Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs basketball history

Gardner-Webb University (Boiling Springs, NC)
Paul Porter Arena
Big South Conference

Current head coach: Jeremy Luther (2024-)

• Assoc. HC: Jake Delaney (2015-17, 2020-23, 2024-)
• Asst: Adam Sweeney (2024-)
• Asst: Christian Turner (2020-22, 2024-)
• Asst/DPD: Tannor Kraus (2023-)

Post-Season:

• National Championships:  0
• Final Four Appearances:  0
• Sweet Sixteen Appearances:  0
• NCAA Tournament Appearances:  1  (2019)
• NCAAT Overall Record:  0-1
• NIT Championships:  0
• NIT Appearances:  0
• NIT Overall Record:  0-0
• CBI Appearances:  1  (2015)
• CBI Overall Record:  0-1
• CIT Appearances:  1 (2013)
• CIT Overall Record:  0-1
• NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances:  1  (2000)
• NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record:  0-1
• NAIA Tournament Appearances:  3  (1972, 1974, 1981)
• NAIA Tournament Overall Record:  4-4

Conference Titles (South Atlantic, Atlantic Sun, Big South):

• Big South Regular Season Championships:   0
• Atlantic Sun Regular Season Championships:  1  (2005)
• SAC (Div II) Regular Season Championships:  2  (1991, 2000)
• Big South Tournament Championships:  1  (2019)

Award Winners:

• Naismith Player of the Year:  0
• John R. Wooden Award:  0
• Oscar Robertson Trophy:  0
• AP All-Americans:  0
• Big South Player of the Year:  0
• Atlantic Sun Player of the Year:  1  (Thomas Sanders, 2008)

Gardner-Webb head coaches:

Coach	Tenure	Record	Conf. Titles	NCAA Apps.	Nat. Champ
Jeremy Luther	2024-Pres	0-0	0	0	0
Tim Craft	2013-24	188-166	0	1	0
Chris Holtmann	2010-13	44-54	0	0	0
Rick Scruggs	1995-2010	198-218	1 (1^)	1^	0
Jim Johnson	1990-95	68-68	1^	0	0
Jim Wiles	1978-90	222-148	–	1^	0
Eddie Holbrook	1964-78##	212-39	–	2^	0

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 Gardner-Webb program was at either the NAIA or NCAA Division II level; GWU moved up to Division I prior to the 2002-03 season

## Prior to 1968, the program had junior college status and those records are not included here

NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.