List of Iowa State Cyclones head basketball coaches

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Bill Fennelly, the current head coach of the women's team

The Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball and women's basketball programs compete at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), representing Iowa State University in the Big 12 Conference.[1]

The men's program has been led by 20 head coaches since its organization in 1908. In its 102 years, the team has played over 2300 games and made thirteen appearances in the NCAA Tournament, including a Final Four appearance in 1944. Johnny Orr is the all-time leader in games coached and wins. Tim Floyd is the all-time leader in winning percentage. Statistically, Ken Trickey has been the least successful coach of the Cyclone men, with a winning percentage of .245. The current men's coach is T. J. Otzelberger, who was hired in June 2021.

The women's team has been led by six head coaches since it was organized in 1974. During its 38 seasons, the Cyclone women have played over 1000 games and made ten appearances at the NCAA Tournament, including two Elite Eight appearances. Current head coach, Bill Fennelly, is the all-time leader in games coached, wins, and winning percentage. Theresa Becker, statistically, is the least successful women's coach with a winning percentage of .222.

Key

Coaches

Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2009–10 men's and women's college basketball season.

Men's

# Name Term GC OW OL O% CW CL C% PW PL CCs National awards
1 Clyde Williams 1908-1911 49 20 29 .408 17— 24— .415 — — — —
2 Homer C. Hubbard 1911–1915 61 21 40 .344 15 23 .395 — — — —
3 H. H. Walters 1915–1919 65 27 38 .415 12 26 .316 — — — —
4 Punk Berryman 1919–1920 18 6 12 .333 2 10 .167 — —
5 Maury Kent 1920–1921 18 10 8 .556 6 8 .429 — — — —
6 Bill Chandler 1921–1928 125 39 86 .312 31 77 .287 — — — —
7 Louis Menze 1928–1947 319 166 153 .520 82 108 .432 1 2 2 - 1935^, 1941^, 1944^, 1945^ (all Big Six) —
8 Clayton Sutherland 1947–1954 152 63 89 .414 23 49 .319 — — — —
9 Bill Strannigan 1954–1959 115 69 46 .600 32 42 .432 - - 1 – 1955* (Big Seven) —
10 Glen Anderson 1959–1971 303 142 161 .469 77 91 .458 - - 1 – 1959* (Big 8) —
11 Maury John 1971-1973 57 32 25 .561 12 16 .429 0- 0- —Left team after (4-1) Gus Guydon 11-10 Interim[2] —
12 Ken Trickey 1973-1976 53 13 40 .245 7 21 .250 - - — —
13 Lynn Nance 1976-1980 108 44 64 .407 23 33 .411 — — — —
14 Johnny Orr 1980-1994 418 218 200 .522 79 117 .403 3 7 — —
15 Tim Floyd 1994-1998 128 81 47 .633 35 33 .515 4 3 — —
16 Larry Eustachy 1998-2003 160 102 58 .638 43 37 .538 4 3 3 - 2000^*, 2001^, AP National Coach of the Year (2000),[3] Henry Iba Award (2000)[4]
17 Wayne Morgan 2003-2006 94 55 39 .585 22 26 .458 4 2 — —
18 Greg McDermott 2006–2010 127 59 68 .465 18 46 .281 — — — —
19 Fred Hoiberg 2010–2015 171 115 56 .673 49 39 .557 4 5 1 - 2014* —
20 Steve Prohm 2015–2021 136 83 53 .610 35 37 .486 3 2 — —
21 T. J. Otzelberger 2021–present 99 65 34 .657 29 25 .537 2 2 — —

Women's

# Name Term GC OW OL O% CW CL C% PW PL CCs
1 Gloria Crosby 1974 16 8 8 .500 — — — — — —
2 Lynn Wheeler 1975–1980 161 80 81 .497 — — — — — —
3 Deb Oing 1981–1984 111 31 80 .279 3 23 .115 — — —
4 Pam Wettig 1985–1992 221 100 121 .452 35 76 .315 — — —
5 Theresa Becker 1993–1995 81 18 63 .222 5 37 .119 — — —
6 Bill Fennelly 1996–present 453 310 143 .684 133 89 .599 — — 2 — 2000*^, 2001*

Notes

  1. ^ A running total of the number of coaches of the Cyclones. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is counted only once.

References

General
  • "All-time Results: Cyclones Men's Basketball" (PDF). Iowa State Cyclone Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-11-25. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
  • "All-time Records: Cyclones Men's Basketball" (PDF). Iowa State Cyclone Athletics. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
  • "All-time Records: Cyclones Women's Basketball" (PDF). Iowa State Cyclone Athletics. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
  • "All-time Results: Cyclones Women's Basketball" (PDF). Iowa State Cyclone Athletics. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
Specific
  1. ^ "Iowa State". NCAA.com. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
  2. ^ "1973-74 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".
  3. ^ "AP Coach of the Year award winners". CSB Interactive. CBS Sports. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
  4. ^ "Rawlings Henry Iba Award". U.S. Basketball Writers Association. Archived from the original on 2009-08-18. Retrieved 2010-05-12.