Elon Phoenix basketball
Elon Phoenix basketball history
Elon University (Elon, NC)
Schar Center
Coastal Athletic Association (CAA)
Current head coach: Billy Taylor (2022-)
- Asst: Greg Herenda (2022-)
- Asst: Ryan Saunders (2022-)
- Asst: Darius Stokes (2024-)
- DBO: Sean Halloran (2023-)
- Video/Recruiting: Stacey Palmore (2023-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NCAAT Overall Record: 0-0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- NIT Overall Record: 0-0
- CIT Appearances: 1 (2013)
- CIT Overall Record: 0-1
- NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 1 (1997)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record: 0-1
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 3 (1952, 1956, 1957)
- NAIA Tournament Overall Record: 0-3
Conference Titles (North State, Carolinas, South Atlantic, Big South, SoCon, CAA):
- CAA Regular Season Championships: 0
- SoCon Regular Season Championships: 2 (2006, 2013)
- Carolinas (Div II) Regular Season Championships: 2 (1971, 1974)
- NSC (NAIA) Regular Season Championships: 7 (1932, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1941, 1952)
- CAA Tournament Championships: 0
- SAC (Div II) Tournament Championships: 1 (1997)
- Carolinas (Div II) Tournament Championships: 3 (1965, 1971, 1972)
- NSC (NAIA) Tournament Championships: 2 (1947, 1956)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 0
- CAA Player of the Year: 0
Elon head coaches:
Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
Billy Taylor | 2022-Pres | 21-43 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Schrage | 2019-22 | 33-52 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matt Matheny | 2009-19 | 151-169 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ernie Nestor | 2003-09 | 67-117 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Simons | 1993-2003 | 109-169 | 0 | 1^ | 0 |
Bob Burton | 1986-93 | 115-85 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Morningstar | 1979-86 | 101-100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Miller | 1959-79 | 329-225 | 2^ | 0 | 0 |
Graham L. “Doc” Mathis | 1949-59 | 161-118 | 1^ | 3^ | 0 |
Harold Pope | 1948-49 | 7-22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Garland Causey | 1947-48 | 10-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L.J. “Hap” Perry | 1946-47 | 16-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lacy B. Adcox | 1944-46 | 20-27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
no team | 1942-44 | – | – | – | – |
Horace Hendrickson | 1937-42 | 93-21 | 2^ | 0 | 0 |
D.C. “Peahead” Walker | 1927-37 | 123-90 | 4^ | – | – |
William M. Jay | 1926-27 | 12-10 | – | – | – |
Frank Corboy | 1920-26 | 51-56 | – | – | – |
Jack Johnson | 1915-20 | 21-50 | – | – | – |
Bob “Chick” Doak | 1911-14 | 25-33 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These conference titles and tournament appearances came when the Elon program was at either the NAIA or NCAA Division II level; Elon moved up to Division I prior to the 1999-2000 season
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA