Victories (Minimum 300) (* = 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.
Wins |
Coach |
School(s) |
Record |
2019-20 |
797 |
Frank Orlando |
Detroit Country Day (1981-2019) ** |
797-126 |
|
753 |
* Al DeMott |
Sandusky (1979-2020) |
753-199 |
19-5 |
698
|
William Winfield
|
Detroit Southeastern (1982-83)
Detroit Martin Luther King (1984-2018)
|
698-105
|
|
679
|
* Mary Cicerone
|
Bloomfield Hills Marian (1983-2020)
|
679-220
|
19-5 |
663 |
* Al Schrauben |
Portland St. Patrick (1985-2020) |
663-191 |
17-5 |
656 |
* Diane Laffey |
Harper Woods/Warren Regina (1962-2020) |
656-479 |
5-16 |
633
|
* Don Palmer
|
Milford (1977-2009) ****
Hartland (2010-2019)
|
633-312
|
23-1 |
599 |
Kathy McGee |
Flint Powers Catholic (1976-2006) |
599-153 |
|
582 |
Nancy Osier |
Ewen-Trout Creek (1973-2008) |
582-185 |
|
564 |
Dick Franti |
Bergland (1982-83)
Ontonagon (1984-2019) *** |
564-269 |
|
533 |
* Tim Leonard |
Ida (1991-2020) |
533-122 |
20-4 |
502 |
Paul Polfus |
Carney-Nadeau (1979-2005) |
502-124 |
|
493 |
Ian Smith |
Oxford (1975-2001) |
493-135 |
|
483 |
John Biedenbach |
Trenton (1977-2011) |
483-317 |
|
481 |
Rick Bloodworth |
St. Joseph (1976-2006) |
481-235 |
|
481 |
* Ron Briney |
St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran (1992-2020) |
481-147 |
22-1 |
458 |
* Bill McCullen |
DeWitt (1996-2020) |
458-95 |
16-6 |
457 |
Ed Mehlberg |
Auburn Hills Oakland Christian (1987-2010) ***** |
457-92 |
|
454 |
Jim DeBruyn |
Grand Rapids South Christian (1989-2015) |
454-141 |
|
453 |
* Dorene Ingalls |
St. Ignace (1999-2020) |
453-76 |
22-2 |
453 |
Sheryl Mox
|
Potterville (1972-2003)
|
453-239 |
|
453 |
Carl Wayer |
Ashley & Webberville (1975-2001) |
453-148 |
|
443 |
Rick Guild |
Johannesburg-Lewiston (1975-2000) |
443-137 |
|
435 |
Kris Knisel-Hubbard
|
Ottawa Lake Whiteford (1974-2003)
|
435-225 |
|
435 |
Zack Moushegian |
Wayland (1976-99) |
435-131 |
|
427 |
Jan Sander |
Warren Woods Tower (1973-90, 1992-2000) |
427-159 |
|
427 |
Ted Swierad |
Maple City Glen Lake (1976-98) |
427-107 |
|
426
|
* Jason Gray
|
Goodrich (1999-2020)
|
426-77
|
19-4 |
426 |
Jim Maier |
Stevensville-Lakeshore (1979-2005) |
426-172 |
|
423 |
Linda McIntyre |
Royal Oak Shrine (1974-2004) |
423-240 |
|
423 |
Art Pelzer |
Frankenmuth (1975-93) |
423-44 |
|
416 |
* Gary Morris |
Detroit Dominican (1979)
Madison Heights Bishop Foley (1992-1998)
Farmington Hills Mercy (2005-2020) |
416-156 |
20-4 |
415 |
Jo-Ann Capling |
Harbor Beach (1973-97) |
415-110 |
|
413 |
Dean Parling |
Ithaca (1974-2002) |
413-216 |
|
412 |
Steve Sims |
Grosse Ile (1980-2002) |
412-119 |
|
409 |
Dwight Boss |
Ellsworth (1972-73, 1978-93, 1995-99) |
409-121 |
|
406 |
* Julie Filpus |
Houghton (1999-2020) |
406-106 |
6-15 |
404
|
Scott Woodhull
|
Waterford Kettering (1990-2002, 2010-2018)
|
404-111
|
|
400 |
Richard Lee |
Brown City (1977-2001) |
400-165 |
|
399 |
Dave Sparks |
New Lothrop (1975-2000) |
399-176 |
|
392 |
Joell Krejcarek |
Alcona (1968-97) |
392-213 |
|
389 |
* Todd Erickson |
Manistee Catholic Central (1992-2013, 2018-20)
Manistee (2014-15) |
389-206 |
10-11 |
389
|
* Keith Smith
|
Flint Hamady (2002-2020)
|
389-62
|
21-2 |
388 |
Larry Glass |
Leland (1977-91, 2000-05) |
388-110 |
|
381 |
Larry Baker |
Farmington Hills Mercy (1975-96) |
381-143 |
|
380 |
Beth Swears |
St. Johns (1969-95) |
380-119 |
|
373
|
* Mark Lasceski
|
St. Johns (1996-2020)
|
373-168
|
8-13 |
368
|
* Katie Kowalczyk-Fulmer
|
Hastings (1995-97)
Grand Haven (1998-2020) |
368-208
|
10-11 |
365 |
Craig Woolley |
Lakeview (1982-2002) |
365-107 |
|
363 |
Dave Joseph |
Pontiac/Oakland Catholic (1987-93)
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep (1994-2003)
Madison Heights Bishop Foley (2005-17) |
363-294 |
|
360 |
Jim Arnold |
Niles (1986-2008) |
360-139 |
|
354 |
* Rob Smith |
East Lansing (2002-2020) |
354-83 |
23-1 |
346 |
Ron Mott |
Okemos (1979-97) |
346-90 |
|
340 |
Bill Weaver |
Buchanan (1988-2009) |
340-132 |
|
339 |
Debbie DeBaker-Chase |
Perkins-Mid Peninsula (1973-95) |
339-141 |
|
331 |
Doug Harkema |
Bellevue (1993)
Holt (1994-2018) |
331-224 |
|
325 |
Dan Stevens |
Grandville (1979-2000) |
325-150 |
|
320 |
Fred Shaw |
St. Clair (1980-98) |
320-113 |
|
319 |
Dorothy Gill-Jackson |
Muskegon Heights (1973-99) |
319-245 |
|
315 |
Terry Reid |
Marlette (1976-96) |
315-149 |
|
314 |
Rich Pullen |
Wyoming Park (1981-2005) |
314-229 |
|
311 |
Mark Hoyt |
Jackson Northwest (1978-2006) |
311-316 |
|
304 |
Chris Drogosch |
Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes (1982-88)
Novi (1989)
Bloomfield Hills Lahser (1992-2003) |
304-146 |
|
302 |
Paul Beachy |
Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker (1980-2000) |
302-154 |
|
**NOTE: Frank Orlando also led boys basketball teams at Redford St. Mary and then Warren Tower to a combined 100 wins from the 1967-68 season through 1980-81.
***NOTE: Dick Franti also built a 245-147 record as boys basketball coach at Bergland and Ontonagon before stepping down as Ontonagon's boys coach after the 2006-07 season.
****NOTE: Don Palmer also coached boys basketball from 1977-2008, winning 347 games. He led varsity teams to a combined 980 wins through the 2019-20 season.
*****NOTE: Ed Mehlberg also coached the Oakland Christian boys basketball varsity team from 1973-74 through 2003-04 to a 465-231 record. His combined varsity coaching record for girls and boys basketball was 922-323.