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Missouri Valley Conference Coaches

Known as: Missouri Valley Conference

Record: 106 Years, 11873-9946, .544 W-L%
*Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.

NCAA Tournament: 96 Teams (92-100), 17 Final Fours, 4 Championships

Ranked in AP Poll: 25 (Preseason), 56 (Final), 779 (Total)

191 Coaches

Rk Coach From To Yrs G W L W-L% CREG CTRN NCAA FF NC School(s)
1 Tom Abatemarco 1989 1990 2 52 23 29 .442 0 0 0 0 0 Drake
2 Stan Albeck 1987 1991 5 146 75 71 .514 1 1 1 0 0 Bradley
3 Steve Alford 1996 1999 4 126 78 48 .619 0 0 1 0 0 Missouri State
4 Phog Allen 1908 1928 11 213 169 44 .793 8 0 Kansas
5 Dana Altman 1995 2010 16 503 327 176 .650 3 6 7 0 0 Creighton
6 Paul Alyea 1945 1945 1 12 4 8 .333 0 0 0 0 0 Tulsa
7 Forddy Anderson 1947 1951 5 165 123 42 .745 1 0 1 1 0 Drake and Bradley
8 Tom Apke 1977 1981 5 141 91 50 .645 1 2 2 0 0 Creighton
9 Clarence Applegran 1922 1923 2 37 9 28 .243 0 0 Washington (MO)
10 Tay Baker 1966 1970 5 133 94 39 .707 1 0 1 0 0 Cincinnati
11 Mark Banks 1919 1921 3 69 32 37 .464 0 0 Drake
12 J.D. Barnett 1986 1991 6 181 106 75 .586 1 1 2 0 0 Tulsa
13 Tony Barone 1986 1991 6 184 102 82 .554 2 2 2 0 0 Creighton
14 Gene Bartow 1971 1973 3 84 63 21 .750 2 0 1 1 0 Memphis
15 Ernest Bearg 1926 1926 1 18 8 10 .444 0 0 Nebraska
16 Duce Belford 1946 1948 2 42 19 23 .452 0 0 0 0 0 Creighton
17 Bob Bender 1990 1993 4 117 60 57 .513 2 1 1 0 0 Illinois State
18 Chet Benefiel 1935 1939 5 99 48 51 .485 0 0 0 0 0 Tulsa
19 John Benington 1957 1965 9 238 139 99 .584 0 0 0 0 0 Drake and Saint Louis
20 Mark Bernsen 1993 1995 3 85 48 37 .565 0 0 0 0 0 Missouri State
Rk Coach From To Yrs G W L W-L% CREG CTRN NCAA FF NC School(s)
21 R.N. Berryman 1920 1920 1 18 6 12 .333 0 0 Iowa State
22 Melvin Binford 1946 1948 3 73 34 39 .466 0 0 0 0 0 Wichita State
23 Charlie Black 1927 1928 2 36 19 17 .528 0 0 Nebraska
24 Raymond Blake 1947 1947 1 25 11 14 .440 0 0 0 0 0 Washington (MO)
25 Merrill Blanchard 1908 1908 1 6 4 2 .667 0 0 Washington (MO)
26 Bill Boelter 1926 1932 7 132 46 86 .348 0 0 Drake
27 George Bond 1923 1926 4 72 34 38 .472 0 0 Missouri
28 Buddy Brehmer 1966 1969 4 103 49 54 .476 0 0 0 0 0 Saint Louis
29 Chester Brewer 1911 1911 1 12 5 7 .417 0 0 Missouri
30 Mathew Brown 1921 1921 1 20 3 17 .150 0 0 Washington (MO)
31 Bob Calihan 1950 1957 8 214 113 101 .528 0 0 0 0 0 Detroit Mercy
32 Francis Cayou 1909 1913 4 48 25 23 .521 0 0 Washington (MO)
33 Bill Chandler 1922 1928 7 125 40 85 .320 0 0 Iowa State
34 R.G. Clapp 1908 1909 2 42 17 25 .405 0 0 Nebraska
35 Zora Clevenger 1917 1920 4 71 54 17 .761 2 0 Kansas State
36 Mike Cohen 1990 1992 3 88 32 56 .364 0 0 0 0 0 Wichita State
37 Charles Corsaut 1924 1928 5 88 47 41 .534 0 0 Kansas State
38 Jim Crews 1995 2002 8 236 125 111 .530 1 0 1 0 0 Evansville
39 Denny Crum 1972 1975 4 120 98 22 .817 3 0 3 2 0 Louisville
40 E.C. Curtiss 1922 1923 2 33 5 28 .152 0 0 Kansas State
Rk Coach From To Yrs G W L W-L% CREG CTRN NCAA FF NC School(s)
41 Ed Davidson 1938 1938 1 29 8 21 .276 0 0 Saint Louis
42 Keno Davis 2008 2008 1 33 28 5 .848 1 1 1 0 0 Drake
43 Tom Davis 2004 2007 4 120 54 66 .450 0 0 0 0 0 Drake
44 Sherman Dillard 1995 1997 3 80 29 51 .363 0 0 0 0 0 Indiana State
45 Bob Donewald 1982 1989 8 243 151 92 .621 1 1 3 0 0 Illinois State
46 Weldon Drew 1980 1983 4 111 62 49 .559 0 0 0 0 0 New Mexico State
47 John Dromo 1968 1971 4 91 68 23 .747 3 0 1 0 0 Louisville
48 Dukes Duford 1945 1945 1 14 10 4 .714 0 0 0 0 0 Saint Louis
49 Bill Easton 1944 1944 1 20 7 13 .350 0 0 0 0 0 Drake
50 A.M. Ebright 1908 1908 1 18 8 10 .444 0 0 Missouri
51 Bill Edmunds 1914 1914 1 13 7 6 .538 0 0 Washington (MO)
52 George Edwards 1927 1928 2 35 22 13 .629 0 0 Missouri
53 Ken Edwards 1979 1984 6 165 70 95 .424 0 0 0 0 0 West Texas A&M
54 Ron Ekker 1974 1978 5 135 64 71 .474 0 0 0 0 0 West Texas A&M
55 Dee Errikson 1937 1941 5 100 32 68 .320 0 0 0 0 0 Washburn
56 O.F. Field 1911 1914 4 67 31 36 .463 0 0 Nebraska and Missouri
57 Eddie Fields 1990 1990 1 8 2 6 .250 0 0 0 0 0 Drake
58 John Flanigan 1946 1947 2 53 31 22 .585 1 0 0 0 0 Saint Louis
59 Eddie Fogler 1987 1989 3 93 61 32 .656 0 1 2 0 0 Wichita State
60 Geno Ford 2012 2013 2 67 25 42 .373 0 0 0 0 0 Bradley
Rk Coach From To Yrs G W L W-L% CREG CTRN NCAA FF NC School(s)
61 Bill Franey 1980 1980 1 9 2 7 .222 0 0 0 0 0 Tulsa
62 Owen Frank 1922 1923 2 35 14 21 .400 0 0 Nebraska
63 George Fricke 1916 1917 2 36 13 23 .361 0 0 Washington (MO)
64 Gary Garner 1982 1988 7 199 95 104 .477 0 0 0 0 0 Drake
65 John Garrison 1948 1949 2 47 11 36 .234 0 0 0 0 0 Tulsa
66 Ralph Glaze 1917 1917 1 12 5 7 .417 0 0 Drake
67 Joe Gottfried 1979 1981 3 81 31 50 .383 0 0 0 0 0 Southern Illinois
68 Vee Green 1945 1946 2 50 22 28 .440 0 0 0 0 0 Drake
69 Ronald Greene 1986 1989 4 113 31 82 .274 0 0 0 0 0 Indiana State
70 John Griffin 1910 1914 3 26 2 24 .077 0 0 Drake
71 Kenneth Gunning 1949 1951 3 75 26 49 .347 0 0 0 0 0 Wichita State
72 A.R. Hackett 1911 1912 2 15 1 14 .067 0 0 Drake
73 W.O. Hamilton 1910 1919 10 184 125 59 .679 5 0 Kansas
74 Ken Hayes 1969 1979 11 301 186 115 .618 1 0 1 0 0 Tulsa and New Mexico State
75 Charles Heiser 1945 1945 1 19 10 9 .526 0 0 0 0 0 Washington (MO)
76 Hudson Hellmich 1936 1940 5 99 34 65 .343 0 0 0 0 0 Washington (MO)
77 Lou Henson 1971 1975 5 130 84 46 .646 0 0 2 0 0 New Mexico State
78 Rich Herrin 1986 1998 13 401 225 176 .561 3 3 3 0 0 Southern Illinois
79 T.J. Hewiat 1910 1910 1 16 6 10 .375 0 0 Nebraska
80 Eddie Hickey 1936 1958 20 502 341 161 .679 7 0 3 0 0 Creighton and Saint Louis
Rk Coach From To Yrs G W L W-L% CREG CTRN NCAA FF NC School(s)
81 Peck Hickman 1965 1967 3 79 54 25 .684 1 0 1 0 0 Louisville
82 Tony Hinkle 1933 1934 2 42 30 12 .714 2 0 Butler
83 Barry Hinson 2000 2013 10 317 183 134 .577 0 0 0 0 0 Missouri State and Southern Illinois
84 S.W. Hobbs 1918 1918 1 19 2 17 .105 0 0 Drake
85 Bill Hodges 1979 1982 4 115 67 48 .583 1 1 1 1 0 Indiana State
86 Elmer Holm 1935 1936 2 41 14 27 .341 0 0 Washburn
87 Homer Hubbard 1912 1915 4 62 21 41 .339 0 0 Iowa State
88 Clarence Iba 1950 1960 11 284 137 147 .482 1 0 1 0 0 Tulsa
89 Hank Iba 1935 1957 23 638 486 152 .762 14 0 6 4 2 Oklahoma State
90 Moe Iba 1968 1970 3 76 20 56 .263 0 0 0 0 0 Memphis
91 Ben Jacobson 2007 2013 7 236 150 86 .636 2 2 2 0 0 Northern Iowa
92 Puny James 1932 1934 3 54 13 41 .241 0 0 Oklahoma State
93 Tim Jankovich 2008 2012 5 168 104 64 .619 0 0 0 0 0 Illinois State
94 Maury John 1959 1971 13 342 211 131 .617 4 0 3 1 0 Drake
95 Charles Johnson 1960 1965 6 150 36 114 .240 0 0 0 0 0 North Texas
96 Rich Johnson 1992 1994 3 83 24 59 .289 0 0 0 0 0 Creighton
97 Ed Jucker 1961 1965 5 141 113 28 .801 3 0 3 3 2 Cincinnati
98 Kurt Kanaskie 1997 2003 7 198 62 136 .313 0 0 0 0 0 Drake
99 Maurice Kent 1921 1921 1 18 10 8 .556 0 0 Iowa State
100 Bob King 1977 1978 2 60 48 12 .800 0 0 0 0 0 Indiana State
Rk Coach From To Yrs G W L W-L% CREG CTRN NCAA FF NC School(s)
101 Jim King 1976 1980 5 126 43 83 .341 0 0 0 0 0 Tulsa
102 Bob Kinnan 1941 1946 4 86 38 48 .442 0 0 0 0 0 Washington (MO)
103 Bob Klenck 1941 1943 3 58 22 36 .379 0 0 0 0 0 Saint Louis
104 William Kline 1924 1925 2 36 25 11 .694 0 0 Nebraska
105 E.A. Knoth 1921 1921 1 19 14 5 .737 0 0 Kansas State
106 Paul Lambert 1975 1978 4 109 73 36 .670 1 1 1 0 0 Southern Illinois
107 Greg Lansing 2011 2013 3 100 56 44 .560 0 1 1 0 0 Indiana State
108 Jim Les 2003 2011 9 294 154 140 .524 0 0 1 0 0 Bradley
109 Guy Lewis 1957 1960 4 102 44 58 .431 0 0 0 0 0 Houston
110 Tates Locke 1990 1994 5 138 50 88 .362 0 0 0 0 0 Indiana State
111 Chris Lowery 2005 2012 8 261 145 116 .556 2 1 3 0 0 Southern Illinois
112 Guy Lowman 1909 1914 3 51 29 22 .569 0 0 Missouri and Kansas State
113 Paul Lusk 2012 2013 2 65 27 38 .415 0 0 0 0 0 Missouri State
114 Gregg Marshall 2008 2013 6 209 139 70 .665 1 0 2 1 0 Wichita State
115 Cuonzo Martin 2009 2011 3 102 61 41 .598 1 0 0 0 0 Missouri State
116 John Maulbetsch 1926 1929 4 68 29 39 .426 0 0 Oklahoma State
117 Jack McClelland 1949 1951 3 77 38 39 .494 0 0 0 0 0 Drake
118 Lawrence McCreary 1944 1944 1 17 12 5 .706 0 0 0 0 0 Washington (MO)
119 Greg McDermott 2002 2013 8 263 170 93 .646 1 3 5 0 0 Northern Iowa and Creighton
120 Hugh McDermott 1922 1928 7 122 81 41 .664 1 0 Oklahoma
Rk Coach From To Yrs G W L W-L% CREG CTRN NCAA FF NC School(s)
121 Kevin McKenna 2008 2010 3 95 43 52 .453 0 0 0 0 0 Indiana State
122 Doc Meanwell 1918 1920 2 36 34 2 .944 2 0 Missouri
123 Steve Merfeld 2003 2007 5 145 54 91 .372 0 0 0 0 0 Evansville
124 Carl Merner 1915 1916 2 34 19 15 .559 0 0 Kansas State
125 Eldon Miller 1992 1998 7 194 86 108 .443 0 0 0 0 0 Northern Iowa
126 Harry Miller 1971 1978 8 212 107 105 .505 1 0 1 0 0 North Texas and Wichita State
127 John Miller 1917 1919 2 33 26 7 .788 0 0 Missouri
128 Ralph Miller 1952 1964 13 353 220 133 .623 1 0 1 0 0 Wichita State
129 W.S. Milligan 1943 1943 1 10 0 10 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Tulsa
130 Jim Molinari 1992 2002 11 326 174 152 .534 1 0 1 0 0 Bradley
131 Porter Moser 2004 2007 4 118 51 67 .432 0 0 0 0 0 Illinois State
132 Gary Moss 1985 1986 2 56 22 34 .393 0 0 0 0 0 West Texas A&M
133 Dan Muller 2013 2013 1 33 18 15 .545 0 0 0 0 0 Illinois State
134 Chuck Orsborn 1957 1965 9 250 194 56 .776 1 0 0 0 0 Bradley
135 Bob Ortegel 1975 1981 7 194 91 103 .469 0 0 0 0 0 Drake
136 Bennie Owen 1920 1921 2 34 17 17 .500 0 0 Oklahoma
137 Matt Painter 2004 2004 1 30 25 5 .833 1 0 1 0 0 Southern Illinois
138 Alden Pasche 1951 1956 6 148 72 76 .486 1 0 1 0 0 Houston
139 Charles Pell 1908 1909 2 15 4 11 .267 0 0 Drake
140 Edward Phelps 2009 2013 5 163 77 86 .472 0 0 0 0 0 Drake
Rk Coach From To Yrs G W L W-L% CREG CTRN NCAA FF NC School(s)
141 Robert Polk 1970 1974 5 132 72 60 .545 1 0 0 0 0 Saint Louis
142 Willie Reed 1982 1985 4 117 52 65 .444 0 0 0 0 0 Creighton
143 Nolan Richardson 1981 1985 5 156 119 37 .763 2 2 3 0 0 Tulsa
144 Tom Richardson 2000 2003 4 120 56 64 .467 0 0 0 0 0 Illinois State
145 Gene Robbins 1972 1975 4 103 36 67 .350 0 0 0 0 0 North Texas
146 Steve Robinson 1996 1996 1 30 22 8 .733 0 1 1 0 0 Tulsa
147 George Rody 1930 1931 2 32 8 24 .250 1 0 Oklahoma State
148 Craig Ruby 1921 1922 2 35 33 2 .943 2 0 Missouri
149 R.B. Rutherford 1918 1920 3 53 31 22 .585 0 0 Washington (MO)
150 Tex Ryon 1940 1942 2 43 15 28 .349 0 0 0 0 0 Tulsa
151 Arthur Schabinger 1928 1935 8 144 101 43 .701 4 0 Creighton
152 Dave Schellhase 1983 1985 3 85 37 48 .435 0 0 0 0 0 Indiana State
153 Paul Schissler 1921 1921 1 18 15 3 .833 0 0 Nebraska
154 Karl Schlademan 1920 1920 1 1 1 0 1.000 0 0 Kansas
155 Pete Shands 1958 1959 2 45 9 36 .200 0 0 0 0 0 North Texas
156 Don Shields 1946 1947 2 42 11 31 .262 0 0 0 0 0 Tulsa
157 Marty Simmons 2008 2013 6 191 88 103 .461 0 0 0 0 0 Evansville
158 George Smith 1958 1960 3 88 79 9 .898 3 0 3 2 0 Cincinnati
159 Tubby Smith 1992 1995 4 122 79 43 .648 2 0 2 0 0 Tulsa
160 Gene Smithson 1979 1986 8 236 155 81 .657 2 1 2 0 0 Wichita State
Rk Coach From To Yrs G W L W-L% CREG CTRN NCAA FF NC School(s)
161 Randy Smithson 1997 2000 4 117 55 62 .470 0 0 0 0 0 Wichita State
162 Ossie Solem 1922 1925 4 68 37 31 .544 0 0 Drake
163 Dan Spika 1966 1970 5 127 58 69 .457 0 0 0 0 0 North Texas
164 Charles Spoonhour 1991 1992 2 65 45 20 .692 0 1 1 0 0 Missouri State
165 Howard Stacey 1971 1974 4 98 46 52 .469 1 0 0 0 0 Louisville and Drake
166 Kevin Stallings 1994 1999 6 186 123 63 .661 2 2 2 0 0 Illinois State
167 Jack Sterett 1939 1941 3 60 21 39 .350 0 0 0 0 0 Saint Louis and Tulsa
168 Doc Stewart 1917 1919 3 52 29 23 .558 0 0 Nebraska
169 Jumbo Stiehm 1912 1915 4 70 56 14 .800 3 0 Nebraska
170 Joe Stowell 1966 1978 13 344 197 147 .573 0 0 0 0 0 Bradley
171 Joe Swank 1961 1968 8 205 102 103 .498 0 0 0 0 0 Tulsa
172 R.L. Thomas 1915 1915 1 13 6 7 .462 0 0 Washington (MO)
173 Gary Thompson 1965 1971 7 187 93 94 .497 1 0 1 1 0 Wichita State
174 Scott Thompson 1993 1996 4 110 40 70 .364 0 0 0 0 0 Wichita State
175 Mark Turgeon 2001 2007 7 218 128 90 .587 1 0 1 0 0 Wichita State
176 Eugene Van Gent 1915 1916 2 30 21 9 .700 0 0 Missouri
177 Allen Van Winkle 1982 1985 4 111 49 62 .441 0 0 0 0 0 Southern Illinois
178 Bob Vanatta 1956 1956 1 26 13 13 .500 0 0 0 0 0 Bradley
179 Dick Versace 1979 1986 8 244 156 88 .639 3 1 2 0 0 Bradley
180 Dennis Walling 1971 1973 3 77 42 35 .545 0 0 0 0 0 West Texas A&M
Rk Coach From To Yrs G W L W-L% CREG CTRN NCAA FF NC School(s)
181 H.H. Walters 1916 1919 4 65 27 38 .415 0 0 Iowa State
182 Royce Waltman 1998 2007 10 298 134 164 .450 1 1 2 0 0 Indiana State
183 Rudy Washington 1991 1996 6 165 63 102 .382 0 0 0 0 0 Drake
184 Samuel Waugh 1916 1916 1 14 13 1 .929 1 0 Nebraska
185 Sam Weaver 1999 2001 3 87 30 57 .345 0 0 0 0 0 Northern Iowa
186 Bruce Weber 1999 2003 5 157 103 54 .656 2 0 2 0 0 Southern Illinois
187 Woody West 1944 1944 1 8 5 3 .625 0 0 0 0 0 Tulsa
188 Ray Whisman 1915 1916 2 23 8 15 .348 0 0 Drake
189 Donald White 1924 1935 12 214 102 112 .477 2 0 Washington (MO)
190 Bill Williams 1933 1943 11 228 113 115 .496 3 0 0 0 0 Drake
191 Samuel Williams 1908 1911 4 49 20 29 .408 0 0 Iowa State