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)
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)
  1. ↑ Mulkey is currently a member of the Women's Hall of Fame as a player only.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Head coaches". NCAA Statistics. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "NAIA Women's Basketball winningest active coaches" (PDF). Retrieved 7 Sep 2020.
  3. ↑ Wallner, Peter J (26 January 2020). "Hope College's Brian Morehouse sets national record with milestone win". Retrieved 7 Sep 2020.
  4. ↑ "CMU Eagles".
  5. ↑ "Lindsey Wilson Athletics".
  6. ↑ "Morningside University".
  7. ↑ "Vanguard University".
  8. ↑ "University of Rio Grande".
  9. ↑ "Marian University Kinghts".
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