List of Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball head coaches

Last updated January 31, 2025

The following is a list of Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball head coaches. There have been 26 head coaches of the Sycamores in their 124-season history.^[1]

Indiana State's current head coach is Josh Schertz. He was hired as the Sycamores' head coach in March 2021,^[2] replacing Greg Lansing, who was fired after the 2020–21 season.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1899–1908 1909–1911	John Kimmell	11	28–72	.280
2	1908–1909	Eddy Conners	1	2–7	.222
3	1911–1912	Bertram Wiggins	1	7–6	.538
4	1912–1917	Alfred Westphal	5	47–23	.671
5	1917–1918	O. E. Sink	1	8–8	.500
6	1918–1923	Birch Bayh	5	57–24	.704
7	1923–1924	Arthur L. Strum	1	16–7	.696
8	1924–1927 1932–1933	David Glascock	4	33–32	.508
9	1927–1931 1933–1938	Wally Marks	9	90–58	.608
10	1931–1932	J. Roy Goodland	1	10–5	.667
11	1938–1946	Glenn M. Curtis	8	122–45	.731
12	1946–1948	John Wooden	2	44–15	.746
13	1948–1954^[a]	John Longfellow	7	122–64	.656
14	1954–1955*	Paul Wolf	1	7–10	.412
15	1955–1967	Duane Klueh	12	182–122	.599
16	1967–1975	Gordon C. Stauffer	8	121–94	.563
17	1975–1978	Bob King	3	61–24	.718
18	1978–1982	Bill Hodges	4	67–48	.583
19	1982–1985	Dave Schellhase	3	37–48	.435
20	1985–1989	Ron Greene	4	31–82	.274
21	1989–1994	Tates Locke	5	50–88	.362
22	1994–1997	Sherman Dillard	3	29–51	.363
23	1997–2007	Royce Waltman	10	134–165	.448
24	2007–2010	Kevin McKenna	3	43–52	.453
25	2010–2021	Greg Lansing	11	181–164	.525
26	2021–2024	Josh Schertz	3	66–40	.623
Totals		26 coaches	124 seasons	1,584–1,329	.544
Records updated through end of 2023–24 season * - Denotes interim head coach. Source^[1]

↑ Longfellow resigned after seven games of the 1954–55 season. Paul Wolf served as interim coach for the remainder of the season.^[4]

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References

1 2 "2021-22 Indiana State Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Indiana State Athletics. p. 12. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
↑ Backus, Will (March 17, 2021). "Lincoln Memorial basketball coach Josh Schertz hired by Indiana State, will coach LMU in Elite Eight" . Knoxville News Sentinel . Retrieved March 15, 2023.
↑ Glaspie, Akeem (March 8, 2021). "Citing need for 'new voice' Indiana State basketball parts ways with coach Greg Lansing" . The Indianapolis Star . Retrieved March 15, 2023.
↑ "John L. Longfellow". Indiana Hoops Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 15, 2023.

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[LongfellowWolf-5] Longfellow resigned after seven games of the 1954–55 season. Paul Wolf served as interim coach for the remainder of the season.^[4]

[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "2021-22 Indiana State Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Indiana State Athletics. p. 12. Retrieved March 15, 2023.

[2] Backus, Will (March 17, 2021). "Lincoln Memorial basketball coach Josh Schertz hired by Indiana State, will coach LMU in Elite Eight" . Knoxville News Sentinel . Retrieved March 15, 2023.

[3] Glaspie, Akeem (March 8, 2021). "Citing need for 'new voice' Indiana State basketball parts ways with coach Greg Lansing" . The Indianapolis Star . Retrieved March 15, 2023.

[4] "John L. Longfellow". Indiana Hoops Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 15, 2023.

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