Biographical details | |
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Alma mater | Bethel College |
Playing career | |
1973-1978 | Bethel College |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1987–2017 | Bethel College |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1987-2004 | Bethel College |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 794–285 (.736) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
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Mike Lightfoot is an American retired college basketball coach known for his career at Bethel College. He was Bethel coach from 1987 to 2017. Coach Lightfoot also won more games than any other college basketball coach in the history of the state of Indiana, passing the likes of Bob Knight and Gene Keady. Lightfoot retired at the end of the 2016–17 season. [1] [2] He was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame in 2009 with John Wooden. Coach Lightfoot currently works for Nations of Coaches as a regional director and the ACC Network as a color commentator for basketball.
Wins by a basketball coach when coaching in the state of Indiana:
Wins | Coach | School |
794 | Mike Lightfoot | Bethel College |
788 | Jim Kessler | Grace |
734 | Paul Patterson | Taylor |
659 | Bob Knight | Indiana University |
512 | Gene Keady | Purdue |
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