List of college men's basketball coaches with 600 wins

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] Mike Krzyzewski has the most total victories (men's or women's) with 1,202. The highest winning percentage for a men's coach with at least 600 wins is Mark Few's .835 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
* Expected to be active in the 2022–23 season
† Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach
600 wins with a NCAA Division I program (or historic equivalent)

Coaches
Statistics correct through games of November 18, 2021.
Rank Name Years Wins Losses Pct. Teams
1Mike Krzyzewski†461,202368.766Army (1975–1980), Duke (1980–2022)
2Herb Magee†531,144450.718Philadelphia Textile/Philadelphia/Jefferson (1967–2022)[lower-alpha 1]
3Harry Statham521,122513.686McKendree (1967–2018)
4Danny Miles451,040437.704Oregon Tech (1971–2016)
5*Dave Holmquist441,023418.710Fresno Pacific (1974–1977), Biola (1978–present)
6*Jim Boeheim†[lower-alpha 2]45998426.701Syracuse (1976–present)
7Glenn Robinson48967360.729Franklin & Marshall (1971–2019)
8Don Meyer38923324.740Hamline (1972–1975), Lipscomb (1975–1999), Northern State (1999–2010)
9Jim Calhoun†[lower-alpha 3]43920397.699Northeastern (1972–1986), UConn (1986–2012), Saint Joseph (CT) (2018–2021)
10Larry Holley48919579.613Central Methodist (1969–1975), Northwest Missouri State (1977–1979), William Jewell (1979–2019)
11*Bob Huggins†38916399.697Walsh (1980–1983), Akron (1984–1989), Cincinnati (1989–2005), Kansas State (2006–2007), West Virginia (2007–present)
12Roy Williams†33903[6]264.774Kansas (1988–2003), North Carolina (2003–2021)
13Bob Knight†42902371.709Army (1965–1971), Indiana (1971–2000), Texas Tech (2001–2008)
14*Cliff Ellis48894550.619South Alabama (1975–1984), Clemson (1984–1994), Auburn (1994–2004), Coastal Carolina (2007–present)
15Dean Smith†36887254.777North Carolina (1961–1997)
16Adolph Rupp†41876190.822Kentucky (1930–1972)
17Steve Moore39867251.775Muhlenberg (1981–1987), Wooster (1987–2020)
18Jim Phelan49830524.613Mount St. Mary's (1954–2003)
19Clarence Gaines†47828447.649Winston-Salem State (1946–1993)
20David Hixon42826293.738Amherst (1977–2019)
21Jerry Johnson47821447.647LeMoyne–Owen (1958–2005)
22Rollie Massimino40816462.638Stony Brook (1969–1971), Villanova (1973–1992), UNLV (1992–1994), Cleveland State (1996–2003), Northwood (FL)/Keiser (2006–2017)
23Willie Holley42813527.607Mid-American Christian (1974–2015)
24Bob Chipman38808353.696Washburn (1979–2017)
25*Rick Pitino†[lower-alpha 4]31684282.708Hawaii (1976), Boston University (1978–1983), Providence (1985–1987), Kentucky (1989–1997), Louisville (2001–2017), Iona (2020–present)
26Eddie Sutton†37806326.712Creighton (1969–1974), Arkansas (1974–1985), Kentucky (1985–1989), Oklahoma State (1990–2006), San Francisco (2007–2008)
27Rick Byrd37805402.667Maryville (TN) (1978–1980), Lincoln Memorial (1983–1986), Belmont (1986–2019)
28*Rocky Lamar33800410.656MidAmerica Nazarene (1986–present)
29Mike Lightfoot30794285.736Bethel (IN) (1987–2017)
30Bob Burchard31788269.746Columbia (MO) (1988–2019)
31Jim Kessler42788582.575Grace (1977–2019)
32Lefty Driesell†41786394.666Davidson (1960–1969), Maryland (1969–1986), James Madison (1988–1997), Georgia State (1997–2003)
32Jim Smith51786556.586Saint John's (MN) (1964–2015)
34Lute Olson†34780280.736Long Beach State (1973–1974), Iowa (1974–1983), Arizona (1983–2007)
35Lou Henson41779412.654Hardin–Simmons (1962–1966), New Mexico State (1966–1975, 1998–2005), Illinois (1975–1996)
36Ralph Hodge39775487.614Olivet Nazarene (1978–2018)
37*John Calipari†[lower-alpha 5]26768239.763UMass (1988–1996), Memphis (2000–2009), Kentucky (2009–present)
38*Bill Self†27763229.769Oral Roberts (1993–1997), Tulsa (1997–2000), Illinois (2000–2003), Kansas (2003–present)
39Edgar Diddle†42759302.715Western Kentucky (1922–1964)
40Henry Iba†41755340.689Northwest Missouri State (1929–1933), Colorado (1933–1934), Oklahoma State (1934–1970)
41*Rick Barnes32754395.656George Mason (1987–1988), Providence (1988–1994), Clemson (1994–1998), Texas (1998–2015), Tennessee (2015–present)
41John Beilein37754425.640Nazareth (1982–1983), Le Moyne (1983–1992), Canisius (1992–1997), Richmond (1997–2002), West Virginia (2002–2007), Michigan (2007–2019)
43Bo Ryan31747233.762Wisconsin–Platteville (1984–1999), Milwaukee (1999–2001), Wisconsin (2001–2015)
44*Steve Knight37746478.609William Carey (1982–present)
44Phog Allen†50746264.739Baker (1905–1908), Kansas (1907–1909, 1919–1956), Haskell (1908–1909), Central Missouri State (1912–1919)
46John Chaney†34741312.704Cheyney (1972–1982), Temple (1982–2006)
47*Steve Ridder31740306.707Embry–Riddle (1989–present)
48*Richard Schmidt38735431.630Vanderbilt (1979–1981), Tampa (1983–present)
49Paul Patterson34734375.662Taylor (1978–2013)
50*Kim Elders29732270.731Cornerstone (1993–present)
51*Tom Klusman39731456.616Rollins (1980–present)
52Jerry Tarkanian†[lower-alpha 6]31729201.784Long Beach State (1968–1973), UNLV (1973–1992), Fresno State (1995–2002)
52Norm Stewart†38729373.662Northern Iowa (1961–1967), Missouri (1967–1999)
54Ray Meyer†42724354.672DePaul (1942–1984)
54Dan Hays38724470.606Northwestern Oklahoma State (1978–1983), Oklahoma Christian (1983–2016)
56Jerry Slocum41723556.565Nyack (1975–1987), Geneva (1987–1996), Gannon (1996–2005), Youngstown State (2005–2017)
57*Randy Lambert39722325.683Maryville (TN) (1980–present)
58Don Haskins†38719353.671UTEP (1961–1999)
59Larry Chapman40714495.591Georgia Southern (1974–1977), Auburn–Montgomery (1977–2014)
60Dave Robbins30713194.786Virginia Union (1978–2008)
61*Dana Altman33710367.659Marshall (1989–1990), Kansas State (1990–1994), Creighton (1994–2010), Oregon (2010–present)
62Larry Hunter37702453.608Wittenberg (1976–1989), Ohio (1989–2001), Western Carolina (2005–2018)
62Doc Sauers41702330.680Albany (1955–1987, 1988–1997)
64*Ray Shovlain38701518.575St. Ambrose (1983–present)
65*Kelvin Sampson32698341.672Montana Tech (1981–1985), Washington State (1987–1994), Oklahoma (1994–2006), Indiana, (2006–2008), Houston (2014–present)
66*Jim Larrañaga37696474.595American International (1977–1979), Bowling Green (1986–1997), George Mason (1997–2011), Miami (FL) (2011–present)
67*Steve Jenkins39692542.561Evangel (1982–present)
68Mark Edwards37685293.700Washington (MO) (1981–2018)
69Mike Montgomery32677317.681Montana (1978–1986), Stanford (1986–2004), California (2008–2014)
70Denny Crum†30675295.696Louisville (1971–2001)
71Lon Kruger36674432.610UTPA (1982–1986), Kansas State (1986–1990), Florida (1990–1996), Illinois (1996–2000), UNLV (2004–2011), Oklahoma (2011–2021)
72Gary Williams†33668380.637American (1978–1982), Boston College (1982–1986), Ohio State (1986–1989), Maryland (1989–2011)
73*Tom Izzo†26666267.714Michigan State (1995–present)
73Dennis Bridges36666320.675Illinois Wesleyan (1965–2001)
75John Wooden†[lower-alpha 7]29664162.804Indiana State (1946–1948), UCLA (1948–1975)
76Roger Kaiser28663233.740West Georgia (1970–90), Life (1991-2000)
77Glenn Van Wieren33660219.751Hope (1977–2010)
78*Mark Few22658129.836Gonzaga (1999–present)
79Ralph Miller†38657382.632Wichita (1951–1964), Iowa (1964–1970), Oregon State (1970–1989)
79*Greg Kampe37657495.570Oakland (1984–present)
81Lonn Reisman30654261.715Tarleton (1988–2018)
82Dick Reynolds40653426.605Otterbein (1972–2012)
83Tom Penders36649437.598Tufts (1971–1974), Columbia (1974–1978), Fordham (1978–1986), Rhode Island (1986–1988), Texas (1988–1998), George Washington (1998–2001), Houston (2004–2010)
84Gene Bartow34647353.647Central Missouri State (1961–1964), Valparaiso (1964–1970), Memphis State (1970–1974), Illinois (1974–1975), UCLA (1975–1977), UAB (1978–1996)
85*Jeff Sherman37646511.558Central Methodist (1985–present)
86Brian Beaury31643326.664Saint Rose (1986–2018)
87Jay Wright†27642281.696Hofstra (1994–2001), Villanova (2001–2022)
87*Tubby Smith30642369.635Tulsa (1991–1995), Georgia (1995–1997), Kentucky (1997–2007), Minnesota (2007–2013), Texas Tech (2013–2016), Memphis (2016–2018), High Point (2018–2022)
89Billy Tubbs31641340.653Southwestern (TX) (1971–1973), Lamar (1976–1980, 2003–2006), Oklahoma (1980–1994), TCU (1994–2002)
90Stan Spirou33640341.652Southern New Hampshire (1985–2018)
90Homer Drew34640427.600Bethel (IN) (1976–1987), Indiana–South Bend (1987–1988), Valparaiso (1988–2002, 2004–2011)
92Dick Whitmore41639344.650Colby (1970–2011), Thomas (2014)
93Marv Harshman†40637444.589Pacific Lutheran (1944–1958), Washington State (1958–1971), Washington (1971–1985)
94*Steve Alford29635338.653Manchester (1991–1995), Southwest Missouri State (1995–1999), Iowa (1999–2007), New Mexico (2007–2013), UCLA (2013–2018), Nevada (2019–present)
95*Bob McKillop32634380.625Davidson (1989–present)
96Hugh Durham37633429.596Florida State (1966–1978), Georgia (1978–1995), Jacksonville (1997–2005)
97John Lance44632340.650Southwestern Oklahoma (1918–1922), Pittsburg State (1922–1934, 1935–1963)
98Cam Henderson36631242.723Muskingum (1919–1923), Davis & Elkins (1923–1935), Marshall (1935–1955)
98Ken Anderson27631152.806Wisconsin–Eau Claire (1968–1995)
100Ed Messbarger41630518.549Benedictine Heights (1957–1960), Dallas (1960–1963), St. Mary's (TX) (1963–1998), Angelo State (1978–1998)
101Mike Neer37629346.645Rochester (1976–2010), Hobart (2011–2014)
101Bill Nelson37629367.632RIT (1980-1983), Nazareth (1983-1986), Johns Hopkins (1986-2017)
103*Bruce Pearl26628242.722Southern Indiana (1992–2001), Milwaukee (2001–2005), Tennessee (2005–2011), Auburn (2014–present)
104*Mike Nienaber38625537.538Bethel (TN) (1983–1999), Christian Brothers (1999–2019), Delta State (2019–present)
105Norm Sloan37624393.614Presbyterian (1951–1955), The Citadel (1956–1960), Florida (1960–1966, 1980–1989), NC State (1966–1980)
106Dean Nicholson26620199.757Central Washington (1964–1990)
106Stew Morrill29620294.678Montana (1986–1991), Colorado State (1991–1998), Utah State (1998–2015)
108Tom Murphy35618274.693Hamilton (1970–2004), SUNY Poly (2005–2006)
108Tom Smith38618463.572Central Missouri (1975–1980), Valparaiso (1980–1988), Missouri Western (1988–2013)
110Ben Braun37615517.543Siena Heights (1977–1985), Eastern Michigan (1985–1996), California (1996–2008), Rice (2008–2014)
111Al Bruehl20609202.751Robert Morris (IL) (1997–2017)
111Jerry Steele39609486.556Guilford (1962–1970), High Point (1972–2003)
113Rich Glas37608413.595Minnesota–Morris (1974–1979), Willamette (1979–1984), North Dakota (1988–2006), Concordia (Moorhead) (2008–2017)
114*Mark A. Corino39606494.557Bloomfield (1982–1987), Caldwell (1988-present)
115Gerry Matthews30603243.713Stockton (1985–2016)
115Dave Boots31603291.674Augsburg (1982–1988), South Dakota (1988–2013)

See also

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.[5]
  4. Rick Pitino's record does not include 123 wins and 3 losses vacated by the NCAA.[7]
  5. John Calipari's total does not include 42 wins and 2 losses vacated by the NCAA.
  6. Jerry Tarkanian's total does not include 55 wins vacated by the NCAA.
  7. 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. "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.
  6. "UNC's Williams fifth men's coach to hit 900 wins". ESPN.com. 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  7. "Louisville appeal denied; must vacate '13 title". 20 February 2018.
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