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

Key

*	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

Statistics correct through the end of the 2023–24 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*	Rick Barnes	37	806	414	.661	George Mason (1987–1988), Providence (1988–1994), Clemson (1994–1998), Texas (1998–2015), Tennessee (2015–present)
26*	Bill Self † [e]	31	806	243	.768	Oral Roberts (1993–1997), Tulsa (1997–2000), Illinois (2000–2003), Kansas (2003–present)
26	Eddie Sutton †	37	806	326	.712	Creighton (1969–1974), Arkansas (1974–1985), Kentucky (1985–1989), Oklahoma State (1990–2006), San Francisco (2007–2008)
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	Lute Olson †	34	781	279	.730	Long Beach State (1973–1974), Iowa (1974–1983), Arizona (1983–2007)
36*	Steve Ridder	34	781	328	.704	Embry–Riddle (1989–present)
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) (2011–2024)
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	Dan Hays	38	724	470	.606	Northwestern Oklahoma State (1978–1983), Oklahoma Christian (1983–2016)
57	Ray Meyer †	42	724	354	.672	DePaul (1942–1984)
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	UMass 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	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)
92	Jay Wright †	28	642	282	.695	Hofstra (1994–2001), Villanova (2001–2022)
95	Billy Tubbs	31	641	340	.653	Southwestern (TX) (1971–1973), Lamar (1976–1980, 2003–2006), Oklahoma (1980–1994), TCU (1994–2002)
96	Homer Drew	34	640	427	.600	Bethel (IN) (1976–1987), Indiana–South Bend (1987–1988), Valparaiso (1988–2002, 2004–2011)
96	Stan Spirou	33	640	341	.652	Southern New Hampshire (1985–2018)
98	Marv Harshman †	40	637	444	.589	Pacific Lutheran (1944–1958), Washington State (1958–1971), Washington (1971–1985)
98	John Moore	32	637	352	.644	Fresno Pacific (1988–1993), Westmont (1993–2020)
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	Ken Anderson	27	631	152	.806	Wisconsin–Eau Claire (1968–1995)
103	Cam Henderson	36	631	242	.723	Muskingum (1919–1923), Davis & Elkins (1923–1935), Marshall (1935–1955)
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	Stew Morrill	29	620	294	.678	Montana (1986–1991), Colorado State (1991–1998), Utah State (1998–2015)
110	Dean Nicholson	26	620	199	.757	Central Washington (1964–1990)
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	Dave Boots	31	603	291	.674	Augsburg (1982–1988), South Dakota (1988–2013)
125	Gerry Matthews	30	603	243	.713	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

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

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. February 28, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
9. "Louisville appeal denied; must vacate '13 title". February 20, 2018.
10. "Raridon records win number 600; HC men top Jamestown". November 17, 2023.
11. "Men's DI college basketball coaches with the most wins | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
12. "Men's DI college basketball coaches with the most wins | NCAA.com". www.gocreighton.com. Retrieved February 21, 2024.