Mike McGarvey

Mike McGarvey (born July 11, 1982)

Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Lafayette Leopards
Current conference: Patriot League
Lycoming record: 53-36 (.596)
Lafayette record: 13-24 (.351)
Overall record^: 66-60 (.524)

Career Accomplishments:

• NCAA National Championships:  0
• NCAA Tournament Appearances:  0
• NIT Championships:  0
• NIT Appearances:  0
• Patriot League Regular Season Champion:  0
• Patriot League Tournament Champion:  0
• MAC Commonwealth/Freedom (Div III) Tournament Champion:  2  (2020, 2021)
• NCAA Division III Tournament Appearances:  1  (2020)

Awards:

• Centennial (Div III) Player of the Year:  2  (2005, 2006)

Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):

2023-present	Lafayette
2022-2023	Lafayette (assoc. HC)
2018-2022	Lycoming
2011-2018	Colgate (asst)
2006-2011	Ursinus (asst)

Mike McGarvey Facts

• Mike McGarvey
• Born July 11, 1982
• Hometown: Lower Gwynedd, Pennsylvania
• Alma Mater: Ursinus College (BA, 2006)
• The Pennsylvania-native played for four seasons at D-III Ursinus College (PA) for head coach Kevin Small
  • Was a two-time Centennial Conference POY and was a 2nd-team D-III All-American in 2006
  • Had his jersey number #11 retired in 2010 and was inducted into the Ursinus College Hall of Fame in 2016
• Started his coaching career as an assistant for five seasons under Small at his alma mater
  • Part of the staff in 2007-08 when 29-4 (20-0) overall reached the D-III NCAA Final Four
• Hired in May 2011 to be an assistant at Colgate under new head coach Matt Langel; worked with the Raiders for seven seasons
• Became a head coach for the first time in 2018, spending four seasons leading the D-III Lycoming Warriors (PA)
  • Went 53-36 overall in a tenure that included several COVID-related cancellations
  • Led the team to the D-III NCAA Tournament in 2020 via a MAC Commonwealth Tournament crown
• Returned to Division I in 2022, becoming the associate head coach at Lafayette newly-hired Mike Jordan
  • Named acting HC in February 2023 when Jordan was placed on leave; led the Leopards to the Patriot League Tournament final
  • Officially hired as the next head coach at Lafayette in March 2023

Mike McGarvey Coaching Tree

• coming soon

 

^ overall record includes head coaching positions at both the NCAA Division I and Division III levels