Coaching Records

If you have information you believe should be included in these records (additions, deletions or corrections), it may be submitted one of three ways:

1. Submitted by a MHSAA member school athletic administrator on official office letterhead, or by using the National Federation Record Application (Note: The Federation form is a fillable Word document and may be emailed to the address below. You may also attach supporting documentation to the email).
2. Submitted by a media member on official office letterhead, enclosing appropriate documentation.
3. Submitted by a member of the public with appropriate documentation, including the names and phone numbers of contact people at the school involved. The school will then be contacted to verify the information.  Due to the high number of submission received, no action will be taken on undocumented information.

To submit changes, mail to: MHSAA Record Book, 1661 Ramblewood Dr., East Lansing, MI 48823. Phone: (517) 332-5046. E-mail: records@mhsaa.com. Appropriate documentation shall include, but is not limited to, the following: copies of scorebooks or game/season statistical summaries, copies of yearbooks, and copies of newspaper clippings.  The Record Book is updated on a seasonal basis. Fall sports will be updated by the following February; Winter sports will be updated by the following May; Spring sports will be updated by the following August.
 

Varsity Victories (Minimum 500) (* = active)
NOTE - To be included in this list, a school must first submit year-by-year records in writing to the MHSAA office. Thereafter, schools must submit updates after each season to MHSAA office.

739 - Lofton Greene, Center, Kentucky, New Buffalo, & River Rouge (739-231, 1941-84)
635 - Paul Cook, Lansing Resurrection & Lansing Eastern (635-243, 1949-91)
615 - Ray Lauwers, Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central (615-303, 1967-09)
612 - Bernie Holowicki, Detroit St. Hedwig, Detroit St. Gregory, Detroit DeLaSalle & Detroit Catholic Central (612-216, 1953, 1956-1994)
602 - *Roy Johnston, Montrose, Yale, Howell and Beaverton (602-274, 1971-10)
601 - Jim Barker, Utica Ford, Centerline St. Clement, Warren Zoe Christian, Sterling Heights Parkway Christian (601-233, 1972-09)
589 -  Dave Soules, Detroit East Catholic, Riverview Gabriel Richard (589-279, 1964-69 & 1972-05, 2006-07)
568 - *Mike Phelps, East Kentwood, Holland Christian (568-239, 1976-10) (20-5 in 2009-10)
565 - Chuck Turner, Willow Run & Battle Creek Central (565-207, 1965-00)
558 - Tom Caudill, Ewen-Trout Creek (558-149, 1977-08)
555 -  Irv Dieterle, Merritt, Gaylord St. Mary, Alpena, Remus Chippewa Hills, & Ishpeming Westwood (555-260, 1965-67 & 1969-03, 2007)
547 - Warren (Whitey) Wilson, Calumet & Frankenmuth (547-222, 1960-96)
545 - Russell (Lefty) Franz, Bay City St. Stanislaus, Bay City All Saints, & Pinconning (545-215, 1953-82 & 1984-91)
544 - Bill Zabonick, Bronson (544-241, retired 1992)
528 - *Dan Fife, Clarkston (528-147, 1983-10)
526 - Leo (Sam) Franz, Saginaw St. Mary, Saginaw St. Stephen, & Merrill (526-189, 1948-65 & 1967-85)
524 - Don Miller, Maple City Glen Lake (524-207, 1973-04)
518 - Grover Kirkland, Flint Northwestern (518-148, 1973-00)
503 - Jerry Schaffer, Woodland, New Troy, Three Oaks River Valley (503-293, 1963-1998)

NOTE: Following his retirement from coaching boys basketball, Paul Cook became head coach of the girls cage squad at Lansing Catholic Central in 1993. He served eight seasons as the team's mentor before retired from the job following the 2001 season with a 176-45 mark. Overall, Cook finished his basketball coaching career with an 811-288 win-loss record.