Jim Boeheim, Mike Krzyzewski and more coaches have been around for what seems like forever — they lead the college basketball landscape in terms of time spent at their current coaching gigs.
Here’s a look at the longest tenured coaches in college hoops today:
| Rank | Coach | Team | Conference | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jim Boeheim | Syracuse Orange | Atlantic Coast Conference | 42 |
| 2. | Mike Krzyzewski | Duke Blue Devils | Atlantic Coast Conference | 38 |
| 3. | Greg Kampe | Oakland Golden Grizzlies | Horizon League | 34 |
| 4. | Rick Byrd* | Belmont Bruins | Ohio Valley Conference | 32 |
| 5. | Bob McKillop | Davidson Wildcats | Atlantic 10 Conference | 29 |
| 6. | Ron Cottrell** | Houston Baptist Huskies | Southland Conference | 26 |
| 7. (T) | Tom Izzo | Michigan State Spartans | Big Ten Conference | 23 |
| 7. (T) | Phil Martelli | Saint Joseph’s Hawks | Atlantic 10 Conference | 23 |
| 7. (T) | Fran O’Hanlon | Lafayette Leopards | Patriot League | 23 |
| 10. (T) | James Jones | Yale Bulldogs | Ivy League | 19 |
| 10. (T) | Mark Few | Gonzaga Bulldogs | West Coast Conference | 19 |
| 10. (T) | Mike McConathy | Northwestern State Demons | Southland Conference | 19 |
| 13. | Mike Brey | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Atlantic Coast Conference | 18 |
| 14. (T) | Randy Bennett | Saint Mary’s Gaels | West Coast Conference | 17 |
| 14. (T) | Jay Wright | Villanova Wildcats | Big East Conference | 17 |
| 16. (T) | Will Brown | Albany Great Danes | America East Conference | 16 |
| 16. (T) | Mike Young | Wofford Terriers | Southern Conference | 16 |
| 16. (T) | Kermit Davis | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders | Conference USA | 16 |
| 16. (T) | Eddie Payne | South Carolina Upstate Spartans | Atlantic Sun Conference | 16 |
| 16. (T) | Leonard Hamilton | Florida State Seminoles | Atlantic Coast Conference | 16 |
| 21. (T) | Scott Drew | Baylor Bears | Big 12 Conference | 15 |
| 21. (T) | Bill Self | Kansas Jayhawks | Big 12 Conference | 15 |
| 21. (T) | Steve Hawkins | Western Michigan Broncos | Mid-American Conference | 15 |
| 21. (T) | Tony Shaver | William & Mary Tribe | Colonial Athletic Association | 15 |
| 21. (T) | Roy Williams | North Carolina Tar Heels | Atlantic Coast Conference | 15 |
| 26. | John Giannini | La Salle Explorers | Atlantic 10 Conference | 14 |
| 27. (T) | Chris Mooney | Richmond Spiders | Atlantic 10 Conference | 13 |
| 27. (T) | Matt Painter | Purdue Boilermakers | Big Ten Conference | 13 |
| 27. (T) | Barclay Radebaugh | Charleston Southern Buccaneers | Big South Conference | 13 |
| 27. (T) | Horace Broadnax | Savannah State Tigers | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | 13 |
| 27. (T) | Lewis Jackson | Alabama State Hornets | Southwestern Athletic Conference | 13 |
| 27. (T) | Dave Rose | BYU Cougars | West Coast Conference | 13 |
| 27. (T) | Bill Herrion | New Hampshire Wildcats | America East Conference | 13 |
| 27. (T) | Larry Hunter | Western Carolina Catamounts | Southern Conference | 13 |
*Rick Byrd has coached at Belmont for 32 seasons. Belmont has only been Div. 1 since 1996 (was an NAIA school previously)
**Ron Cottrell has coached at Houston Baptist for 26 seasons, Belmont has only been Div. 1 since 2007 (was an NAIA school previously)
