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]

^ ^a ^b Van Sweet left Baylor 11 games into the 1944–45 season. Bill Henderson coached the team for the final six games.
^ ^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

^ ^a ^b "2022-23 Baylor Bears Men's Basketball Almanac" (PDF). Baylor Athletics. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
^ "Baylor Hires Valparaiso's Drew to Salvage Program". The Washington Post. August 23, 2003. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
^ "Bliss resigns as Baylor basketball coach". ESPN.com. August 8, 2003. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
^ 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.

[SweetHenderson-4] Van Sweet left Baylor 11 games into the 1944–45 season. Bill Henderson coached the team for the final six games.

[DawsonHaller-6] Carroll Dawson quit his position 15 games into the 1976–77 season. Jim Haller coached the team for the final 13 games.^[4]

[RecordBook-1] "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.

[5] 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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