List of Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball head coaches. There have been 26 head coaches of the Sycamores in their 124-season history.[1]

Indiana State's current head coach is Josh Schertz. He was hired as the Sycamores' head coach in March 2021,[2] replacing Greg Lansing, who was fired after the 2020–21 season.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1 1899–1908
1909–1911
John Kimmell 11 28–72 .280
2 1908–1909 Eddy Conners 1 2–7 .222
3 1911–1912 Bertram Wiggins 1 7–6 .538
4 1912–1917 Alfred Westphal 5 47–23 .671
5 1917–1918 O. E. Sink 1 8–8 .500
6 1918–1923 Birch Bayh 5 57–24 .704
7 1923–1924 Arthur L. Strum 1 16–7 .696
8 1924–1927
1932–1933
David Glascock 4 33–32 .508
9 1927–1931
1933–1938
Wally Marks 9 90–58 .608
10 1931–1932 J. Roy Goodland 1 10–5 .667
11 1938–1946 Glenn M. Curtis 8 122–45 .731
12 1946–1948 John Wooden 2 44–15 .746
13 1948–1954[a] John Longfellow 7 122–64 .656
14 1954–1955* Paul Wolf 1 7–10 .412
15 1955–1967 Duane Klueh 12 182–122 .599
16 1967–1975 Gordon C. Stauffer 8 121–94 .563
17 1975–1978 Bob King 3 61–24 .718
18 1978–1982 Bill Hodges 4 67–48 .583
19 1982–1985 Dave Schellhase 3 37–48 .435
20 1985–1989 Ron Greene 4 31–82 .274
21 1989–1994 Tates Locke 5 50–88 .362
22 1994–1997 Sherman Dillard 3 29–51 .363
23 1997–2007 Royce Waltman 10 134–165 .448
24 2007–2010 Kevin McKenna 3 43–52 .453
25 2010–2021 Greg Lansing 11 181–164 .525
26 2021–2024 Josh Schertz 3 66–40 .623
Totals 26 coaches 124 seasons 1,584–1,329 .544
Records updated through end of 2023–24 season
* - Denotes interim head coach.
Source[1]
  1. ^ Longfellow resigned after seven games of the 1954–55 season. Paul Wolf served as interim coach for the remainder of the season.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2021-22 Indiana State Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Indiana State Athletics. p. 12. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  2. ^ Backus, Will (March 17, 2021). "Lincoln Memorial basketball coach Josh Schertz hired by Indiana State, will coach LMU in Elite Eight". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  3. ^ Glaspie, Akeem (March 8, 2021). "Citing need for 'new voice' Indiana State basketball parts ways with coach Greg Lansing". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  4. ^ "John L. Longfellow". Indiana Hoops Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 15, 2023.