HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
COACHING RECORDS
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Pennsylvania High School Coaches-wins/losses

"Speedy" Morris,   is 870-373 (3/5/10) in 42 years as a high school coach at Roman, Penn Charter, St. Joseph's Prep and  La Salle University.   That includes 8 Philadelphia Catholic League Championships, 12 Southern Division Titles, 2 NIT Tournament appearances, 4 NCAA Tournament appearances,  being the Winningest Coach in La Salle University History, and the Winningest Coach in St. Joseph’s Prep History, his current coaching position.  (Credit: Tom Taylor)
Mike Kopp, went to 802 wins (1/13/10), Allentown Central Catholic Vikettes, has five  PIAA Class AAA girls basketball championships (four straight 2001-2004, and one in 1987).   This includes 74 previous wins at  Notre Dame HS in Bethlehem Twp, Pa-, (Credit:  Joe Gill, Easton Express-Times )

Don Graham,  801 wins-  coached for 51 years at Pittsburgh North Catholic High School that started in the 1940's and has lasted to the 1998-99 season.
Jerry Conboy,   coached  45 seasons and won close to 800 games. He started in 1955 at South Hills Catholic (11 seasons),  Davidson University(2 seasons), Point Park College (21 seasons), Elizabeth Forward girls (5 years), Montour boys (3 years),  Seaton La Salle girls.
Don Barth, Pittsburgh North Catholic girls, 786 wins.
Julius Prezelski,  757 wins and 290 losses,  Forest City (PA).
Eddie Gayeski,   744 wins, 195 losses; two state championships at Shickshinny Northwest H S- 1951-1985.
Jim Davis, 736 wins in 42 years while coaching at Northeast Bradford and Athens 
(Credit: Rich Bobb)
Ken Misiak, 730 Wins & 366 Losses, 46+ years, Geibel H. S., Pittsburgh area.  His 1978 team went 28-0, won The WPIAL championship and the PIAA defeating Darby Twp 66-53.
Ron Insinger,  has coached at Loyalsock for 35 years leading the Lancers to nine district championships, he also has had 22 20-win seasons since 1975.  When he won #700,  Loyalsock players carried him  off the court at Hughesville after his 700th career win.  As of Jan 2010, he stands at 717. (Williamsport Gazette)  (Bill  Kelly)
Bob Schnure, now at 706 wins, is in his 31st year as a girl's head coach, first at Downingtown and then at Downingtown East since the school opened in 2003.  His current record is 706-206 with five PIAA championships, and 12 District 1 titles.  (Don Beideman, Philadelphia Inquirer, 1/26/11)
“Gordie” Foster   at Upper Dauphin Area High School and Lebanon Valley College for 39 years.  His overall coaching record was 702-282. 
Tony Chapman, Holy Ghost Prep in Bensalem won his 700th game. He is in his 33rd season at Holy Ghost. In this span,  he has won 4 District 1 AAA championships and appeared in 2 state finals.  (Gary Nolan)
Jim Davis Athens Area H.S. is still coaching after 40 seasons (31 at NE Bradford & 9 at Athens Area).  He has 539 wins at NE and 160 wins at Athens and will be going for win # 700 in his next game.  (Credit: Rich Bobb)

Hank Stofko,   700 victories,  retired in 1991 after 35 seasons, Plymouth-Whitemarsh,  the 1963 team won the 3-A Boy's State Championship.
Eddie McCluskey,   698 wins and 185 losses, Farrell High School,  won seven state championships: 1952, 1954, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1969  and 1972.  (Update from Sharon Herald article by Jim Raykie, found HERE)
Edward Chiampi,  Swoyersville won 689 games and lost 191 games over 32 years of high school coaching. He coached the Swoyersville basketball team for 29 years;  two years at Nanticoke;  one year at Forty Fort;  his teams had nine District 2 Class A championships, five District 2 Class B titles and 23 of 29 North League crowns. Coach Chiampi's 1949-50 team went to the Class A state championship final in which they lost to Homestead, 47-42. He never had a losing season in 32 years of coaching basketball and died October 2, 1982. (Xavier Chiampi, Europe)
Ron Rhen,  record of 675-170 in 31 years,  Pine Grove "Cardinals"  Girl's Basketball Team. won  two PIAA State titles, retired 1998.
John M."Jack" Farrell.   Boy's Basketball Coach for 35 years at two schools: 1960 to 1967  at St. Paul's High School Scranton, PA : 176 and 56. Then 1967 to 1995 at  Scranton Preparatory.   His  Scranton Preparatory record was 495  and 119.  Overall  Record 671 wins and 175  losses and he won the 1973 PCIAA State Title.
 (Credit: James P. Farrell, 2/25/09)
Dan Dougherty, Philadelphia Episcopal Academy, 1977-97, 2001-07, 667-308 (Pius X,  Penncrest,  Malvern Prep, and 10 years at Episcopal, he also at one time assisted Jack Kraft at Villanova and then served as the heard coach at also coached at the USMA,).  (Credit: Keith Pompey)
Aaron Straub, (Elk County Catholic) now has 666 total wins and counting. He became the winningest boy's coach in District 9 history on  1/27/11 when the Crusaders defeated the Bradford Owls for his 639th victory on the boys' side of coaching. Coach Straub also has 27 victories as the head coach of the Lady Crusaders. Straub took over the title as the winningest coach from Don Stemmerick of Union High School.  Coach Straub is in his 29th season as the head coach of the Crusaders. He took over as the head coach at Elk County Catholic (Christian) in the 1982-83 season.  (St. Marys Daily Press)

Linus McGinty, Archbishop Carroll (girls) & Cardinal O'Hara (girls) coached for 29 years with a record of 664-121.  He has won National Coach of the Year honors (Russell Athletic,   2009) and in 2008 he was elected to the Philadelphia Archdiocese  Hall of Fame.

Charles A. DeVenzio,  won  659 games  at Ambridge, Springdale and North Allegheny high schools.  His 1966-67 Ambridge team went 27-0.  I covered his last game in the 1991 PIAA playoffs and have a chapter about him in my book, Alle-Kiski Valley Sports History.  (George Guido, scholastic sports correspondent, Valley News Dispatch, Tarentum).
Jim Atherton,  a PA Sports Hall of Fame basketball coach . He coached Perry Joint H. S. in Harrisburg, West Pittston, Coughlin and Luzerne County Community College. He won championships at each of the high schools, but most of his success came at Luzerne County Community College – home of the James T. Atherton Gymnasium.  He had nine regular season and six postseason championships at LCCC, as well as a 55-game home court winning streak. and a record of 651-308. (Dave Konopki, Times Leader)
Bruce Leib,  recorded his 500th win with Hazleton Area, and his 600th at Central Dauphin East on 12/5/08.   He retired in Feb 2011, finishing his 35 years as a coach with a 643-214 career record. He coached at three schools: Mullen in Denver Colorado and two schools in Pennsylvania: Hazleton Area  and C D East in Harrisburg. (Credit: Josh Fadden and Mike Joseph)
Don Stemmerich, won 638 games coaching at Union Joint High School in Rimersburg for 38 years from 1955 to 1993.
Lloyd Wolf,  (626) Reading Holy Name  (Credit: Mike Drago, Reading Eagle)

Dick Black, (620) Mount Lebanon H S  from 1961 through 1996 (37 seasons) 620 wins and 251 losses with 13 seasons of 20 wins or more,  18 section titles, 2 PIAA Final Four appearances and Pennsylvania Coach of the Year in 1968. He was inducted into Western Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame (1992) and  into the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame (1997).  But get this: in 37 seasons, there was never had a technical foul called against him.
Butler Hennon,  620 wins and  259 lost,  38 seasons of high school coaching at Wampum and Elwood City with three state championships in 1950's and 1960's.
Tom Traynor earned his 600th career victory as a head coach thanks to Mt. Pleasant's 50-20 win over Derry (1/30/10)  in Section 3-AAA.  His 49 year career as of 2/5/11 stands at 610 wins.  Traynor began his coaching career in 1962 at Pitt-Johnstown, where he spent nine years. While at the school, he earned 116 victories.   The majority of Traynor's success came at Hempfield, where he coached for 30 seasons from 1971-2001. While there, Traynor racked up 393 victories and was named the Section 1-AAAA coach of the year 10 times.   In 2001, Traynor became the coach at Mt. Pleasant and has amassed 101 wins there so far. (Credit: Jason Black, Daily Courier)
Larry Seneta, His overall record in 30 seasons at Girard is 606-223. He compiled a 505-122 record in 21 seasons coaching the girls. Prior to that, he was 101-101 in 9 seasons coaching the boys.  He is currently the Girard girls coach.  (Credit: Joe Mattis, Erie Times-News)

Jim Dooley, 600, the win was the 85th at Delone Catholic. With 145 at Gettysburg, 129 at Shippensburg, 164 at Cumberland Valley and 77  in Iceland from 1982-1983.

Ken Bianchi, 600, Abington Heights, "The victory earned the Comets a berth in the PIAA Class AAA tournament and gave Bianchi his 600th career win in 36 years,  an honor he declined to talk about after the game." (Credit: Donnie Collins, Times Tribine, 3/5/11)

Dave Bailey,  Tussey Mountain clipped host Central, 48-47 in overtime in the championship game of the Giant Eagle Tipoff Tournament to give Dave Bailey his 600th career coaching victory on Dec 1, 2007.  His record at this point in 35 seasons was 600-288.  Bailey entered this season with 691 career coaching wins and  needing just three more to reach the magical 700-win plateau.

 (Credit: John Hartsock, Altoona Mirror)
Lamar Kauffman.   26 years at Lancaster Catholic and more than 600 wins, including 11 District Three Class AAA titles and two PIAA Class AAA titles (1989 and '96), and still coaching to start 2008-09. (Jason Fulginiti, Lancaster Online)

Lurline Jones,  recorded her 600th win at University City High School in Philadelphia on January 12, 2005.  She had won 12 public league championships.
Patty Hower Lebanon Catholic girl's coach currently has 583 wins and 283 losses in 31  years.
Harry DeFrank, Trinity,  topped 500 wins in January of 2004  at age 76 and during his 47th year of coaching.   He retired in 2007 after 50 years in coaching,  23 at Trinity and 27 as a CYO coach with 585 wins, and 23 straight trips to the district and state playoffs in his 23 years of coaching!

Tony Fannick Sr., 31 years at Milton High School has 574 wins (2/26/08) (Milton Fan)
Chet Hine won 564 wins in 34 years at Bishop Hoban.  He won six District 2 championships, five Wyoming Valley Conference division titles and had three appearances in the state's Final Four. Bishop Hoban is no longer in existence.  Bishop Hoban, Bishop Hafey and Seton Catholic merged to form Holy Redeemer. (Dave Konopki, The Times Leader)
Ross Macciocco (562)...Dunmore, 28 years 528-219; Scranton Prep, 2 years 34-17. Total: 562-236.  From 1980-81-thru present.  (Credit: Guy Valvano)

Bud Gardler, 560 at Bishop Kenrick/Cardinal O'Hara.   (Credit: Keith Pompey)

Bill Hagar compiled a record of 557-222 in 30 seasons coaching at Maplewood, Jamestown (N.Y.) and Franklin. He is  currently the Franklin coach.    (Credit: Joe Mattis, Erie Times-News)
Joe Klebon, Shamokin Area  was honored last  night (1/15/10) for his 550th varsity win in 33 years and counting.   (Credit: Gregory T. Klebon)
Abe Everhart,  549 wins,  Uniontown,  2 State Championships, 1962-1964.
Joe Hasenfuss won 549 games during his coaching career at Lebanon Catholic and York Suburban.
(Dick VanOlinda , The York Dispatch)
Dick Diethorn,  St. James / St. Canice, 547-202, named Pittsburgh Dapper Dan Coaching Award in 1951 and 1964, won four state championships.
Bill Fox, Philadelphia Father Judge, 1975-85, 1987-99, 2001-2005, 545-269

Ellis Dwyer,  was a legendary coach from 1942 - 1973. During his thirty years at Radnor High School, Radnor won numerous league and district basketball titles, and advanced to the state championship game in 1960. While coaching at Radnor and Chester, Ellis's finished with a record of 544-237 (he was 20-5 in 1941-42 at Chester).  (Credit: John Simpson)
Charles O'Brien, Philadelphia LaSalle, 1944-1970, 541-248
Andy Pahach, industrial arts teacher at Bolivar High School and its successor, Laurel Valley High School, from 1948 -1984.  Head Boys Basketball Coach for Bolivar Indians (1948-1952) and Laurel Valley Rams (1952-1984), PIAA state championship game finalist 4 years, District 6 champion 8 seasons, conference champion 16 times. Pahach returned as head coach of Laurel Valley girls’ team for the 1988-89 season, finishing the year with a 17 – 9 record-Total Record: 538 wins and 346 losses.  (Credit: Doug Kurtz)
Bill Paulik, Salisbury had 539 wins.  In February 2011, they named the Salisbury High School gym, the Bill Paulik Court.  (Allentown Morning Call, 2/11/11

Vince Bucciarelli (538) ...Abington Heights, 29 years 538-234. From 1982-83 thru present.  (Credit: Guy Valvano)

Reggie Weiss, 536-257 career record compiled at Wilson (1969 for six years ); at Reading Central Catholic (1980-1985); rejoined the Wilson boys the following year and coached through the 2001 season. He took the Muhlenberg girls job in  2004 through 2009. He won 1985 single A state title at Reading Central Catholic. (Credit: Matt Malinowski/Bob Porter)
Gary Lupek, 536 wins in 36 years as the coach of Conemaugh Valley High School. Lupek coached Valley throughout much of the program’s existence following the merger of the Conemaugh and Franklin districts in 1966. He retired in 2011.  (Credit: Mike Mastovich/Dave Burman)
Roger Flynn compiled a record of 531-201 in 27 seasons coaching the Grove City girls. His final season was 2005-2006.    (Credit: Joe Mattis, Erie Times-News)
Ross Macciocco,  Dunmore High School (girls), 500-216 as of the end of the 2007 season.  530 going into 2009-2010 as the coach at Scranton Prep.  (Times Tribune)
Lloyd Wolf,  Reading Holy Name,  February 8, 2000 won his 528 th game over 33 seasons.
John Silan,   Kutztown and Wilson,  527-117 over 26 seasons. won three state titles.
Dennis Seddon,  Roman Catholic-with a career record of 515-128 in 22 seasons, he had a winning percentage of .801.  Seddon also won more Catholic League titles than any coach with 10. Legendary former Roman coach Billy Markward won nine, while "Speedy" Morris won eight.  He retired in 2008.   (Credit: Keith Pompey)  32 former players went into coaching (Credit: Ted Silary)
Les Shoop,  Punsxutawney  and Knoch  winning 511 games in 37 seasons
John Hopkins,  G.A.R. Memorial High School 1973-1996 (23 years) won 503 games and lost 148.  This includes 15 league titles, 8 district titles, 3 times state runner-up 1986, 1990, 1991.  11 league titles in a row 1982-1992, 86 league wins in a row 1987-1991, 89 home wins in a row 1984-1992.  Won 36 games in 1982-83 season.  Coach of the year 13 times and is a member of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of fame of Luzerne County.
Ron Hassler, started at North Penn in 2008-09 after having nearly 500 wins and 10 District 11 championships in his tenure at Central Catholic, Whitehall, and Catasaqua.
Ray Bartha  - he will be playing for his 500th career win at Apollo-Ridge on Thursday night (1/17/08).  He has over a dozen section titles to go with his 1991 WPIAL  title. A-R is a AA school in the Alle-Kiski Valley. (Credit:  Katie McLay, Apollo-Ridge High '06)
Larry Kostelac Jr., Trinity got career win # 500,  a 62-43 victory over  Mechanicsburg. (12/19/08)    (Eric Thomas, Carlisle Sentinel)

Bob Rozanski, Serra Catholic coach  picked up his 500th career victory in the Class A No. 5 Eagles' 69-55 win against East Allegheny in the Serra tournament. Rozanski, in his 32nd season, has a career record of 500-243. (12/12/09, PittsburghPost Gazette)
Dave Lebo,  four consecutive state championships at Carlisle High School: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988. In January of 1998, he recorded win #500
Bobby Heuser, Lower Dauphin  notched his 500th career win in a 42-14 win over host Conestoga Valley in the nightcap of the Buckskin Classic.  (12/10/11, Patriot News)

Mickey Holland, head basketball coach at Mahanoy Area High School in Schuylkill County earned his 500th career victory in his 26th season with the Bears boy's basketball team.  Mahanoy competes in District 11 and is a AA school    (Credit: Steve Lloyd, WNEP-TV 16/Scranton/Wilkes-Barre)
Ron Faust, Washington High coach won his 500th game 12/13/08 when his Prexies downed rival Trinity, 69-37.  He has been the coach for 27 years and will retire at the end of the 2008-09 season.  (Rich Emert, Pittsburgh Post Gazette)

Kevin Kodish, the very successful girl's coach at Lewistown High School recorded win #500 on 12/6/07, a 58-52 come-from-behind win at Bellefonte. Among his 500 wins are eight District 6 titles and two PIAA state championships. Kodish's 24-year career total stands at 500-156 and counting.  (Credit: Dave Burman, radio 105.5 in Lewistown)

John Miller,  Blackhawk High School, he achieved the 500 win plateau during the 2000-2001 season.

"Renzie" Hoffman

Mike Kopp

Jerry Conboy

"Jack" Farrell

Bruce Leib

Don Stemmerich

Ron Rhen

Jim Dooley

Bob Schnure

Harry DeFrank

Aaron Straub

Dick Diethorn

John Silan

Tom Lonegran

Mark Moschella

John Hopkins

Bobby Heusser
(Patriot Photo)

"Renzie" Hoffman 1,255 wins and 311 losses-coached for 30 years, 17 years at Clintonville High School and 13 years at Mercer High School,  coaching both the Junior Varsity and  the Varsity-both the boys and the girls teams.

Glenn Robinson, Franklin and Marshall with 800 wins is the NCAA Division III leader in wins for active coaches, (2/9/11, Patriot News)

Guy Strong, University of Scranton-On Jan. 25, 2009, the Lady Royals gave Strong his 700th career win, beating Drew University, 73-54- (Scranton Times Tribune)

Pennsylvania High School Coaches

state championships
 (at least two)
7-Eddie McCluskey, Farrell
7-Don Barth, North Catholic (girls)
6-Joe Votino, Kennedy Christian
5-Mike Kopp, Allentown Catholic (girls)
5-Bob Schnure, Dowingtown (girls)
4-Bill Anderson, Lower Merion
4-Dick Diethorn,  St. James/St. Canice (PCIAA)
4-John Miller,  Blackhawk
4-Mark Moschella,
Bishop Guilfoyle (girls)
4-Ed Olkowski, Midland
4-Dave Lebo, Carlisle
4-Art Tanneyhill, Altoona (girls)
4-Gerry Wilson, Scotland School (1994, 1995, 2002, 2003)

3-Joe Alansky, Mahanoy Area  (girls)
3- Rick Binder, Steelton-Highspire
3-J. Bernie Crum, Allentown
3-Gerry Eckenrode, Delone Catholic (girls)

3-Butler Hennon, Wampum
3-Hugh McGeehan, Hazleton (1928, 1929, 1938)
3-Fred Pickett, Chester (2000, 2005, 2008)
3-Hank Stofko, Plymouth Whitemarsh
3-John Silan, Kutztown

2-Bill Bengel, Mercyhurst Prep (girls)
2-Mark Belensk, Bishop O'Reilly  (2004, 2005) now at Holy Redeemer 
2-Roy Bigler, West Reading
2- Hal Blitman, Darby-Colwyn 
2-Randy Bowers, Mercyhurst Prep (girls)

2-Jerry Conboy,  South Hills Catholic (PCIAA)
2-Linda Cruttenden, Dieruff HS  (girls, 1975, 1976)
2-Charlie Dubbs, Fountain Hill  (1956, 1957)
2-Harry DeFrank, Trinity (girls)
2-Greg Downer Lower Merion
2-Abe Everhart, Uniontown
2-Dick Fox, Erie Prep (PCIAA)
2-Jim Garland, Cranberry
2-Eddie Gayeski, Northwest
2-Dick Holliday, Girard
2-Harriet Jenakovich- Susquehanna Twp. ( girls,1979, 1981)

2-Lamar Kauffman, Lancaster Catholic (girls, 1989, 1996)
2-Kevin Kodish, Lewistown (girls)
2-Alonzo Lewis, Chester
2-Fr. Steven Maco, Pottsville Nativity BVM (girls, 1978, 1990)
2-Gary Markle, York Catholic
2-Fred Pickett, Chester
2-Chris Raso, Hopewell (girls)
2-Ron Rehn, Pine Grove (girls)
2-Don Rose, Irwin High School  (1947, 1948)
2-Joe Salvino,won back to back state championships coaching Monessen in 1988 and 1989
2-Robert Schlosser, Allentown Central Catholic (1984, 1986)
2-Kirk Smallwood, Harrisburg
2-John Swogger, Mercer
2-Ruth Weidman, Pottsville Nativity BVM (girls,1999, 2000)

Note:
--West Reading won three straight 59, 60, 61, Bigler won in 59 and 60, then Dick Sherry won in 61.
--Irwin won the 1953 state championship with Joe McMunn and  in 1954 under Lyman Stough.
--In 2009, Governor Ed Rendell announced the state would be closing the Scotland School for Veteran's Children (it opened in 1895).  It has 288 students.
--Fred Pickett, Chester won the state title three times (2000, 2005, 2008) and finished runner-up twice (2003 and 2007).

Won the state championship at two different schools--
-4, Dick Diethorn,  St. James (3) / St. Canice (1), (both PCIAA schools)
-2, J. Michael Bailey,  Williamsport/  Bethel H. S. (VA)

-2, Paul Birch, Homestead (1939)/ General Braddock (1973)
-2, Bill Gaffey, Altoona Bishop Guilfoyle  (1967)(PCIAA)/ Susquehanna Twp. (1980).
-2, Patti Heffner,  Catasauqua (1988) / Parkland (2006)
-2-James (Lash) Nesser, Uniontown High/ Uniontown St. John's (PCIAA)

 Ellis Dwyer

Ron Insinger

Gordy Foster

Jeff Appleman

Linus McGinty

Ken Bianchi

 COACH

 LAST SCHOOL

 COACHING

 RECORD

 Morgan Wootten

 DeMatha, Md

 1957-

 1,185-178 (.869)

 Robert Hughes

 Fort Worth Dunbar

 1958-

 1,155-233 (.832)

 Ralph Tasker

 Hobbs, NM

 1941-1998

 1,122-291 (.794)

 Bill Krueger

 Houston Clear Lake

 1958-1996

 1,096-250 (.814)

 Leslie Gaudet

 Pine Prairie, La

 1937-42;1947-70

 1,026-353 (.744)

 Walter VanHuss

 Kingsport, Tenn

 1953-1989

 1,021-313 (.765)