List of Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball head coaches

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Joe Cogdal, the winningest head coach in Redbirds men's basketball history. JDCogdal.png
Joe Cogdal, the winningest head coach in Redbirds men's basketball history.

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.TenureCoachYearsRecordPct.
11898–1902 B. C. Edwards 414–2.875
21902–1906 John P. Stewart 420–10.667
31906–1908 William Bawden 210–4.714
41908–1910 George Binnewies 217–5.773
51910–1923 Harrison Russell 1389–101.468
61923–1925 Clifford E. Horton 28–20.286
71925–1927 Don Karnes 29–20.310
81927–1949 Joe Cogdal 22280–177.613
91949–1957 James Goff 897–98.497
101957–1970 James Collie 13209–139.601
111970–1975 Will Robinson 578–51.605
121975–1978 Gene Smithson 368–18.791
131978–1989 Bob Donewald 11208–121.632
141989–1993 Bob Bender 460–57.513
151993–1999 Kevin Stallings 6123–63.661
161999–2003 Tom Richardson 456–64.467
172003–2007 Porter Moser 451–67.432
182007–2012 Tim Jankovich 5104–64.619
192012–2022 [a] Dan Muller 9.79167–150.527
2022* Brian Jones 0.212–5.286
202022–present Ryan Pedon 345–51.469
Totals20 coaches127 seasons1,715–1,287.571
Records updated through end of 2024–25 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

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 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.