List of Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball head coaches. The Red Wolves have had 17 head coaches in their 95-season history.^[1]

Arkansas State's current head coach is Bryan Hodgson. He was hired in March 2023^[2] to replace Mike Balado, who was fired after the 2022–23 season.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1926–1931 1941–1942	Herbert Schwartz	6	38–72	.345
2	1931–1933	Jack Dale	2	20–15	.571
3	1933–1934	H. F. Parker	1	10–5	.667
4	1934–1935	Wayne Campbell	1	11–7	.611
5	1935–1936	Tommy Mills	1	14–9	.609
6	1936–1941	Wendell Davis	5	36–60	.375
7	1944–1949	Ike Tomlinson	5	51–69	.425
8	1949–1963	John Rauth	14	191–150	.560
9	1963–1969	Marvin Speight	6	75–67	.528
10	1969–1976	John Rose	7	91–81	.529
11	1976–1984	Marvin Adams	8	111–107	.509
12	1984–1995	Nelson Catalina	11	188–139	.575
13	1995–2008^[a]^[b]	Dickey Nutt	13	162–187	.464
–	2008*	Shawn Forrest and Al Grushkin	1	1–3	.250
14	2008–2016^[c]	John Brady	8	120–129	.482
15	2016–2017	Grant McCasland	1	20–12	.625
16	2017–2023	Mike Balado	6	82–100	.451
17	2023–present	Bryan Hodgson	2	45–28	.616
Totals		17 coaches	95 seasons	1,221–1,212	.502
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season * - Denotes interim head coach. Source^[1]

↑ Dickey Nutt resigned as head coach on February 19, 2008. Shawn Forrest and Al Grushkin served as co-interim head coaches for the remainder of the season.^[4]
↑ Arkansas State vacated 27 wins from the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons. Nutt's on-court record is 189–187 (.503).
↑ Arkansas State vacated 1 win from the 2015–16 season. Brady's on-court record is 121–129 (.484).

[Nutt-5] Dickey Nutt resigned as head coach on February 19, 2008. Shawn Forrest and Al Grushkin served as co-interim head coaches for the remainder of the season.^[4]

[NuttVacated-6] Arkansas State vacated 27 wins from the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons. Nutt's on-court record is 189–187 (.503).

[BradyVacated-7] Arkansas State vacated 1 win from the 2015–16 season. Brady's on-court record is 121–129 (.484).

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