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 both 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 1,132. Exhibition games and games vacated by the NCAA are not included on this list.
Rank | Name | Years | Wins | Losses | Pct. | Teams | 1* | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Mike|Krzyzewski}}†}} | 44 | 1,132 | 344 | 1132|344}} | Army (1975–1980), Duke (1980–present) |
2 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Harry|Statham}}}} | 52 | 1,122 | 513 | 1122|513}} | McKendree (1967–2018) |
3* | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Herb|Magee}}†}} | 51 | 1,096 | 440 | 1096|440}} | Philadelphia/Jefferson (1967–present) |
4 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Danny|Miles}}}} | 45 | 1,040 | 437 | 1040|437}} | Oregon Tech (1971–2016) |
5* | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Dave|Holmquist}}}} | 41 | 973 | 394 | 973|394}} | Fresno Pacific (1974–1977), Biola (1978–present) |
6* | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Glenn|Robinson|dab=coach}}}} | 47 | 967 | 360 | 967|360}} | Franklin & Marshall (1971–present) |
7* | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Jim|Boeheim}}†[5]}} | 41 | 946 | 385 | 946|385}} | Syracuse (1976–present) |
8 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Don|Meyer}}}} | 38 | 923 | 324 | 923|324}} | Hamline (1972–1975), Lipscomb (1975–1999), Northern State (1999–2010) |
9 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Larry|Holley}}}} | 47 | 919 | 579 | 919|579}} | Central Methodist (1969–1975), Northwest Missouri State (1977–1979), William Jewell (1979–2019) |
10 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Bob|Knight}}†}} | 42 | 902 | 371 | 902|371}} | Army (1965–1971), Indiana (1971–2000), Texas Tech (2001–2008) |
11* | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Jim|Calhoun}}†}} | 40 | 889 | 392 | 889|392}} | Northeastern (1972–1986), Connecticut (1986–2012), Saint Joseph (CT) (2018–present) |
12 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Dean|Smith}}†}} | 36 | 879 | 254 | 879|254}} | North Carolina (1961–1997) |
13 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Adolph|Rupp}}†}} | 41 | 876 | 190 | 876|190}} | Kentucky (1930–1972) |
14* | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Roy|Williams|dab=coach}}†}} | 30 | 871 | 234 | 871|234}} | Kansas (1988–2003), North Carolina (2003–present) |
15* | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Bob|Huggins}}}} | 36 | 859 | 361 | 859|361}} | Walsh (1980–1983), Akron (1984–1989), Cincinnati (1989–2005), Kansas State (2006–2007), West Virginia (2007–present) |
16* | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Steve|Moore|dab=basketball}}}} | 37 | 846 | 245 | 846|245}} | Muhlenberg (1981–1987), Wooster (1987–present) |
17* | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Cliff|Ellis}}}} | 40 | 842 | 513 | 842|513}} | South Alabama (1975–1984), Clemson (1984–1994), Auburn (1994–2004), Coastal Carolina (2007–present) |
18 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Jim|Phelan|dab=basketball}}}} | 49 | 830 | 524 | 830|524}} | Mount St. Mary's (1954–2003) |
19 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Clarence|Gaines}}†}} | 47 | 828 | 447 | 828|447}} | Winston-Salem State (1946–1993) |
20* | {{nowrap|{{sortname|David|Hixon}}}} | 42 | 826 | 293 | 826|293}} | Amherst (1977–present) |
21 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Jerry|Johnson|dab=basketball coach}}}} | 47 | 821 | 447 | 821|447}} | LeMoyne–Owen (1958–2005) |
22 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Rollie|Massimino}}}} | 40 | 816 | 462 | 816|462}} | Stony Brook (1969–1971), Villanova (1973–1992), UNLV (1992–1994), Cleveland State (1996–2003), Northwood (FL)/Keiser (2006–2017) |
23 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Willie|Holley}}}} | 42 | 813 | 527 | 813|527}} | Mid-American Christian (1974–2015) |
24 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Bob|Chipman|dab=basketball}}}} | 38 | 808 | 353 | 808|353}} | Washburn (1979–2017) |
25 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Eddie|Sutton}}}} | 37 | 806 | 326 | 806|326}} | Creighton (1969–1974), Arkansas (1974–1985), Kentucky (1985–1989), Oklahoma State (1990–2006), San Francisco (2007–2008) |
26 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Rick|Byrd}}}} | 37 | 805 | 402 | 805|402}} | Maryville (TN) (1978–1980), Lincoln Memorial (1983–1986), Belmont (1986–2019) |
27 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Mike|Lightfoot}}}} | 30 | 794 | 285 | 794|285}} | Bethel (IN) (1987–2017) |
28 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Bob|Burchard}}}} | 31 | 788 | 269 | 788|269}} | Columbia (MO) (1988–2019) |
28 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Jim|Kessler}}}} | 42 | 788 | 582 | 788|582}} | Grace (1977–2019) |
30 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Lefty|Driesell}}†}} | 41 | 786 | 394 | 786|394}} | Davidson (1960–1969), Maryland (1969–1986), James Madison (1988–1997), Georgia State (1997–2003) |
31 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Jim|Smith|dab=basketball coach}}}} | 51 | 786 | 556 | 786|556}} | Saint John's (MN) (1964–2015) |
32 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Lute|Olson}}†}} | 34 | 780 | 280 | 780|280}} | Long Beach State (1973–1974), Iowa (1974–1983), Arizona (1983–2007) |
33 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Lou|Henson}}}} | 41 | 779 | 412 | 779|412}} | Hardin–Simmons (1962–1966), New Mexico State (1966–1975, 1998–2005), Illinois (1975–1996) |
34 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Ralph|Hodge}}}} | 39 | 775 | 487 | 775|487}} | Olivet Nazarene (1978–2018) |
35 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Edgar|Diddle}}†}} | 42 | 759 | 302 | 759|302}} | Western Kentucky (1922–1964) |
36 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Henry|Iba}}†}} | 41 | 755 | 340 | 755|340}} | Northwest Missouri State (1929–1933), Colorado (1933–1934), Oklahoma State (1934–1970) |
37* | {{nowrap|{{sortname|John|Beilein}}}} | 37 | 754 | 425 | 754|425}} | Nazareth (1982–1983), Le Moyne (1983–1992), Canisius (1992–1997), Richmond (1997–2002), West Virginia (2002–2007), Michigan (2007–present) |
38* | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Rocky|Lamar}}}} | 33 | 750 | 394 | 750|394}} | MidAmerica Nazarene (1986–present) |
39 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Bo|Ryan}}}} | 31 | 747 | 233 | 747|233}} | Wisconsin–Platteville (1984–1999), Milwaukee (1999–2001), Wisconsin (2001–2015) |
40 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Phog|Allen}}†}} | 50 | 746 | 264 | 746|264}} | Baker (1905–1908), Kansas (1907–1909, 1919–1956), Haskell (1908–1909), Central Missouri State (1912–1919) |
41 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|John|Chaney|dab=basketball, born 1932}}†}} | 34 | 741 | 312 | 741|312}} | Cheyney (1972–1982), Temple (1982–2006) |
42 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Paul|Patterson|dab=basketball}}}} | 34 | 734 | 375 | 734|375}} | Taylor (1978–2013) |
43 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Jerry|Tarkanian}}†}}[6] | 31 | 729 | 201 | 729|201}} | Long Beach State (1968–1973), UNLV (1973–1992), Fresno State (1995–2002) |
44 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Norm|Stewart}}}} | 38 | 729 | 373 | 729|373}} | Northern Iowa (1961–1967), Missouri (1967–1999) |
45 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Ray|Meyer}}†}} | 42 | 724 | 354 | 724|354}} | DePaul (1942–1984) |
45 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Dan|Hays|dab=basketball}}}} | 38 | 724 | 470 | 724|470}} | Northwestern Oklahoma State (1978–1983), Oklahoma Christian (1983–2016) |
47 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Jerry|Slocum|dab=basketball}}}} | 41 | 723 | 556 | 723|556}} | Nyack (1975–1987), Geneva (1987–1996), Gannon (1996–2005), Youngstown State (2005–2017) |
48 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Don|Haskins}}†}} | 38 | 719 | 353 | 719|353}} | UTEP (1961–1999) |
49 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Larry|Chapman}}}} | 40 | 714 | 495 | 714|495}} | Georgia Southern (1974–1977), Auburn–Montgomery (1977–2014) |
50 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Dave|Robbins|dab=basketball}}}} | 30 | 713 | 194 | 713|194}} | Virginia Union (1978–2008) |
51* | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Randy|Lambert}}}} | 39 | 710 | 335 | 710|335}} | Maryville (1980–present) |
52* | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Richard|Schmidt|dab=basketball}}}} | 38 | 709 | 396 | 709|396}} | Vanderbilt (1979–1981), Tampa (1983–present) |
53* | {{nowrap|{{sortname|John|Calipari}} †}}[7] | 26 | 705 | 208 | 705|208}} | UMass (1988–1996), Memphis (2000–2009), Kentucky (2009-present) |
54* | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Tom|Klusman}}}} | 39 | 703 | 425 | 703|425}} | Rollins (1980–present) |
55* | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Steve|Knight|dab=basketball}}}} | 37 | 702 | 478 | 702|478}} | William Carey (1982–present) |
55 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Larry|Hunter}}}} | 37 | 702 | 453 | 702|453}} | Wittenberg (1976–1989), Ohio (1989–2001), Western Carolina (2005–2018) |
55 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Doc|Sauers}}}} | 41 | 702 | 330 | 702|330}} | Albany (1955–1987, 1988–1997) |
58* | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Steve|Ridder|dab=basketball}}}} | 30 | 696 | 286 | 696|286}} | Embry–Riddle (1989–present) |
59* | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Rick|Barnes}}}} | 31 | 690 | 363 | 690|363}} | George Mason (1987–1988), Providence (1988–1994), Clemson (1994–1998), Texas (1998–2015), Tennessee (2015–present) |
60 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Mark|Edwards|dab=basketball}}}} | 37 | 685 | 293 | 685|293}} | Washington (MO) (1981–2018) |
61* | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Bill|Self}}†}} | 26 | 679 | 210 | 679|210}} | ORU (1993–1997), Tulsa (1997–2000), Illinois (2000–2003), Kansas (2003–present) |
62* | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Kim|Elders}}}} | 26 | 678 | 242 | 678|242}} | Cornerstone (1993–present) |
63 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Mike|Montgomery}}}} | 32 | 677 | 317 | 677|317}} | Montana (1978–1986), Stanford (1986–2004), California (2008–2014) |
64 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Denny|Crum}}†}} | 30 | 675 | 295 | 675|295}} | Louisville (1971–2001) |
65 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Gary|Williams}}†}} | 33 | 668 | 380 | 668|380}} | American (1978–1982), Boston College (1982–1986), Ohio State (1986–1989), Maryland (1989–2011) |
66 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Dennis|Bridges}}}} | 36 | 666 | 320 | 666|320}} | Illinois Wesleyan (1965–2001) |
67* | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Steve|Jenkins|dab=basketball}}}} | 34 | 665 | 514 | 665|514}} | Evangel (1982–present) |
68 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|John|Wooden}}†}}[8] | 29 | 664 | 162 | 664|162}} | Indiana State (1946–1948), UCLA (1948–1975) |
69 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Glenn|Van Wieren}}}} | 33 | 660 | 219 | 660|219}} | Hope (1977–2010) |
70* | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Ray|Shovlain}}}} | 36 | 657 | 500 | 657|500}} | St. Ambrose (1983–present) |
70 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Ralph|Miller}}†}} | 38 | 657 | 382 | 657|382}} | Wichita State (1951–1964), Iowa (1964–1970), Oregon State (1970–1989) |
71 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Lonn|Reisman}}}} | 30 | 654 | 261 | 654|261}} | Tarleton State (1988–2018) |
72 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Dick|Reynolds|dab=basketball coach}}}} | 40 | 653 | 426 | 653|426}} | Otterbein (1972–2012) |
73 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Tom|Penders}}}} | 36 | 649 | 437 | 649|437}} | Tufts (1971–1974), Columbia (1974–1978), Fordham (1978–1986), Rhode Island (1986–1988), Texas (1988–1998), George Washington (1998–2001), Houston (2004–2010) |
74 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Gene|Bartow}}}} | 34 | 647 | 353 | 647|353}} | Central Missouri State (1961–1964), Valparaiso (1964–1970), Memphis State (1970–1974), Illinois (1974–1975), UCLA (1975–1977), UAB (1978–1996) |
75 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Rick|Pitino}}†{{refn|group=n|Rick Pitino's record does not include 123 wins vacated by NCAA.[9]}}}} | 31 | 646 | 269 | 646|269}} | Hawaii (1976), Boston University (1978–1983), Providence (1985–1987), Kentucky (1989–1997), Louisville (2001–2017) |
76* | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Jim|Larrañaga}}}} | 35 | 645 | 431 | 645|431}} | American International (1977–1979), Bowling Green (1986–1997), George Mason (1997–2011), Miami (FL) (2011–present) |
77 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Brian|Beaury}}}} | 31 | 643 | 326 | 643|326}} | Saint Rose (1986–2018) |
78 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Billy|Tubbs}}}} | 31 | 641 | 340 | 641|340}} | Southwestern (TX) (1971–1973), Lamar (1976–1980, 2003–2006), Oklahoma (1980–1994), TCU (1994–2002) |
79 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Homer|Drew}}}} | 34 | 640 | 427 | 640|427}} | Bethel (IN) (1976–1987), Indiana–South Bend (1987–1988), Valparaiso (1988–2002, 2004–2011) |
79 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Stan|Spirou}}}} | 33 | 640 | 341 | 640|341}} | Southern New Hampshire (1985–2018) |
81* | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Lon|Kruger}}}} | 31 | 639 | 409 | 639|409}} | UTPA (1982–1986), Kansas State (1986–1990), Florida (1990–1996), Illinois (1996–2000), UNLV (2004–2011), Oklahoma (2011–present) |
81* | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Dana|Altman}}}} | 30 | 639 | 342 | 639|342}} | Marshall (1989–1990), Kansas State (1990–1994), Creighton (1994–2010), Oregon (2010–present) |
81 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Dick|Whitmore}}}} | 41 | 639 | 344 | 639|344}} | Colby (1970–2011), Thomas (2014) |
84 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Marv|Harshman}}†}} | 40 | 637 | 444 | 637|444}} | Pacific Lutheran (1944–1958), Washington State (1958–1971), Washington (1971–1985) |
85 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Hugh|Durham}}}} | 37 | 633 | 429 | 633|429}} | Florida State (1966–1978), Georgia (1978–1995), Jacksonville (1997–2005) |
86 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|John|Lance|dab=basketball}}}} | 44 | 632 | 340 | 632|340}} | Southwestern Oklahoma (1918–1922), Pittsburg State (1922–1934, 1935–1963) |
87 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Ken|Anderson|dab=basketball}}}} | 27 | 631 | 152 | 631|152}} | Wisconsin–Eau Claire (1968–1995) |
88 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Cam|Henderson}}}} | 36 | 631 | 242 | 631|242}} | Muskingum (1919–1923), Davis & Elkins (1923–1935), Marshall (1935–1955) |
89 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Ed|Messbarger}}}} | 41 | 630 | 518 | 630|518}} | Benedictine Heights (1957–1960), Dallas (1960–1963), St. Mary's (TX) (1963–1998), Angelo State (1978–1998) |
90 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Mike|Neer}}}} | 37 | 629 | 346 | 629|346}} | Rochester (1976–2010), Hobart (2011–2014) |
90 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Bill|Nelson}}}} | 37 | 629 | 367 | 629|367}} | Rochester Institute of Technology (1980-1983), Nazareth (1983-1986), Johns Hopkins (1986-2017) |
92 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Norm|Sloan}}}} | 37 | 624 | 393 | 624|393}} | Presbyterian (1951–1955), The Citadel (1956–1960), Florida (1960–1966, 1980–1989), NC State (1966–1980) |
93 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Jeff|Sherman|Jeff Sherman (basketball)}}}} | 34 | 623 | 480 | 623|480}} | Central Methodist (1985–present) |
94 | {{sortname|Dean|Nicholson}} | 26 | 620 | 199 | 620|199}} | Central Washington (1964–1990) |
95 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Stew|Morrill}}}} | 29 | 620 | 294 | 620|294}} | Montana (1986–1991), Colorado State (1991–1998), Utah State (1998–2015) |
96* | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Greg|Kampe|}}}} | 35 | 618 | 454 | 618|454}} | Oakland (1984–present) |
96 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Tom|Murphy|dab=basketball coach}}}} | 35 | 618 | 274 | 618|274}} | Hamilton (1970–2004), SUNY Poly (2005–2006) |
96 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Tom|Smith|dab=basketball}}}} | 38 | 618 | 463 | 618|463}} | Central Missouri (1975–1980), Valparaiso (1980–1988), Missouri Western (1988–2013) |
99 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Ben|Braun}}}} | 37 | 615 | 517 | 615|517}} | Siena Heights (1977–1985), Eastern Michigan (1985–1996), California (1996–2008), Rice (2008–2014) |
100* | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Tubby|Smith}}}} | 28 | 613 | 317 | 613|317}} | Tulsa (1991–1995), Georgia (1995–1997), Kentucky (1997–2007), Minnesota (2007–2013), Texas Tech (2013–2016), Memphis (2016–2018), High Point (2018–present) |
101* | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Kelvin|Sampson}}}} | 30 | 612 | 323 | 612|323}} | Montana Tech (1981–1985), Washington State (1987–1994), Oklahoma (1994–2006), Indiana, (2006–2008), Houston (2014–present) |
102 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Jerry|Steele}}}} | 39 | 609 | 486 | 609|486}} | Guilford (1962–1970), High Point (1972–2003) |
102 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Al|Bruehl}}}} | 20 | 609 | 202 | 609|202}} | Robert Morris (IL) (1997–2017) |
104* | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Tom|Izzo}}†}} | 24 | 606 | 231 | 606|231}} | Michigan State (1995–present) |
105 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Gerry|Matthews}}}} | 30 | 603 | 243 | 603|243}} | Stockton (1985–2016) |
106 | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Dave|Boots}}}} | 31 | 603 | 291 | 603|291}} | Augsburg (1982–1988), South Dakota (1988–2013) |
1. ^{{cite web|title=NCAA Career Statistics Database|publisher=NCAA|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/careersearch|accessdate=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. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/SportsInfo/wincoach/DIMBB_WinningestCoaches.pdf?SPSID=640716&SPID=96230&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=27900 |title=Men's Basketball Winningest Active Coaches (By Wins): Currently, |publisher=NAIA |accessdate=May 19, 2014}}
3. ^NAIA Division II Winningest Active Coaches after 2014-2015 season. Accessed April 4, 2015.
4. ^{{cite web|title=NCAA Basketball Coaching Records, as of 2011|publisher=NCAA|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2016/Coaching.pdf|accessdate=March 10, 2016}}
5. ^Jim Boeheim's total does not include 101 wins vacated by the NCAA.
6. ^Jerry Tarkanian's total does not include 55 wins vacated by the NCAA.
7. ^John Calipari's total does not include 42 wins and 2 losses vacated by the NCAA.
8. ^Wooden is also a member of the Naismith Hall as a player.
9. ^http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/22513517/ncaa-denies-louisville-appeal-rules-cardinals-vacate-2013-national-title