Ron Cottrell

Ron Cottrell (born October 11, 1960) is an American basketball coach. He is most known for being the head men's basketball coach at Houston Christian University in Houston, Texas from 1990 to 2024. After beginning his career as a student assistant on Nolan Richardson's staff at Arkansas, Cottrell took over as Athletic Director and head men's basketball coach at Houston Christian, then known as Houston Baptist. From 1998 to 2007, the Huskies made the NAIA men's basketball tournament each season. On December 7, 2021, Cottrell earned his 500th win as a head coach.^[1] On March 7, 2024, it was announced that HCU and Cottrell would be parting ways after 34 years.^[2]

Ron Cottrell

Cottrell with Houston Christian in 2023
Current position
Record	524–512 (.506)
Biographical details
Born	(1960-10-11) October 11, 1960 (age 64)
Alma mater	Arkansas ('88)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1986–87	North Dakota State College of Science (assistant)
1987–1990	Arkansas (assistant)
1990–2024	Houston Christian
Head coaching record
Overall	524–512 (.506)

Career head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Houston Baptist () (1991–1998)
1991–92	Houston Baptist	7–23
1992–93	Houston Baptist	14–19
1993–94	Houston Baptist	17–16
1994–95	Houston Baptist	21–13
1995–96	Houston Baptist	16–14
1996–97	Houston Baptist	17–15
1997–98	Houston Baptist	26–6			NAIA Division I first round
Houston Baptist (Red River Athletic Conference) (1998–2007)
1998–99	Houston Baptist	25–10		1st	NAIA Division I first round
1999–00	Houston Baptist	28–6		1st	NAIA Division I second round
2000–01	Houston Baptist	31–5		1st	NAIA Division I first round
2001–02	Houston Baptist	26–9		1st	NAIA Division I first round
2002–03	Houston Baptist	31–3		1st	NAIA Division I first round
2003–04	Houston Baptist	27–6		1st	NAIA Division I first round
2004–05	Houston Baptist	23–10		1st	NAIA Division I first round
2005–06	Houston Baptist	27–6		1st	NAIA Division I second round
2006–07	Houston Baptist	22–7		1st	NAIA Division I second round
Houston Baptist (Independent) (2007–2009)
2007–08	Houston Baptist	13–15
2008–09	Houston Baptist	5–25
Houston Baptist (Great West Conference) (2009–2013)
2009–10	Houston Baptist	12–21
2010–11	Houston Baptist	5–26	2–10	6th
2011–12	Houston Baptist	10–20	3–7	5th
2012–13	Houston Baptist	14–17	3–5	3rd
Houston Baptist/Houston Christian (Southland Conference) (2013–2024)
2013–14	Houston Baptist	6–25	2–16	14th
2014–15	Houston Baptist	12–16	7–11	T–8th
2015–16	Houston Baptist	17–17	10–8	5th	CBI first round
2016–17	Houston Baptist	17–14	12–6	T–2nd	CIT first round
2017–18	Houston Baptist	6–25	2–16	T–11th
2018–19	Houston Baptist	12–18	8–10	T–7th
2019–20	Houston Baptist	4–25	4–16	13th
2020–21	Houston Baptist	6–19	4–11	11th
2021–22	Houston Baptist	11–18	6–8	5th
2022–23	Houston Christian	10–22	7–11	T–6th
2023–24	Houston Christian	6–23	4–14	T–8th
Total:		524–512 (.506)
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