List of college men's basketball career coaching wins leaders

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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 .832 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 2025–26 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 2025–26 season.[6][7]
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Rank Name Years Wins Losses Pct. Teams
1Mike Krzyzewski†471,202368.766Army (1975–1980), Duke (1980–2022)
2Herb Magee†541,144450.718Philadelphia Textile/Philadelphia/Jefferson (1967–2022)[a]
3Harry Statham521,119512.686McKendree (1967–2018)
4*Dave Holmquist491,095462.703Fresno Pacific (1974–1977), Biola (1978–present)
5Danny Miles451,040437.704Oregon Tech (1971–2016)
6Jim Boeheim†[b]471,015441.697Syracuse (1976–2023)
7Glenn Robinson48967359.729Franklin & Marshall (1971–2019)
8Bob Huggins†41935414.693Walsh (1980–1983), Akron (1984–1989), Cincinnati (1989–2005), Kansas State (2006–2007), West Virginia (2007–2023)
9Don Meyer38923324.740Hamline (1972–1975), Lipscomb (1975–1999), Northern State (1999–2010)
10Jim Calhoun†[c]44920397.699Northeastern (1972–1986), UConn (1986–2012), Saint Joseph (CT) (2018–2021)
11Larry Holley48919579.613Central Methodist (1969–1975), Northwest Missouri State (1977–1979), William Jewell (1979–2019)
12Cliff Ellis49909576.612South Alabama (1975–1984), Clemson (1984–1994), Auburn (1994–2004), Coastal Carolina (2007–2023)
13Roy Williams†33903[9]264.774Kansas (1988–2003), North Carolina (2003–2021)
14Bob Knight†42902371.709Army (1965–1971), Indiana (1971–2000), Texas Tech (2001–2008)
15Dean Smith†36879254.777North Carolina (1961–1997)
16Adolph Rupp†41876190.822Kentucky (1930–1972)
17Steve Moore39867251.775Muhlenberg (1981–1987), Wooster (1987–2020)
18*John Calipari†[d]34863284.752UMass (1988–1996), Memphis (2000–2009), Kentucky (2009–2024), Arkansas (2024–present)
19*Rick Barnes39861435.664George Mason (1987–1988), Providence (1988–1994), Clemson (1994–1998), Texas (1998–2015), Tennessee (2015–present)
20*Bill Self†[e]33840272.755Oral Roberts (1993–1997), Tulsa (1997–2000), Illinois (2000–2003), Kansas (2003–present)
21Jim Phelan49830524.613Mount St. Mary's (1954–2003)
22*Kelvin Sampson37829361.697Montana Tech (1981–1985), Washington State (1987–1994), Oklahoma (1994–2006), Indiana (2006–2008), Houston (2014–present)
23Clarence Gaines†47828447.649Winston-Salem State (1946–1993)
24David Hixon†42826293.738Amherst (1977–2019)
25Jerry Johnson47821447.647LeMoyne–Owen (1958–2005)
26Steve Knight44819568.590William Carey (1982–2026)
27Rollie Massimino40816462.638Stony Brook (1969–1971), Villanova (1973–1992), UNLV (1992–1994), Cleveland State (1996–2003), Northwood (FL)/Keiser (2006–2017)
28Willie Holley42813527.607Mid–American Christian (1974–2015)
29*Steve Ridder36811355.696Embry–Riddle (1989–present)
30*Kim Elders34809316.719Cornerstone (1993–present)
31Bob Chipman38808353.696Washburn (1979–2017)
32Eddie Sutton†37806326.712Creighton (1969–1974), Arkansas (1974–1985), Kentucky (1985–1989), Oklahoma State (1990–2006), San Francisco (2007–2008)
33Rick Byrd37805402.667Maryville (TN) (1978–1980), Lincoln Memorial (1983–1986), Belmont (1986–2019)
34Rocky Lamar33800410.656MidAmerica Nazarene (1986–2022)
35Mike Lightfoot30794285.736Bethel (IN) (1987–2017)
36*Rick Pitino†[f]38792315.715Hawaii (1976), Boston University (1978–1983), Providence (1985–1987), Kentucky (1989–1997), Louisville (2001–2017), Iona (2020–2023), St. John's (2023–present)
36*Dana Altman37792425.651Marshall (1989–1990), Kansas State (1990–1994), Creighton (1994–2010), Oregon (2010–present)
38Bob Burchard31788269.746Columbia (MO) (1988–2019)
38Jim Kessler42788582.575Grace (1977–2019)
40Lefty Driesell†41786394.666Davidson (1960–1969), Maryland (1969–1986), James Madison (1988–1997), Georgia State (1997–2003)
40Jim Smith51786556.586Saint John's (MN) (1964–2015)
42Lute Olson†34781279.730Long Beach State (1973–1974), Iowa (1974–1983), Arizona (1983–2007)
43Lou Henson41779412.654Hardin–Simmons (1962–1966), New Mexico State (1966–1975, 1998–2005), Illinois (1975–1996)
44Ralph Hodge39775487.614Olivet Nazarene (1978–2018)
45*Mark Few†27772156.832Gonzaga (1999–present)
46*Tom Izzo†31764310.711Michigan State (1995–present)
47Edgar Diddle†42759302.715Western Kentucky (1922–1964)
48Henry Iba†41755340.689Northwest Missouri State (1929–1933), Colorado (1933–1934), Oklahoma State (1934–1970)
48Tom Klusman44755489.607Rollins (1980–2024)
50John Beilein37754425.640Nazareth (1982–1983), Le Moyne (1983–1992), Canisius (1992–1997), Richmond (1997–2002), West Virginia (2002–2007), Michigan (2007–2019)
51*Ray Shovlain43749598.556St. Ambrose (1983–present)
52Bo Ryan†32747233.762Wisconsin–Platteville (1984–1999), Milwaukee (1999–2001), Wisconsin (2001–2015)
53Phog Allen†50746264.739Baker (1905–1908), Kansas (1907–1909, 1919–1956), Haskell (1908–1909), Central Missouri State (1912–1919)
54Jim Larrañaga40745507.595American International (1977–1979), Bowling Green (1986–1997), George Mason (1997–2011), Miami (FL) (2011–2024)
55*Brian Baptiste43742417.640UMass Dartmouth (1983–present)
56John Chaney†34741312.704Cheyney (1972–1982), Temple (1982–2006)
57Richard Schmidt42737453.619Vanderbilt (1979–1981), Tampa (1983–2023)
58Paul Patterson34734375.662Taylor (1978–2013)
59*Greg Kampe42731571.561Oakland (1984–present)
60Jerry Tarkanian†[g]31729201.784Long Beach State (1968–1973), UNLV (1973–1992), Fresno State (1995–2002)
60Norm Stewart†38729373.662Northern Iowa (1961–1967), Missouri (1967–1999)
62*Steve Alford35724386.653Manchester (1991–1995), Southwest Missouri State (1995–1999), Iowa (1999–2007), New Mexico (2007–2013), UCLA (2013–2018), Nevada (2019–present)
62Dan Hays38724470.606Northwestern Oklahoma State (1978–1983), Oklahoma Christian (1983–2016)
62Ray Meyer†42724354.672DePaul (1942–1984)
65Jerry Slocum41723556.565Nyack (1975–1987), Geneva (1987–1996), Gannon (1996–2005), Youngstown State (2005–2017)
66Randy Lambert39722325.683Maryville (TN) (1980–2020)
67Keith Dickson37719376.657Saint Anselm (1986–2024)
67Don Haskins†38719353.671UTEP (1961–1999)
69Larry Chapman40714495.591Georgia Southern (1974–1977), Auburn–Montgomery (1977–2014)
70Dave Robbins30713194.786Virginia Union (1978–2008)
71Bruce Pearl33706267.726Southern Indiana (1992–2001), Milwaukee (2001–2005), Tennessee (2005–2011), Auburn (2014–2025)
72Larry Hunter37702453.608Wittenberg (1976–1989), Ohio (1989–2001), Western Carolina (2005–2018)
72Doc Sauers41702330.680Albany (1955–1987, 1988–1997)
74Steve Jenkins39692542.561Evangel (1982–2022)
75Mark Edwards37685293.700Washington (MO) (1981–2018)
76*Lennie Acuff36678424.615Belhaven (1990–1993), Berry (1993–1997), Alabama–Huntsville (1997–2019), Lipscomb (2019–2025), Samford (2025–present)
77Mike Montgomery32677317.681Montana (1978–1986), Stanford (1986–2004), California (2008–2014)
78Denny Crum†30675295.696Louisville (1971–2001)
79Lon Kruger35674432.610UTPA (1982–1986), Kansas State (1986–1990), Florida (1990–1996), Illinois (1996–2000), UNLV (2004–2011), Oklahoma (2011–2021)
80*Mike Nienaber43669616.521Bethel (TN) (1983–1999), Christian Brothers (1999–2019), Delta State (2019–present)
81Gary Williams†33668380.637American (1978–1982), Boston College (1982–1986), Ohio State (1986–1989), Maryland (1989–2011)
82Dennis Bridges36666320.675Illinois Wesleyan (1965–2001)
83John Wooden†[h]29664162.804Indiana State (1946–1948), UCLA (1948–1975)
83*Jay Lawson34664335.665Bentley (1991–present)
85Roger Kaiser28663233.740West Georgia (1970–1990), Life (1991–2000)
86Glenn Van Wieren33660219.751Hope (1977–2010)
86Leonard Hamilton39660507.566Oklahoma State (1986–1990), Miami (FL) (1990–2000), Florida State (2002–2025)
88Ralph Miller†38657382.632Wichita (1951–1964), Iowa (1964–1970), Oregon State (1970–1989)
89Brian Beaury33654343.656Saint Rose (1986–2018)
89Lonn Reisman30654261.715Tarleton (1988–2018)
91Dick Reynolds40653426.605Otterbein (1972–2012)
92* Bob Hoffman 32 650 402 .618 Oklahoma Baptist (1990–1999), Texas-Pan American (1999–2004), Mercer (2008–2019), Central Oklahoma (2019–present)
93Tom Penders36649437.598Tufts (1971–1974), Columbia (1974–1978), Fordham (1978–1986), Rhode Island (1986–1988), Texas (1988–1998), George Washington (1998–2001), Houston (2004–2010)
94Dick Whitmore41648356.645Colby (1970–2011), Thomas (2014)
95Gene Bartow34647353.647Central Missouri State (1961–1964), Valparaiso (1964–1970), Memphis State (1970–1974), Illinois (1974–1975), UCLA (1975–1977), UAB (1978–1996)
96Greg McDermott32646384.627Wayne State (NE) (1994–2000), North Dakota State (2000–2001), Northern Iowa (2001–2006), Iowa State (2006–2010), Creighton (2010–2026)[11]
96Jeff Sherman37646511.558Central Methodist (1985–2022)
98Tubby Smith30642370.634Tulsa (1991–1995), Georgia (1995–1997), Kentucky (1997–2007), Minnesota (2007–2013), Texas Tech (2013–2016), Memphis (2016–2018), High Point (2018–2022)
98Jay Wright†28642282.695Hofstra (1994–2001), Villanova (2001–2022)
100Billy Tubbs31641340.653Southwestern (TX) (1971–1973), Lamar (1976–1980, 2003–2006), Oklahoma (1980–1994), TCU (1994–2002)
101Homer Drew34640427.600Bethel (IN) (1976–1987), Indiana–South Bend (1987–1988), Valparaiso (1988–2002, 2004–2011)
101Stan Spirou33640341.652Southern New Hampshire (1985–2018)
103Marv Harshman†40637444.589Pacific Lutheran (1944–1958), Washington State (1958–1971), Washington (1971–1985)
103John Moore32637352.644Fresno Pacific (1988–1993), Westmont (1993–2020)
105*Jim Boone40636503.558California (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), Missouri Valley College (2025–present)[12]
106Bob McKillop33634381.625Davidson (1989–2022)
107Hugh Durham37633429.596Florida State (1966–1978), Georgia (1978–1995), Jacksonville (1997–2005)
108*Todd Raridon37632351.643Nebraska Wesleyan (1989–2004), North Central College (2004–2022), Hastings College (2022–present)[13]
108John Lance44632340.650Southwestern Oklahoma (1918–1922), Pittsburg State (1922–1934, 1935–1963)
110Ken Anderson27631152.806Wisconsin–Eau Claire (1968–1995)
110Cam Henderson36631242.723Muskingum (1919–1923), Davis & Elkins (1923–1935), Marshall (1935–1955)
112Ed Messbarger41630518.549Benedictine Heights (1957–1960), Dallas (1960–1963), St. Mary's (TX) (1963–1998), Angelo State (1978–1998)
113Mike Neer37629346.645Rochester (1976–2010), Hobart (2011–2014)
114Fran Dunphy33625380.622Penn (1989–2006), Temple (2006–2019), La Salle (2022–2025)
115Norm Sloan37624393.614Presbyterian (1951–1955), The Citadel (1956–1960), Florida (1960–1966, 1980–1989), NC State (1966–1980)
116Dick Peth39622415.600Denver (1985–1997), Wartburg (1997–2024)
117Stew Morrill29620294.678Montana (1986–1991), Colorado State (1991–1998), Utah State (1998–2015)
117Dean Nicholson26620199.757Central Washington (1964–1990)
119Tom Murphy35618274.693Hamilton (1970–2004), SUNY Poly (2005–2006)
119Tom Smith38618463.572Central Missouri (1975–1980), Valparaiso (1980–1988), Missouri Western (1988–2013)
121Ben Braun37615517.543Siena Heights (1977–1985), Eastern Michigan (1985–1996), California (1996–2008), Rice (2008–2014)
122Al Bruehl25609202.751Trinity International (1993–1997), Robert Morris (IL) (1997–2017)
122Jerry Steele39609486.556Guilford (1962–1970), High Point (1972–2003)
124Rich Glas37608413.595Minnesota–Morris (1974–1979), Willamette (1979–1984), North Dakota (1988–2006), Concordia (Moorhead) (2008–2017)
125* Scott Nagy 31 607 367 .623 South Dakota State (1995–2016), Wright State (2016–2024), Southern Illinois (2024–present)
126Mark A. Corino40606494.551Bloomfield (1982–1987), Caldwell (1988–2022)
127Bill Nelson37605362.626RIT (1980–1983), Nazareth (1983–1986), Johns Hopkins (1986–2017)
128Dave Boots31603291.674Augsburg (1982–1988), South Dakota (1988–2013)
128Gerry Matthews30603243.713Stockton (1985–2016)
130*Dip Metress30601280.682Belmont Abbey (1996–2004), Augusta (2004–present)
131*Dave Niland31600258.699Penn State Behrend (1994–present)
131*Herb Sendek32600424.586Miami (OH) (1993–1996), NC State (1996–2006), Arizona State (2006–2015), Santa Clara (2016–present)
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See also

Notes

  1. [a]
    Jefferson did not play in the 2020–21 season due to COVID–19 concerns.
  2. [b]
    Jim Boeheim's total does not include 101 wins vacated by the NCAA.
  3. [c]
    Calhoun retired for the second time after coaching in 3 games in the 2021–22 season.[8]
  4. [d]
    John Calipari's total does not include 42 wins and 2 losses vacated by the NCAA.
  5. [e]
    Bill Self's total does not include 15 wins vacated by the NCAA.
  6. [f]
    Rick Pitino's record does not include 123 wins and 3 losses vacated by the NCAA.[10]
  7. [g]
    Jerry Tarkanian's total does not include 55 wins vacated by the NCAA.
  8. [h]
    John Wooden is also a member of the Naismith Hall as a player.

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