List of North Dakota State Bison men's basketball head coaches
# List of North Dakota State Bison men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of North Dakota State Bison men's basketball head coaches. There have been 23 head coaches of the Bison in their 124-season history.

North Dakota State's current head coach is David Richman. He was hired as the Bison's head coach in April 2014, replacing Saul Phillips, who left to become the head coach at Ohio.

| No. | Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| – | 1897–1906 | No coach | 9 | 35–27 | .565 |
| 1 | 1906–1908 | Gil Dobie | 2 | 17–5 | .773 |
| 2 | 1908–1909 | Paul Magoffin | 1 | 11–4 | .733 |
| 3 | 1909–1913 | Arthur Rueber | 4 | 42–6 | .875 |
| 4 | 1913–1915 | Howard Wood | 2 | 22–4 | .846 |
| 5 | 1915–1918 | Paul J. Davis | 3 | 37–10 | .787 |
| 6 | 1918–1919 | Curly Movold | 1 | 9–5 | .643 |
| 7 | 1919–1922 | Stanley Borleske | 3 | 42–14 | .750 |
| 8 | 1922–1925 | George Dewey | 3 | 56–15 | .789 |
| 9 | 1925–1926 | Ion Cortright | 1 | 22–3 | .880 |
| 10 | 1926–1933 | Leonard Saalwaechter | 7 | 71–68 | .511 |
| 11 | 1933–1946 | Robert A. Lowe | 11 | 141–102 | .580 |
| 12 | 1946–1949 | C. P. Reed | 3 | 32–41 | .438 |
| 13 | 1949–1965 | Chuck Bentson | 16 | 169–207 | .449 |
| 14 | 1965–1968 | Doug Cowman | 3 | 33–41 | .446 |
| 15 | 1968–1972 | Bud Belk | 4 | 50–55 | .476 |
| 16 | 1972–1978 | Marv Skaar | 6 | 93–69 | .574 |
| 17 | 1978–1992 | Ervin Inniger | 14 | 244–150 | .619 |
| 18 | 1992–1997 | Tom Billeter | 5 | 97–50 | .660 |
| 19 | 1997–2000 | Ray Giacoletti | 3 | 48–33 | .593 |
| 20 | 2000–2001 | Greg McDermott | 1 | 15–11 | .577 |
| 21 | 2001–2007 | Tim Miles | 6 | 99–71 | .582 |
| 22 | 2007–2014 | Saul Phillips | 7 | 134–84 | .615 |
| 23 | 2014–present | David Richman | 9 | 175–114 | .606 |
| Totals | Totals | 23 coaches | 124 seasons | 1,694–1,189 | .588 |
| Records updated through end of 2022–23 season Source ||||||
