| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Evansville |
| Conference | Missouri Valley |
| Record | 33–66 (.333) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | April 28, 1981 Evansville, Indiana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1999–2001 | Missouri Southern |
| 2001–2003 | Southern Indiana |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2004–2005 | Frank Phillips (assistant) |
| 2005–2008 | Vincennes (assistant) |
| 2008–2010 | Vincennes |
| 2010–2014 | Indiana State (assistant) |
| 2014–2015 | Bowling Green (assistant) |
| 2015–2016 | Northern Kentucky (assistant) |
| 2016–2018 | Valparaiso (assistant) |
| 2018–2021 | Utah State (assistant) |
| 2021–2022 | Butler (assistant) |
| 2022–present | Evansville |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 33–66 (.333) (NCAA) 44–19 (.698) (NJCAA) |
| Tournaments | 1–1 (CBI) |
David Ragland (born April 28, 1981) is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the Evansville Aces men's basketball team. [1]
Ragland attended his first two years of college at Missouri Southern State, competing on the men's basketball team before transferring home to play for Southern Indiana. [2]
Ragland began his coaching career in the junior college ranks, starting at Frank Phillips College in Borger, Texas as an assistant coach for one season before moving on to Vincennes, where he'd serve as an assistant for three seasons before being elevated to head coach for two seasons, going 44–19. [1] [3] [4] In 2010, Ragland would move to the Division I ranks, joining Greg Lansing's staff at Indiana State. [5] He'd then join Bowling Green and Northern Kentucky as an assistant coach for back-to-back seasons, before landing on the coaching staff at Valparaiso. [6] He'd then head west as an assistant coach under Craig Smith at Utah State where he was on staff for three consecutive NCAA tournament appearances, two Mountain West Conference tournament titles and Mountain West regular season title. [7] Ragland would return to the state of Indiana, joining LaVall Jordan's staff at Butler for a single season. [8]
On May 24, 2022, Ragland was announced as the new head men's basketball coach at Evansville, replacing Todd Lickliter. [9]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evansville Purple Aces (Missouri Valley Conference)(2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022–23 | Evansville | 5–27 | 1–19 | 12th | |||||
| 2023–24 | Evansville | 17–18 | 6–14 | 10th | CBI Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2024–25 | Evansville | 11–21 | 8–12 | T–8th | |||||
| Evansville: | 33–66 (.333) | 15–45 (.250) | |||||||
| Total: | 33–66 (.333) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincennes (Mid-West Athletic Conference)(2008–2010) | |||||||||
| 2008–09 | Vincennes | 22–9 | |||||||
| 2009–10 | Vincennes | 22–10 | |||||||
| Vincennes: | 44–19 (.698) | 0–0 (–) | |||||||
| Total: | 44–19 (.698) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||