This is a list of college women's basketball coaches by number of career wins. The list includes NCAA,[1] AIAW and NAIA[2] levels. Tara VanDerveer, the head coach of Idaho from 1978–80, Ohio State from 1980-85, and Stanford since 1985 (with a hiatus in 1995–96 to coach the US Olympic team), tops the list with 1,157 career wins. The highest winning percentage in the group belongs to Geno Auriemma, head coach of the UConn Huskies since 1985, with an .883 career winning percentage. The fastest coach to reach 600 wins is Brian Morehouse, current head coach of the Division III Hope Flying Dutch, who reached the mark in his 690th game on January 25, 2020.[3]
NCAA and NAIA women's basketball coaches with 600 wins
Key
Expected to be active in the 2023–24 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 at the end of the 2022–23 season.
Rank | Name | Years | Wins | Losses | Pct. | Teams (Seasons) |
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1 | Tara VanDerveer ** | 44 | 1,186 | 265 | .817 | Idaho (1978–80), Ohio State (1980–85), Stanford (1985–95, 1996–) |
2 | Geno Auriemma ** | 38 | 1,180 | 156 | .883 | UConn (1985–) |
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 | Jim Foster * | 40 | 903 | 347 | .722 | Saint Joseph's (1978–91), Vanderbilt (1991–2002), Ohio State (2002–13), Chattanooga (2013–2018) |
9-T | Andy Yosinoff | 45 | 900 | 294 | .754 | Emmanuel (MA) (1977–) |
9-T | Jody Conradt ** | 38 | 900 | 309 | .744 | Sam Houston (1969–73), UT Arlington (1973–76), Texas (1976–2007) |
11 | Robin Selvig | 38 | 865 | 286 | .752 | Montana (1978–2016) |
12 | Andy Landers * | 36 | 862 | 299 | .742 | Georgia (1979–2015) |
13 | Joe Foley | 36 | 854 | 306 | .736 | Arkansas Tech (1987–2003), Little Rock (2003–) |
14 | Gary Blair ** | 37 | 852 | 348 | .710 | Stephen F. Austin (1985–93), Arkansas (1993–2003), Texas A&M (2003–2022) |
15 | Lisa Bluder | 39 | 850 | 391 | .685 | St. Ambrose (1984–90), Drake (1990–2000), Iowa (2000–) |
16 | Tom Shirley | 41 | 849 | 376 | .693 | DeSales (1981–89), Jefferson (1989–) |
17 | Curt Fredrickson | 39 | 846 | 306 | .734 | Northern State (1977–83, 1985–2018) |
18 | Michael Strong | 34 | 815 | 182 | .817 | Scranton (1979–94, 1995–2014) |
19 | Wes Moore | 34 | 800 | 250 | .762 | Maryville (TN) (1987–93), Francis Marion (1995–98), Chattanooga (1998–2013), NC State (2013–) |
20 | Kevin Borseth | 36 | 794 | 309 | .720 | Michigan Tech (1987–98), Michigan (2007–12), Green Bay (1998–2007, 2012–) |
21-T | Mike Davis | 34 | 784 | 334 | .701 | Columbia (MO) (2001–14), Central Methodist (1987–99, 2015–)[4] |
21-T | David Slifer | 34 | 784 | 270 | .744 | Mount Mercy (1989–95), Missouri Western State (1995–2004), Central Missouri (2004–) |
23 | Harry Perretta | 42 | 783 | 489 | .616 | Villanova (1978–2020) |
24 | Nancy Fahey * | 36 | 779 | 232 | .771 | Washington (MO) (1986–2017), Illinois (2017–2022) |
25 | Doug Bruno * | 37 | 774 | 385 | .668 | DePaul (1976–78, 1988–) |
26 | Joe McKeown | 37 | 759 | 393 | .659 | New Mexico State (1986–89), George Washington (1989–2008), Northwestern (2008–) |
27 | Phillip Kahler | 34 | 757 | 171 | .816 | St. John Fisher (1974–2008) |
28 | Bill Fennelly | 35 | 756 | 354 | .681 | Toledo (1988–95), Iowa State (1995–) |
29 | Dixie Jeffers | 39 | 744 | 287 | .722 | Rio Grande (1983–86), Capital (1986–2022) |
30 | Glenn Wilkes Jr. | 37 | 740 | 316 | .701 | Rollins (1986–) |
31 | Debbie Ryan * | 34 | 739 | 324 | .695 | Virginia (1977–2011) |
32 | Kay Yow ** | 38 | 737 | 344 | .682 | Elon (1971–75), NC State (1975–2009) |
33-T | Michael Miller | 37 | 736 | 249 | .747 | Messiah (1986–) |
33-T | Joanne Bracker * | 42 | 736 | 403 | .646 | Midland (NE) (1970–2012) |
35 | Dale Neal | 26 | 735 | 185 | .799 | Freed–Hardeman (1994–2020) |
36 | Michael Durbin | 38 | 734 | 273 | .729 | Wittenberg (1985–86), Saint Benedict (1986–) |
37 | Gordy Presnell | 36 | 730 | 354 | .673 | Seattle Pacific (1987–2005), Boise State (2005–) |
38 | Judy Blinstrub | 39 | 719 | 330 | .685 | Babson (1984–2023) |
39 | Mark Campbell | 24 | 713 | 112 | .864 | Union (TN) (1999–) |
40 | Sue Gunter ** | 34 | 708 | 308 | .697 | Stephen F. Austin (1968–80), LSU (1982–2004) |
41 | Cindy Russo | 38 | 707 | 408 | .634 | Lamar (1978–80), FIU (1977–78, 1980–2015) |
42 | Lonnie Kruse | 33 | 706 | 244 | .743 | Sterling (KS) (1981–2014) |
43 | Joan Bonvicini | 36 | 701 | 421 | .625 | Long Beach State (1979–91), Arizona (1991–2008), Seattle (2009–2016) |
44 | Kris Huffman | 30 | 704 | 143 | .833 | DePauw (1993–) |
45 | Dave Krauth | 34 | 695 | 302 | .697 | Augustana (SD) (1989–2023) |
46-T | Connie Tilley | 42 | 693 | 312 | .690 | St. Norbert (1977–2019) |
46-T | Rene Portland | 31 | 693 | 265 | .723 | Saint Joseph's (1976–78), Colorado (1978–80), Penn State (1980–2007) |
48 | Kim Mulkey †[lower-alpha 1] | 23 | 700 | 112 | .861 | Baylor (2000–2021), LSU (2021–) |
49 | Yvonne Kauffman | 42 | 689 | 328 | .677 | Elizabethtown (1970–2012) |
50 | Brian Morehouse | 27 | 685 | 94 | .879 | Hope (1996–) |
51 | Stephanie Gaitley | 36 | 684 | 393 | .635 | Richmond (1985–91), Saint Joseph's (1991–2001), LIU Brooklyn (2002–08), Monmouth (2008–11), Fordham (2011–2022), FDU (2023-) |
52 | Theresa Grentz ** | 35 | 681 | 362 | .653 | Saint Joseph's (1974–76), Rutgers (1976–95), Illinois (1995–2007), Lafayette (2015–17) |
53 | John Wethington | 34 | 679 | 397 | .631 | Lindsey Wilson (1989–)[5] |
54 | Nancy Winstel | 32 | 675 | 255 | .726 | Midway (1978–81), Northern Kentucky (1983–2012) |
55 | Amy Ruley * | 29 | 671 | 198 | .772 | North Dakota State (1979–2008) |
56-T | Lisa Stone | 36 | 667 | 375 | .640 | Cornell (IA) (1985–88), Wisconsin–Eau Claire (1988–2000), Drake (2000–2003), Wisconsin (2003–2011), Saint Louis (2012–2022) |
56-T | Carmen Dolfo | 32 | 667 | 255 | .723 | Western Washington (1990–2003, 2004–) |
58 | Cheri Harrer | 33 | 666 | 239 | .736 | Baldwin Wallace (1990–) |
59-T | Jamie Sale | 25 | 665 | 195 | .773 | Briar Cliff (1998–2001), Morningside (2001–)[6] |
59-T | Brian Niemuth | 36 | 665 | 286 | .699 | Simpson (1987–) |
61 | Nancy Funk | 40 | 663 | 353 | .653 | Messiah (1977–86), Johns Hopkins (1986–2017) |
62 | Gary Fifield | 27 | 660 | 137 | .828 | Southern Maine (1987–2008, 2009–15) |
63 | Russ Davis | 27 | 656 | 179 | .786 | Vanguard (1996–)[7] |
64 | Lonnie Bartley | 31 | 652 | 258 | .716 | Fort Valley State (1984–2013, 2015–2017) |
65 | David Smalley | 31 | 650 | 344 | .654 | Rio Grande (1992-)[8] |
66 | Tim Shea | 30 | 649 | 197 | .767 | Salem State (1981–2011) |
67 | Carroll LaHaye | 38 | 647 | 376 | .632 | Randolph–Macon (1982–2020) |
68 | Joanne P. McCallie | 28 | 646 | 255 | .717 | Maine (1992–2000), Michigan State (2000–2007), Duke (2007–2020) |
69 | Mary Fleig | 37 | 645 | 377 | .631 | Franklin & Marshall (1983–90), Millersville (1990–2020) |
70 | Karl Smesko | 24 | 643 | 132 | .830 | Walsh (1997–98), Purdue Fort Wayne (1999-2001), FGCU (2002–) |
71 | Lisa Stockton | 32 | 642 | 351 | .650 | Greensboro College (1987–90), Tulane (1994-) |
72-T | Mary Beth Spirk | 36 | 640 | 327 | .662 | Moravian (1987–) |
72-T | Stephanie Findley | 37 | 640 | 484 | .569 | Oklahoma Christian (1985–) |
74 | Fred Richter | 33 | 639 | 251 | .718 | De Sales (1990–) |
75 | Robin Hagen-Smith | 24 | 637 | 161 | .798 | Shawnee State (1989–2013) |
76 | Mike McLaughlin | 27 | 635 | 210 | .751 | Holy Family (1995–2009), Penn (2009–2020, 2021-) |
77 | Bob Schneider * | 28 | 634 | 201 | .759 | Texas Woman's (1978–81), West Texas A&M (1981–2006) |
78 | Lori Culler | 35 | 633 | 430 | .595 | Huntington (1986–2022) |
79 | Kathleen Delaney-Smith | 39 | 630 | 434 | .592 | Harvard (1982–2020, 2021-2022) |
80-T | Gene Roebuck | 25 | 628 | 145 | .812 | North Dakota (1987–2012) |
80-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) |
82 | Michael McDevitt | 31 | 625 | 216 | .743 | Southern Maine (2008–09), St. Joseph (ME) (1987-2003, 2009-) |
83 | Steve Brooks | 23 | 626 | 174 | .783 | Indiana Wesleyan (1999-16), Saint Francis (2017–21), Marian (IN) (2021-)[9] |
84-T | Brenda Frese | 24 | 620 | 177 | .778 | Ball State (1999-2001), Minnesota (2001-02), Maryland (2002-) |
84-T | Marty Rowe | 25 | 620 | 194 | .762 | Brescia (1998-2004), Lee (2004-) |
86 | Jeff Mittie | 31 | 618 | 362 | .631 | Missouri Western (1992-95), Arkansas St. (1995-99), TCU (1999-2014), Kansas St. (2014-) |
87 | Buffie Burson | 29 | 615 | 272 | .693 | North Georgia (1994-) |
88 | Bill Gibbons Jr. | 34 | 613 | 410 | .599 | Holy Cross (1985–2019) |
89-T | Chris Gobrecht | 43 | 611 | 645 | .486 | Cal State Fullerton (1979-1985), Washington (1985-1996), Florida St. (1996-97), Southern California (1997-2004), Yale (2005-2015), Air Force (2015-) |
89-T | Susan Dunagan | 33 | 611 | 271 | .693 | Roanoke (1981–2014) |
91-T | Wendy Larry | 27 | 608 | 234 | .722 | Virginia Wesleyan (1977–78), Arizona (1985–87), Old Dominion (1987–2011) |
91-T | Sharon Fanning | 36 | 608 | 460 | .569 | Chattanooga (1976–87), Kentucky (1987–95), Mississippi State (1995–2012) |
93-T | Joe Ciampi * | 27 | 607 | 213 | .740 | Army (1977–79), Auburn (1979–2004) |
93-T | Mike Granelli | 32 | 607 | 249 | .709 | Saint Peter's (NJ) (1972–2004) |
95-T | Robert Skinner | 43 | 606 | 562 | .519 | Paine (1980-1991), Albany St. (GA) (1991-) |
95-T | J. Randall Ognibene | 33 | 606 | 264 | .697 | Mount Saint Mary (1980–2013) |
97 | Tom Jessee | 30 | 605 | 266 | .695 | Bluefield St. (1988-1997), Tampa (2002-) |
98 | Lynne Agee | 33 | 602 | 334 | .643 | Roanoke (1978–81), UNC Greensboro (1981–2011) |
- ↑ Mulkey is currently a member of the Women's Hall of Fame as a player only.
See also
References
- ↑ "Head coaches". NCAA Statistics. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ↑ "NAIA Women's Basketball winningest active coaches" (PDF). Retrieved 7 Sep 2020.
- ↑ Wallner, Peter J (26 January 2020). "Hope College's Brian Morehouse sets national record with milestone win". Retrieved 7 Sep 2020.
- ↑ "CMU Eagles".
- ↑ "Lindsey Wilson Athletics".
- ↑ "Morningside University".
- ↑ "Vanguard University".
- ↑ "University of Rio Grande".
- ↑ "Marian University Kinghts".