Larra'aga Wins 600th Career Game

University of Miami men’s basketball coach Jim Larrañaga won his 600th career game Saturday afternoon at Pitt, improving to a 600-395 mark in 33 seasons as a head coach.

Larrañaga’s 600 wins place him at 47th in all-time NCAA victories and 14th among active coaches. Of those 14, five are in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, including four from the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In his career, Coach L has won 27 games at American International, 170 at Bowling Green, 273 at George Mason and 130 at Miami. He is one of 15 coaches all-time with 100 or more wins at three D-I schools, four of whom are actively coaching. He is also 11th among active coaches in total games coached (995) and ninth in most seasons coached (33).

Larrañaga has posted 10 20-win seasons over his career, topped by the 29-7 mark at Miami in 2012-13, when the Canes won the ACC regular season Championship, ACC Tournament championship and played in the NCAA Sweet 16.

Active D-I Coaches, By Victories (after games on Jan. 12)
1. Mike Krzyzewski, Duke 1,057
2. Jim Boeheim, Syracuse 894
3. Bob Huggins, West Virginia 805
4. Roy Williams, North Carolina 798
5. Rick Pitino, Louisville 759
6. Rick Byrd, Belmont 741
7. Cliff Ellis, Coastal Caro. 721
8. Jerry Slocum, Youngstown St. 718
9. Larry Hunter, Western Caro. 685
10. John Beilein, Michigan 676
11. John Calipari, Kentucky 634
12. Rick Barnes, Tennessee 627
13. Bill Self, Kansas 607
14. Jim Larranaga, Miami (FL) 600

Total Wins, All Coaches (*active)
1. Mike Krzyzewski* 1,057
2. Bob Knight 902
3. Jim Boeheim* 894
4. Dean Smith879
5. Adolph Rupp 876
6. Jim Calhoun 873
7. Jim Phelan 830
8. Eddie Sutton 806
9. Rollie Massimino* 793
10. Bob Huggins* 805
11. Lefty Driesell 786
12. Roy Williams* 798
13. Lute Olson 780
14. Lou Henson 779
15. Ed Diddle 759
16. Henry Iba 755
17. Bo Ryan 747
18. Phog Allen 746
19. Rick Pitino* 759
20. John Chaney 741
21. Rick Byrd 731
T22. Jerry Tarkanian 729
T22. Norm Stewart 729
24. Ray Meyer 724
25. Don Haskins 719
26 Cliff Ellis* 721
27. Jerry Slocum* 718
28. Larry Hunter* 685
29. Mike Montgomery 677
30. Denny Crum 675
31. Gary Williams 668
32. John Beilein* 676
33. John Wooden 664
34. Ralph Miller 657
35. Tom Penders 649
36. Gene Bartow 647
37. Billy Tubbs 641
38. Homer Drew 640
39. Marv Harshman 637
40. Hugh Durham 633
41. Norm Sloan 624
T42. John Calipari* 634
T42. Stew Morrill 620
44. Rick Barnes* 627
45. Ben Braun 615
46. Bill Self * 607
47. Jim Larranaga* 600