List of Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball head coaches. There have been 19 head coaches of the Crusaders in their 104-season history.^[1]

Holy Cross' current head coach is Dave Paulsen.^[2] He was hired in March 2023, replacing Brett Nelson, who was fired after the 2022–23 season.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1901–1909^[a]	J. Fred Powers	7	54–33	.621
2	1920–1924	William Casey	4	28–25	.528
3	1924–1925	Ken Simendinger	1	10–5	.667
4	1925–1931	John M. Reed	6	60–41	.594
5	1934–1935 1942–1945	Albert Riopel	4	14–34	.292
6	1939–1942	Moose Krause	3	11–14	.440
7	1945–1948	Doggie Julian	3	65–10	.867
8	1948–1955	Buster Sheary	7	155–36	.812
9	1955–1961	Roy Leenig	6	106–48	.688
10	1961–1965	Frank Oftring	4	64–33	.660
11	1965–1972	Jack Donohue	7	106–66	.616
12	1972–1994	George Blaney	22	357–276	.564
13	1994–1999	Bill Raynor	5	54–83	.394
14	1999–2009	Ralph Willard	10	192–117	.621
15	2009–2010	Sean Kearney	1	9–22	.290
16	2010–2015	Milan Brown	5	69–83	.454
17	2015–2019	Bill Carmody	4	58–73	.443
18	2019–2023	Brett Nelson	4	27–84	.243
19	2023–present	Dave Paulsen	1	0–0	–
Totals		19 coaches	104 seasons	1,445–1,089	.570
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season Source^[1]

^ Holy Cross did not field a team for the 1906–07 season.

References

^ ^a ^b "2022-23 Holy Cross Men's Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Holy Cross Athletics. p. 72-75. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
^ "Paulsen tabbed as new Holy Cross coach". The Daily Item. March 29, 2023. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
^ Toland, Jennifer (March 10, 2023). "Holy Cross fires men's basketball coach Brett Nelson, with national search to follow for successor". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester. Retrieved March 14, 2023.

[NoTeam-4] Holy Cross did not field a team for the 1906–07 season.

[RecordBook-1] "2022-23 Holy Cross Men's Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Holy Cross Athletics. p. 72-75. Retrieved March 14, 2023.

[2] "Paulsen tabbed as new Holy Cross coach". The Daily Item. March 29, 2023. Retrieved March 30, 2023.

[3] Toland, Jennifer (March 10, 2023). "Holy Cross fires men's basketball coach Brett Nelson, with national search to follow for successor". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester. Retrieved March 14, 2023.

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