List of Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball head coaches. There have been 20 head coaches of the Redbirds in their 125-season history.[1]

Joe Cogdal, pictured in the 1928 edition of Illinois State's Index yearbook
Joe Cogdal, the winningest head coach in Redbirds men's basketball history.

Illinois State's current head coach is Ryan Pedon. He was hired as the Redbirds' head coach in March 2022,[2] replacing Dan Muller, who was fired during the 2021–22 season.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1 1898–1902 B. C. Edwards 4 14–2 .875
2 1902–1906 John P. Stewart 4 20–10 .667
3 1906–1908 William Bawden 2 10–4 .714
4 1908–1910 George Binnewies 2 17–5 .773
5 1910–1923 Harrison Russell 13 89–101 .468
6 1923–1925 Clifford E. Horton 2 8–20 .286
7 1925–1927 Don Karnes 2 9–20 .310
8 1927–1949 Joe Cogdal 22 280–177 .613
9 1949–1957 James Goff 8 97–98 .497
10 1957–1970 James Collie 13 209–139 .601
11 1970–1975 Will Robinson 5 78–51 .605
12 1975–1978 Gene Smithson 3 68–18 .791
13 1978–1989 Bob Donewald 11 208–121 .632
14 1989–1993 Bob Bender 4 60–57 .513
15 1993–1999 Kevin Stallings 6 123–63 .661
16 1999–2003 Tom Richardson 4 56–64 .467
17 2003–2007 Porter Moser 4 51–67 .432
18 2007–2012 Tim Jankovich 5 104–64 .619
19 2012–2022[a] Dan Muller 10 167–150 .527
2022* Brian Jones 1 2–5 .286
20 2022–present Ryan Pedon 1 11–21 .344
Totals 20 coaches 125 seasons 1,681–1,257 .572
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
* - Denotes interim head coach.
Source[1]
  1. ^ Muller was fired on February 14, 2022. Brian Jones was named interim head coach for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Illinois State Men's Basketball 2022-23 Information Guide and Record Book" (PDF). Illinois State Athletics. p. 22-23. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  2. ^ "Illinois State hires Ohio State assistant Ryan Pedon as new men's basketball coach". Chicago Sun-Times. Associated Press. March 7, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Stock, Eric (February 14, 2022). "ISU's Dan Muller steps down after initially planning to finish the season following his firing". WGLT. Retrieved March 15, 2023.