List of college men's basketball career coaching wins leaders
Template:Short descriptionTemplate:Use mdy dates 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 Template:Winpct 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
Source:[5]
| * | Active as of the 2024–25 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
- Statistics correct through the end of the 2024–25 season.[6][7]
| Rank | Name | Years | Wins | Losses | Pct. | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Script error: No such module "Sort".† | 47 | 1,202 | 368 | Template:Winning percentage | Army (1975–1980), Duke (1980–2022) |
| 2 | Script error: No such module "Sort".† | 54 | 1,144 | 450 | Template:Winning percentage | Philadelphia Textile/Philadelphia/Jefferson (1967–2022)Template:Efn |
| 3 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 52 | 1,122 | 513 | Template:Winning percentage | McKendree (1967–2018) |
| 4* | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 48 | 1,080 | 447 | Template:Winning percentage | Fresno Pacific (1974–1977), Biola (1978–present) |
| 5 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 45 | 1,040 | 437 | Template:Winning percentage | Oregon Tech (1971–2016) |
| 6 | Script error: No such module "Sort".†Template:Efn | 47 | 1,015 | 441 | Template:Winning percentage | Syracuse (1976–2023) |
| 7 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 48 | 967 | 359 | Template:Winning percentage | Franklin & Marshall (1971–2019) |
| 8 | Script error: No such module "Sort".† | 41 | 934 | 415 | Template:Winning percentage | Walsh (1980–1983), Akron (1984–1989), Cincinnati (1989–2005), Kansas State (2006–2007), West Virginia (2007–2023) |
| 9 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 38 | 923 | 324 | Template:Winning percentage | Hamline (1972–1975), Lipscomb (1975–1999), Northern State (1999–2010) |
| 10 | Script error: No such module "Sort".†Template:Efn | 44 | 920 | 397 | Template:Winning percentage | Northeastern (1972–1986), UConn (1986–2012), Saint Joseph (CT) (2018–2021) |
| 11 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 48 | 919 | 579 | Template:Winning percentage | Central Methodist (1969–1975), Northwest Missouri State (1977–1979), William Jewell (1979–2019) |
| 12 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 49 | 909 | 576 | Template:Winning percentage | South Alabama (1975–1984), Clemson (1984–1994), Auburn (1994–2004), Coastal Carolina (2007–2023) |
| 13 | Script error: No such module "Sort".† | 33 | 903[8] | 264 | Template:Winning percentage | Kansas (1988–2003), North Carolina (2003–2021) |
| 14 | Script error: No such module "Sort".† | 42 | 902 | 371 | Template:Winning percentage | Army (1965–1971), Indiana (1971–2000), Texas Tech (2001–2008) |
| 15 | Script error: No such module "Sort".† | 36 | 879 | 254 | Template:Winning percentage | North Carolina (1961–1997) |
| 16 | Script error: No such module "Sort".† | 41 | 876 | 190 | Template:Winning percentage | Kentucky (1930–1972) |
| 17 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 39 | 867 | 251 | Template:Winning percentage | Muhlenberg (1981–1987), Wooster (1987–2020) |
| 18* | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 37 | 836 | 422 | Template:Winning percentage | George Mason (1987–1988), Providence (1988–1994), Clemson (1994–1998), Texas (1998–2015), Tennessee (2015–present) |
| 18* | Script error: No such module "Sort".†Template:Efn | 32 | 836 | 256 | Template:Winning percentage | Oral Roberts (1993–1997), Tulsa (1997–2000), Illinois (2000–2003), Kansas (2003–present) |
| 20* | Script error: No such module "Sort".†Template:Efn | 33 | 835 | 275 | Template:Winning percentage | UMass (1988–1996), Memphis (2000–2009), Kentucky (2009–2024), Arkansas (2024–present) |
| 21 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 49 | 830 | 524 | Template:Winning percentage | Mount St. Mary's (1954–2003) |
| 22 | Script error: No such module "Sort".† | 47 | 828 | 447 | Template:Winning percentage | Winston-Salem State (1946–1993) |
| 23 | Script error: No such module "Sort".† | 42 | 826 | 293 | Template:Winning percentage | Amherst (1977–2019) |
| 24 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 47 | 821 | 447 | Template:Winning percentage | LeMoyne–Owen (1958–2005) |
| 25 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 40 | 816 | 462 | Template:Winning percentage | Stony Brook (1969–1971), Villanova (1973–1992), UNLV (1992–1994), Cleveland State (1996–2003), Northwood (FL)/Keiser (2006–2017) |
| 26 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 42 | 813 | 527 | Template:Winning percentage | Mid–American Christian (1974–2015) |
| 27 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 38 | 808 | 353 | Template:Winning percentage | Washburn (1979–2017) |
| 28 | Script error: No such module "Sort".† | 37 | 806 | 326 | Template:Winning percentage | Creighton (1969–1974), Arkansas (1974–1985), Kentucky (1985–1989), Oklahoma State (1990–2006), San Francisco (2007–2008) |
| 29 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 37 | 805 | 402 | Template:Winning percentage | Maryville (TN) (1978–1980), Lincoln Memorial (1983–1986), Belmont (1986–2019) |
| 30 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 33 | 800 | 410 | Template:Winning percentage | MidAmerica Nazarene (1986–2022) |
| 31* | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 36 | 798 | 340 | Template:Winning percentage | Embry–Riddle (1989–present) |
| 32* | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 32 | 797 | 299 | Template:Winning percentage | Cornerstone (1993–present) |
| 32* | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 36 | 797 | 354 | Template:Winning percentage | Montana Tech (1981–1985), Washington State (1987–1994), Oklahoma (1994–2006), Indiana (2006–2008), Houston (2014–present) |
| 34 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 30 | 794 | 285 | Template:Winning percentage | Bethel (IN) (1987–2017) |
| 35* | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 43 | 791 | 563 | Template:Winning percentage | William Carey (1982–present) |
| 36 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 31 | 788 | 269 | Template:Winning percentage | Columbia (MO) (1988–2019) |
| 36 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 42 | 788 | 582 | Template:Winning percentage | Grace (1977–2019) |
| 38 | Script error: No such module "Sort".† | 41 | 786 | 394 | Template:Winning percentage | Davidson (1960–1969), Maryland (1969–1986), James Madison (1988–1997), Georgia State (1997–2003) |
| 38 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 51 | 786 | 556 | Template:Winning percentage | Saint John's (MN) (1964–2015) |
| 40 | Script error: No such module "Sort".† | 34 | 781 | 279 | Template:Winning percentage | Long Beach State (1973–1974), Iowa (1974–1983), Arizona (1983–2007) |
| 41* | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 36 | 780 | 405 | Template:Winning percentage | Marshall (1989–1990), Kansas State (1990–1994), Creighton (1994–2010), Oregon (2010–present) |
| 42 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 41 | 779 | 412 | Template:Winning percentage | Hardin–Simmons (1962–1966), New Mexico State (1966–1975, 1998–2005), Illinois (1975–1996) |
| 43 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 39 | 775 | 487 | Template:Winning percentage | Olivet Nazarene (1978–2018) |
| 44* | Script error: No such module "Sort".†Template:Efn | 37 | 761 | 308 | Template:Winning percentage | Hawaii (1976), Boston University (1978–1983), Providence (1985–1987), Kentucky (1989–1997), Louisville (2001–2017), Iona (2020–2023), St. John's (2023–present) |
| 45 | Script error: No such module "Sort".† | 42 | 759 | 302 | Template:Winning percentage | Western Kentucky (1922–1964) |
| 46 | Script error: No such module "Sort".† | 41 | 755 | 340 | Template:Winning percentage | Northwest Missouri State (1929–1933), Colorado (1933–1934), Oklahoma State (1934–1970) |
| 46* | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 44 | 755 | 489 | Template:Winning percentage | Rollins (1980–present) |
| 48 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 37 | 754 | 425 | Template:Winning percentage | Nazareth (1982–1983), Le Moyne (1983–1992), Canisius (1992–1997), Richmond (1997–2002), West Virginia (2002–2007), Michigan (2007–2019) |
| 49 | Script error: No such module "Sort".† | 32 | 747 | 233 | Template:Winning percentage | Wisconsin–Platteville (1984–1999), Milwaukee (1999–2001), Wisconsin (2001–2015) |
| 50 | Script error: No such module "Sort".† | 50 | 746 | 264 | Template:Winning percentage | Baker (1905–1908), Kansas (1907–1909, 1919–1956), Haskell (1908–1909), Central Missouri State (1912–1919) |
| 51 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 40 | 745 | 507 | Template:Winning percentage | American International (1977–1979), Bowling Green (1986–1997), George Mason (1997–2011), Miami (FL) (2011–2024) |
| 52* | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 26 | 742 | 152 | Template:Winning percentage | Gonzaga (1999–present) |
| 53 | Script error: No such module "Sort".† | 34 | 741 | 312 | Template:Winning percentage | Cheyney (1972–1982), Temple (1982–2006) |
| 54 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 42 | 737 | 453 | Template:Winning percentage | Vanderbilt (1979–1981), Tampa (1983–2023) |
| 54* | Script error: No such module "Sort".† | 29 | 737 | 301 | Template:Winning percentage | Michigan State (1995–present) |
| 56* | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 42 | 735 | 582 | Template:Winpct | St. Ambrose (1983–present) |
| 57 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 34 | 734 | 375 | Template:Winning percentage | Taylor (1978–2013) |
| 58 | Script error: No such module "Sort".†Template:Efn | 31 | 729 | 201 | Template:Winning percentage | Long Beach State (1968–1973), UNLV (1973–1992), Fresno State (1995–2002) |
| 58 | Script error: No such module "Sort".† | 38 | 729 | 373 | Template:Winning percentage | Northern Iowa (1961–1967), Missouri (1967–1999) |
| 58* | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 42 | 729 | 405 | Template:Winning percentage | UMass Dartmouth (1983–present) |
| 61 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 38 | 724 | 470 | Template:Winning percentage | Northwestern Oklahoma State (1978–1983), Oklahoma Christian (1983–2016) |
| 61 | Script error: No such module "Sort".† | 42 | 724 | 354 | Template:Winning percentage | DePaul (1942–1984) |
| 63 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 41 | 723 | 556 | Template:Winning percentage | Nyack (1975–1987), Geneva (1987–1996), Gannon (1996–2005), Youngstown State (2005–2017) |
| 64 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 39 | 722 | 325 | Template:Winning percentage | Maryville (TN) (1980–2020) |
| 65 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 37 | 719 | 376 | Template:Winning percentage | Saint Anselm (1986–2024) |
| 65 | Script error: No such module "Sort".† | 38 | 719 | 353 | Template:Winning percentage | UTEP (1961–1999) |
| 67* | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 41 | 715 | 555 | Template:Winning percentage | Oakland (1984–present) |
| 68 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 40 | 714 | 495 | Template:Winning percentage | Georgia Southern (1974–1977), Auburn–Montgomery (1977–2014) |
| 69 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 30 | 713 | 194 | Template:Winning percentage | Virginia Union (1978–2008) |
| 70* | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 33 | 706 | 267 | Template:Winning percentage | Southern Indiana (1992–2001), Milwaukee (2001–2005), Tennessee (2005–2011), Auburn (2014–present) |
| 71 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 37 | 702 | 453 | Template:Winning percentage | Wittenberg (1976–1989), Ohio (1989–2001), Western Carolina (2005–2018) |
| 71 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 41 | 702 | 330 | Template:Winning percentage | Albany (1955–1987, 1988–1997) |
| 73* | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 34 | 699 | 371 | Template:Winning percentage | Manchester (1991–1995), Southwest Missouri State (1995–1999), Iowa (1999–2007), New Mexico (2007–2013), UCLA (2013–2018), Nevada (2019–present) |
| 74 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 39 | 692 | 542 | Template:Winning percentage | Evangel (1982–2022) |
| 75 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 37 | 685 | 293 | Template:Winning percentage | Washington (MO) (1981–2018) |
| 76 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 32 | 677 | 317 | Template:Winning percentage | Montana (1978–1986), Stanford (1986–2004), California (2008–2014) |
| 77 | Script error: No such module "Sort".† | 30 | 675 | 295 | Template:Winning percentage | Louisville (1971–2001) |
| 78 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 35 | 674 | 432 | Template:Winning percentage | UTPA (1982–1986), Kansas State (1986–1990), Florida (1990–1996), Illinois (1996–2000), UNLV (2004–2011), Oklahoma (2011–2021) |
| 79 | Script error: No such module "Sort".† | 33 | 668 | 380 | Template:Winning percentage | American (1978–1982), Boston College (1982–1986), Ohio State (1986–1989), Maryland (1989–2011) |
| 80 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 36 | 666 | 320 | Template:Winning percentage | Illinois Wesleyan (1965–2001) |
| 81 | Script error: No such module "Sort".†Template:Efn | 29 | 664 | 162 | Template:Winning percentage | Indiana State (1946–1948), UCLA (1948–1975) |
| 82 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 28 | 663 | 233 | Template:Winning percentage | West Georgia (1970–1990), Life (1991–2000) |
| 83 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 33 | 660 | 219 | Template:Winning percentage | Hope (1977–2010) |
| 83* | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 35 | 660 | 404 | Template:Winning percentage | Belhaven (1990–1992), Berry (1993–1997), Alabama–Huntsville (1993–2019), Lipscomb (2019–present) |
| 83* | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 39 | 660 | 507 | Template:Winning percentage | Oklahoma State (1986–1990), Miami (FL) (1990–2000), Florida State (2002–2025) |
| 86 | Script error: No such module "Sort".† | 38 | 657 | 382 | Template:Winning percentage | Wichita (1951–1964), Iowa (1964–1970), Oregon State (1970–1989) |
| 87* | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 42 | 659 | 599 | Template:Winning percentage | Bethel (TN) (1983–1999), Christian Brothers (1999–2019), Delta State (2019–present) |
| 88 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 33 | 654 | 343 | Template:Winning percentage | Saint Rose (1986–2018) |
| 88 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 30 | 654 | 261 | Template:Winning percentage | Tarleton (1988–2018) |
| 90 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 40 | 653 | 426 | Template:Winning percentage | Otterbein (1972–2012) |
| 91 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 36 | 649 | 437 | Template:Winning percentage | Tufts (1971–1974), Columbia (1974–1978), Fordham (1978–1986), Rhode Island (1986–1988), Texas (1988–1998), George Washington (1998–2001), Houston (2004–2010) |
| 92 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 41 | 648 | 356 | Template:Winning percentage | Colby (1970–2011), Thomas (2014) |
| 93 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 34 | 647 | 353 | Template:Winning percentage | Central Missouri State (1961–1964), Valparaiso (1964–1970), Memphis State (1970–1974), Illinois (1974–1975), UCLA (1975–1977), UAB (1978–1996) |
| 94 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 37 | 646 | 511 | Template:Winning percentage | Central Methodist (1985–2022) |
| 95 | Jay Lawson | 33 | 645 | 325 | .665 | Bentley (1991-present) |
| 95 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 30 | 642 | 370 | Template:Winning percentage | Tulsa (1991–1995), Georgia (1995–1997), Kentucky (1997–2007), Minnesota (2007–2013), Texas Tech (2013–2016), Memphis (2016–2018), High Point (2018–2022) |
| 95 | Script error: No such module "Sort".† | 28 | 642 | 282 | Template:Winning percentage | Hofstra (1994–2001), Villanova (2001–2022) |
| 97 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 31 | 641 | 340 | Template:Winning percentage | Southwestern (TX) (1971–1973), Lamar (1976–1980, 2003–2006), Oklahoma (1980–1994), TCU (1994–2002) |
| 98 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 34 | 640 | 427 | Template:Winning percentage | Bethel (IN) (1976–1987), Indiana–South Bend (1987–1988), Valparaiso (1988–2002, 2004–2011) |
| 98 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 33 | 640 | 341 | Template:Winning percentage | Southern New Hampshire (1985–2018) |
| 100 | Script error: No such module "Sort".† | 40 | 637 | 444 | Template:Winning percentage | Pacific Lutheran (1944–1958), Washington State (1958–1971), Washington (1971–1985) |
| 100 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 32 | 637 | 352 | Template:Winning percentage | Fresno Pacific (1988–1993), Westmont (1993–2020) |
| 102 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 33 | 634 | 381 | Template:Winning percentage | Davidson (1989–2022) |
| 103 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 37 | 633 | 429 | Template:Winning percentage | Florida State (1966–1978), Georgia (1978–1995), Jacksonville (1997–2005) |
| 104 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 44 | 632 | 340 | Template:Winning percentage | Southwestern Oklahoma (1918–1922), Pittsburg State (1922–1934, 1935–1963) |
| 105 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 27 | 631 | 152 | Template:Winning percentage | Wisconsin–Eau Claire (1968–1995) |
| 105 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 36 | 631 | 242 | Template:Winning percentage | Muskingum (1919–1923), Davis & Elkins (1923–1935), Marshall (1935–1955) |
| 107* | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 31 | 630 | 366 | Template:Winning percentage | Wayne State (NE) (1994–2000), North Dakota State (2000–2001), Northern Iowa (2001–2006), Iowa State (2006–2010), Creighton (2010–present)[9] |
| 107 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 41 | 630 | 518 | Template:Winning percentage | Benedictine Heights (1957–1960), Dallas (1960–1963), St. Mary's (TX) (1963–1998), Angelo State (1978–1998) |
| 109 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 37 | 629 | 346 | Template:Winning percentage | Rochester (1976–2010), Hobart (2011–2014) |
| 110* | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 36 | 626 | 330 | Template:Winning percentage | Nebraska Wesleyan (1989–2004), North Central College (2004–2022), Hastings College (2022-present)[10] |
| 111 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 33 | 625 | 380 | Template:Winning percentage | Penn (1989–2006), Temple (2006–2019), La Salle (2022–2025) |
| 112 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 37 | 624 | 393 | Template:Winning percentage | Presbyterian (1951–1955), The Citadel (1956–1960), Florida (1960–1966, 1980–1989), NC State (1966–1980) |
| 113 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 39 | 622 | 415 | Template:Winning percentage | Denver (1985–1997), Wartburg (1997–2024) |
| 114 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 29 | 620 | 294 | Template:Winning percentage | Montana (1986–1991), Colorado State (1991–1998), Utah State (1998–2015) |
| 114 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 26 | 620 | 199 | Template:Winning percentage | Central Washington (1964–1990) |
| 116 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 39 | 619 | 499 | Template:Winning percentage | 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 (2023–2025)[11] |
| 117 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 35 | 618 | 274 | Template:Winning percentage | Hamilton (1970–2004), SUNY Poly (2005–2006) |
| 117 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 38 | 618 | 463 | Template:Winning percentage | Central Missouri (1975–1980), Valparaiso (1980–1988), Missouri Western (1988–2013) |
| 119 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 37 | 615 | 517 | Template:Winning percentage | Siena Heights (1977–1985), Eastern Michigan (1985–1996), California (1996–2008), Rice (2008–2014) |
| 120 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 20 | 609 | 202 | Template:Winning percentage | Robert Morris (IL) (1997–2017) |
| 120 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 39 | 609 | 486 | Template:Winning percentage | Guilford (1962–1970), High Point (1972–2003) |
| 122 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 37 | 608 | 413 | Template:Winning percentage | Minnesota–Morris (1974–1979), Willamette (1979–1984), North Dakota (1988–2006), Concordia (Moorhead) (2008–2017) |
| 123 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 40 | 606 | 494 | Template:Winning percentage | Bloomfield (1982–1987), Caldwell (1988–2022) |
| 124 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 37 | 605 | 362 | Template:Winning percentage | RIT (1980–1983), Nazareth (1983–1986), Johns Hopkins (1986–2017) |
| 125 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 31 | 603 | 291 | Template:Winning percentage | Augsburg (1982–1988), South Dakota (1988–2013) |
| 125 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 30 | 603 | 243 | Template:Winning percentage | Stockton (1985–2016) |
See also
- List of NBA head coaches with 400 games coached
- List of college women's basketball career coaching wins leaders
- Gene Bess, junior college coach with 1,300 wins
Notes
References
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- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".(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.)
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- ↑ NAIA Division II Winningest Active Coaches after 2014-2015 season. Accessed April 4, 2015.
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