Season
Coach
Overall
Conference
Standing
Postseason
(Independent) (1901–1908)
1901–02
Ed Rule
10–2
1902–03
Fred Bailey
4–3
1903–04
Ed Rule
6–2
1904–05
John Chalmers
6–8
1905–06
Ed Rule
11–5
1906–07
John Griffith
5–5
1907–08
Ed Rule
10–6
John Griffith (Big Ten Conference ) (1908–1910)
1908–09
John Griffith
8–7
1–5
8th
1909–10
John Griffith
11–3
2–2
T–5th
Walter Stewart (Big Ten Conference ) (1910–1912)
1910–11
Walter Stewart
9–4
2–2
T–5th
1911–12
Walter Stewart
6–8
0–4
T–7th
Floyd Thomas (Big Ten Conference ) (1912–1913)
1912–13
Floyd Thomas
9–13
1–5
8th
Maury Kent (Big Ten Conference ) (1913–1918)
1913–14
Maury Kent
9–7
1–5
8th
1914–15
Maury Kent
9–8
2–6
7th
1915–16
Maury Kent
11–4
2–4
7th
1916–17
Maury Kent
7–9
1–8
9th
1917–18
Maury Kent
6–8
4–6
9th
Edwin Bannick (Big Ten Conference ) (1918–1919)
1918–19
Edwin Bannick
8–7
4–7
T–7th
James Ashmore (Big Ten Conference ) (1919–1922)
1919–20
James Ashmore
9–10
6–6
6th
1920–21
James Ashmore
9–9
6–5
T–6th
1921–22
James Ashmore
11–7
5–6
5th
Sam Barry (Big Ten Conference ) (1922–1929)
1922–23
Sam Barry
13–2
11–1
T–1st
1923–24
Sam Barry
7–10
4–8
9th
1924–25
Sam Barry
6–10
5–7
7th
1925–26
Sam Barry
12–5
8–4
T–1st
1926–27
Sam Barry
9–8
7–5
T–4th
1927–28
Sam Barry
6–11
3–9
T–7th
1928–29
Sam Barry
9–8
5–7
7th
Rollie Williams (Big Ten Conference ) (1929–1942)
1929–30
Rollie Williams
4–13
0–0
10th
1930–31
Rollie Williams
5–12
2–10
10th
1931–32
Rollie Williams
5–12
3–9
T–8th
1932–33
Rollie Williams
15–5
8–4
T–3rd
1933–34
Rollie Williams
13–6
6–6
T–5th
1934–35
Rollie Williams
10–9
6–6
6th
1935–36
Rollie Williams
9–10
5–7
T–6th
1936–37
Rollie Williams
11–9
3–9
T–8th
1937–38
Rollie Williams
11–9
6–6
T–5th
1938–39
Rollie Williams
8–11
3–9
10th
1939–40
Rollie Williams
9–12
4–8
8th
1940–41
Rollie Williams
12–8
4–8
8th
1941–42
Rollie Williams
12–8
10–5
T–2nd
Pops Harrison (Big Ten Conference ) (1942–1950)
1942–43
Pops Harrison
7–10
3–9
9th
1943–44
Pops Harrison
14–4
9–3
T–2nd
1944–45
Pops Harrison
17–1
11–1
1st
1945–46
Pops Harrison
14–4
8–4
T–3rd
1946–47
Pops Harrison
12–7
5–7
T–6th
1947–48
Pops Harrison
15–4
8–4
2nd
1948–49
Pops Harrison
10–10
3–9
8th
1949–50
Pops Harrison Bucky O'Connor
15–7[Note A]
6–6[Note A]
5th
Rollie Williams (Big Ten Conference ) (1950–1951)
1950–51
Rollie Williams
15–7
9–5
3rd
Bucky O'Connor (Big Ten Conference ) (1951–1958)
1951–52
Bucky O'Connor
19–3
11–3
2nd
1952–53
Bucky O'Connor
12–10
9–9
6th
1953–54
Bucky O'Connor
17–5
11–3
2nd
1954–55
Bucky O'Connor
19–7
11–3
1st
NCAA final Four
1955–56
Bucky O'Connor
20–6
13–1
1st
NCAA Runner-up
1956–57
Bucky O'Connor
8–14
4–10
8th
1957–58
Bucky O'Connor
13–9
7–7
6th
Sharm Scheuerman (Big Ten Conference ) (1958–1964)
1958–59
Sharm Scheuerman
10–12
7–7
T-5th
1959–60
Sharm Scheuerman
14–10
6–8
T-6th
1960–61
Sharm Scheuerman
18–6
10–4
T-2nd
1961–62
Sharm Scheuerman
13–11
7–7
T-4th
1962–63
Sharm Scheuerman
9–15
5–9
8th
1963–64
Sharm Scheuerman
8–15
3–11
9th
Ralph Miller (Big Ten Conference ) (1964–1970)
1964–65
Ralph Miller
14–10
8–6
5th
1965–66
Ralph Miller
17–7
8–6
3rd
1966–67
Ralph Miller
16–8
9–5
3rd
1967–68
Ralph Miller
16–9
10–4
T-1st
1968–69
Ralph Miller
12–12
5–9
8th
1969–70
Ralph Miller
20–5
14–0
1st
NCAA University Division Sweet Sixteen
Dick Schultz (Big Ten Conference ) (1970–1974)
1970–71
Dick Schultz
9–15
4–10
T–7th
1971–72
Dick Schultz
11–13
5–9
T–8th
1972–73
Dick Schultz
13–11
6–8
T–6th
1973–74
Dick Schultz
8–16
5–9
7th
Lute Olson (Big Ten Conference ) (1974–1983)
1974–75
Lute Olson
10–16
7–11
7th
1975–76
Lute Olson
19–10
9–9
5th
1976–77
Lute Olson
20–7
12–6
4th
1977–78
Lute Olson
12–15
5–13
8th
1978–79
Lute Olson
20–8
13–5
1st
NCAA Division I first round
1979–80
Lute Olson
23–10
10–8
4th
NCAA Division I Final Four
1980–81
Lute Olson
21–7
13–5
2nd
NCAA Division I first round
1981–82
Lute Olson
21–8
12–6
2nd
NCAA Division I second round
1982–83
Lute Olson
21–10
10–8
T–2nd
NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
George Raveling (Big Ten Conference ) (1984–1986)
1983–84
George Raveling
13–15
6–12
T–7th
1984–85
George Raveling
21–11
10–8
5th
NCAA Division I first round
1985–86
George Raveling
20–12
10–8
6th
NCAA Division I first round
Tom Davis (Big Ten Conference ) (1986–1999)
1986–87
Tom Davis
30–5
14–4
3rd
NCAA Division I Elite Eight
1987–88
Tom Davis
24–10
12–6
3rd
NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
1988–89
Tom Davis
23–10
10–8
4th
NCAA Division I second round
1989–90
Tom Davis
12–16
4–14
T–8th
1990–91
Tom Davis
21–11
9–9
T–5th
NCAA Division I second round
1991–92
Tom Davis
19–11
10–8
5th
NCAA Division I second round
1992–93
Tom Davis
23–9
11–7
T–3rd
NCAA Division I second round
1993–94
Tom Davis
11–16
5–13
T–9th
1994–95
Tom Davis
21–12
9–9
T–7th
NIT Quarterfinal
1995–96
Tom Davis
23–9[Note B]
11–7[Note B]
4th
NCAA Division I second round
1996–97
Tom Davis
22–10
12–6
T–2nd
NCAA Division I second round
1997–98
Tom Davis
20–11
9–7
T–5th
NIT first round
1998–99
Tom Davis
20–10
9–7
T–3rd
NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
Steve Alford (Big Ten Conference ) (1999–2007)
1999–00
Steve Alford
14–16
6–10
T–7th
2000–01
Steve Alford
23–12
7–9
T–6th
NCAA Division I second round
2001–02
Steve Alford
19–16
5–11
T–8th
NIT first round
2002–03
Steve Alford
17–14
7–9
T–8th
NIT second round
2003–04
Steve Alford
16–13
9–7
4th
NIT first round
2004–05
Steve Alford
21–12
7–9
7th
NCAA Division I first round
2005–06
Steve Alford
25–9
11–5
T–2nd
NCAA Division I first round
2006–07
Steve Alford
17–14
9–7
T–4th
Todd Lickliter (Big Ten Conference ) (2007–2010)
2007–08
Todd Lickliter
13–19
6–12
8th
2008–09
Todd Lickliter
15–17
5–13
10th
2009–10
Todd Lickliter
10–22
4–14
T–9th
Fran McCaffery (Big Ten Conference ) (2010–present)
2010–11
Fran McCaffery
11–20
4–14
10th
2011–12
Fran McCaffery
18–17
8–10
T–7th
NIT second round
2012–13
Fran McCaffery
25–13
9–9
6th
NIT Runner-up
2013–14
Fran McCaffery
20–13
9–9
6th
NCAA Division I First Four
2014–15
Fran McCaffery
22–12
12–6
T–3rd
NCAA Division I second round
2015–16
Fran McCaffery
22–11
12–6
T–3rd
NCAA Division I second round
2016–17
Fran McCaffery
19–15
10–8
T–5th
NIT second round
2017–18
Fran McCaffery
14–19
4–14
T–11th
2018–19
Fran McCaffery
23–12
10–10
6th
NCAA Division I second round
2019–20
Fran McCaffery
20–11
11–9
T–5th
No postseason held
2020–21
Fran McCaffery
22–9
14–6
3rd
NCAA Division I second round
2021–22
Fran McCaffery
26–10
12–8
5th
NCAA Division I first round
2022–23
Fran McCaffery
19–14
11–9
5th
NCAA Division I first round
2023–24
Fran McCaffery
19–15
10–10
T-6th
NIT second round
Total:
1,756–1,219
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