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Welcome to the College Basketball Coach Piki, the best place to decide between college basketball coaches. College basketball coaches are selected by the athletic director of a college or university to lead the school's basketball program. They are an important factor not only in the teams on-court success, but also the basketball program's personality. This Piki makes use of more than 10,000 facts about 659 college basketball coaches. Sort and filter these college basketball coaches according to your preferences using the options on the left. Whether you're looking for college basketball coaches with the highest salaries, women's college basketball coaches or something else entirely, we have you covered.
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Jim Boeheim
Jim Boeheim was paid $1,155,090 in 2010. He has coached 1122 games, has been tenured for 34 years as of 2010 and was 65 years old in 2010. He has been to 1 National Championships and has had 3 appearances in the final four.
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Career Wins: 829 wins
Given that users looking for the best overall college basketball coaches prefer higher values for career wins, Jim Boeheim achieves 79% performance in this category.
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Coaching Success: National Championships - 1 National Championships, Final Four Appearances - 3 appearances, Current School Losses - 293 losses
Jim Boeheim achieves 74% performance for coaching success.
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Experience: Number of Games Coached - 1122 games coached, Tenure - 34 years, Age - 65 yrs old
Jim Boeheim achieves 98% performance for experience.
Rick Pitino
Rick Pitino was paid $4,073,090 in 2010. He has coached 782 games, has been tenured for 9 years as of 2010 and was 57 years old in 2010. He has been to 2 National Championships and has had 5 appearances in the final four.
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Career Wins: 572 wins
Given that users looking for the best overall college basketball coaches prefer higher values for career wins, Rick Pitino achieves 55% performance in this category.
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Coaching Success: National Championships - 2 National Championships, Final Four Appearances - 5 appearances, Current School Losses - 210 losses
Rick Pitino achieves 54% performance for coaching success.
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Experience: Number of Games Coached - 782 games coached, Tenure - 9 years, Age - 57 yrs old
Rick Pitino achieves 52% performance for experience.
Mike Krzyzewski
Mike Krzyzewski has coached 1184 games, has been tenured for 31 years as of 2010 and was 64 years old in 2010. He has been to 4 National Championships and has had 15 appearances in the final four and 922 wins in his career.
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Career Wins: 922 wins
Given that users looking for the best overall college basketball coaches prefer higher values for career wins, Mike Krzyzewski achieves 88% performance in this category.
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Coaching Success: National Championships - 4 National Championships, Final Four Appearances - 15 appearances, Current School Losses - 279 losses
Mike Krzyzewski achieves 97% performance for coaching success.
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Experience: Number of Games Coached - 1184 games coached, Tenure - 31 years, Age - 64 yrs old
Mike Krzyzewski achieves 100% performance for experience.
Gary Williams
Gary Williams was paid $1,996,330 in 2010. He has coached 1015 games, has been tenured for 21 years as of 2010 and was 65 years old in 2010. He has been to 1 National Championships and has had 2 appearances in the final four.
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Career Wins: 649 wins
Given that users looking for the best overall college basketball coaches prefer higher values for career wins, Gary Williams achieves 62% performance in this category.
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Coaching Success: National Championships - 1 National Championships, Final Four Appearances - 2 appearances, Current School Losses - 366 losses
Gary Williams achieves 65% performance for coaching success.
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Experience: Number of Games Coached - 1015 games coached, Tenure - 21 years, Age - 65 yrs old
Gary Williams achieves 78% performance for experience.
Tom Izzo
Tom Izzo was paid $3,083,300 in 2010. He has coached 492 games, has been tenured for 15 years as of 2010 and was 55 years old in 2010. He has been to 2 National Championships and has had 6 appearances in the final four.
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Career Wins: 364 wins
Given that users looking for the best overall college basketball coaches prefer higher values for career wins, Tom Izzo achieves 35% performance in this category.
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Coaching Success: National Championships - 2 National Championships, Final Four Appearances - 6 appearances, Current School Losses - 146 losses
Tom Izzo achieves 49% performance for coaching success.
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Experience: Number of Games Coached - 492 games coached, Tenure - 15 years, Age - 55 yrs old
Tom Izzo achieves 49% performance for experience.
Rick Barnes
Rick Barnes was paid $2,150,000 in 2010. He has coached 745 games, has been tenured for 12 years as of 2010 and was 55 years old in 2010. He has been to 0 National Championships and has had 1 appearances in the final four.
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Career Wins: 496 wins
Given that users looking for the best overall college basketball coaches prefer higher values for career wins, Rick Barnes achieves 47% performance in this category.
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Coaching Success: National Championships - 0 National Championships, Final Four Appearances - 1 appearances, Current School Losses - 249 losses
Rick Barnes achieves 48% performance for coaching success.
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Experience: Number of Games Coached - 745 games coached, Tenure - 12 years, Age - 55 yrs old
Rick Barnes achieves 54% performance for experience.
Bill Self
Bill Self was paid $3,675,660 in 2010. He has coached 557 games, has been tenured for 7 years as of 2010 and was 47 years old in 2010. He has been to 1 National Championships and has had 1 appearances in the final four.
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Career Wins: 409 wins
Given that users looking for the best overall college basketball coaches prefer higher values for career wins, Bill Self achieves 39% performance in this category.
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Coaching Success: National Championships - 1 National Championships, Final Four Appearances - 1 appearances, Current School Losses - 148 losses
Bill Self achieves 41% performance for coaching success.
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Experience: Number of Games Coached - 557 games coached, Tenure - 7 years, Age - 47 yrs old
Bill Self achieves 39% performance for experience.
Geno Auriemma
Geno Auriemma has coached 1181 games, has been tenured for 24 years as of 2010 and was 56 years old in 2010. He has been to 7 National Championships, has had 735 wins in his career and had 39 wins in 2009.
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Career Wins: 735 wins
Given that users looking for the best overall college basketball coaches prefer higher values for career wins, Geno Auriemma achieves 70% performance in this category.
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Coaching Success: National Championships - 7 National Championships, Current School Losses - 122 losses
Geno Auriemma achieves 55% performance for coaching success.
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Experience: Number of Games Coached - 1181 games coached, Tenure - 24 years, Age - 56 yrs old
Geno Auriemma achieves 86% performance for experience.
Bobby Huggins
Bobby Huggins was paid $1,716,000 in 2010. He has coached 911 games, has been tenured for 3 years as of 2010 and was 56 years old in 2010. He has been to 0 National Championships and has had 2 appearances in the final four.
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Career Wins: 670 wins
Given that users looking for the best overall college basketball coaches prefer higher values for career wins, Bobby Huggins achieves 64% performance in this category.
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Coaching Success: National Championships - 0 National Championships, Final Four Appearances - 2 appearances, Current School Losses - 241 losses
Bobby Huggins achieves 52% performance for coaching success.
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Experience: Number of Games Coached - 911 games coached, Tenure - 3 years, Age - 56 yrs old
Bobby Huggins achieves 50% performance for experience.
Bo Ryan
Bo Ryan was paid $1,639,500 in 2010. He has coached 785 games, has been tenured for 9 years as of 2010 and was 62 years old in 2010. He has been to 1 National Championships and has had 0 appearances in the final four.
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Career Wins: 600 wins
Given that users looking for the best overall college basketball coaches prefer higher values for career wins, Bo Ryan achieves 57% performance in this category.
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Coaching Success: National Championships - 1 National Championships, Final Four Appearances - 0 appearances, Current School Losses - 185 losses
Bo Ryan achieves 41% performance for coaching success.
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Experience: Number of Games Coached - 785 games coached, Tenure - 9 years, Age - 62 yrs old
Bo Ryan achieves 54% performance for experience.








