List of Baylor Bears men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Baylor Bears men's basketball head coaches. The Bears have had 17 coaches in their 117-season history.[1]

Baylor's current head coach is Scott Drew. He was hired in August 2003[2] to replace Dave Bliss, who resigned amidst the investigation into the Baylor University basketball scandal.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1 1906–1908 Luther Burleson 2 10–9 .526
2 1908–1910 Enoch J. Mills 2 19–10 .655
3 1910–1913 Ralph Glaze 3 26–7 .788
4 1913–1914 Norman C. Paine 1 1–8 .111
5 1914–1920 Charles Mosley 6 28–68 .292
6 1920–1926 Frank Bridges 6 51–78 .395
7 1926–1941 Ralph Wolf 15 151–126 .545
8 1941–1943
1945–1961[a] 		Bill Henderson 19 201–239 .457
9 1943–1945[a] Van Sweet 2 6–23 .207
10 1961–1973 Bill Menefee 12 149–144 .509
11 1973–1977[b] Carroll Dawson 4 42–51 .452
12 1977–1985[b] Jim Haller 9 104–130 .444
13 1985–1992 Gene Iba 7 98–106 .480
14 1992–1994 Darrel Johnson 2 32–22 .593
15 1994–1999 Harry Miller 5 56–87 .392
16 1999–2003 Dave Bliss 4 61–57 .517
17 2003–present Scott Drew 19 420–233 .643
Totals 17 coaches 117 seasons 1,458–1,398 .511
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
Source[1]
  1. ^ a b Van Sweet left Baylor 11 games into the 1944–45 season. Bill Henderson coached the team for the final six games.
  2. ^ a b Carroll Dawson quit his position 15 games into the 1976–77 season. Jim Haller coached the team for the final 13 games.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "2022-23 Baylor Bears Men's Basketball Almanac" (PDF). Baylor Athletics. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  2. ^ "Baylor Hires Valparaiso's Drew to Salvage Program". The Washington Post. August 23, 2003. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "Bliss resigns as Baylor basketball coach". ESPN.com. August 8, 2003. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  4. ^ Herold, Larry; Stingley, Alisa (January 28, 1977). "Rufus quits team, will leave Baylor". The Baylor Lariat. Vol. 77, no. 68. Retrieved February 25, 2023 – via Baylor University Archive.
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