List of Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball head coaches

Last updated April 02, 2024

The following is a list of Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball head coaches. There have been 21 head coaches of the Cowboys in their 114-season history.^[1]

Oklahoma State's current head coach is Mike Boynton. He was hired in March 2017,^[2] replacing Brad Underwood, who left to become the head coach at Illinois.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1907–1908	Boyd Hill	1	2–3	.400
2	1908–1910	William Schrieber	2	4–5	.444
3	1911–1915^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Paul J. Davis	3	15–16	.484
4	1915–1917	John G. Griffith	2	18–12	.600
5	1917–1919	Earl A. Pritchard	2	11–15	.423
6	1919–1921	Jim Pixlee	2	3–21	.125
7	1921–1929	John Maulbetsch	8	75–75	.500
8	1929–1931	George E. Rody	2	8–24	.250
9	1931–1934	Harold James	3	13–42	.236
10	1934–1970	Henry Iba	36	653–317	.673
11	1970–1973	Sam Aubrey	3	18–60	.231
12	1973–1977	Guy R. Strong	4	39–66	.371
13	1977–1979	Jim Killingsworth	2	22–31	.415
14	1979–1986	Paul Hansen	7	107–89	.546
15	1986–1990	Leonard Hamilton	4	56–63	.471
16	1990–2006	Eddie Sutton	16	368–151	.709
17	2006–2008	Sean Sutton	2	39–29	.574
18	2008–2016	Travis Ford	8	155–111	.583
19	2016–2017	Brad Underwood	1	20–13	.606
20	2017–2024	Mike Boynton	6	107–89	.546
21	2024–present	Steve Lutz	0	0–0	–
Totals		20 coaches	114 seasons	1,733–1,232	.584
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season Source^[1]

↑ Oklahoma State did not field a team for the 1913–14 season.

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References

1 2 "2022-23 Oklahoma State Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oklahoma State Athletics. p. 132. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
↑ Goodman, Jeff (March 24, 2017). "Oklahoma State assistant Mike Boynton Jr. replaces Brad Underwood as next head coach". ESPN.com . Retrieved April 2, 2023.
↑ Hamilton, Brian (March 18, 2017). "Illinois gets savvy by poaching Brad Underwood from Oklahoma State". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved April 2, 2023.

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[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "2022-23 Oklahoma State Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oklahoma State Athletics. p. 132. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[2] Goodman, Jeff (March 24, 2017). "Oklahoma State assistant Mike Boynton Jr. replaces Brad Underwood as next head coach". ESPN.com . Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[3] Hamilton, Brian (March 18, 2017). "Illinois gets savvy by poaching Brad Underwood from Oklahoma State". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved April 2, 2023.

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