moqui
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only Krzyzewski and Knight have achieved that number at the D1 level. Barring a completely unforeseen circumstance, JB will become the third . . . and quite possibly the last for a very, very long time.
Calhoun is next in line at 873 wins . . . with no post season possible, it is highly unlikely that his team wins 27 games this season. If things go terribly wrong, it is not inconceivable that Calhoun decides to hang them up and not coach beyond 2013.
Next in line is Bob Huggins at 710. Since coming to West Virginia, his teams have won an average of 24 games a year. At that rate, it will take him 8 years to get to 900. He'll be 59 when the season begins and does not have the best health history, so it might be a stretch to see Huggy coaching until he his 67 or older.
Next up is Roy Williams, who is a very good bet to get to 900 wins. He sits at 675 and his North Carolina teams have won an average of 28.6 games per year. He would only need 8 years to get to 900. However, Roy will be 62 when the next season begins and not too many coaches last at a high level in the profession until they are 70, so not even Roy is a sure thing.
Bo Ryan and Mike Montgomery are both over 600 wins, but they will both als be 65 and have a number of their career wins at lower levels, so let's count them out.
The only other active coach with 600 career D1 wins is Rick Pitino, sitting at 629. Pitino will be 60 this season and his Louisville team has averaged 25 wins in his tenure, so he would need 11 seasons to get to 900, making him 71. There are not too many opponents I would bet on vs. competitors like Pitino or Roy Williams - but Father Time is one of them.
Depending on what Calhoun decides to do after 2013, Jim Boeheim could very well be the last man to break 900 wins until sometime past 2025.
Calhoun is next in line at 873 wins . . . with no post season possible, it is highly unlikely that his team wins 27 games this season. If things go terribly wrong, it is not inconceivable that Calhoun decides to hang them up and not coach beyond 2013.
Next in line is Bob Huggins at 710. Since coming to West Virginia, his teams have won an average of 24 games a year. At that rate, it will take him 8 years to get to 900. He'll be 59 when the season begins and does not have the best health history, so it might be a stretch to see Huggy coaching until he his 67 or older.
Next up is Roy Williams, who is a very good bet to get to 900 wins. He sits at 675 and his North Carolina teams have won an average of 28.6 games per year. He would only need 8 years to get to 900. However, Roy will be 62 when the next season begins and not too many coaches last at a high level in the profession until they are 70, so not even Roy is a sure thing.
Bo Ryan and Mike Montgomery are both over 600 wins, but they will both als be 65 and have a number of their career wins at lower levels, so let's count them out.
The only other active coach with 600 career D1 wins is Rick Pitino, sitting at 629. Pitino will be 60 this season and his Louisville team has averaged 25 wins in his tenure, so he would need 11 seasons to get to 900, making him 71. There are not too many opponents I would bet on vs. competitors like Pitino or Roy Williams - but Father Time is one of them.
Depending on what Calhoun decides to do after 2013, Jim Boeheim could very well be the last man to break 900 wins until sometime past 2025.
