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List of college men's basketball career coaching wins leaders

This is a list of college men's basketball coaches by number of career wins across all three divisions of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the two divisions of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).[1][2][3][4] It is limited to coaches with at least 600 wins. Mike Krzyzewski has the most total victories for men's basketball with 1,202. The highest winning percentage for a men's coach with at least 600 wins is Mark Few's .833 at Gonzaga, where he has coached since 1999. Exhibition games and games vacated by the NCAA are not included on this list.

College basketball coaches with 600 wins

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Key

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* Active as of the 2023–24 season
† Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach
600 wins with an NCAA Division I program (or historic equivalent)

Coaches

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Statistics correct through the 2022–23 Season.[5][6]
Rank Name Years Wins Losses Pct. Teams
1 Mike Krzyzewski† 47 1,202 368 .766 Army (1975–1980), Duke (1980–2022)
2 Herb Magee† 54 1,144 450 .718 Philadelphia Textile/Philadelphia/Jefferson (1967–2022)[a]
3 Harry Statham 52 1,122 513 .686 McKendree (1967–2018)
4* Dave Holmquist 47 1,056 439 .706 Fresno Pacific (1974–1977), Biola (1978–present)
5 Danny Miles 45 1,040 437 .704 Oregon Tech (1971–2016)
6 Jim Boeheim†[b] 47 1,015 441 .697 Syracuse (1976–2023)
7 Glenn Robinson 48 967 359 .729 Franklin & Marshall (1971–2019)
8 Bob Huggins† 41 934 415 .692 Walsh (1980–1983), Akron (1984–1989), Cincinnati (1989–2005), Kansas State (2006–2007), West Virginia (2007–2023)
9 Don Meyer 38 923 324 .740 Hamline (1972–1975), Lipscomb (1975–1999), Northern State (1999–2010)
10 Jim Calhoun†[c] 44 920 397 .699 Northeastern (1972–1986), UConn (1986–2012), Saint Joseph (CT) (2018–2021)
11 Larry Holley 48 919 579 .613 Central Methodist (1969–1975), Northwest Missouri State (1977–1979), William Jewell (1979–2019)
12 Cliff Ellis 49 909 576 .612 South Alabama (1975–1984), Clemson (1984–1994), Auburn (1994–2004), Coastal Carolina (2007–2023)
13 Roy Williams† 33 903[8] 264 .774 Kansas (1988–2003), North Carolina (2003–2021)
14 Bob Knight† 42 902 371 .709 Army (1965–1971), Indiana (1971–2000), Texas Tech (2001–2008)
15 Dean Smith† 36 879 254 .777 North Carolina (1961–1997)
16 Adolph Rupp† 41 876 190 .822 Kentucky (1930–1972)
17 Steve Moore 39 867 251 .775 Muhlenberg (1981–1987), Wooster (1987–2020)
18 Jim Phelan 49 830 524 .613 Mount St. Mary's (1954–2003)
19 Clarence Gaines† 47 828 447 .649 Winston-Salem State (1946–1993)
20 David Hixon† 42 826 293 .738 Amherst (1977–2019)
21 Jerry Johnson 47 821 447 .647 LeMoyne–Owen (1958–2005)
22 Rollie Massimino 40 816 462 .638 Stony Brook (1969–1971), Villanova (1973–1992), UNLV (1992–1994), Cleveland State (1996–2003), Northwood (FL)/Keiser (2006–2017)
23* John Calipari†[d] 32 813 261 .757 UMass (1988–1996), Memphis (2000–2009), Kentucky (2009–2024), Arkansas (2024–present)
23 Willie Holley 42 813 527 .607 Mid–American Christian (1974–2015)
25 Bob Chipman 38 808 353 .696 Washburn (1979–2017)
26 Eddie Sutton† 37 806 326 .712 Creighton (1969–1974), Arkansas (1974–1985), Kentucky (1985–1989), Oklahoma State (1990–2006), San Francisco (2007–2008)
27* Rick Barnes 37 806 414 .661 George Mason (1987–1988), Providence (1988–1994), Clemson (1994–1998), Texas (1998–2015), Tennessee (2015–present)
27* Bill Self†[e] 31 806 243 .768 Oral Roberts (1993–1997), Tulsa (1997–2000), Illinois (2000–2003), Kansas (2003–present)
29 Rick Byrd 37 805 402 .667 Maryville (TN) (1978–1980), Lincoln Memorial (1983–1986), Belmont (1986–2019)
30 Rocky Lamar 33 800 410 .656 MidAmerica Nazarene (1986–2022)
31 Mike Lightfoot 30 794 285 .736 Bethel (IN) (1987–2017)
32 Bob Burchard 31 788 269 .746 Columbia (MO) (1988–2019)
33 Jim Kessler 42 788 582 .575 Grace (1977–2019)
34 Lefty Driesell† 41 786 394 .666 Davidson (1960–1969), Maryland (1969–1986), James Madison (1988–1997), Georgia State (1997–2003)
35 Jim Smith 51 786 556 .586 Saint John's (MN) (1964–2015)
36* Steve Ridder 34 781 328 .704 Embry–Riddle (1989–present)
36 Lute Olson† 34 781 279 .730 Long Beach State (1973–1974), Iowa (1974–1983), Arizona (1983–2007)
38 Lou Henson 41 779 412 .654 Hardin–Simmons (1962–1966), New Mexico State (1966–1975, 1998–2005), Illinois (1975–1996)
39 Ralph Hodge 39 775 487 .614 Olivet Nazarene (1978–2018)
40* Kelvin Sampson 35 763 350 .686 Montana Tech (1981–1985), Washington State (1987–1994), Oklahoma (1994–2006), Indiana (2006–2008), Houston (2014–present)
41 Edgar Diddle† 42 759 302 .715 Western Kentucky (1922–1964)
42* Dana Altman 35 755 395 .657 Marshall (1989–1990), Kansas State (1990–1994), Creighton (1994–2010), Oregon (2010–present)
42 Henry Iba† 41 755 340 .689 Northwest Missouri State (1929–1933), Colorado (1933–1934), Oklahoma State (1934–1970)
42* Tom Klusman 44 755 489 .607 Rollins (1980–present)
45 John Beilein 37 754 425 .640 Nazareth (1982–1983), Le Moyne (1983–1992), Canisius (1992–1997), Richmond (1997–2002), West Virginia (2002–2007), Michigan (2007–2019)
46* Steve Knight 41 753 542 .581 William Carey (1982–present)
47* Kim Elders 30 750 281 .727 Cornerstone (1993–present)
48 Bo Ryan† 32 747 233 .762 Wisconsin–Platteville (1984–1999), Milwaukee (1999–2001), Wisconsin (2001–2015)
49 Phog Allen† 50 746 264 .739 Baker (1905–1908), Kansas (1907–1909, 1919–1956), Haskell (1908–1909), Central Missouri State (1912–1919)
50 John Chaney† 34 741 312 .704 Cheyney (1972–1982), Temple (1982–2006)
51* Jim Larrañaga 40 740 500 .597 American International (1977–1979), Bowling Green (1986–1997), George Mason (1997–2011), Miami (FL) (2011–present)
52 Richard Schmidt 42 737 453 .619 Vanderbilt (1979–1981), Tampa (1983–2023)
53 Paul Patterson 34 734 375 .662 Taylor (1978–2013)
54* Rick Pitino†[f] 36 731 303 .707 Hawaii (1976), Boston University (1978–1983), Providence (1985–1987), Kentucky (1989–1997), Louisville (2001–2017), Iona (2020–2023), St. John's (2023–present)
55 Jerry Tarkanian†[g] 31 729 201 .784 Long Beach State (1968–1973), UNLV (1973–1992), Fresno State (1995–2002)
55 Norm Stewart† 38 729 373 .662 Northern Iowa (1961–1967), Missouri (1967–1999)
57 Ray Meyer† 42 724 354 .672 DePaul (1942–1984)
57 Dan Hays 38 724 470 .606 Northwestern Oklahoma State (1978–1983), Oklahoma Christian (1983–2016)
59 Jerry Slocum 41 723 556 .565 Nyack (1975–1987), Geneva (1987–1996), Gannon (1996–2005), Youngstown State (2005–2017)
60 Randy Lambert 39 722 325 .683 Maryville (TN) (1980–2020)
61 Brian Baptiste 41 720 388 .650 U Mass Dartmouth (1983–present)
62* Keith Dickson 37 719 376 .657 Saint Anselm (1986–present)
62 Don Haskins† 38 719 353 .671 UTEP (1961–1999)
64* Mark Few 25 715 143 .833 Gonzaga (1999–present)
65 Larry Chapman 40 714 495 .591 Georgia Southern (1974–1977), Auburn–Montgomery (1977–2014)
66 Dave Robbins 30 713 194 .786 Virginia Union (1978–2008)
67* Tom Izzo† 29 707 295 .706 Michigan State (1995–present)
68* Ray Shovlain 39 706 554 .560 St. Ambrose (1983–present)
69 Larry Hunter 37 702 453 .608 Wittenberg (1976–1989), Ohio (1989–2001), Western Carolina (2005–2018)
69 Doc Sauers 41 702 330 .680 Albany (1955–1987, 1988–1997)
71* Greg Kampe 40 700 537 .566 Oakland (1984–present)
72 Steve Jenkins 39 692 542 .561 Evangel (1982–2022)
73 Mark Edwards 37 685 293 .700 Washington (MO) (1981–2018)
74* Steve Alford 33 683 357 .657 Manchester (1991–1995), Southwest Missouri State (1995–1999), Iowa (1999–2007), New Mexico (2007–2013), UCLA (2013–2018), Nevada (2019–present)
75 Mike Montgomery 32 677 317 .681 Montana (1978–1986), Stanford (1986–2004), California (2008–2014)
76 Denny Crum† 30 675 295 .696 Louisville (1971–2001)
77 Lon Kruger 35 674 432 .610 UTPA (1982–1986), Kansas State (1986–1990), Florida (1990–1996), Illinois (1996–2000), UNLV (2004–2011), Oklahoma (2011–2021)
78 Gary Williams† 33 668 380 .637 American (1978–1982), Boston College (1982–1986), Ohio State (1986–1989), Maryland (1989–2011)
79 Dennis Bridges 36 666 320 .675 Illinois Wesleyan (1965–2001)
80 John Wooden†[h] 29 664 162 .804 Indiana State (1946–1948), UCLA (1948–1975)
81 Roger Kaiser 28 663 233 .740 West Georgia (1970–1990), Life (1991–2000)
82* Bruce Pearl 29 662 264 .715 Southern Indiana (1992–2001), Milwaukee (2001–2005), Tennessee (2005–2011), Auburn (2014–present)
83 Glenn Van Wieren 33 660 219 .751 Hope (1977–2010)
84 Ralph Miller† 38 657 382 .632 Wichita (1951–1964), Iowa (1964–1970), Oregon State (1970–1989)
85 Brian Beaury 33 654 343 .656 Saint Rose (1986–2018)
85 Lonn Reisman 30 654 261 .715 Tarleton (1988–2018)
87 Dick Reynolds 40 653 426 .605 Otterbein (1972–2012)
88 Tom Penders 36 649 437 .598 Tufts (1971–1974), Columbia (1974–1978), Fordham (1978–1986), Rhode Island (1986–1988), Texas (1988–1998), George Washington (1998–2001), Houston (2004–2010)
89 Dick Whitmore 41 648 356 .645 Colby (1970–2011), Thomas (2014)
90 Gene Bartow 34 647 353 .647 Central Missouri State (1961–1964), Valparaiso (1964–1970), Memphis State (1970–1974), Illinois (1974–1975), UCLA (1975–1977), UAB (1978–1996)
90 Jeff Sherman 37 646 511 .558 Central Methodist (1985–2022)
92* Mike Nienaber 41 642 584 .524 Bethel (TN) (1983–1999), Christian Brothers (1999–2019), Delta State (2019–present)
92 Jay Wright† 28 642 282 .695 Hofstra (1994–2001), Villanova (2001–2022)
92 Tubby Smith 30 642 370 .634 Tulsa (1991–1995), Georgia (1995–1997), Kentucky (1997–2007), Minnesota (2007–2013), Texas Tech (2013–2016), Memphis (2016–2018), High Point (2018–2022)
95 Billy Tubbs 31 641 340 .653 Southwestern (TX) (1971–1973), Lamar (1976–1980, 2003–2006), Oklahoma (1980–1994), TCU (1994–2002)
96 Stan Spirou 33 640 341 .652 Southern New Hampshire (1985–2018)
96 Homer Drew 34 640 427 .600 Bethel (IN) (1976–1987), Indiana–South Bend (1987–1988), Valparaiso (1988–2002, 2004–2011)
98 John Moore 32 637 352 .644 Fresno Pacific (1988–1993), Westmont (1993–2020)
98 Marv Harshman† 40 637 444 .589 Pacific Lutheran (1944–1958), Washington State (1958–1971), Washington (1971–1985)
100 Bob McKillop 33 634 381 .625 Davidson (1989–2022)
101 Hugh Durham 37 633 429 .596 Florida State (1966–1978), Georgia (1978–1995), Jacksonville (1997–2005)
102 John Lance 44 632 340 .650 Southwestern Oklahoma (1918–1922), Pittsburg State (1922–1934, 1935–1963)
103 Cam Henderson 36 631 242 .723 Muskingum (1919–1923), Davis & Elkins (1923–1935), Marshall (1935–1955)
103 Ken Anderson 27 631 152 .806 Wisconsin–Eau Claire (1968–1995)
105 Ed Messbarger 41 630 518 .549 Benedictine Heights (1957–1960), Dallas (1960–1963), St. Mary's (TX) (1963–1998), Angelo State (1978–1998)
106 Mike Neer 37 629 346 .645 Rochester (1976–2010), Hobart (2011–2014)
107 Norm Sloan 37 624 393 .614 Presbyterian (1951–1955), The Citadel (1956–1960), Florida (1960–1966, 1980–1989), NC State (1966–1980)
108 Dick Peth 39 622 425 .594 Denver (1985–1997), Wartburg (1997–present)
109* Leonard Hamilton 36 621 491 .558 Oklahoma State (1986–1990), Miami (FL) (1990–2000), Florida State (2002–present)
110* Mark A. Corino 39 620 487 .560 Bloomfield (1982–1987), Caldwell (1988–present)
110 Dean Nicholson 26 620 199 .757 Central Washington (1964–1990)
110 Stew Morrill 29 620 294 .678 Montana (1986–1991), Colorado State (1991–1998), Utah State (1998–2015)
113 Todd Raridon 35 619 308 .668 Nebraska Wesleyan (1989–2004), North Central College (2004–2022), Hastings College (2022-present)[10]
114 Tom Murphy 35 618 274 .693 Hamilton (1970–2004), SUNY Poly (2005–2006)
114 Tom Smith 38 618 463 .572 Central Missouri (1975–1980), Valparaiso (1980–1988), Missouri Western (1988–2013)
116* Jim Boone 38 616 482 .561 California (PA) (1986–1996), Robert Morris (1996–1999), Eastern Michigan (2000–2005), Tusculum (2005–2011), West Va. Wesleyan (2011–2012), Delta State (2012–2019), Arkansas Fort Smith (2019–2023), Greensboro College (2023- Present)[11]
117 Ben Braun 37 615 517 .543 Siena Heights (1977–1985), Eastern Michigan (1985–1996), California (1996–2008), Rice (2008–2014)
118* Fran Dunphy 32 611 361 .629 Penn (1989–2006), Temple (2006–2019), La Salle (2022–present)
119* Lennie Acuff 32 610 368 .624 Belhaven (1990–1992), Berry (1993–1997), Alabama–Huntsville (1993–2019), Lipscomb (2019–present)
120 Al Bruehl 20 609 202 .751 Robert Morris (IL) (1997–2017)
120 Jerry Steele 39 609 486 .556 Guilford (1962–1970), High Point (1972–2003)
122 Rich Glas 37 608 413 .595 Minnesota–Morris (1974–1979), Willamette (1979–1984), North Dakota (1988–2006), Concordia (Moorhead) (2008–2017)
123* Greg McDermott 30 605 354 .631 Wayne State (NE) (1994–2000), North Dakota State (2000–2001), Northern Iowa (2001–2006), Iowa State (2006–2010), Creighton (2010–Present)[12]
123 Bill Nelson 37 605 362 .626 RIT (1980–1983), Nazareth (1983–1986), Johns Hopkins (1986–2017)
125 Gerry Matthews 30 603 243 .713 Stockton (1985–2016)
125 Dave Boots 31 603 291 .674 Augsburg (1982–1988), South Dakota (1988–2013)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Jefferson did not play in the 2020–21 season due to COVID–19 concerns.
  2. ^ Jim Boeheim's total does not include 101 wins vacated by the NCAA.
  3. ^ Calhoun retired for the second time after coaching in 3 games in the 2021–22 season.[7]
  4. ^ John Calipari's total does not include 42 wins and 2 losses vacated by the NCAA.
  5. ^ Bill Self's total does not include 15 wins vacated by the NCAA.
  6. ^ Rick Pitino's record does not include 123 wins and 3 losses vacated by the NCAA.[9]
  7. ^ Jerry Tarkanian's total does not include 55 wins vacated by the NCAA.
  8. ^ John Wooden is also a member of the Naismith Hall as a player.

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Career Statistics Database". NCAA. Retrieved June 14, 2012.(The NCAA Career Statistics database allows the viewer to obtain coaching records for all NCAA coaches by inputting the individual's name in the linked window.)
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball Winningest Active Coaches (By Wins): Currently" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  3. ^ NAIA Division II Winningest Active Coaches after 2014-2015 season. Accessed April 4, 2015.
  4. ^ "NCAA Basketball Coaching Records, as of 2011" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  5. ^ "Men's DI college basketball coaches with the most wins".
  6. ^ "Men's DI college basketball coaches with the most wins".
  7. ^ "Hall of Fame men's basketball coach Jim Calhoun retires from D-III Saint Joseph". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 18, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  8. ^ "UNC's Williams fifth men's coach to hit 900 wins". ESPN.com. 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  9. ^ "Louisville appeal denied; must vacate '13 title". 20 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Raridon records win number 600; HC men top Jamestown". 17 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Men's DI college basketball coaches with the most wins | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  12. ^ "Men's DI college basketball coaches with the most wins | NCAA.com". www.gocreighton.com. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
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