Bob Sundvold
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Bob Sundvold (born June 15, 1955) is an American college basketball coach, currently head coach of the Tritons of the NCAA Division II University of Missouri–St. Louis.
Sundvold, the older brother of former NBA player Jon Sundvold, was an all-conference player at South Dakota State. In 1978, he started his coaching career as an assistant to Norm Stewart at Missouri. His first head coaching job came at Division II Central Missouri in 1992, where in four years his teams went 81–39 with three NCAA Tournament berths. From there he moved to Division I UMKC, where he led the Kangaroos to a 43–70 mark from 1996 to 2000.
After spending several seasons as a college assistant coach, announcer, and professional coach in the American Basketball Association, Sundvold returned to college as a head coach in 2013 as he was named head coach of the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Missouri State Mules (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (1992–1996) | |||||
| 1992–93 | Central Missouri State | 13–14 | 6–10 | 7th | |
| 1993–94 | Central Missouri State | 22–8 | 12–4 | 2nd | NCAA Division II Round of 32 |
| 1994–95 | Central Missouri State | 24–8 | 11–5 | 4th | NCAA Division II Elite Eight |
| 1995–96 | Central Missouri State | 22–9 | 9–7 | 4th | NCAA Division II Round of 32 |
| Central Missouri State: | 81–39 (.675) | 38–26 (.594) | |||
| UMKC Kangaroos (Mid-Continent Conference) (1996–2000) | |||||
| 1996–97 | UMKC | 10–17 | 7–9 | 6th | |
| 1997–98 | UMKC | 9–18 | 7–9 | 6th | |
| 1998–99 | UMKC | 8–22 | 3–11 | T–7th | |
| 1999–2000 | UMKC | 16–13 | 10–6 | T–2nd | |
| UMKC: | 43–70 (.381) | 27–35 (.435) | |||
| Missouri–St. Louis Tritons (Great Lakes Valley Conference) (2013–present) | |||||
| 2013–14 | Missouri–St. Louis | 16–12 | 9–9 | 3rd (West) | |
| 2014–15 | Missouri–St. Louis | 19–11 | 10–8 | 3rd (West) | |
| 2015–16 | Missouri–St. Louis | 12–16 | 6–12 | 5th (West) | |
| 2016–17 | Missouri–St. Louis | 11–18 | 5–13 | T–6th (West) | |
| 2017–18 | Missouri–St. Louis | 14–13 | 9–9 | 2nd (Central) | |
| 2018–19 | Missouri–St. Louis | 20–9 | 11–7 | T–6th | |
| 2019–20 | Missouri–St. Louis | 27–6 | 16–4 | T–1st | NCAA Division II Canceled* |
| 2020–21 | Missouri–St. Louis | 13–6 | 12–5 | 2nd (Central) | |
| 2021–22 | Missouri–St. Louis | 26–7 | 14–5 | 1st (Central) | NCAA Division II Sweet 16 |
| 2022–23 | Missouri–St. Louis | 24–11 | 11–9 | T–4th | NCAA Division II Elite Eight |
| 2023–24 | Missouri–St. Louis | 13–16 | 11–9 | T–6th | |
| 2024–25 | Missouri–St. Louis | 21–12 | 15–5 | 2nd | NCAA Division II Sweet 16 |
| 2025–26 | Missouri–St. Louis | 16–13 | 10–10 | T–8th | |
| Missouri–St. Louis: | 232–150 (.607) | 139–105 (.570) | |||
| Total: | 356–259 (.579) | 204–166 (.551) | |||
| 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 |
*The 2020 NCAA tournament was canceled due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.