Houston Baptist University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Ron Cottrell earned career victory number 500 earlier this week as his Huskies defeated Champion Christian 84-67.
Cottrell is the fifth-longest tenured coach among active NCAA Division I head men’s basketball coaches, and is now in his 31st season leading the Huskies. He has a career record of 500-456. In addition to his coaching duties, Cottrell has assumed the role of associate director of athletics after spending 15 years as director of athletics at HBU.
His career year-by-year is record is:
1991-92 | Houston Baptist | 7 | 23 | .233 | ||
1992-93 | Houston Baptist | 14 | 19 | .424 | ||
1993-94 | Houston Baptist | 17 | 16 | .515 | ||
1994-95 | Houston Baptist | 21 | 13 | .618 | ||
1995-96 | Houston Baptist | 16 | 14 | .533 | ||
1996-97 | Houston Baptist | 17 | 15 | .531 | ||
1997-98 | Houston Baptist | 26 | 6 | .813 | ||
1998-99 | Houston Baptist | 25 | 10 | .714 | ||
1999-00 | Houston Baptist | 28 | 6 | .824 | ||
2000-01 | Houston Baptist | 31 | 5 | .861 | ||
2001-02 | Houston Baptist | 26 | 9 | .743 | ||
2002-03 | Houston Baptist | 31 | 3 | .912 | ||
2003-04 | Houston Baptist | 27 | 6 | .818 | ||
2004-05 | Houston Baptist | 23 | 10 | .697 | ||
2005-06 | Houston Baptist | 27 | 6 | .818 | ||
2006-07 | Houston Baptist | 22 | 7 | .759 | ||
2007-08 | Houston Baptist | 13 | 15 | .464 | ||
2008-09 | Houston Baptist | 5 | 25 | .167 | ||
2009-10 | Houston Baptist | 12 | 21 | .364 | ||
2010-11 | Houston Baptist | 5 | 26 | .161 | ||
2011-12 | Houston Baptist | 10 | 20 | .333 | ||
2012-13 | Houston Baptist | 14 | 17 | .452 | ||
2013-14 | Houston Baptist | 6 | 25 | .194 | ||
2014-15 | Houston Baptist | 12 | 16 | .429 | ||
2015-16 | Houston Baptist | 17 | 17 | .500 | ||
2016-17 | Houston Baptist | 16 | 15 | .516 | ||
2017-18 | Houston Baptist | 6 | 25 | .194 | ||
2018-19 | Houston Baptist | 12 | 18 | .400 | ||
2019-20 | Houston Baptist | 4 | 25 | .138 | ||
2020-21 | Houston Baptist | 6 | 19 | .240 | ||
2021-22 | Houston Baptist | 3 | 5 | .375 |