Over 50 high school girls basketball coaches begin the 2024-25 season with over 700 career wins, including eight with over 1,000 victories.
MaxPreps has compiled a list of the winningest active coaches in girls basketball. Leading the way are Lamar Rogers of
Clarkrange (Tenn.) and Rhonda Farney of
Georgetown (Texas). Rogers is third all-time with 1,329 wins and he is 50 wins behind No. 2 Joe Lombard of
Canyon (Texas). Farney, meanwhile, has 1,284 wins and is in fifth place all-time.
Look for Rocky Clarke of
Washington (Okla.) to join the 1,000-win club this year as he stands at 987 all-time wins. Gina Skelton of
Wayne County (Waynesboro, Miss.) also has a chance to reach the milestone with 975 wins to her credit.
Lamar Rogers has been piling up wins at Clarkrange since 1976. Under his guidance, the Buffaloes have won eight state championships, including a three-peat from 1983 to 1985. (Photo: TSSAA)
Nos. 1-10
1,329 — Lamar Rogers,
Clarkrange (Tenn.), 1976-2024 (1,329-318)
1,284 — Rhonda Farney,
Goldthwaite (Texas),
Ozona (Texas),
Georgetown (Texas), 1975-87, 1989-2024 (1,284-372)
1,182 — Durin Carpenter,
Pillow Academy (Miss.), 1974-2024
1,156 — Andy Zihlman,
Bishop Lynch (Texas), 1981-2024 (1,156-373)
1,119 — Jeff Jasper,
Pascack Valley (N.J.), 1971-2024
1,073 — Johnny Morgan,
McMinn Central (Tenn.), 1978-2024 (1,073-396)
1,068 — Mike Dreier,
New London-Spicer (Minn.), 1979-2024 (1,069-193)
1,031 — Jan Sojourner,
Jackson Academy (Miss.), 1976-2024
987 — Rocky Clarke,
Washington (Okla.), 1976-2024 (987)
975 — Gina Skelton,
Wayne County (Miss.), 1981-2024 (975-353)
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970 — Otis Smart,
Laney (Ga.), 1984-2024 (970-207)
945 — Kyle Jinks,
Fairview (La.) 1998-2024 (945-130)
941 — Gene Durden,
Dade County (Ga.),
Buford (Ga.), 1988-2024 (941-229)
930 — Rick Wilson,
Davenport (Okla.), 1978-2024
926 — Jerry Lott,
McNairy Central (Tenn.), 1977-2024 (926-425)
922 — Tommy Gates,
Navasota (Texas), 1985-2024 (922-319)
917 — Kim Guidry,
Vermilion Catholic (La.), 1986-2024
891 — John Gross,
Princeville (Ill.), 1985-2024 (891-264)
867 — Jana Killen,
Deshler (Ala.), 1989-2024 (867-220)
845 — Sandra Langley,
SouthWest Edgecombe (N.C.), 1975-2024 (845)
21-30
838 — Bill Gibson,
West Springfield (Va.), 1984-2024 (838-245)
819 — Karen Self,
Seton Catholic (Ariz.), 1993-2024 (819-164)
819 — Sue Phillips,
Archbishop Mitty (Calif.), 1993-2024 (819-138)
818 — Bill Russell,
Senatobia (Miss.),
Pontotoc (Miss.),
South Pontotoc (Miss.), 1990-2024 (818-307)
810 — Ronald Davis,
Polk County (Tenn.), 1968-2024 (810-375)
807 — Tri Danley,
Wylie (Texas),
Ballinger (Texas),
Brookesmith (Texas),
Denver City (Texas),
Barbers Hill (Texas),
Seminole (Texas), 1994-2024
805 — Fred Priester,
Oakton (Va.), 1980-2024
805 — Paul Runey,
Bishop England (S.C.), 1985-2024 (805-223)
804 — Sue Liddy,
Academy of the Holy Angels (N.J.), 1975-2024 (804-347)
804 — Donna Moir,
Sacred Heart (Ky.), 1992-2024 (804-277)
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803 — Gina Maher,
Irvington (N.Y.), 1977-2024 (803)
789 — Steve Olde,
Kansas (Okla.), 1985-2024
789 — Christina Camacho,
Wagner (Texas),
Veterans Memorial (Texas),
Holmes (Texas),
Burbank (Texas),
Judson (Texas), 1989-2024 (789)
770 — Fred Zeller,
West Marshall (Iowa),
Southeast Polk (Iowa),
Union (Iowa), 1974-2024 (770-346)
754 — Ricky Austin,
Spring Garden (Ala.), 1996-2024 (754-168)
752 — Tim Miller,
Jefferson Davis (Ala.),
Bob Jones (Ala.),
Hazel Green (Ala.), 2000-24 (752-103)
751 — Richard Smith,
Northside (Fort Smith, Ark.), 1992-2024
747 — Lloyd Morgan,
Mildred (Texas),
Rogers (Texas),
Troy (Texas),
Thrall (Texas), 1986-2024
744 — Robbie Dotson, J.J. Kelly (Va.),
Central Wise (Va.), 1987-2024
744 — Joe Montano,
Red Bank Catholic (N.J.), 1990-2024 (744-189)
41-53
737 — Darnell Dozier,
Princess Anne (Va.), 1993-2024
735 — Caryn Jarocki,
Colorado Academy (Colo.),
Highlands Ranch (Colo.), 1985-2024 (735-197)
735 — Tammy West,
Cold Springs (Ala.), 1992-2024 (735-240)
735 — Craig Campbell,
Reno (Nev.), 1996-2006,
Clovis West (Calif.), 2007-24 (735-191)
734 — Karen Weitz,
Cheyenne (Nev.),
Centennial (Nev.), 1996-2024 (734-94)
734 — Doc Scheppler,
Pinewood (Calif.), 1996-2024 (734-159)
723 — Terri Bamford, San Pasqual (Calif.), La Jolla Country Day (La Jolla, Calif.), 1988-2024 (723-268)
722 — Ann Roubique,
Cy-Fair (Texas), 1990-2024
721 — Jan Azar, Hebron Christian (Wesleyan, Ga.), 1997-2024 (721-124)
719 — Fred Williams,
Northwestern Regional (Conn.), 1978-2024 (719-326)
717 — Carey Ellison,
Pisgah (Ala.), 1996-2024 (717-184)
714 — Ron Drake,
St. Michael's (N.M.),
Espanola Valley (N.M.),
Pojoaque Valley (N.M.),
Pecos (N.M.),
Academy for Technology and The Classics (N.M.), 1987-2024 (714-260)
700 — Jerry Burnett,
Perkins-Tryon (Okla.), 1992-2024 (700-237)
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