| Mike McGarvey | |
| Current Title: | Head coach |
| Current Team: | Lafayette |
| Current Conference: | Patriot League |
| Birth Date: | 11 July 1982[1] |
| Birth Place: | Lower Gwynedd, Pennsylvania |
| Player Years1: | 2003–2006 |
| Player Team1: | Ursinus |
| Coach Years1: | 2006–2011 |
| Coach Team1: | Ursinus (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 2011–2018 |
| Coach Team2: | Colgate (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 2018–2022 |
| Coach Team3: | Lycoming |
| Coach Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Coach Team4: | Lafayette (assistant) |
| Coach Years5: | 2023 |
| Coach Team5: | Lafayette (interim HC) |
| Coach Years6: | 2023–present |
| Coach Team6: | Lafayette |
| Tournament Record: | 0–1 (NCAA Division III) |
| Awards: | 2x Centennial Conference Player of the Year (2005, 2006) |
Mike McGarvey (born July 11, 1982) is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team.[2]
McGarvey played college basketball at Ursinus he finished fourth on the school's all-time scoring list and was a two-time Centennial Conference Player of the Year in 2005 and 2006.[2] [3] He also was a NABC Division III All-American during the 2005–06 season.[4] His No. 11 is retired by the school and he was inducted into the Ursinus Athletic Hall of Fame in 2016.[5]
After graduating, McGarvey joined his alma mater's coaching staff for five seasons, where he was part of Ursinus' 2008 NCAA Division III Final Four team. He'd then join the Division I ranks as an assistant to Matt Langel at Colgate in 2011 and would stay on staff until 2018 when he accepted the head coaching position at a Division III institution Lycoming.[6] In his four seasons at the helm of the Warriors, McGarvey guided the team to a 53–36 overall record which included both MAC Commonwealth and MAC Freedom conference tournament titles, and a trip to the 2020 NCAA Tournament.[7] [8]
In 2022, McGarvey accepted the role as assistant coach under Mike Jordan at Lafayette. In February of 2023, Jordan was placed on paid leave due to a complaint filed against him and McGarvey was named the interim head coach.[9] During his time as an interim head coach, McGarvey guided the Leopards to a 2–3 record, which included two wins in the 2023 Patriot League conference tournament, as Lafayette reached the championship game before falling to Colgate 79–61.[10]
On March 29, 2023, after the conclusion of investigation into the complaint, Jordan was fired. The interim tag was lifted and McGarvey became the permanent head coach at Lafayette.[11] [12]