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Men's Basketball Coaching History

Updated Oct. 1, 2025

YEAR OVERALL Conf. Postseason Coach
1968-69 Bill Mumma
1969-70 0-25 James Bryant
1970-71 0-24 James Bryant
1971-72 James Bryant
1972-73 6-17 James Bryant
1973-74 Wayne Monson/Jim Jarvis
1974-75 7-14 Erv Bratcher
1975-76 Gene Lee
1976-77 Gene Lee
1977-78 0-24 Gene Lee/Marc Rabinoff
BEGINNING OF NCAA DIVISION II MEMBERSHIP
1984-85 13-13 - Bob Ligouri
1985-86 12-13 - Bob Hull
1986-87 16-12 5-5 Bob Hull
1987-88 16-12 5-5 Bob Hull
1988-89 20-8 7-5 Bob Hull
1989-90 28-4 8-2 GNAC regular season champions
NCAA Tournament
Bob Hull
1990-91 23-8 8-2 CAC regular season champions
NCAA Tournament
Bob Hull
1991-92 16-12 10-2 CAC regular season champions Bob Hull
1992-93 16-12 8-4 Bob Hull
1993-94 14-13 5-7 Joe Strain
1994-95 6-21 4-6 Charles Bradley
1995-96 18-9 6-4 Charles Bradley
1996-97 13-13 9-10 Charles Bradley
1997-98 25-5 16-3 RMAC Overall/East Division champions
NCAA Tournament
Mike Dunlap
1998-99 28-6 15-4 RMAC East Division champions
RMAC Tournament champions
NCAA North Central Region champions
NCAA national runners-up
Mike Dunlap
1999-00 33-4 17-2 RMAC Overall/East Division champions
RMAC Tournament champions
NCAA North Central Region champions
NCAA national champions
Mike Dunlap
2000-01 23-7 14-5 RMAC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament
Mike Dunlap
2001-02 29-6 16-3 NCAA North Central Region champions
NCAA national champions
Mike Dunlap
2002-03 28-5 16-3 RMAC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament
Mike Dunlap
2003-04 32-3 19-0 RMAC Overall/East Division champions
RMAC Tournament champions
NCAA North Central Region champions
Mike Dunlap
2004-05 29-4 16-3 RMAC Overall/East Division champions
RMAC Tournament champions
NCAA North Central Region champions
Mike Dunlap
2005-06 21-10 13-6 NCAA Tournament Mike Dunlap
2006-07 28-4 17-2 RMAC Overall/East Division champions
RMAC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament
Brannon Hays
2007-08 19-12 12-7 - Brannon Hays
2008-09 27-4 18-1 RMAC Overall/East Division champions
RMAC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament
Brannon Hays
2009-10 24-7 14-5 RMAC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament
Brannon Hays
2010-11 22-8 17-5 NCAA Tournament Derrick Clark
2011-12 25-7 17-5 NCAA Central Region champions Derrick Clark
2012-13 32-3 20-2 RMAC regular season champions
RMAC Tournament champions
NCAA South Central Region champions
NCAA national runners-up
Derrick Clark
2013-14 32-2 22-0 RMAC regular season champions
RMAC Tournament champions
NCAA South Central Region champions
NCAA national semifinals
Derrick Clark
2014-15 26-6 19-3 RMAC regular season champions
NCAA Tournament
Derrick Clark
2015-16 19-11 16-6 RMAC Tournament Derrick Clark
2016-17 17-13 12-10 RMAC Tournament Derrick Clark
2017-18 15-14 14-8 RMAC Tournament Michael Bahl
2018-19 12-14 10-12 Michael Bahl
2019-20 12-16 8-14 Michael Bahl
2020-21  9-8 9-6 RMAC Tournament Michael Bahl
2021-22 17-12 11-11 RMAC Tournament Michael Bahl
2022-23 12-17 9-13 RMAC Tournament Dan Ficke
2023-24 19-10 13-9 RMAC Tournament Dan Ficke
2024-25 19-10 13-7 RMAC Tournament Dan Ficke
Totals 859-481 488-207
D-II Totals 845-378 488-207


MSU Denver joined NCAA Division II in 1984-85
MSU Denver was in the Great Northwest Conference until 1989-90
MSU Denver was in the Colorado Athletic Conference from 1990-91 to 1995-96
MSU Denver joined the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference in 1996-97

All-Time MSU Denver Coaching Records

Overall Conference Reg. Season
Conference
Champs
Conf.
Tourney
Champs
NCAA
Tourney Apps.
Name Years Record Pct. Record Pct. RMAC Pct.
Mike Dunlap 9 248-50 .832 142-29 .830 142-29 .830 4 6 9
Brannon Hays 4 147-81 .784 61-16 .803  61-15 .803 2 3 3
Derrick Clark 7 173-50 .776 123-31 .799 123-31 .799 3 2 5
Bob Hull 8 147-81 .645 51-25 .671 3 0 2
Dan Ficke 3 50-37 .575 35-29 .547  35-29 .547 0 0 0
Joe Strain 1 14-13 .519  5-7 .417
Michael Bahl 5 65-64 .504 52-51 .505  52-51 .504 0 0 0
Bob Ligouir 1 13-13 .500 - - 0
Charles Bradley 3 37-43 .463 19-20 .487   9-10 .474 0 0 0
PRE-NCAA DIVISION II COACHING RECORDS
Erv Bratcher 1 7-14 .333 - - - - 0
James Bryant 4 6-66 .083
Bill Mumma 1
Wayne Monson 1*
Jim Jarvis 1*
Gene Lee 3^ 0-24^ .000
Marc Rabinoff 1^ 0-24^ .000
Totals 51 859-481 .641 488-207 .704 422-165 .721 12 11 19
D-II Totals 41 845-378 .692 488-207 .704 422-165 .721 12 11 19


*Wayne Monson & Jim Jarvis each served as head coach in 1973-74
^Gene Lee & Marc Rabinoff each served as head coach in 1977-78