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]
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. |
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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 | 9.79 | 167–150 | .527 |
– | 2022* | Brian Jones | 0.21 | 2–5 | .286 |
20 | 2022–present | Ryan Pedon | 3 | 45–51 | .469 |
Totals | 20 coaches | 127 seasons | 1,715–1,287 | .571 | |
Records updated through end of 2024–25 season * - Denotes interim head coach. Source [1] |