List of Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball head coaches
# List of Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball head coaches. There have been 20 head coaches of the Colonels in their 111-season history.

Eastern Kentucky's current head coach is A. W. Hamilton. He was hired as the Colonels' head coach in March 2018, replacing Dan McHale, who was fired after the 2017–18 season.

| No. | Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1909–1912 | Clyde H. Wilson | 3 | 10–11 | .476 |
| 2 | 1912–1913 | Charles A. Keith | 1 | 9–3 | .750 |
| 3 | 1913–1917 | Ben Barnard | 4 | 14–10 | .583 |
| 4 | 1919–1920 | Charles F. Miller and Clyde McCoy | 1 | 3–4 | .429 |
| 5 | 1920–1929 | George Hembree | 9 | 49–88 | .358 |
| 6 | 1929–1935 | Turkey Hughes | 6 | 68–40 | .630 |
| 7 | 1935–1946 | Rome Rankin | 10 | 135–53 | .718 |
| 8 | 1946–1962 | Paul McBrayer | 16 | 214–142 | .601 |
| 9 | 1962–1967 | Jim Baechtold | 6 | 70–57 | .551 |
| 10 | 1967–1973 | Guy R. Strong | 6 | 78–65 | .545 |
| 11 | 1973–1976 | Bob Mulcahy | 3 | 25–48 | .342 |
| 12 | 1976–1981 | Ed Byhre | 5 | 69–63 | .523 |
| 13 | 1981–1989 | Max Good | 8 | 96–129 | .427 |
| 14 | 1989–1992 | Mike Pollio | 3 | 51–41 | .554 |
| 15 | 1992–1997 | Mike Calhoun | 5 | 58–77 | .430 |
| 16 | 1997–2000 | Scott Perry | 3 | 19–61 | .238 |
| 17 | 2000–2005 | Travis Ford | 5 | 61–80 | .433 |
| 18 | 2005–2015 | Jeff Neubauer | 10 | 188–134 | .584 |
| 19 | 2015–2018 | Dan McHale | 3 | 38–55 | .409 |
| 20 | 2018–present | A. W. Hamilton | 5 | 87–74 | .540 |
| Totals | Totals | 20 coaches | 111 seasons | 1,342–1,235 | .521 |
| Records updated through end of 2022–23 season Source ||||||

* ↑ Eastern Kentucky did not field a team for the 1943–44 season
* ↑ McBrayer left Eastern Kentucky after eight games in the 1961–62 season. Baechtold replaced him on a permanent basis.
