As I'm sure has been noted earlier, with his 800th career win last Tuesday against UNC-WIlmington, Bill Self has become just the 16th D-1 HC to reach the 800 Win club. Here's the list 1-16 of who's in that elite group.
WINNINGEST D1 MEN’S BASKETBALL HEAD COACHES thru Friday 2024-11-22
Source: NCAA Stats: Head Coaches, filtered for Men's Basketball and D-1, as of 2024-11-22.
You will note that the only active HCs ahead of Self (who turns 62 next month) are Arkansas' squid (#11 with 817, turns 66 in February) and Tennessee's Rick Barnes (#13 with 812, tums 71 in July).
Barring major collapses of their programs, I do not see Self catching either of them this AY.
I expect Calipari will end the AY in 9th place behind Adolph Rupp (876). Squid is 4-1 to date this AY for 817 total Ws and needs 15 more Ws to pass current #9 Cliff Ellis' 831.
I expect Barnes (6-0 so far, 812 total Ws, needs 20 more Ws to pass 831) to end up in 10th place.
(Personal note - I'd love to see Gentleman Rick pass squid this AY. I would not bet on it, but I will keep my fingers crossed!)
It will take a 37 win season for Self (5-0 Ws so far + 32 more) to pass Ellis (831) and finish in 11th place.
As we know 37 wins is highly unlikely in any given season.
I think Bill will most likely finish the AY in 13th place ahead of Rollie Massimino (816) (only another 17 wins, 22 total for the AY, to pass Rollie), but behind Ellis (831) and Phelan (830).
But until the W-L record math says it can't happen this AY, there is always hope!
WINNINGEST D1 MEN’S BASKETBALL HEAD COACHES thru Friday 2024-11-22
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ALL CAPS NAMES are active HCs AY2024-25
RNK PERSON SEASONS WINS LOSSES TIES WL%
1 Mike Krzyzewski 47 1202 368 0 0.766
2 Jim Boeheim 47 1015 441 0 0.697
3 Bob Huggins 41 935 414 0 0.693
4 Jim Calhoun 44 920 397 0 0.699
5 Roy Williams 33 903 264 0 0.774
6 Bob Knight 42 902 371 0 0.709
7 Dean Smith 36 879 254 0 0.776
8 Adolph Rupp 41 876 190 0 0.822
9 Cliff Ellis* 46 831 565 0 0.595
10 Jim Phelan* 49 830 524 0 0.613
11 JOHN CALIPARI 33 817 262 0 0.757
12 Rollie Massimino 41 816 462 0 0.638
13 RICK BARNES 38 812 415 0 0.662
14 Eddie Sutton 37 806 326 0 0.712
15 Rick Byrd* 38 805 403 0 0.666
16 BILL SELF 32 800 248 0 0.763
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*D-1 programs for less well known HCs in the list -
Cliff Ellis
1975-76 - 1983-84 @South Alabama
1984-85 - 1993-94 @Clemson
1994-95 - 2003-04 @Auburn
2007-08 - 2023-24 @Coastal Carolina
Jim Phelan
1954-55 - 2002-03 @Mount St. Mary's
Rick Byrd
1978-79 - 1979-80 @Maryville (TN)
1983-84 - 1985-86 @Lincoln Memorial
1986-87 - 2018-19 @Belmont
Side note 1 - the next Active HCs on this list are
#20 Kelvin Sampson (3-1 this AY and 767 career to date) and
#21 Dana Altman (5-0 this AY and 760 career to date)
Side note #2 - #2 Boeheim (Syracuse), #7 The Traitor Smith (UNC), #8 Rupp (UK) and
#10 Phelan (Mount St. Mary's) are the only members of the Men's D-1 800 Wins club
to have spent their entire HC careers at one university.
Side note 3 - I highly doubt anyone in the 800 Wins club will ever pass Rupp's .822 W percentage.You will note that the only active HCs ahead of Self (who turns 62 next month) are Arkansas' squid (#11 with 817, turns 66 in February) and Tennessee's Rick Barnes (#13 with 812, tums 71 in July).
Barring major collapses of their programs, I do not see Self catching either of them this AY.
I expect Calipari will end the AY in 9th place behind Adolph Rupp (876). Squid is 4-1 to date this AY for 817 total Ws and needs 15 more Ws to pass current #9 Cliff Ellis' 831.
I expect Barnes (6-0 so far, 812 total Ws, needs 20 more Ws to pass 831) to end up in 10th place.
(Personal note - I'd love to see Gentleman Rick pass squid this AY. I would not bet on it, but I will keep my fingers crossed!)
It will take a 37 win season for Self (5-0 Ws so far + 32 more) to pass Ellis (831) and finish in 11th place.
As we know 37 wins is highly unlikely in any given season.
I think Bill will most likely finish the AY in 13th place ahead of Rollie Massimino (816) (only another 17 wins, 22 total for the AY, to pass Rollie), but behind Ellis (831) and Phelan (830).
But until the W-L record math says it can't happen this AY, there is always hope!
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