List of Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball head coaches

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The following is a list of Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball head coaches. The Hoosiers have had 30 coaches in their 120-season history.

Coaching history

CoachYearsWin–lossWin %Conference
Titles
NCAA Tourn.
Appearances
NCAA Titles
James H. Horne 19011–4.2000
Phelps Darby 19024–4.5000
Willis Coval1903–190413–8.6190
Z. G. Clevenger 1905–190612–21.3640
James M. Sheldon 19079–5.6430
Ed Cook 19089–6.6000
Robert Harris 19095–9.3570
John Georgen19105–8.3850
Oscar Rackle 191111–5.6880
James Kase 19126–11.3530
Arthur Powell 19135–11.3120
Arthur Berndt 1914–19156–21.2220
Allan Williford 19166–7.4620
Guy Lowman 191713–6.6840
Dana Evans 1918–191920–11.6450
Ewald O. Stiehm 192013–8.6190
George Levis 1921–192225–16.6100
Leslie Mann 1922–192419–13.5940
Everett Dean 1924–1938162–93.6353
Branch McCracken 1938–1943, 1946–1965364–174.677442
Harry C. Good1943–194635–29.547000
Lou Watson 1965–197165–60.520110
Jerry Oliver 1969–1970, 19714–17.190000
Bob Knight 1971–2000662–239.73511243
Mike Davis 2000–2006115–79.592140
Kelvin Sampson 2006–200843–15.741010
Dan Dakich 20083–4.429010
Tom Crean 2008–2017166–135.552240
Archie Miller 2017–202167–58.536000
Mike Woodson 2021–Current63-40.612020

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