List of college men's basketball coaches with 600 wins

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 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).[1][2][3][4] Mike Krzyzewski has the most total victories (men's or women's) with 1,174 (87 at Army and 1,087 at Duke). The highest winning percentage for a men's coach with at least 600 wins is Mark Few's .835 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

Key

* Active in the 2021–22 season
Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach
600 wins with a NCAA Division I program (or historic equivalent)

Coaches

  1. Statistics correct through games of November 18, 2021.
Rank Name Years Wins Losses Pct. Teams
1*Mike Krzyzewski461,174361.765Army (1975–1980), Duke (1980–present)
2*Herb Magee531,124445.716Philadelphia Textile/Philadelphia/Jefferson (1967–present)[lower-alpha 1]
3Harry Statham521,122513.686McKendree (1967–2018)
4Danny Miles451,040437.704Oregon Tech (1971–2016)
5*Dave Holmquist441,005410.710Fresno Pacific (1974–1977), Biola (1978–present)
6*Jim Boeheim[lower-alpha 2]45984409.706Syracuse (1976–present)
7Glenn Robinson48967360.729Franklin & Marshall (1971–2019)
8Don Meyer38923324.740Hamline (1972–1975), Lipscomb (1975–1999), Northern State (1999–2010)
9Jim Calhoun[lower-alpha 3]43920397.699Northeastern (1972–1986), UConn (1986–2012), Saint Joseph (CT) (2018–2021)
10Larry Holley48919579.613Central Methodist (1969–1975), Northwest Missouri State (1977–1979), William Jewell (1979–2019)
11*Bob Huggins38904383.702Walsh (1980–1983), Akron (1984–1989), Cincinnati (1989–2005), Kansas State (2006–2007), West Virginia (2007–present)
12Roy Williams33903[6]264.774Kansas (1988–2003), North Carolina (2003–2021)
13Bob Knight42902371.709Army (1965–1971), Indiana (1971–2000), Texas Tech (2001–2008)
14Cliff Ellis47880540.620South Alabama (1975–1984), Clemson (1984–1994), Auburn (1994–2004), Coastal Carolina (2007–present)
15Dean Smith36879254.776North Carolina (1961–1997)
16Adolph Rupp41876190.822Kentucky (1930–1972)
17Steve Moore39867251.775Muhlenberg (1981–1987), Wooster (1987–2020)
18Jim Phelan49830524.613Mount St. Mary's (1954–2003)
19Clarence Gaines47828447.649Winston-Salem State (1946–1993)
20David Hixon42826293.738Amherst (1977–2019)
21Jerry Johnson47821447.647LeMoyne–Owen (1958–2005)
22Rollie Massimino40816462.638Stony Brook (1969–1971), Villanova (1973–1992), UNLV (1992–1994), Cleveland State (1996–2003), Northwood (FL)/Keiser (2006–2017)
23Willie Holley42813527.607Mid-American Christian (1974–2015)
24Bob Chipman38808353.696Washburn (1979–2017)
25Eddie Sutton37806326.712Creighton (1969–1974), Arkansas (1974–1985), Kentucky (1985–1989), Oklahoma State (1990–2006), San Francisco (2007–2008)
26Rick Byrd37805402.667Maryville (TN) (1978–1980), Lincoln Memorial (1983–1986), Belmont (1986–2019)
27Mike Lightfoot30794285.736Bethel (IN) (1987–2017)
28Bob Burchard31788269.746Columbia (MO) (1988–2019)
28Jim Kessler42788582.575Grace (1977–2019)
30Lefty Driesell41786394.666Davidson (1960–1969), Maryland (1969–1986), James Madison (1988–1997), Georgia State (1997–2003)
30Jim Smith51786556.586Saint John's (MN) (1964–2015)
32Lute Olson34780280.736Long Beach State (1973–1974), Iowa (1974–1983), Arizona (1983–2007)
33Lou Henson41779412.654Hardin–Simmons (1962–1966), New Mexico State (1966–1975, 1998–2005), Illinois (1975–1996)
34Ralph Hodge39775487.614Olivet Nazarene (1978–2018)
35*Rocky Lamar33774410.656MidAmerica Nazarene (1986–present)
36Edgar Diddle42759302.715Western Kentucky (1922–1964)
37Henry Iba41755340.689Northwest Missouri State (1929–1933), Colorado (1933–1934), Oklahoma State (1934–1970)
38John Beilein37754425.640Nazareth (1982–1983), Le Moyne (1983–1992), Canisius (1992–1997), Richmond (1997–2002), West Virginia (2002–2007), Michigan (2007–2019)
39Bo Ryan31747233.762Wisconsin–Platteville (1984–1999), Milwaukee (1999–2001), Wisconsin (2001–2015)
40Phog Allen50746264.739Baker (1905–1908), Kansas (1907–1909, 1919–1956), Haskell (1908–1909), Central Missouri State (1912–1919)
41*John Calipari[lower-alpha 4]26742231.763UMass (1988–1996), Memphis (2000–2009), Kentucky (2009–present)
42John Chaney34741312.704Cheyney (1972–1982), Temple (1982–2006)
43Paul Patterson34734375.662Taylor (1978–2013)
44*Bill Self27729223.766Oral Roberts (1993–1997), Tulsa (1997–2000), Illinois (2000–2003), Kansas (2003–present)
44Jerry Tarkanian[lower-alpha 5]31729201.784Long Beach State (1968–1973), UNLV (1973–1992), Fresno State (1995–2002)
44Norm Stewart38729373.662Northern Iowa (1961–1967), Missouri (1967–1999)
47*Rick Barnes32727386.653George Mason (1987–1988), Providence (1988–1994), Clemson (1994–1998), Texas (1998–2015), Tennessee (2015–present)
48Ray Meyer42724354.672DePaul (1942–1984)
48Dan Hays38724470.606Northwestern Oklahoma State (1978–1983), Oklahoma Christian (1983–2016)
50Jerry Slocum41723556.565Nyack (1975–1987), Geneva (1987–1996), Gannon (1996–2005), Youngstown State (2005–2017)
51Don Haskins38719353.671UTEP (1961–1999)
52*Steve Ridder31716296.708Embry–Riddle (1989–present)
53Larry Chapman40714495.591Georgia Southern (1974–1977), Auburn–Montgomery (1977–2014)
54Dave Robbins30713194.786Virginia Union (1978–2008)
55*Randy Lambert39710335.679Maryville (TN) (1980–present)
56*Richard Schmidt38709396.642Vanderbilt (1979–1981), Tampa (1983–present)
57*Tom Klusman39703425.623Rollins (1980–present)
58Larry Hunter37702453.608Wittenberg (1976–1989), Ohio (1989–2001), Western Carolina (2005–2018)
58*Steve Knight37702478.595William Carey (1982–present)
58Doc Sauers41702330.680Albany (1955–1987, 1988–1997)
61*Dana Altman32690352.662Marshall (1989–1990), Kansas State (1990–1994), Creighton (1994–2010), Oregon (2010–present)
62*Ray Shovlain38688518.570St. Ambrose (1983–present)
63Mark Edwards37685293.700Washington (MO) (1981–2018)
64*Kim Elders26678242.737Cornerstone (1993–present)
65Mike Montgomery32677317.681Montana (1978–1986), Stanford (1986–2004), California (2008–2014)
66Denny Crum30675295.696Louisville (1971–2001)
67*Lon Kruger36674432.610UTPA (1982–1986), Kansas State (1986–1990), Florida (1990–1996), Illinois (1996–2000), UNLV (2004–2011), Oklahoma (2011–2021)
68*Jim Larrañaga37670464.591American International (1977–1979), Bowling Green (1986–1997), George Mason (1997–2011), Miami (FL) (2011–present)
69Gary Williams33668380.637American (1978–1982), Boston College (1982–1986), Ohio State (1986–1989), Maryland (1989–2011)
70*Kelvin Sampson32667335.666Montana Tech (1981–1985), Washington State (1987–1994), Oklahoma (1994–2006), Indiana, (2006–2008), Houston (2014–present)
71Dennis Bridges36666320.675Illinois Wesleyan (1965–2001)
72*Steve Jenkins34665514.564Evangel (1982–present)
73John Wooden[lower-alpha 6]29664162.804Indiana State (1946–1948), UCLA (1948–1975)
74Roger Kaiser28663233.740West Georgia (1970–90), Life (1991-2000)
75Glenn Van Wieren33660219.751Hope (1977–2010)
76Ralph Miller38657382.632Wichita (1951–1964), Iowa (1964–1970), Oregon State (1970–1989)
77Lonn Reisman30654261.715Tarleton (1988–2018)
78Dick Reynolds40653426.605Otterbein (1972–2012)
79*Rick Pitino[lower-alpha 7]31652274.704Hawaii (1976), Boston University (1978–1983), Providence (1985–1987), Kentucky (1989–1997), Louisville (2001–2017), Iona (2020–present)
80Tom Penders36649437.598Tufts (1971–1974), Columbia (1974–1978), Fordham (1978–1986), Rhode Island (1986–1988), Texas (1988–1998), George Washington (1998–2001), Houston (2004–2010)
81Gene Bartow34647353.647Central Missouri State (1961–1964), Valparaiso (1964–1970), Memphis State (1970–1974), Illinois (1974–1975), UCLA (1975–1977), UAB (1978–1996)
82*Greg Kampe37644472.576Oakland (1984–present)
83*Tom Izzo26643254.717Michigan State (1995–present)
83Brian Beaury31643326.664Saint Rose (1986–2018)
85Billy Tubbs31641340.653Southwestern (TX) (1971–1973), Lamar (1976–1980, 2003–2006), Oklahoma (1980–1994), TCU (1994–2002)
86*Stan Spirou33640341.652Southern New Hampshire (1985–2018)
86*Homer Drew34640427.600Bethel (IN) (1976–1987), Indiana–South Bend (1987–1988), Valparaiso (1988–2002, 2004–2011)
88*Dick Whitmore41639344.650Colby (1970–2011), Thomas (2014)
89Marv Harshman40637444.589Pacific Lutheran (1944–1958), Washington State (1958–1971), Washington (1971–1985)
90*Mark Few22633125.835Gonzaga (1999–present)
90Hugh Durham37633429.596Florida State (1966–1978), Georgia (1978–1995), Jacksonville (1997–2005)
91John Lance44632340.650Southwestern Oklahoma (1918–1922), Pittsburg State (1922–1934, 1935–1963)
92*Ken Anderson27631152.806Wisconsin–Eau Claire (1968–1995)
93Tubby Smith30631355.640Tulsa (1991–1995), Georgia (1995–1997), Kentucky (1997–2007), Minnesota (2007–2013), Texas Tech (2013–2016), Memphis (2016–2018), High Point (2018–present)
94*Cam Henderson36631242.723Muskingum (1919–1923), Davis & Elkins (1923–1935), Marshall (1935–1955)
95Ed Messbarger41630518.549Benedictine Heights (1957–1960), Dallas (1960–1963), St. Mary's (TX) (1963–1998), Angelo State (1978–1998)
97Mike Neer37629346.645Rochester (1976–2010), Hobart (2011–2014)
97*Bill Nelson37629367.632RIT (1980-1983), Nazareth (1983-1986), Johns Hopkins (1986-2017)
99Norm Sloan37624393.614Presbyterian (1951–1955), The Citadel (1956–1960), Florida (1960–1966, 1980–1989), NC State (1966–1980)
100*Steve Alford29623322.659Manchester (1991–1995), Southwest Missouri State (1995–1999), Iowa (1999–2007), New Mexico (2007–2013), UCLA (2013–2018), Nevada (2019–present)
100Jeff Sherman34623480.565Central Methodist (1985–present)
102*Dean Nicholson26620199.757Central Washington (1964–1990)
102*Stew Morrill29620294.678Montana (1986–1991), Colorado State (1991–1998), Utah State (1998–2015)
104*Tom Murphy35618274.693Hamilton (1970–2004), SUNY Poly (2005–2006)
104Tom Smith38618463.572Central Missouri (1975–1980), Valparaiso (1980–1988), Missouri Western (1988–2013)
105Ben Braun37615517.543Siena Heights (1977–1985), Eastern Michigan (1985–1996), California (1996–2008), Rice (2008–2014)
106Jay Wright27614275.691Hofstra (1994–2001), Villanova (2001–present)
107*Al Bruehl20609202.751Robert Morris (IL) (1997–2017)
107*Jerry Steele39609486.556Guilford (1962–1970), High Point (1972–2003)
109Rich Glas37608413.595Minnesota–Morris (1974–1979), Willamette (1979–1984), North Dakota (1988–2006), Concordia (Moorhead) (2008–2017)
109*Mike Nienaber38608537.531Bethel (TN) (1983–1999), Christian Brothers (1999–2019), Delta State (2019–present)
111*Bob McKillop32608374.619Davidson (1989–present)
113Gerry Matthews30603243.713Stockton (1985–2016)
113Dave Boots31603291.674Augsburg (1982–1988), South Dakota (1988–2013)
115*Bruce Pearl26602237.718Southern Indiana (1992–2001), Milwaukee (2001–2005), Tennessee (2005–2011), Auburn (2014–present)|}
116*Mark A.Corino39600478.557Bloomfield (1982–1987)}, Caldwell (1988-2021)

See also

Notes

  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.[5]
  4. John Calipari's total does not include 42 wins and 2 losses vacated by the NCAA.
  5. Jerry Tarkanian's total does not include 55 wins vacated by the NCAA.
  6. John Wooden is also a member of the Naismith Hall as a player.
  7. Rick Pitino's record does not include 123 wins and 3 losses vacated by the NCAA.[7]

References

  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. "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.
  6. "UNC's Williams fifth men's coach to hit 900 wins". ESPN.com. 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  7. "Louisville appeal denied; must vacate '13 title". 20 February 2018.
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