Mercyhurst Lakers basketball

Mercyhurst Lakers basketball history

Mercyhurst University (Erie, PA)
Owen McCormick Court at the Mercyhurst Athletic Center
Northeast Conference (NEC)

Current head coach: Gary Manchel (2003-)

  • Asst: Andrew Hoying (2021-)
  • Asst: vacant (-)
  • Asst: vacant (-)

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
  • NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances:  7  (2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
  • NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record:  7-6
  • NAIA Tournament Appearances:  7  (1978)
  • NAIA Tournament Overall Record:  0-1

Conference Titles (GLIAC, PSAC, NEC):

Award Winners:




Stonehill head coaches:

Coach Tenure Record Conf. Titles NCAA Apps. Nat. Champ
Gary Manchel 2003-Pres 373-219 0 7^ 0
Karl Fogel 1995-2003 106-106 0 0 0
Bill Morse 2000-03 52-54 0 0 0
Barry Copeland 1995-2000 19-62 0 0 0
Billy Kalbaugh 1984-95 102-89 0 0 0
Dan O’Connor 1978-84 36-46 0 0 0
Dick Fox 1971-75, 76-78 109-49 0 1^ 0
Dave Markey 1975-76 18-14 0 0 0

Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions

^ These tournament appearances came when the Mercyhurt program was at either the NAIA or NCAA Division II level; Mercyhurst moved up to Division I prior to the 2024-25 season

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