Top 5 Winningest College Basketball Coaches
Basketball fans love to talk about the players, but the coaches are what put everything together. Legendary college coaches have built the iconic programs we all watch and earned decades of winning seasons.
Here are the top 5 winningest college basketball coaches in history. Check out the list below and use Sports Betting News to get your prop news for March Madness.
5. Jim Boeheim: 1,015 Wins
Jim Boeheim is an unsung hero in college basketball who put the Syracuse basketball program on the map. In his 47 years as the head coach of Syracuse, Boeheims’s teams made 35 NCAA tournament appearances.
This also included one national title, 5 Final Four Appearances, and multiple conference titles. During coach Boeheims’s 5-decade tenure, he earned 1,015 wins.
This earned the Hall of Famer 5th place among the top 5 winningest college basketball coaches in history.
(Editor’s Note) Unofficially, Jim Boeheim has 1,116 career wins but vacated 101 wins due to sanctions.
4. Pat Summitt: 1,098 Wins
Tennessee University loves their football, but the icon Pat Summitt was the most beloved figure in the university’s history. In coach Summitt’s 38 years as the Lady Volunteer’s head coach, she earned a then-record 1,098 wins.
This included 8 national titles, 18 Final Four appearances, and never missing the NCAA tournament once during her illustrious career.
Unfortunately, Summitt was forced to retire due to early-onset Alzheimer’s which took her life. If not for that terrible disease, she’d likely be #1 on the most winningest college basketball coaches list.
3. Mike Krzyzewski: 1,102 Wins
When anyone mentions the greatest college basketball coaches ever, Mike Krzyzewski is always mentioned, and for good reason. The legendary Coach K made Duke into a powerhouse, which is both beloved and hated.
During his impeccable career, Coach K racked up 1,102 career wins during his 47-year coaching career. Krzyzewski also won five national titles and won 3 Olympic gold medals.
The Duke icon’s longevity has earned him 3rd on the top 5 winningest college basketball coaches list.
2. Tara VanDerveer: 1,216 Wins
Until recently, Stanford legend Tara VanDerveer held the top spot on the top 5 winningest college basketball coaches list. Coach VanDerveer put Stanford’s women’s college basketball program on the map and made them a powerhouse.
In her 39 years at Stanford(and 7 years prior at Idaho and OSU), VanDerveer earned a record 1,216 career wins. She finished her Hall of Fame career with a .814 win percentage and a 5x national champion.
1. Geno Auriemma: 1,217 Wins(And Counting)
Holding the #1 spot on the top 5 winningest college basketball coaches list is the great Genk Auriemma. If you think of all of the great women’s basketball teams ever, Auriemma coached most of them.
For decades, Coach Geno’s teams have been an absolute juggernaut in college basketball. His teams have repeated as champions and gone undefeated multiple times.
Auriemma currently has 1,127 wins and is still active as a coach. He recently signed an extension through 2029, so he will likely create an unbreakable record.
