List of Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball head coaches
# List of Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball head coaches. There have been 20 head coaches of the Redbirds in their 125-season history.

Illinois State's current head coach is Ryan Pedon. He was hired as the Redbirds' head coach in March 2022, replacing Dan Muller, who was fired during the 2021–22 season.

| No. | Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1898–1902 | B. C. Edwards | 4 | 14–2 | .875 |
| 2 | 1902–1906 | John P. Stewart | 4 | 20–10 | .667 |
| 3 | 1906–1908 | William Bawden | 2 | 10–4 | .714 |
| 4 | 1908–1910 | George Binnewies | 2 | 17–5 | .773 |
| 5 | 1910–1923 | Harrison Russell | 13 | 89–101 | .468 |
| 6 | 1923–1925 | Clifford E. Horton | 2 | 8–20 | .286 |
| 7 | 1925–1927 | Don Karnes | 2 | 9–20 | .310 |
| 8 | 1927–1949 | Joe Cogdal | 22 | 280–177 | .613 |
| 9 | 1949–1957 | James Goff | 8 | 97–98 | .497 |
| 10 | 1957–1970 | James Collie | 13 | 209–139 | .601 |
| 11 | 1970–1975 | Will Robinson | 5 | 78–51 | .605 |
| 12 | 1975–1978 | Gene Smithson | 3 | 68–18 | .791 |
| 13 | 1978–1989 | Bob Donewald | 11 | 208–121 | .632 |
| 14 | 1989–1993 | Bob Bender | 4 | 60–57 | .513 |
| 15 | 1993–1999 | Kevin Stallings | 6 | 123–63 | .661 |
| 16 | 1999–2003 | Tom Richardson | 4 | 56–64 | .467 |
| 17 | 2003–2007 | Porter Moser | 4 | 51–67 | .432 |
| 18 | 2007–2012 | Tim Jankovich | 5 | 104–64 | .619 |
| 19 | 2012–2022 | Dan Muller | 10 | 167–150 | .527 |
| – | 2022* | Brian Jones | 1 | 2–5 | .286 |
| 20 | 2022–present | Ryan Pedon | 1 | 11–21 | .344 |
| Totals | Totals | 20 coaches | 125 seasons | 1,681–1,257 | .572 |
| Records updated through end of 2022–23 season * - Denotes interim head coach. Source ||||||
