Carson Cunningham

Current position: Assistant men’s basketball coach
Current team: Missouri State Bears (Head coach: Cuonzo Martin)
Current conference: Missouri Valley Conference (MVC)
Teams coached: Carroll Fighting Saints, Incarnate Word Cardinals
Carroll College record: 107-52 (.673)
Incarnate Word record: 42-105 (.286)
Overall record^: 149-157 (.487)

Dr. Carson Cunningham
Born June 7, 1977
Hometown: Merrillville, Indiana
Alma Mater: Purdue University (BA, 2000 & PhD, 2006) / DePaul University (MBA, 2013)
Starred at Andrean HS (IN) before starting his college career at Oregon State, playing one year for head coach Eddie Payne
- Transferred to Purdue in 1997, playing three seasons with the Boilers under legendary head coach Gene Keady
- Played professionally with the Gary Steelheads and Rockford Lightning in the CBA while working towards his PhD at Purdue (received in 2006)
Started his coaching career in 2007 when he became the head coach at his alma mater Andrean HS (IN)
- Went 81-39 over six years, winning four sectional titles
Hired in 2013 to be the head coach at NAIA Carroll College in Helena, MT
- Was 107-52 in five seasons, winning two Frontier Conference titles and going to three NAIA Tournaments
Moved up to D-I in March 2018 when he was hired as the head coach at Incarnate Word
- Through five seasons, Cunningham went just 42-105 overall; was fired in April 2023
Was hired in June 2023 to be an assistant coach at Army under new head coach Kevin Kuwik
Became an assistant at Missouri State in 2024 under Cuonzo Martin, who had worked at Purdue during Cunningham’s playing days

^ overall record includes head coaching positions at both the NCAA Division I and NAIA levels