List of Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball head coaches. There have been 18 head coaches of the Fighting Irish in their 120-season history.

Notre Dame's current head coach is Micah Shrewsberry. He was hired as the Fighting Irish's head coach in March 2023, replacing Mike Brey, who stepped down after the 2022–23 season.

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
–	1896–1897 1901–1902	No coach	2	4–2–1	.643
1	1897–1898	Frank E. Hering	1	1–2	.333
2	1898–1899	J. Fred Powers	1	2–0	1.000
3	1907–1912	Bertram Maris	5	78–20	.796
4	1912–1913	Bill Nelson	1	13–2	.867
5	1913–1919	Jesse Harper	6	46–30	.605
6	1919–1920	Gus Dorais	1	5–13	.278
7	1920–1923	Walter Halas	3	25–39	.391
8	1923–1943	George Keogan	20	327–97–1	.771
9	1943–1944 1946–1951	Moose Krause	7	87–48	.644
10	1944–1945	Clem Crowe	1	15–5	.750
11	1945–1946	Elmer Ripley	1	17–4	.810
12	1951–1964	John Jordan	13	199–131	.603
13	1964–1971	John Dee	7	116–80	.592
14	1971–1991	Digger Phelps	20	393–197	.666
15	1991–1999	John MacLeod	8	106–124	.461
16	1999–2000	Matt Doherty	1	22–15	.595
17	2000–2023	Mike Brey	23	483–280	.633
18	2023–present	Micah Shrewsberry	1	13–20	.394
Totals		18 coaches	120 seasons	1,952–1,109–2	.638
Records updated through end of 2023–24 season Source

Keogan died on February 17, 1943. Moose Krause replaced him on a permanent basis for the rest of the 1942–43 season.

References

^ "2022-23 Notre Dame Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Notre Dame Athletics. p. 63-64, 204-205. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
Jackson, Wilton (March 22, 2023). "Notre Dame Men's Basketball Hiring Penn State's Micah Shrewsberry, per Sources". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
Boone, Kyle (January 19, 2023). "Notre Dame coach Mike Brey to step down: Winningest coach in Fighting Irish history is out at end of season". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

v t e Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball head coaches
No coach (1896–1897) Frank E. Hering (1897–1898) J. Fred Powers (1898–1899) No team (1899–1901) No coach (1901–1902) No team (1902–1907) Bertram Maris (1907–1912) Bill Nelson (1912–1913) Jesse Harper (1913–1919) Gus Dorais (1919–1920) Walter Halas (1920–1923) George Keogan (1923–1943) Moose Krause (1943–1944) Clem Crowe (1944–1945) Elmer Ripley (1945–1946) Moose Krause (1946–1951) John Jordan (1951–1964) John Dee (1964–1971) Digger Phelps (1971–1991) John MacLeod (1991–1999) Matt Doherty (1999–2000) Mike Brey (2000–2023) Micah Shrewsberry (2023– )

Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball head coaches

No coach (1896–1897)
Frank E. Hering (1897–1898)
J. Fred Powers (1898–1899)
No team (1899–1901)
No coach (1901–1902)
No team (1902–1907)
Bertram Maris (1907–1912)
Bill Nelson (1912–1913)
Jesse Harper (1913–1919)
Gus Dorais (1919–1920)
Walter Halas (1920–1923)
George Keogan (1923–1943)
Moose Krause (1943–1944)
Clem Crowe (1944–1945)
Elmer Ripley (1945–1946)
Moose Krause (1946–1951)
John Jordan (1951–1964)
John Dee (1964–1971)
Digger Phelps (1971–1991)
John MacLeod (1991–1999)
Matt Doherty (1999–2000)
Mike Brey (2000–2023)
Micah Shrewsberry (2023– )

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Venues	Notre Dame Fieldhouse (1898–1968) Joyce Center (1968–present)
Rivalries	UCLA
Culture & lore	Notre Dame Leprechaun Crossroads Classic
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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Helms national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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