Indiana State Sycamores basketball
Indiana State Sycamores basketball history
Indiana State University (Terre Haute, IN)
Hulman Center
Missouri Valley Conference (MVC)
Current head coach: Matthew Graves (2024-)
- Assoc. HC: Mark Slessinger (2024-)
- Asst: Justin Furr (2022-)
- Asst: Tim Johnson (2024-)
- Asst: Jake Odum (2019-21, 2024-)
- Asst: Bradley Feig (2024-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0 (Runner-up in 1979)
- Final Four Appearances: 1 (1979)
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 1 (1979)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 4 (1979, 2000, 2001, 2011)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 5-4
- NIT Championships: 0 (Runner-up in 2024)
- NIT Appearances: 5 (1977, 1978, 2013, 2014, 2024)
- NIT Overall Record: 5-5
- CBI Appearances: 2 (2010, 2023)
- CBI Overall Record: 1-2
- CIT Appearances: 1 (2012)
- CIT Overall Record: 0-1
- NCAA Division II National Championships: 0 (Runner-up in 1968)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 3 (1966, 1967, 1968)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record: 5-4
- NAIA National Championships: 1 (1950)
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 12 (1942, 1943, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1959, 1962, 1963)
- NAIA Tournament Final Four: 5 (1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1953)
- NAIA Tournament Overall Record: 25-12
Conference Titles (Indiana Intercollegiate, Indiana Collegiate, Missouri Valley):
- Missouri Valley Regular Season Championships: 3 (1979, 2000, 2024)
- ICC (Div II) Regular Season Championships: 4 (1951, 1966, 1967, 1968)
- IIC (NAIA/Div II) Regular Season Championships: 5 (1930, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950)
- Missouri Valley Tournament Championships: 3 (1979, 2001, 2011)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 1 (Larry Bird, 1979)
- John R. Wooden Award: 1 (Larry Bird, 1979)
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 1 (Larry Bird, 1979)
- AP Player of the Year: 1 (Larry Bird, 1979)
- NABC Player of the Year: 1 (Larry Bird, 1979)
- Sporting News Player of the Year: 1 (Larry Bird, 1979)
- AP All-Americans: 2 (Larry Bird, 1978 & 1979)
- Missouri Valley Player of the Year: 3 (last = Nate Green, 2000)
Indiana State head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Matthew Graves | 2024-Pres | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Schertz | 2021-24 | 66-40 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Lansing | 2010-21 | 181-164 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin McKenna | 2007-10 | 43-52 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Royce Waltman | 1997-2007 | 134-164 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Sherman Dillard | 1994-97 | 29-51 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tates Locke | 1989-94 | 50-88 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Greene | 1985-89 | 31-82 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Schellhase | 1982-85 | 37-48 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Hodges | 1978-82 | 67-48 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob King | 1975-78 | 61-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon C. Stauffer | 1967-75 | 121-94 | 1^ | 1^ | 0 |
| Duane Klueh | 1955-67 | 182-122 | 2^ | 5^ | 0 |
| Paul Wolf | 1954-55 | 9-15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Longfellow | 1948-54 | 120-59 | 3^ | 5^ | 1^ |
| John Wooden | 1946-48 | 44-15 | 1^ | 1^ | 0 |
| Glenn Curtis | 1938-46 | 122-45 | 1^ | 3^ | 0 |
| Walter E. Marks | 1927-31, 33-38 | 90-58 | 1^ | – | – |
| David Glascock | 1924-27, 32-33 | 33-32 | 0 | – | – |
| J. Roy Goodland | 1931-32 | 10-5 | – | – | – |
| Arthur Strum | 1923-24 | 16-7 | – | – | – |
| Birch Bayh | 1918-23 | 57-24 | – | – | – |
| O.E. Sink | 1917-18 | 8-8 | – | – | – |
| Alfred Westphal | 1912-17 | 47-23 | – | – | – |
| Bertram Wiggins | 1911-12 | 4-17 | – | – | – |
| Eddy Conners | 1908-09 | 2-7 | – | – | – |
| John P. Kimmell | 1899-08, 09-11 | 28-72 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These conference titles, tournament appearances and national titles came when the Indiana State program was at either the NAIA or NCAA Division II level; ISU moved up to Division I prior to the 1971-72 season
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.