The following is a list of Drake Bulldogs men's basketball head coaches at the Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. The Drake Bulldogs men's basketball program has been led by 30 head coaches in their 115 season history. The sortable list below is by number of total Drake Bulldog program wins.
Maury John led the Drake Bulldogs to the NCAA Division I Men's Final Four in 1969 and NCAA Tournament - Sweet 16 appearances in 1969, 1970 and 1971. The team is currently led by first-year coach Eric Henderson.
TenureCoachYearsRecordPct. 1958–1971 Maury John 13 211–131 .617 1932–1943 Evan O. Williams 11 113–115 .496 1981–1988 Gary Garner 7 95–104 .477 1974–1981 Bob Ortegel 7 91–103 .469 1948–1956 Jack McClelland 8 90–105 .462 2008–2013 Mark Phelps 5 77–86 .472 2018–2024 Darian DeVries 5 150–55 .732 1990–1996 Rudy Washington 6 63–102 .382 1997–2003 Kurt Kanaskie 7 62–136 .313 2003–2007 Tom Davis 4 54–66 .450 1926–1932 Bill Boelter 7 46–86 .348 1921–1925 Ossie Solem 4 37–31 .544 1971–1974 Howard Stacey 3 34–44 .436 1946–1948 Forddy Anderson 2 32–23 .582 1918–1921 Mark Banks 3 32–37 .464 2013–2016 Ray Giacoletti 4 32–69 .317 2007–2008 Keno Davis 1 28–5 .848 1988–1990 Tom Abatemarco 2 23–29 .442 1944–1946 Vee Green 2 22–28 .440 1956–1958 John Benington 2 21–28 .429 2017–2018 Niko Medved 1 17–17 .500 1914–1916 Ray Whisman 2 8–15 .348 1943-1944 Bill Easton 1 7–13 .350 1906–1909 Charles Pell 3 6–12 .333 2016–2017 Jeff Rutter 1 6–17 .261 1916–1917 Ralph Glaze 1 5–7 .417 1990 Eddie Fields 1 2–6 .250 1917–1918 S.W. Hobbs 1 2–17 .1051909–19101912–1914 John Griffith 3 2–24 .077 1911–1912 A.R. Hackett 2 1–14 .067 2024–2025 Ben McCollum 1 31–4 .886 2025–present Eric Henderson 1 14–20 1907–Present31 coaches119 seasonsRecordPct.
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