List of Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball head coaches

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]

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

References

1. "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.