
| 18 | 2010–2013[d] | Corliss Williamson | 3 | 26–62 | .295 |
| – | 2013–2014* | Clarence Finley | 1 | 8–21 | .276 |
| 19 | 2014–2019[e] | Russ Pennell | 1 | 50–116 | .301 |
| 20 | 2019–present[f] | Anthony Boone | 4 | 34–74 | .315 |
| Totals | 20 coaches | 101 seasons | 1,538–1,143–1 | .574 | |
| Records updated through end of 2022–23 season * - Denotes interim head coach. Source[1] | |||||
- ^ a b Eldson coached for the first four games of the 1944–45 season, and Hindsman finished the season. The exact dates of the games for this season are unknown; both coaches are listed as having coached from 1944 to 1945.
- ^ a b Hervey took over from Jones with eight games remaining in the season.
- ^ Hervey was reassigned in January of 2003. James was named interim coach until the end of the season.[4]
- ^ Williamson resigned to take an assistant coaching position with the Sacramento Kings just before the 2013–14 season. Finley was named interim head coach for the season.[5]
- ^ Pennell took a leave of absence in December 2019, and stepped down as head coach in January 2020.[3]
- ^ Finley was named interim head coach when Pennell took a leave of absence, and was hired as permanent head coach in March 2020.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Central Arkansas Men's Basketball Coaching Records" (PDF). Central Arkansas Athletics. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ a b Daeschner, Trenton (March 10, 2020). "Boone's work gets full-time UCA job". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ a b Daeschner, Trenton (January 7, 2020). "Pennell out as UCA men's basketball coach". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ "C. Arkansas Reassigns Basketball Coach". Plainview Daily Herald. January 20, 2003. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ Muck, Jeremy (November 13, 2013). "Longtime assistant, 57, has UCA ready to go". Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Retrieved February 27, 2023.