The Zeitgeist List · coaching
Duke: a coaching history
See Duke’s full 91-year Zeitgeist History →← all coaches
Program GOAT
Wallace Wade
0 Dynasty · 0 Blue-Blood seasons
Built by
David Cutcliffe
Regional Program V → National Program III (+21.9)
The fall
Tom Harp
Power Program III → National Program III (−12.5)
Right now
Manny Diaz
in year 2 — too new to place in Duke's history
Manny Diaz is in year 2 — too new to place in Duke's history.
Stature & coaches, 1936–2026
The program’s standing over time, with every coach’s tenure beneath it — read down to see who was there for each rise and fall.
Every coach
2008–2021
David Cutcliffebuilder
+21.9
77–97
2003–2007
Ted Roofcaretaker
Regional Program V
6–45
1999–2003
Carl Frankscaretaker
Regional Program III
7–45
1994–1998
Fred Goldsmithcaretaker
Regional Program II
17–39
1990–1993
Barry Wilsoncaretaker
Regional Program II
13–30
1987–1989
Steve Spurriercaretaker
Regional Program II
20–13
1983–1986
Steve Sloancaretaker
−8.2
13–31
1979–1982
Red Wilsoncaretaker
Regional Program I
16–27
1971–1978
Mike McGeecaretaker
National Program III
37–47
1966–1970
Tom Harpcaretaker
−12.5
22–28
1951–1965
Bill Murraycaretaker
Power Program II
93–51
1936–1950
Wallace Wadecaretaker
Power Program I
74–25