[3] The Mules currently compete and are one of two founding members of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA).

[10] In 1905, the team's first year, Joe Ferguson was named the head coach and only played one game – Co. F Independence.

Conference tournament champion 1912 began a new era for the Normals basketball team: the team became a founding member of the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association,[12] and Forrest C. "Phog" Allen took the reins as head coach.

[14] The next five seasons, Allen lead the Normals to a record of 58–20 and leaving in 1919 to return to his alma mater, The University of Kansas.

Conference tournament champion For the next thirty years after World War II, the Mules saw six coaches come and go, a few who would later go on to lead some NCAA Division I teams very successfully.

In 1946, Earl Keth, a member of the 1937 and 1938 Central Missouri State National Championship teams, took the reins as head coach, a position he would hold for 15 seasons.

[25] During his five years as head coach, Smith led the Mules to an 86–46 overall record, winning the MIAA Championship in the 1979–80 season.

[26] The following year, Nance led the Mules to another conference title and finished his career at Central Missouri with a 114–35 record.

Wooldridge left for Southwest Texas State after the 1990–91 season, leaving Central Missouri with a 131–48 overall record.

Sundvold's squads made three trips to the NCAA Division II tournament, reaching the Elite Eight in 1995.

[30] After Sundvold left, Don Doucette arrived in Warrensburg, compiling a record of 89–76 over six seasons.

Conference tournament champion On April 12, 2002, Kim Anderson was selected as the next head coach.

[32] While at Central Missouri, he won more games than any other coach in school history with a 274-95 (.743) career record.

They defeated Montevallo to move on to the semi-finals, where they faced the then-unbeaten defending Division II champion Winona State.

[33] After the season, the NCAA announced that UCM led all of Division II in attendance for Men's Basketball, at 3,640 fans per home game.

[34] In the 2013–14 season, Anderson led the Mules to a 30–5 overall record and captured the Division II National Championship in Evansville, Indiana.

Conference tournament champion After Anderson left for Missouri, Doug Karleskint was hired as the next coach.