Head Coaches
- Denotes through the 2011–12 basketball season.
| Name | Seasons | Record | Percentage |
| C.E. Peterson | 1921–26 | 70–30 | .700 |
| Tom McMullen | 1926–29 | 23–17 | .575 |
| Morris Gross | 1929–42 | 190–85 | .690 |
| Don DeLauer | 1942–43 | 14–9 | .609 |
| Alex Alexander | 1943–45 | 17–26 | .395 |
| Charlie Smith | 1945–48 | 45–36 | .563 |
| George Ziegenfuss | 1948–69 | 316–229 | .580 |
| Dick Davis | 1969–74 | 65–67 | .492 |
| Tim Vezie | 1974–79 | 77–62 | .554 |
| Smokey Gaines | 1979–87 | 112–117 | .489 |
| Jim Brandenburg | 1987–91 | 52–87 | .356 |
| Jim Harrick Jr. (Interim coach) | 1992 | 0–7 | .000 |
| Tony Fuller | 1992–94 | 20–37 | .351 |
| Fred Trenkle | 1994–99 | 55–83 | .399 |
| *Steve Fisher | 1999–present | 258–157 | .622 |
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