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List of Elon Phoenix men's basketball head coaches

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

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]

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.