McDaniel College Men's Basketball

Kevin Curley is the winningest coach in McDaniel men’s basketball program history, surpassing Alex Ober ’63 with a 76-61 win over Penn State Scranton on Nov. 12, 2024 for his 186th career victory as head coach. The 2024-25 season was one of the team’s most successful. The Green Terror made their fourth trip to the ECAC Division III Men’s Basketball Championship and defeated Pitt-Greensburg 72-63 in the opening round for the first postseason win in program history.  During his previous 18 seasons at the helm, Curley has led the team to six Centennial Conference Tournament appearances and four ECAC Tournament appearances. He has won two Centennial Conference Coach of the Year awards (2009, 2014) and has coached 18 All-Centennial Conference selections.  Prior to coaching at McDaniel, Curley spent nine seasons as an assistant coach at Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y. He began his coaching career as an assistant at Bethany (W.Va.) from 1994-98. A State College, Pa., native, Curley graduated from Penn State in 1994 after playing two seasons at Penn State-Altoona. He earned his master’s degree physical education with a concentration in athletic coaching from West Virginia University in 1996. Curley’s younger brother Greg is the head men’s basketball coach at Juniata, a position he has held since 2001. Greg is the winningest coach in their program’s history and served as the school’s athletic director for 11 years.  Curley is married with three children. His wife, Allison, gave birth to the couple’s first children, Caroline and Nathaniel, in February 2007 – just prior to the couple’s arrival in Westminster. The couple welcomed their third child, Gabriel, in December 2010. Career Highlights Most wins in program history (198) 2x Centennial Conference Coach of the Year (2009, 2014) Six Centennial Conference Tournament appearances Four ECAC Tournament appearances Led team to first postseason win in program history by defeating Pitt-Greensburg in the opening round of the 2025 ECAC Division III Men’s Basketball Championship 18 All-Conference selections (three first team, six second team) Season-by-Season Coaching Record 2024-25 14-13, 3-10 CC Results Statistics Roster News ECAC Tournament 2023-24 11-14, 6-12 CC Results Statistics Roster News 2022-23 8-16, 4-14 CC Results Statistics Roster News 2021-22 11-14, 5-13 CC Results Statistics Roster News 2020-21 - Results Roster News Season canceled due to COVID-19 2019-20 6-19, 2-16 CC Results Statistics Roster News 2018-19 7-18, 3-15 CC Results Statistics Roster News 2017-18 6-19, 3-15 CC Results Statistics Roster News 2016-17 12-13, 8-10 CC Results Statistics Roster News 2015-16 14-12, 10-8 CC Results Statistics Roster News CC Tournament 2014-15 14-13, 9-9 CC Results Statistics Roster News CC Tournament, ECAC Tournament  2013-14 18-10, 12-6 CC Results Statistics Roster News CC Tournament, ECAC Tournament  2012-13 14-12, 8-10 CC Results Statistics Roster News ECAC Tournament 2011-12 9-16, 6-12 CC Results Statistics Roster News 2010-11 13-13, 10-8 CC Results Statistics Roster News CC Tournament  2009-10 8-17, 4-14 CC Results Statistics Roster News  2008-09 18-8, 13-5 CC Results Statistics Roster News CC Tournament 2007-08 15-11, 10-8 CC Results Statistics CC Tournament  TOTAL 198-238  

Garvis came to McDaniel after a two-year tenure at nearby Hood College where he helped the Blazers capture their first conference title in school history and second NCAA tournament berth. Garvis also has experience as an assist coach with the Elevate Hoops AAU program. A 2020 graduate of the Pennsylvania College of Technology with a bachelor’s degree in Sport and Event Management, Garvis was a two-year starter for the Wildcats, helping them reach the North Eastern Athletic Conference playoffs for the first time in school history in 2020. He finished career with over 600 points, 300 rebounds, and 100 three-point field goals.   Garvis is a native of Maryland, graduating from Francis Scott Key High School where he was selected as All-Carroll County First Team selection as a senior.