Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
Ralph Risch (Independent) (1916–1917) |
1916–17 | Ralph Risch | 8–2 | | | |
John Ryan (Independent) (1917–1920) |
1917–18 | John Ryan | 4–6 | | | |
1918–19 | | No Games | | | |
1919–20 | John Ryan | 9–3 | | | |
Frank Murray (Independent) (1920–1929) |
1920–21 | Frank Murray | 14–3 | | | |
1921–22 | Frank Murray | 15–5 | | | |
1922–23 | Frank Murray | 19–2 | | | |
1923–24 | Frank Murray | 10–10 | | | |
1924–25 | Frank Murray | 8–11 | | | |
1925–26 | Frank Murray | 8–13 | | | |
1926–27 | Frank Murray | 5–10 | | | |
1927–28 | Frank Murray | 7–11 | | | |
1928–29 | Frank Murray | 8–8 | | | |
Cord Lipe (Independent) (1929–1930) |
1929–30 | Cord Lipe | 11–12 | | | |
Bill Chandler (Independent) (1930–1951) |
1930–31 | Bill Chandler | 11–7 | | | |
1931–32 | Bill Chandler | 11–8 | | | |
1932–33 | Bill Chandler | 14–3 | | | |
1933–34 | Bill Chandler | 15–4 | | | |
1934–35 | Bill Chandler | 11–7 | | | |
1935–36 | Bill Chandler | 7–12 | | | |
1936–37 | Bill Chandler | 8–8 | | | |
1937–38 | Bill Chandler | 14–5 | | | |
1938–39 | Bill Chandler | 12–5 | | | |
1939–40 | Bill Chandler | 7–9 | | | |
1940–41 | Bill Chandler | 2–13 | | | |
1941–42 | Bill Chandler | 6–11 | | | |
1942–43 | Bill Chandler | 9–10 | | | |
1943–44 | Bill Chandler | 8–6 | | | |
1944–45 | Bill Chandler | 7–10 | | | |
1945–46 | Bill Chandler | 11–7 | | | |
1946–47 | Bill Chandler | 9–14 | | | |
1947–48 | Bill Chandler | 9–15 | | | |
1948–49 | Bill Chandler | 8–13 | | | |
1949–50 | Bill Chandler | 6–17 | | | |
1950–51 | Bill Chandler | 8–14 | | | |
Tex Winter (Independent) (1951–1953) |
1951–52 | Tex Winter | 12–14 | | | NCIT Champion |
1952–53 | Tex Winter | 13–11 | | | |
Jack Nagle (Independent) (1953–1958) |
1953–54 | Jack Nagle | 11–15 | | | |
1954–55 | Jack Nagle | 24–3 | | | NCAA Elite Eight |
1955–56 | Jack Nagle | 13–11 | | | NIT first round |
1956–57 | Jack Nagle | 10–15 | | | |
1957–58 | Jack Nagle | 11–11 | | | |
Eddie Hickey (Independent) (1958–1964) |
1958–59 | Eddie Hickey | 23–6 | | | NCAA University Division Sweet Sixteen |
1959–60 | Eddie Hickey | 13–12 | | | |
1960–61 | Eddie Hickey | 16–11 | | | NCAA University Division first round |
1961–62 | Eddie Hickey | 15–11 | | | |
1962–63 | Eddie Hickey | 20–9 | | | NIT Third Place |
1963–64 | Eddie Hickey | 5–21 | | | |
Al McGuire (Independent) (1964–1977) |
1964–65 | Al McGuire | 8–18 | | | |
1965–66 | Al McGuire | 14–12 | | | |
1966–67 | Al McGuire | 21–9 | | | NIT Runner-up |
1967–68 | Al McGuire | 23–6 | | | NCAA University Division Sweet Sixteen |
1968–69 | Al McGuire | 24–5 | | | NCAA University Division Elite Eight |
1969–70 | Al McGuire | 26–3 | | | NIT Champion |
1970–71 | Al McGuire | 28–1 | | | NCAA University Division Sweet Sixteen |
1971–72 | Al McGuire | 25–4 | | | NCAA University Division Sweet Sixteen |
1972–73 | Al McGuire | 25–4 | | | NCAA University Division Sweet Sixteen |
1973–74 | Al McGuire | 26–5 | | | NCAA Division I Runner-up |
1974–75 | Al McGuire | 23–4 | | | NCAA Division I first round |
1975–76 | Al McGuire | 27–2 | | | NCAA Division I Elite Eight |
1976–77 | Al McGuire | 25–7 | | | NCAA Division I Champion |
Hank Raymonds (Independent) (1977–1983) |
1977–78 | Hank Raymonds | 24–4 | | | NCAA Division I first round |
1978–79 | Hank Raymonds | 22–7 | | | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen |
1979–80 | Hank Raymonds | 18–9 | | | NCAA Division I first round |
1980–81 | Hank Raymonds | 20–11 | | | NIT first round |
1981–82 | Hank Raymonds | 23–9 | | | NCAA Division I second round |
1982–83 | Hank Raymonds | 19–10 | | | NCAA Division I first round |
Rick Majerus (Independent) (1983–1986) |
1983–84 | Rick Majerus | 17–13 | | | NIT second round |
1984–85 | Rick Majerus | 20–11 | | | NIT Quarterfinal |
1985–86 | Rick Majerus | 19–11 | | | NIT second round |
Bob Dukiet (Independent) (1986–1989) |
1986–87 | Bob Dukiet | 16–13 | | | NIT first round |
1987–88 | Bob Dukiet | 10–18 | | | |
1988–89 | Bob Dukiet | 13–15 | | | |
Kevin O'Neill (Midwestern Collegiate Conference) (1989–1991) |
1989–90 | Kevin O'Neill | 15–14 | 9–5 | T–3rd | NIT first round |
1990–91 | Kevin O'Neill | 11–18 | 7–7 | T–5th | |
Kevin O'Neill (Great Midwest Conference) (1991–1994) |
1991–92 | Kevin O'Neill | 16–13 | 5–5 | T–3rd | |
1992–93 | Kevin O'Neill | 20–8 | 6–4 | 3rd | NCAA Division I first round |
1993–94 | Kevin O'Neill | 24–9 | 10–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen |
Mike Deane (Great Midwest Conference) (1994–1995) |
1994–95 | Mike Deane | 21–12 | 7–5 | T–3rd | NIT Runner-up |
Mike Deane (Conference USA) (1995–1999) |
1995–96 | Mike Deane | 23–8 | 10–4 | 2nd (Blue) | NCAA Division I second round |
1996–97 | Mike Deane | 22–9 | 9–5 | 2nd (Blue) | NCAA Division I first round |
1997–98 | Mike Deane | 20–11 | 8–8 | 4th (American) | NIT Quarterfinal |
1998–99 | Mike Deane | 14–15 | 6–10 | 6th (American) | |
Tom Crean (Conference USA) (1999–2005) |
1999–00 | Tom Crean | 15–14 | 8–8 | 4th (American) | NIT first round |
2000–01 | Tom Crean | 15–14 | 9–7 | 3rd (American) | |
2001–02 | Tom Crean | 26–7 | 13–3 | 2nd (American) | NCAA Division I first round |
2002–03 | Tom Crean | 27–6 | 14–2 | 1st (American) | NCAA Division I Final Four |
2003–04 | Tom Crean | 19–12 | 8–8 | 8th | NIT Quarterfinal |
2004–05 | Tom Crean | 19–12 | 7–9 | 9th | NIT first round |
Tom Crean (Big East Conference) (2005–2008) |
2005–06 | Tom Crean | 20–11 | 10–6 | T–4th | NCAA Division I first round |
2006–07 | Tom Crean | 24–10 | 10–6 | T–5th | NCAA Division I first round |
2007–08 | Tom Crean | 25–10 | 11–7 | T–5th | NCAA Division I second round |
Buzz Williams (Big East Conference) (2008–2014) |
2008–09 | Buzz Williams | 25–10 | 12–6 | 5th | NCAA Division I second round |
2009–10 | Buzz Williams | 22–12 | 11–7 | T–5th | NCAA Division I first round |
2010–11 | Buzz Williams | 22–15 | 9–9 | T–9th | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen |
2011–12 | Buzz Williams | 27–8 | 14–4 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen |
2012–13 | Buzz Williams | 26–9 | 14–4 | T–1st | NCAA Division I Elite Eight |
2013–14 | Buzz Williams | 17–15 | 9–9 | 6th | |
Steve Wojciechowski (Big East Conference) (2014–2021) |
2014–15 | Steve Wojciechowski | 13–19 | 4–14 | T–9th | |
2015–16 | Steve Wojciechowski | 20–13 | 8–10 | 7th | |
2016–17 | Steve Wojciechowski | 19–13 | 10–8 | T–3rd | NCAA Division I first round |
2017–18 | Steve Wojciechowski | 21–14 | 9–9 | T–6th | NIT Quarterfinal |
2018–19 | Steve Wojciechowski | 24–10 | 12–6 | 2nd | NCAA Division I first round |
2019–20 | Steve Wojciechowski | 18–12 | 8–10 | T–6th | No postseason held |
2020–21 | Steve Wojciechowski | 13–14 | 8–11 | 9th | |
Shaka Smart (Big East Conference) (2021–present) |
2021–22 | Shaka Smart | 19–13 | 11–8 | T–5th | NCAA Division I first round |
2022–23 | Shaka Smart | 29–7 | 17–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I second round |
2023–24 | Shaka Smart | 27–10 | 14–6 | T-2nd | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen |
Total: | 1,710–1,052 | |
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion |