List of Missouri State Bears basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Missouri State Bears basketball head coaches. There have been 18 head coaches of the Bears in their 111-season history.

Missouri State's current head coach is Dana Ford. He was hired as the Bears' head coach in March 2018, replacing Paul Lusk, who was fired after the 2017–18 season.

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1908–1910	W. A. Daggett	2	11–9	.550
2	1910–1911	Corliss Buchanan	1	13–8	.619
3	1913–1918 1919–1923	Arthur W. Briggs	9	106–31	.774
4	1918–1919	Paul Andrews	1	2–4	.333
5	1923–1924	Chester Barnard	1	13–1	.929
6	1924–1925	Donald Holwerda	1	9–6	.600
7	1925–1950	Andrew McDonald	23	302–166	.645
8	1950–1953	Bob Vanatta	1	73–12	.859
9	1953–1964	Edwin Matthews	11	164–91	.643
10	1964–1980	Bill Thomas	16	265–158	.626
11	1980–1983	Bob Cleeland	3	39–46	.459
12	1983–1992	Charlie Spoonhour	9	197–81	.709
13	1992–1995	Mark Bernsen	3	48–37	.565
14	1995–1999	Steve Alford	4	78–48	.619
15	1999–2008	Barry Hinson	9	169–117	.591
16	2008–2011	Cuonzo Martin	3	61–41	.598
17	2011–2018	Paul Lusk	7	106–121	.467
18	2018–2024	Dana Ford	5	89–66	.574
19	2024–present	Cuonzo Martin	0	0–0	–
Totals		18 coaches	111 seasons	1,745–1,043	.626
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season Source