List of college women's basketball coaches with 600 wins

This is a list of college women's basketball coaches by number of career wins. The list includes only games at the NCAA,[1][2] AIAW and NAIA[3] levels. Tara VanDerveer, the head coach of Idaho from 1978-80, Ohio State from 1980-85 and Stanford from 1985–95 and from 1996-present, tops the list with 1,109 career wins. The highest winning percentage in the group belongs to Geno Auriemma, head coach of the UConn Huskies since 1985, with an .885 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.[4]

NCAA and NAIA women's basketball coaches with 600 wins

Key
Expected to be active in the 2020–21 season
* Elected to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
** Elected 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

Includes wins from the 2020-21 season.

Rank Name Years Wins Losses Pct. Teams (Seasons)
1 Tara VanDerveer ** 42 1,109 255 .813 Idaho (1978–80), Ohio State (1980–85), Stanford (1985–95, 1996–)
2 Geno Auriemma ** 35 1,104 143 .885 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 1,046 424 .712 Cheyney (1971–83), Iowa (1983–95), Rutgers (1995–)
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 Jody Conradt ** 38 900 309 .744 Sam Houston State (1969–73), Texas-Arlington (1973–76), Texas (1976–2007)
10 Robin Selvig 38 865 286 .752 Montana (1978–2016)
11 Andy Landers * 36 862 299 .742 Georgia (1979–2015)
12 Andy Yosinoff 43 853 286 .749 Emmanuel (MA) (1977–)
13 Curt Fredrickson 39 846 306 .734 Northern State (1977–83, 1985–2018)
14 Gary Blair * 36 825 330 .714 Stephen F. Austin (1985–93), Arkansas (1993–2003), Texas A&M (2003–)
15 Michael Strong 34 815 182 .817 Scranton (1979–94, 1995–2014)
16 Joe Foley 34 806 278 .744 Arkansas Tech (1987–2003), Little Rock (2003–)
17 Tom Shirley 39 797 362 .688 DeSales (1981–89), Jefferson (1989–)
18-T Lisa Bluder 37 783 368 .680 St. Ambrose (1984–90), Drake (1990–2000), Iowa (2000–)
18-T Harry Perretta 42 783 489 .616 Villanova (1978–2020)
20 Nancy Fahey * 35 769 200 .794 Washington (MO) (1986–2017), Illinois (2017–)
21 Phillip Kahler 34 757 171 .816 St. John Fisher (1974–2008)
22 Debbie Ryan * 34 739 324 .695 Virginia (1977–2011)
23 Kay Yow ** 38 737 344 .682 Elon (1971–75), NC State (1975–2009)
24-T Dixie Jeffers 37 736 272 .730 Rio Grande (1983–86), Capital (1986–)
24-T Joanne Bracker * 42 736 403 .646 Midland (NE) (1970–2012)
26 Dale Neal 26 735 185 .799 Freed-Hardeman (1994–2020)
27 Kevin Borseth 34 733 290 .717 Michigan Tech (1987–98), Michigan (2007–12), Green Bay (1998–2007, 2013–)
28 Wes Moore 32 731 231 .760 Maryville (TN) (1987–93), Francis Marion (1995–98), Chattanooga (1998–2013), NC State (2013–)
29 Glenn Wilkes Jr. 34 724 278 .723 Rollins (1986–)
30 Doug Bruno 35 723 349 .674 DePaul (1976–78, 1988–)
31 David Slifer 32 721 249 .743 Mount Mercy (1989–95), Missouri Western State (1995–2004), Central Missouri (2004–)
32 Joe McKeown 34 717 351 .671 New Mexico State (1986–89), George Washington (1989–2008), Northwestern (2008–)
33 Mike Davis 31 709 323 .687 Columbia (MO) (2001–14), Central Methodist (1987–99, 2015–)[5]
34 Sue Gunter ** 34 708 308 .697 Stephen F. Austin (1968–80), LSU (1982–2004)
35 Cindy Russo 38 707 408 .634 Lamar (1978–80), FIU (1977–78, 1980–2015)
36 Lonnie Kruse 33 706 244 .743 Sterling (KS) (1981–2014)
37 Joan Bonvicini 36 701 421 .625 Long Beach State (1979–91), Arizona (1991–2008), Seattle (2009–16)
38 Michael Durbin 35 697 248 .738 Wittenburg (1985–86), Saint Benedict (1986–)
39 Gordy Presnell 34 694 308 .693 Seattle Pacific (1987–2005), Boise State (2005–)
40-T Connie Tilley 42 693 312 .690 St. Norbert (1977–2019)
40-T Rene Portland 31 693 265 .723 Saint Joseph's (1976–78), Colorado (1978–80), Penn State (1980–2007)
42 Bill Fennelly 33 691 329 .677 Toledo (1988–95), Iowa State (1995–)
43 Yvonne Kauffman 42 689 328 .677 Elizabethtown (1970–2012)
44 Theresa Grentz * 35 681 362 .653 Saint Joseph's (1974–76), Rutgers (1976–95), Illinois (1995–2007), Lafayette (2015–17)
45 Michael Miller 34 676 242 .736 Messiah (1986–)
46 Nancy Winstel 32 675 255 .726 Midway (1978–81), Northern Kentucky (1983–2012)
47 Amy Ruley * 29 671 198 .772 North Dakota State (1979–2008)
48 Nancy Funk 40 663 353 .653 Messiah (1977–86), Johns Hopkins (1986–2017)
49 Judy Blinstrub 36 662 316 .677 Babson (1984–)
50 Gary Fifield 27 660 137 .828 Southern Maine (1987–2008, 2009–15)
51 Stephanie Gaitley 34 654 376 .635 Richmond (1985–91), Saint Joseph's (1991–2001), LIU Brooklyn (2002–08), Monmouth (2008–11), Fordham (2011–)
52 Lonnie Bartley 31 652 258 .716 Fort Valley State (1984–2013, 2015–2017)
53-T Kris Huffman 27 649 127 .836 DePauw (1993–)
53-T Tim Shea 30 649 197 .767 Salem State (1981–2011)
55 Carroll LaHaye 38 647 376 .632 Randolph–Macon (1982–2020)
56-T Lisa Stone 35 646 352 .647 Cornell (IA) (1985–88), Wisconsin–Eau Claire (1988–2000), Drake (2000–2003), Wisconsin (2003–2011), Saint Louis (2012–)
56-T Joanne P. McCallie 28 646 255 .717 Maine (1992–2000), Michigan State (2000–2007), Duke (2007–2020)
58-T Mary Fleig 37 645 377 .631 Franklin & Marshall (1983–90), Millersville (1990–2020)
58-T Dave Krauth 31 645 280 .697 Augustana (SD) (1989–)
60 Mark Campbell 21 639 99 .866 Union (TN) (1999–)
61 Robin Hagen-Smith 24 637 161 .798 Shawnee State (1989–2013)
62 Bob Schneider 28 634 201 .759 Texas Woman's (1978–81), West Texas A&M (1981–2006)
63 Stephanie Findley 35 631 455 .581 Oklahoma Christian (1985–)
64-T Gene Roebuck 25 628 145 .812 North Dakota (1987–2012)
64-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)
66 Kathleen Delaney-Smith 38 617 420 .595 Harvard (1982–)
67 Lori Culler 34 615 400 .606 Huntington (1986–)[6]
68 Bill Gibbons Jr. 34 613 410 .599 Holy Cross (1985–2019)
69-T Carmen Dolfo 29 612 245 .714 Western Washington (1990—2003, 2004–)
69-T Russ Davis 24 612 155 .798 Vanguard (1996–)[7]
71-T Brian Morehouse 24 611 90 .872 Hope (1996–)
71-T Susan Dunagan 33 611 271 .693 Roanoke (1981–2014)
71-T Brian Niemuth 33 611 273 .691 Simpson (1987–)
71-T Cheri Harrer 30 611 223 .733 Baldwin Wallace (1990–)
75 Mary Beth Spirk 33 610 296 .673 Morvian (1987–)
76-T Wendy Larry 27 608 234 .722 Virginia Wesleyan (1977–78), Arizona (1985–87), Old Dominion (1987–2011)
76-T Sharon Fanning-Otis 36 608 460 .569 Chattanooga (1976–87), Kentucky (1987–95), Mississippi State (1995–2012)
78-T Joe Ciampi * 27 607 213 .740 Army (1977–79), Auburn (1979–2004)
78-T Mike Granelli 32 607 249 .709 Saint Peter's (NJ) (1972–2004)
80-T Mike McLaughlin 25 606 184 .767 Holy Family (1995–2009), Pennsylvania (2009–)
80-T J. Randall Ognibene 33 606 264 .697 Mount Saint Mary (1980–2013)
80-T Kim Mulkey ** 21 606 102 .856 Baylor (2000–)
83 Lynne Agee 33 602 334 .643 Roanoke (1978–81), UNC Greensboro (1981–2011)

See also

References
  1. "NCAA Women's Basketball Coaching Records Through 2019-20" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 30 Nov 2020.
  2. "Head coaches". NCAA Statistics. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  3. "NAIA Women's Basketball winningest active coaches" (PDF). Retrieved 7 Sep 2020.
  4. Wallner, Peter J. "Hope College's Brian Morehouse sets national record with milestone win". Retrieved 7 Sep 2020.
  5. https://www.cmueagles.com/sports/wbkb/index
  6. http://www.huathletics.com/sport/0/2
  7. https://www.vanguardlions.com/sport/0/2.php
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