The Olivet Comets men's basketball program represents

Olivet College Olivet College is a private Christian liberal arts college located in Olivet, Michigan. The college is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. It was founded in 1844 by missionaries from Oberlin College, and it followed Oberlin in becom ...

in men's

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level.

List of coaches

* ''Unknown'' (1898–1901) * ''No team'' (1901–1905) *

Burt Kennedy Burton Raphael Kennedy (September 3, 1922 – February 15, 2001) was an American screenwriter and director known mainly for directing Westerns. Budd Boetticher called him "the best Western writer ever." Biography Kennedy was born in 1922 i ...

(1905–1907) * ''No team'' (1907–1908) * Brainerd (1908–1909) * Henry Hall (1909–1911) * ''No team'' (1911–1912) * Henry Hall (1912–1913) * Lancaster (1913–1914) *

George Rider George L. Rider (December 24, 1890 – August 8, 1979) was an American football, basketball, baseball, track and cross country coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Olivet College in 1914, at Hanover College ...

(1914–1915) * ''No team'' (1915–1916) * ''Unknown'' (1916–1919) * ''No team'' (1919–1920) * Ernest Watson (1920–1922) * ''No team'' (1922–1923) * George Johnson (1923–1924) * Joe Shafer (1924–1926) * Alvin Cassell (1926–1928) * Walter Sprandel (1928–1942) * ''No team'' (1942–1946) *

Frank Ham Frank or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a medieval Germanic people * Frank, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades - see Farang Curr ...

(1946–1952) * Vaughn Snook (1952–1953) * Warren Thomas (1953–1956) *

Della Guistina Della may refer to: * Della (name), including a list of people with the name * ''Della'' (film), a 1964 television pilot film starring Joan Crawford * ''Della'' (TV series), starring Della Reese * ''Della'' (album) * Della, Ethiopia, a town in ...

(1956–1957) *

Henry Paul Henry Paul (born 10 February 1974), also known by the nickname of "HP", is a former dual-code international rugby league and rugby union footballer. Paul represented New Zealand in rugby league and England in rugby union and rugby sevens. He ...

(1957–1960) * Eugene Anderson (1960–1964) *

Vincent Sigren Vincent ( la, Vincentius) is a male given name derived from the Roman name Vincentius, which is derived from the Latin word (''to conquer''). People with the given name Artists *Vincent Apap (1909–2003), Maltese sculptor *Vincent van Gogh ...

(1964–1965) * Eugene Anderson (1965–1967) * Gary Morrison (1967–1997) *

Steve Hettinga ''yes'Steve is a masculine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Steven or Stephen Notable people with the name include: steve jops * Steve Abbott (disambiguation), several people * Steve Adams (disambiguation), several people * Steve ...

(1997–2004) *

Kurt Soderberg Kurt is a male given name of Germanic or Turkish origin. ''Kurt'' or ''Curt'' originated as short forms of the Germanic Conrad, depending on geographical usage, with meanings including counselor or advisor. In Turkish, Kurt means "Wolf" and i ...

(2004–2007) *

Gene Gifford Harold Eugene Gifford (May 31, 1908 – November 12, 1970) was an American jazz banjoist, guitarist, and arranger. Gifford was raised in Memphis, Tennessee, and played banjo in high school. He played in territory bands, including Watson's Bell ...

(2007–2012) *

Chris Coles Christopher Coles (born 14 July 1992) is a badminton player from England. He started playing badminton at age 6. He did a BTEC at Chippenham College, after year 11. In 2011, he won the gold medal at the European Junior Championships in the boy ...

(2012–2016) * Steve Ernst (2016–2019) *

Sam Hargraves Samuel Raymond Hargraves (born October 27, 1976) is an American college basketball coach who is currently serving as the head coach of the Olivet Comets men's basketball The Olivet Comets men's basketball program represents Olivet College in ...

(2019–present)

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