List of Drake Bulldogs men's basketball head coaches

Last updated April 02, 2024

The following is a list of Drake Bulldogs men's basketball head coaches at the Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. The Drake Bulldogs men's basketball program has been led by 30 head coaches in their 115 season history. The sortable list below is by number of total Drake Bulldog program wins.

Maury John led the Drake Bulldogs to the NCAA Division I Men's Final Four in 1969 and NCAA Tournament - Sweet 16 appearances in 1969, 1970 and 1971.

Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1959–1971	Maury John	13	211–131	.617
1933–1943	Evan O. Williams	11	113–115	.496
1982–1988	Gary Garner	7	95–104	.477
1975–1981	Bob Ortegel	7	91–103	.469
1948–1958	Jack McClelland	8	90–105	.462
2009–2013	Mark Phelps	5	77–86	.472
2018-2023	Darian DeVries	5	122–48	.718
1991–1996	Rudy Washington	6	63–102	.382
1997–2003	Kurt Kanaskie	7	62–136	.313
2004–2007	Tom Davis	4	54–66	.450
1926–1932	Bill Boelter	7	46–86	.348
1922–1925	Ossie Solem	4	37–31	.544
1972–1974	Howard Stacey	3	34–44	.436
1947–1948	Forddy Anderson	2	32–23	.582
1919–1921	Mark Banks	3	32–37	.464
2014–2017	Ray Giacoletti	4	32–69	.317
2008–2008	Keno Davis	1	28–5	.848
1989–1990	Tom Abatemarco	2	23–29	.442
1945–1946	Vee Green	2	22–28	.440
1957–1958	John Benington	2	21–28	.429
2018–2018	Niko Medved	1	17–17	.500
1915–1916	Ray Whisman	2	8–15	.348
1944-1944	Bill Easton	1	7–13	.350
1907–1909	Charles Pell	3	6–12	.333
2017–2017	Jeff Rutter	1	6–17	.261
1917–1917	Ralph Glaze	1	5–7	.417
1990–1990	Eddie Fields	1	2–6	.250
1918–1918	S.W. Hobbs	1	2–17	.105
1910–1914	John Griffith	3	2–24	.077
1911–1912	A.R. Hackett	2	1–14	.067
2024-Present	Ben McCollum	1	0-0	.000
1907–Present	30 coaches	115 seasons	Record	Pct.

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References

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↑ "Drake Bulldogs Basketball History".

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Venues	The Shed (1907–1909) Alumni Gymnasium (1910–1919) Des Moines Coliseum (1920–1926) Drake Fieldhouse (1927–1957) Veterans Memorial Auditorium (1957–1992) Knapp Center (1992–present)
Rivalries	Northern Iowa
Culture & lore	Iowa "Big Four"
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

v t e Drake University
Located in: Des Moines, Iowa
Colleges	Pharmacy & Health Sciences Law School
Campus	Drake University Campus Historic District Drake Stadium Knapp Center The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement
Athletics	Drake Bulldogs Drake Relays Football Men's basketball Women's basketball Men's Soccer
People	President: Earl F. "Marty" Martin Provost: Sue Mattison Founder: George T. Carpenter Founder: Francis Marion Drake Notable alumni
Founded: March 1881 Students: 4,774 Endowment: $538.2 million

v t e Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball
Teams	Belmont Bruins Bradley Braves Drake Bulldogs Evansville Purple Aces Illinois State Redbirds Indiana State Sycamores Missouri State Bears Murray State Racers Northern Iowa Panthers Southern Illinois Salukis Valparaiso Beacons UIC Flames
Tournament & awards	MVC Basketball Tournament MVC Coach of the Year Larry Bird Player of the Year
Seasons	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23