List of college women's basketball career coaching wins leaders

This is a list of college women's basketball coaches by number of career wins. The list includes coaches with at least 600 wins at the NCAA, ^[1] AIAW and NAIA ^[2] levels. Geno Auriemma, head coach of the UConn Huskies since 1985, is at the top of the list with 1,217 career wins. The highest winning percentage in the group also belongs to Geno Auriemma, with a .883 career winning percentage. The fastest coach to reach 600 wins is GP Gromacki, current head coach of Division III Amherst College, who reached the mark in his 686th game on February 2, 2024. ^[3]

NCAA and NAIA women's basketball coaches with 600 wins

Key

	Active as of the 2024–25 season
*	Elected to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach
†	Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach
**	Elected as a coach to both the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

The source for all statistics and schedules for NCAA teams is https://stats.ncaa.org/head_coaches

Sources for NAIA teams are specified in the relevant entries.

Coaches

Statistics updated through the 2024–25 season.

Rank	Name	Years	Wins	Losses	Pct.	Teams (Seasons)
1	Geno Auriemma **	40	1,237	165	.882	UConn (1985–)
2	Tara VanDerveer **	45	1,216	271	.818	Idaho (1978–80), Ohio State (1980–85), Stanford (1985–95, 1996–2024)
3	Pat Summitt **	38	1,098	208	.841	Tennessee (1974–2012)
4	Barbara Stevens **	43	1,058	291	.784	Clark (MA) (1977–83), Massachusetts (1983–86), Bentley (1986–2020)
5	C. Vivian Stringer **	50	1,055	426	.712	Cheyney (1971–83), Iowa (1983–95), Rutgers (1995–2022)
6	Sylvia Hatchell **	44	1,023	405	.716	Francis Marion (1975–86), North Carolina (1986–2019)
7	Muffet McGraw **	38	936	293	.762	Lehigh (1982–87), Notre Dame (1987–2020)
8	Andy Yosinoff	47	921	315	.745	Emmanuel (MA) (1977–)
9	Jim Foster *	40	903	347	.722	Saint Joseph's (1978–91), Vanderbilt (1991–2002), Ohio State (2002–13), Chattanooga (2013–2018)
10	Jody Conradt **	38	900	309	.744	Sam Houston (1969–73), UT Arlington (1973–76), Texas (1976–2007)
11	Tom Shirley	43	891	384	.699	DeSales (1981–89), Jefferson (1989–)
12	Lisa Bluder	40	884	396	.691	St. Ambrose (1984–90), Drake (1990–2000), Iowa (2000–2024)
13	Joe Foley	37	866	324	.728	Arkansas Tech (1987–2003), Little Rock (2003–2024)
14	Robin Selvig	38	865	286	.752	Montana (1978–2016)
15	Andy Landers *	36	862	299	.742	Georgia (1979–2015)
16	Gary Blair **	37	852	348	.710	Stephen F. Austin (1985–93), Arkansas (1993–2003), Texas A&M (2003–2022)
17	Curt Fredrickson	39	846	306	.734	Northern State (1977–83, 1985–2018)
18	Wes Moore	36	845	261	.764	Maryville (TN) (1987–93), Francis Marion (1995–98), Chattanooga (1998–2013), NC State (2013–)
19	Kevin Borseth	37	821	316	.722	Michigan Tech (1987–98), Michigan (2007–12), Green Bay (1998–2007, 2012–2024)
20	Dave Slifer	36	816	286	.740	Mount Mercy (1989–95), Missouri Western State (1995–2004), Central Missouri (2004–)
21	Michael Strong	34	815	182	.817	Scranton (1979–94, 1995–2014)
22	Mike Davis	35	797	349	.695	Columbia (MO) (2001–14), Central Methodist (1987–99, 2015–2024)
23	Bill Fennelly	37	790	373	.679	Toledo (1988–95), Iowa State (1995–)
24	Doug Bruno *	38	786	405	.660	DePaul (1976–78, 1988–2024)
25	Harry Perretta	42	783	489	.616	Villanova (1978–2020)
26	Nancy Fahey *	36	779	232	.771	Washington (MO) (1986–2017), Illinois (2017–2022)
27	Joe McKeown	39	775	424	.646	New Mexico State (1986–89), George Washington (1989–2008), Northwestern (2008–)
28	Michael Miller	39	772	257	.750	Messiah (1986–)
29	Gordy Presnell	38	765	374	.672	Seattle Pacific (1987–2005), Boise State (2005–)
30	Glenn Wilkes Jr.	39	760	339	.692	Rollins (1986–)
31	Michael Durbin	40	758	290	.723	Wittenberg (1985–86), Saint Benedict (1986–)
32-T	Mark Campbell *	26	757	119	.864	Union (TN) (1999–)
32-T	Phillip Kahler	34	757	171	.816	St. John Fisher (1974–2008)
34	Dixie Jeffers	39	744	287	.722	Rio Grande (1983–86), Capital (1986–2022)
35	Kim Mulkey **	25	743	118	.863	Baylor (2000–2021), LSU (2021–)
36	Debbie Ryan *	34	739	324	.695	Virginia (1977–2011)
37	Kay Yow **	38	737	344	.682	Elon (1971–75), NC State (1975–2009)
38	Joanne Bracker *	42	736	403	.646	Midland (NE) (1970–2012)
39	Dale Neal	26	735	185	.799	Freed–Hardeman (1994–2020)
40	Kris Huffman	32	732	152	.828	DePauw (1993–)
41	Brian Morehouse	29	724	101	.878	Hope (1996–)
42	Judy Blinstrub	39	719	330	.685	Babson (1984–2023)
43	Stephanie Gaitley	38	713	413	.633	Richmond (1985–91), Saint Joseph's (1991–2001), LIU Brooklyn (2002–08), Monmouth (2008–11), Fordham (2011–2022), FDU (2023–)
44	John Wethington	36	711	414	.632	Lindsey Wilson (1989–) [4]
45	Sue Gunter **	34	708	308	.697	Stephen F. Austin (1968–80), LSU (1982–2004)
46	Cindy Russo	38	707	408	.634	Lamar (1978–80), FIU (1977–78, 1980–2015)
47	Lonnie Kruse	33	706	244	.743	Sterling (KS) (1981–2014)
48	Cheri Harrer	35	702	247	.740	Baldwin Wallace (1990–)
49-T	Carmen Dolfo	34	701	269	.723	Western Washington (1990–2003, 2004–)
49-T	Joan Bonvicini	36	701	421	.625	Long Beach State (1979–91), Arizona (1991–2008), Seattle (2009–2016)
51	Dave Krauth	34	695	302	.697	Augustana (SD) (1989–2023)
52-T	Connie Tilley	42	693	312	.690	St. Norbert (1977–2019)
52-T	Rene Portland	31	693	265	.723	Saint Joseph's (1976–78), Colorado (1978–80), Penn State (1980–2007)
54	David Smalley	33	691	353	.662	Rio Grande (1992–) [5]
55	Jamie Sale	27	690	217	.761	Briar Cliff (1998–2001), Morningside (2001–) [6]
56	Yvonne Kauffman	42	689	328	.677	Elizabethtown (1970–2012)
57	Brian Niemuth	38	688	306	.692	Simpson (1987–)
58	Theresa Grentz **	35	681	362	.653	Saint Joseph's (1974–76), Rutgers (1976–95), Illinois (1995–2007), Lafayette (2015–17)
59-T	Lisa Stone	37	677	379	.641	Cornell (IA) (1985–88), Wisconsin–Eau Claire (1988–2000), Drake (2000–2003), Wisconsin (2003–2011), Saint Louis (2012–2022), WashU (2024-)
59-T	Russ Davis	28	677	185	.785	Vanguard (1996–2024)
61	Nancy Winstel	32	675	255	.726	Midway (1978–81), Northern Kentucky (1983–2012)
62	Fred Richter	35	674	260	.722	De Sales (1990–)
63	Karl Smesko	26	672	139	.829	Walsh (1997–98), Purdue Fort Wayne (1999–2001), FGCU (2002–2024)
64	Amy Ruley *	29	671	198	.772	North Dakota State (1979–2008)
65-T	Jeff Mittie	33	663	371	.641	Missouri Western (1992–95), Arkansas St. (1995–99), TCU (1999–2014), Kansas St. (2014–)
65-T	Nancy Funk	40	663	353	.653	Messiah (1977–86), Johns Hopkins (1986–2017)
67-T	Mike McLaughlin	29	660	230	.742	Holy Family (1995–2009), Penn (2009–2020, 2021–)
67-T	Gary Fifield	27	660	137	.828	Southern Maine (1987–2008, 2009–15)
69	Steve Brooks	24	659	176	.789	Indiana Wesleyan (1999–2016), Saint Francis (2017–21), Marian (IN) (2021–2024)
70	Michael McDevitt	33	657	228	.742	Southern Maine (2008–09), St. Joseph (ME) (1987–2003, 2009–)
71-T	Brenda Frese	26	655	193	.772	Ball State (1999–2001), Minnesota (2001–02), Maryland (2002–)
71-T	Marty Rowe	27	655	208	.759	Brescia University (1998–2004), Lee (2004-)
73	Lisa Stockton	33	654	371	.638	Greensboro College (1987–90), Tulane (1994–2024)
74	Lonnie Bartley	31	652	258	.716	Fort Valley State (1984–2013, 2015–2017)
75	Tom Jessee	32	651	277	.702	Bluefield St. (1988–1997), Tampa (2002–)
76	Tim Shea	30	649	197	.767	Salem State (1981–2011)
77	Mary Beth Spirk	37	648	345	.653	Moravian (1987–2024)
78	Buffie Burson	31	647	285	.694	North Georgia (1994–)
79	Carroll LaHaye	38	647	376	.632	Randolph–Macon (1982–2020)
80	Joanne P. McCallie	28	646	255	.717	Maine (1992–2000), Michigan State (2000–2007), Duke (2007–2020)
81	Mary Fleig	37	645	377	.631	Franklin & Marshall (1983–90), Millersville (1990–2020)
82	Stephanie Findley	37	640	484	.569	Oklahoma Christian (1985–)
83	Robin Hagen-Smith	24	637	161	.798	Shawnee State (1989–2013)
84	Bob Schneider *	28	634	201	.759	Texas Woman's (1978–81), West Texas A&M (1981–2006)
85	Lori Culler	35	633	430	.595	Huntington (1986–2022)
86-T	Dawn Staley	25	630	187	.771	Temple (2000–2008), South Carolina (2008–)
86-T	Kathleen Delaney-Smith	39	630	434	.592	Harvard (1982–2020, 2021–2022)
88-T	Gene Roebuck	25	628	145	.812	North Dakota (1987–2012)
88-T	David Smith	34	628	333	.653	St. Joseph's (IN) (1976–78, 1984–90), Shippensburg (1990–98), Bellarmine (1998–2012), West Virginia State (2012–2016)
90	Chris Gobrecht	44	626	662	.486	CSUF (1979–1985), Washington (1985–1996), Florida St. (1996–97), USC (1997–2004), Yale (2005–2015), Air Force (2015–2024)
91	Kelly Graves	28	619	278	.690	Saint Mary's (CA) (1997–2000), Gonzaga (2000–14), Oregon (2014–)
92	Aaron Johnston	26	617	194	.760	South Dakota State (1999–)
93-T	Bill Gibbons Jr.	34	613	410	.599	Holy Cross (1985–2019)
93-T	Robert Skinner	44	613	586	.511	Paine (1980–1991), Albany St. (GA) (1991–2024)
95	G. P. Gromacki	24	612	92	.869	St. Lawrence (1998–2004), Hamilton (2006–07), Amherst (2007–)
96	Susan Dunagan	33	611	271	.693	Roanoke (1981–2014)
97	Royce Chadwick	36	610	457	.572	Oklahoma Panhandle (1984–86), Sam Houston (1986–89), SFA (1994–2001), Marshall (2001–12), Texas A&M Corpus Christi (2012–)
98-T	Wendy Larry	27	608	234	.722	Virginia Wesleyan (1977–78), Arizona (1985–87), Old Dominion (1987–2011)
98-T	Sharon Fanning	36	608	460	.569	Chattanooga (1976–87), Kentucky (1987–95), Mississippi State (1995–2012)
98-T	Wendee Saintsing	35	608	368	.623	Barton (1989–2024)
100-T	Joe Ciampi *	27	607	213	.740	Army (1977–79), Auburn (1979–2004)
100-T	Mike Granelli	32	607	249	.709	Saint Peter's (NJ) (1972–2004)
103	J. Randall Ognibene	33	606	264	.697	Mount Saint Mary (1980–2013)
104	John Reynolds Jr	38	604	442	.577	Florida Tech (1987–)
105	Lynne Agee	33	602	334	.643	Roanoke (1978–81), UNC Greensboro (1981–2011)

See also

• WBCA National Coach of the Year
• Naismith College Coach of the Year
• AP Coach of the Year
• USBWA Women's National Coach of the Year
• List of college men's basketball career coaching wins leaders

References

1. "Head coaches". NCAA Statistics. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
2. "NAIA Women's Basketball winningest active coaches" (PDF). Retrieved 7 Sep 2020.
3. "Coach G.P. Gromacki Records 600th Career Victory, Mammoths Celebrate Seniors with 58-48 Win". 2 February 2024.
4. "Lindsey Wilson Athletics".
5. "University of Rio Grande".
6. "Morningside University".