List of Colorado State Rams men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Colorado State Rams men's basketball head coaches. There have been 20 head coaches of the Rams in their 120-season history.^[1]

Colorado State's current head coach is Niko Medved. He was hired as the Rams' head coach in March 2018,^[2] replacing Jase Herl, who was not retained after his stint as interim head coach.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
–	1901–1905	No coach	4	5–3	.625
1	1905–1908^[a] 1909–1910	Claude Rothgeb	4	10–10	.500
2	1910–1911	George Cassidy	1	5–4	.556
3	1911–1925	Harry W. Hughes	14	60–79	.432
4	1925–1928	Rudy Lavik	3	11–26	.297
5	1928–1934	Joe Ryan	6	30–44	.405
6	1934–1935	Saaly Salwachter	1	6–6	.500
7	1935–1937	Sam Campbell	2	10–15	.400
8	1937–1943^[b] 1944–1945	John S. Davis	7	42–80	.344
9	1945–1949	E. D. Taylor	4	38–63	.376
10	1949–1950	Bebe Lee	1	7–23	.233
11	1950–1954	Bill Strannigan	4	60–56	.517
12	1954–1980	Jim Williams	26	352–293	.546
13	1980–1987	Tony McAndrews	7	80–120	.400
14	1987–1991	Boyd Grant	4	81–46	.638
15	1991–1998	Stew Morrill	7	121–86	.585
16	1998–2000	Ritchie McKay	2	37–23	.617
17	2000–2007	Dale Layer	7	103–106	.493
18	2007–2012	Tim Miles	5	71–88	.447
19	2012–2018^[c]	Larry Eustachy	6	121–74	.621
–	2018*^[d]	Steve Barnes	1	0–2	.000
–	2018*	Jase Herl	1	1–5	.167
20	2018–present	Niko Medved	5	92–64	.590
Totals		20 coaches	120 seasons	1,343–1,316	.505
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season * - Denotes interim head coach. Source^[1]

^ Colorado State did not field a basketball team for the 1908–09 season.
^ Colorado State did not field a basketball team for the 1943–44 season.
^ Eustachy was suspended pending an investigation into his conduct as head coach. Barnes was named interim coach for the remainder of the season.^[4] Eustachy later resigned.^[5]
^ Barnes was suspended as part of the investigation into the behavior of Colorado State's coaching staff. Herl was named interim coach for the remainder of the season.^[6]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "22-23 Colorado State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado State Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
^ Fredrickson, Kyle; Stephens, Matt L. (March 22, 2018). "Colorado State to hire Niko Medved as men's basketball coach". The Denver Post. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
^ Fredrickson, Kyle (April 6, 2018). "Former Colorado State interim basketball coach Jase Herl hired as Missouri State assistant". The Denver Post. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
^ Stephens, Matt L. (February 3, 2018). "Larry Eustachy's career at Colorado State in jeopardy; interim coach called "an enabler" of verbal abuse". The Denver Post. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
^ Stephens, Matt L. (February 26, 2018). "Larry Eustachy resigns as Colorado State men's basketball coach, receives $750,000 settlement". The Denver Post. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
^ Lyell, Kelly (February 10, 2018). "CSU places interim basketball coach Steve Barnes on leave". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Retrieved March 6, 2023.

[NoTeam-4] Colorado State did not field a basketball team for the 1908–09 season.

[NoTeam2-5] Colorado State did not field a basketball team for the 1943–44 season.

[Eustachy-8] Eustachy was suspended pending an investigation into his conduct as head coach. Barnes was named interim coach for the remainder of the season.^[4] Eustachy later resigned.^[5]

[Barnes-10] Barnes was suspended as part of the investigation into the behavior of Colorado State's coaching staff. Herl was named interim coach for the remainder of the season.^[6]

[RecordBook-1] "22-23 Colorado State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado State Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2023.

[2] Fredrickson, Kyle; Stephens, Matt L. (March 22, 2018). "Colorado State to hire Niko Medved as men's basketball coach". The Denver Post. Retrieved March 5, 2023.

[3] Fredrickson, Kyle (April 6, 2018). "Former Colorado State interim basketball coach Jase Herl hired as Missouri State assistant". The Denver Post. Retrieved March 5, 2023.

[6] Stephens, Matt L. (February 3, 2018). "Larry Eustachy's career at Colorado State in jeopardy; interim coach called "an enabler" of verbal abuse". The Denver Post. Retrieved March 6, 2023.

[7] Stephens, Matt L. (February 26, 2018). "Larry Eustachy resigns as Colorado State men's basketball coach, receives $750,000 settlement". The Denver Post. Retrieved March 6, 2023.

[9] Lyell, Kelly (February 10, 2018). "CSU places interim basketball coach Steve Barnes on leave". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Retrieved March 6, 2023.

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