I just noticed a very cool coincidence!
The coaches who are trading the #1 and #2 places at the top of the career wins leaderboard are both graduates of Villanova University.
Let's take a look at the illustrious career of
Douglas Gillum,
Villanova '84, before he hangs up his whistle and I can't retrieve his coaching page.
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COACH DETAILS
Douglas Gillum - Head Coach - Kansas
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Age: 64
High School: Crawfordsville Senior High School
Hometown: Crawfordsville, IN
Alma Mater: Villanova
Current Level: 13
Career Record: 450 - 97
Recruiting: 78
Scouting: 100
Offense: 100
Defense: 82
Coaching History:
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Season Team Position W L CW CL Postseason
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2025 Kansas Head Coach 32 3 15 1 Loss in NCAA Round of 32
2024 Kansas Head Coach 30 6 12 4 Loss in NCAA Round of 32
2023 Kansas Head Coach 34 6 12 4 NCAA Champion
2022 Kansas Head Coach 29 7 13 3 Loss in NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2021 Kansas Head Coach 21 11 12 4 Loss in NCAA Round 1
2020 Kansas Head Coach 37 2 15 1 Loss in NCAA Championship Game
2019 Kansas Head Coach 26 7 12 4 Loss in NCAA Round 1
2018 Kansas Head Coach 25 8 12 4 Loss in NCAA Round of 32
2017 Kansas Head Coach 26 7 12 4 Loss in NCAA Round 1
2016 Kansas Head Coach 31 5 13 3 Loss in NCAA Final Four
2015 Kansas Head Coach 28 6 13 3 Loss in NCAA Round of 32
2014 Kansas Head Coach 27 8 12 4 Loss in NCAA Round of 32
2013 Mississippi State Head Coach 30 5 14 2 Loss in NCAA Round of 32
2012 Mississippi State Head Coach 31 3 14 2 Loss in NCAA Round of 32
2011 Mississippi State Head Coach 22 9 9 7 Loss in NCAA Round 1
Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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2025 Conference Coach of the Year (Big 12 Conference)
2025 Big 12 Conference Champion
2024 Big 12 Conference Champion
2023 NCAA Champion
2022 Big 12 Conference Champion
2021 Big 12 Conference Champion
2020 Conference Coach of the Year (Big 12 Conference)
2020 Big 12 Conference Champion
2019 Big 12 Conference Champion
2017 Big 12 Conference Champion
2016 Conference Coach of the Year (Big 12 Conference)
2016 Big 12 Conference Champion
2014 Big 12 Conference Champion
2013 Conference Coach of the Year (Southeastern Conference)
2013 Southeastern Conference Champion
2012 Conference Coach of the Year (Southeastern Conference)
2012 National Coach of the Year
2012 Southeastern Conference Champion
Job Movement:
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Season Move
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2014 Hired by Kansas (Head Coach)
2014 Quit job with Mississippi State to pursue a higher position
2011 Hired by Mississippi State (Head Coach)
Coach Gillum's ability to scout his opponents is unmatched. He's also widely known as an offensive guru, a master of shot selection whose teams regularly average 80 points per game and make almost half their shots.
His record of 11 conference championships ranks second among all NCAA coaches, behind
Graham Sims' 13. To be fair, Coach Gillum's titles have all been won in two of the best conferences in the country: the SEC and the Big 12.