The following is a list of North Dakota State Bison men's basketball head coaches. There have been 23 head coaches of the Bison in their 124-season history. [1]
North Dakota State's current head coach is David Richman. He was hired as the Bison's head coach in April 2014, [2] replacing Saul Phillips, who left to become the head coach at Ohio. [3]
| No. | Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 1897–1906 | No coach | 9 | 35–27 | .565 |
| 1 | 1906–1908 | Gil Dobie | 2 | 17–5 | .773 |
| 2 | 1908–1909 | Paul Magoffin | 1 | 11–4 | .733 |
| 3 | 1909–1913 | Arthur Rueber | 4 | 42–6 | .875 |
| 4 | 1913–1915 | Howard Wood | 2 | 22–4 | .846 |
| 5 | 1915–1918 | Paul J. Davis | 3 | 37–10 | .787 |
| 6 | 1918–1919 | Curly Movold | 1 | 9–5 | .643 |
| 7 | 1919–1922 | Stanley Borleske | 3 | 42–14 | .750 |
| 8 | 1922–1925 | George Dewey | 3 | 56–15 | .789 |
| 9 | 1925–1926 | Ion Cortright | 1 | 22–3 | .880 |
| 10 | 1926–1933 | Leonard Saalwaechter | 7 | 71–68 | .511 |
| 11 | 1933–1946 [a] | Robert A. Lowe | 11 | 141–102 | .580 |
| 12 | 1946–1949 | C. P. Reed | 3 | 32–41 | .438 |
| 13 | 1949–1965 | Chuck Bentson | 16 | 169–207 | .449 |
| 14 | 1965–1968 | Doug Cowman | 3 | 33–41 | .446 |
| 15 | 1968–1972 | Bud Belk | 4 | 50–55 | .476 |
| 16 | 1972–1978 | Marv Skaar | 6 | 93–69 | .574 |
| 17 | 1978–1992 | Ervin Inniger | 14 | 244–150 | .619 |
| 18 | 1992–1997 | Tom Billeter | 5 | 97–50 | .660 |
| 19 | 1997–2000 | Ray Giacoletti | 3 | 48–33 | .593 |
| 20 | 2000–2001 | Greg McDermott | 1 | 15–11 | .577 |
| 21 | 2001–2007 | Tim Miles | 6 | 99–71 | .582 |
| 22 | 2007–2014 | Saul Phillips | 7 | 134–84 | .615 |
| 23 | 2014–present | David Richman | 10 | 190–131 | .592 |
| Totals | 23 coaches | 124 seasons | 1,709–1,206 | .586 | |
| Records updated through end of 2023–24 season Source [1] | |||||