Bob Donewald

Teams coached: Illinois State Redbirds, Western Michigan Broncos
Illinois State record: 207-122 (.629)
Western Michigan record: 152-154 (.497)
Overall record: 359-276 (.565)

Bob Donewald, Sr.
Born May 29, 1942
Hometown: Hanover, Indiana
Alma Mater: Hanover College (BA, 1964)
Started his coaching career in 1965, spending eight seasons as the head basketball coach at South Bend St. Joseph’s HS (IN)
Left the school in 1973 to become an assistant coach on Bob Knight‘s staff at Indiana
- Worked at IU for five seasons, including the Hoosiers’ 1975-76 perfect season and NCAA championship
- Hired in 1978 to become the head coach at Brown but had second thoughts and changed his mind on the day of his introductory press conference
Instead became the head coach at Illinois State, then a Division I Independent a few years away from joining the Missouri Valley
- Coached the Redbirds for 11 seasons, going to the postseason 6 times (3 NCAA, 3 NIT) and winning the 1984 MVC title
Left ISU for Western Michigan in 1989, coaching the Broncos for the next eleven seasons through his retirement in 2000
- Won 152 games at WMU, going to the NCAA Tournament and NIT once each
In retirement, Donewald and his wife continue to live the Kalamazoo area