| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
|---|
| Ralph Risch (Independent)(1916–1917) |
| 1916–17 | Ralph Risch | 8–2 | | | |
| John Ryan (Independent)(1917–1920) |
| 1917–18 | John Ryan | 4–6 | | | |
| 1918–19 | | No Games | | | |
| 1919–20 | John Ryan | 9–3 | | | |
| Frank Murray (Independent)(1920–1929) |
| 1920–21 | Frank Murray | 14–3 | | | |
| 1921–22 | Frank Murray | 15–5 | | | |
| 1922–23 | Frank Murray | 19–2 | | | |
| 1923–24 | Frank Murray | 10–10 | | | |
| 1924–25 | Frank Murray | 8–11 | | | |
| 1925–26 | Frank Murray | 8–13 | | | |
| 1926–27 | Frank Murray | 5–10 | | | |
| 1927–28 | Frank Murray | 7–11 | | | |
| 1928–29 | Frank Murray | 8–8 | | | |
| Cord Lipe (Independent)(1929–1930) |
| 1929–30 | Cord Lipe | 11–12 | | | |
| Bill Chandler (Independent)(1930–1951) |
| 1930–31 | Bill Chandler | 11–7 | | | |
| 1931–32 | Bill Chandler | 11–8 | | | |
| 1932–33 | Bill Chandler | 14–3 | | | |
| 1933–34 | Bill Chandler | 15–4 | | | |
| 1934–35 | Bill Chandler | 11–7 | | | |
| 1935–36 | Bill Chandler | 7–12 | | | |
| 1936–37 | Bill Chandler | 8–8 | | | |
| 1937–38 | Bill Chandler | 14–5 | | | |
| 1938–39 | Bill Chandler | 12–5 | | | |
| 1939–40 | Bill Chandler | 7–9 | | | |
| 1940–41 | Bill Chandler | 2–13 | | | |
| 1941–42 | Bill Chandler | 6–11 | | | |
| 1942–43 | Bill Chandler | 9–10 | | | |
| 1943–44 | Bill Chandler | 8–6 | | | |
| 1944–45 | Bill Chandler | 7–10 | | | |
| 1945–46 | Bill Chandler | 11–7 | | | |
| 1946–47 | Bill Chandler | 9–14 | | | |
| 1947–48 | Bill Chandler | 9–15 | | | |
| 1948–49 | Bill Chandler | 8–13 | | | |
| 1949–50 | Bill Chandler | 6–17 | | | |
| 1950–51 | Bill Chandler | 8–14 | | | |
| Tex Winter (Independent)(1951–1953) |
| 1951–52 | Tex Winter | 12–14 | | | NCIT Champion |
| 1952–53 | Tex Winter | 13–11 | | | |
| Jack Nagle (Independent)(1953–1958) |
| 1953–54 | Jack Nagle | 11–15 | | | |
| 1954–55 | Jack Nagle | 24–3 | | | NCAA Elite Eight |
| 1955–56 | Jack Nagle | 13–11 | | | NIT first round |
| 1956–57 | Jack Nagle | 10–15 | | | |
| 1957–58 | Jack Nagle | 11–11 | | | |
| Eddie Hickey (Independent)(1958–1964) |
| 1958–59 | Eddie Hickey | 23–6 | | | NCAA University Division Sweet Sixteen |
| 1959–60 | Eddie Hickey | 13–12 | | | |
| 1960–61 | Eddie Hickey | 16–11 | | | NCAA University Division first round |
| 1961–62 | Eddie Hickey | 15–11 | | | |
| 1962–63 | Eddie Hickey | 20–9 | | | NIT Third Place |
| 1963–64 | Eddie Hickey | 5–21 | | | |
| Al McGuire (Independent)(1964–1977) |
| 1964–65 | Al McGuire | 8–18 | | | |
| 1965–66 | Al McGuire | 14–12 | | | |
| 1966–67 | Al McGuire | 21–9 | | | NIT Runner-up |
| 1967–68 | Al McGuire | 23–6 | | | NCAA University Division Sweet Sixteen |
| 1968–69 | Al McGuire | 24–5 | | | NCAA University Division Elite Eight |
| 1969–70 | Al McGuire | 26–3 | | | NIT Champion |
| 1970–71 | Al McGuire | 28–1 | | | NCAA University Division Sweet Sixteen |
| 1971–72 | Al McGuire | 25–4 | | | NCAA University Division Sweet Sixteen |
| 1972–73 | Al McGuire | 25–4 | | | NCAA University Division Sweet Sixteen |
| 1973–74 | Al McGuire | 26–5 | | | NCAA Division I Runner-up |
| 1974–75 | Al McGuire | 23–4 | | | NCAA Division I first round |
| 1975–76 | Al McGuire | 27–2 | | | NCAA Division I Elite Eight |
| 1976–77 | Al McGuire | 25–7 | | | NCAA Division I Champion |
| Hank Raymonds (Independent)(1977–1983) |
| 1977–78 | Hank Raymonds | 24–4 | | | NCAA Division I first round |
| 1978–79 | Hank Raymonds | 22–7 | | | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen |
| 1979–80 | Hank Raymonds | 18–9 | | | NCAA Division I first round |
| 1980–81 | Hank Raymonds | 20–11 | | | NIT first round |
| 1981–82 | Hank Raymonds | 23–9 | | | NCAA Division I second round |
| 1982–83 | Hank Raymonds | 19–10 | | | NCAA Division I first round |
| Rick Majerus (Independent)(1983–1986) |
| 1983–84 | Rick Majerus | 17–13 | | | NIT second round |
| 1984–85 | Rick Majerus | 20–11 | | | NIT Quarterfinal |
| 1985–86 | Rick Majerus | 19–11 | | | NIT second round |
| Bob Dukiet (Independent)(1986–1989) |
| 1986–87 | Bob Dukiet | 16–13 | | | NIT first round |
| 1987–88 | Bob Dukiet | 10–18 | | | |
| 1988–89 | Bob Dukiet | 13–15 | | | |
| Kevin O'Neill (Midwestern Collegiate Conference)(1989–1991) |
| 1989–90 | Kevin O'Neill | 15–14 | 9–5 | T–3rd | NIT first round |
| 1990–91 | Kevin O'Neill | 11–18 | 7–7 | T–5th | |
| Kevin O'Neill (Great Midwest Conference)(1991–1994) |
| 1991–92 | Kevin O'Neill | 16–13 | 5–5 | T–3rd | |
| 1992–93 | Kevin O'Neill | 20–8 | 6–4 | 3rd | NCAA Division I first round |
| 1993–94 | Kevin O'Neill | 24–9 | 10–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen |
| Mike Deane (Great Midwest Conference)(1994–1995) |
| 1994–95 | Mike Deane | 21–12 | 7–5 | T–3rd | NIT Runner-up |
| Mike Deane (Conference USA)(1995–1999) |
| 1995–96 | Mike Deane | 23–8 | 10–4 | 2nd (Blue) | NCAA Division I second round |
| 1996–97 | Mike Deane | 22–9 | 9–5 | 2nd (Blue) | NCAA Division I first round |
| 1997–98 | Mike Deane | 20–11 | 8–8 | 4th (American) | NIT Quarterfinal |
| 1998–99 | Mike Deane | 14–15 | 6–10 | 6th (American) | |
| Tom Crean (Conference USA)(1999–2005) |
| 1999–00 | Tom Crean | 15–14 | 8–8 | 4th (American) | NIT first round |
| 2000–01 | Tom Crean | 15–14 | 9–7 | 3rd (American) | |
| 2001–02 | Tom Crean | 26–7 | 13–3 | 2nd (American) | NCAA Division I first round |
| 2002–03 | Tom Crean | 27–6 | 14–2 | 1st (American) | NCAA Division I Final Four |
| 2003–04 | Tom Crean | 19–12 | 8–8 | 8th | NIT Quarterfinal |
| 2004–05 | Tom Crean | 19–12 | 7–9 | 9th | NIT first round |
| Tom Crean (Big East Conference)(2005–2008) |
| 2005–06 | Tom Crean | 20–11 | 10–6 | T–4th | NCAA Division I first round |
| 2006–07 | Tom Crean | 24–10 | 10–6 | T–5th | NCAA Division I first round |
| 2007–08 | Tom Crean | 25–10 | 11–7 | T–5th | NCAA Division I second round |
| Buzz Williams (Big East Conference)(2008–2014) |
| 2008–09 | Buzz Williams | 25–10 | 12–6 | 5th | NCAA Division I second round |
| 2009–10 | Buzz Williams | 22–12 | 11–7 | T–5th | NCAA Division I first round |
| 2010–11 | Buzz Williams | 22–15 | 9–9 | T–9th | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen |
| 2011–12 | Buzz Williams | 27–8 | 14–4 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen |
| 2012–13 | Buzz Williams | 26–9 | 14–4 | T–1st | NCAA Division I Elite Eight |
| 2013–14 | Buzz Williams | 17–15 | 9–9 | 6th | |
| Steve Wojciechowski (Big East Conference)(2014–2021) |
| 2014–15 | Steve Wojciechowski | 13–19 | 4–14 | T–9th | |
| 2015–16 | Steve Wojciechowski | 20–13 | 8–10 | 7th | |
| 2016–17 | Steve Wojciechowski | 19–13 | 10–8 | T–3rd | NCAA Division I first round |
| 2017–18 | Steve Wojciechowski | 21–14 | 9–9 | T–6th | NIT Quarterfinal |
| 2018–19 | Steve Wojciechowski | 24–10 | 12–6 | 2nd | NCAA Division I first round |
| 2019–20 | Steve Wojciechowski | 18–12 | 8–10 | T–6th | No postseason held |
| 2020–21 | Steve Wojciechowski | 13–14 | 8–11 | 9th | |
| Shaka Smart (Big East Conference)(2021–present) |
| 2021–22 | Shaka Smart | 19–13 | 11–8 | T–5th | NCAA Division I first round |
| 2022–23 | Shaka Smart | 29–7 | 17–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I second round |
| 2023–24 | Shaka Smart | 27–10 | 14–6 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen |
| 2024–25 | Shaka Smart | 23–9 | 13–7 | T-4th | |
| Total: | 1,710–1,052 | |
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion |