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List of Ball State Cardinals men's basketball head coaches

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The following is a list of Ball State Cardinals men's basketball head coaches. The Cardinals have had 20 coaches in their 102-season history.[1]

Ball State's current head coach is Michael Lewis. He was hired in March 2022[2] to replace James Whitford, who was fired by Ball State at the end of the 2021–22 season.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1 1920–1921 Frank Graham 1 1–4 .200
2 1921–1925
1929–1930[a]
Billy Williams 6 36–34–1 .514
3 1925–1930[a] Paul B. Parker 5 55–34 .618
4 1930–1938 Branch McCracken 8 86–57 .601
5 1938–1948[b] Pete Phillips 9 82–71 .536
6 1948–1952 Dick Stealy 4 36–42 .462
7 1952–1954 Bob Primmer 2 20–23 .465
8 1954–1968 Jim Hinga 14 154–169 .477
9 1968–1972 Bud Getchell 4 30–67 .309
10 1972–1977 Jim Holstein 5 55–70 .440
11 1977–1982 Steve Yoder 5 77–62 .554
12 1982–1987 Al Brown 5 68–75 .476
13 1987–1989 Rick Majerus 2 43–17 .717
14 1989–1993 Dick Hunsaker 4 97–34 .740
15 1993–2000 Ray McCallum 7 126–76 .624
16 2000–2006 Tim Buckley 6 93–87 .517
17 2006–2007 Ronny Thompson 1 9–22 .290
18 2007–2013 Billy Taylor 6 84–99 .459
19 2013–2022 James Whitford 9 131–148 .470
20 2022–present Michael Lewis 1 20–12 .625
Totals 20 coaches 102 seasons 1,294–1,198–1 .519
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
Source[1]
  1. ^ a b Billy Williams and Paul B. Parker served as co-head coaches for the 1929–30 season. The team finished 9–5; both coaches are credited with wins and losses from this season.
  2. ^ Ball State did not field a team for the 1943–44 season

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ball State Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Ball State Athletics. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  2. ^ Bolch, Ben (March 22, 2022). "Ball State hires UCLA's Michael Lewis in a homecoming for Indiana native". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  3. ^ Borzello, Jeff (March 14, 2022). "Sources: Ball State Cardinals fire men's basketball coach James Whitford after 9 seasons". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 25, 2023.