Jim Boeheim Becomes 3rd Division 1 Coach To Reach 900 Coaching Wins

Jim Boeheim became the 3rd coach in Division 1 history to reach 900 coaching wins on Monday night. He joins Mike Krzyzewski who has 937 wins and Bob Knight at 902 wins. Boeheim got his 900th win vs. Detroit 72 to 68. I think that Boeheim is in top 5 college basketball coaches of all-time. Boeheim has won 74.7% of his games. He has also only coached at Syracuse. He started in 1969 as an assistant and in 1976 he became the head coach. My top 5, not in any order, Mike Krzyzewski, Bob Knight, John Wooden, Adolph Rupp and Jim Boeheim. He is also a current assistant coach of the USA Men's National Basketball team. He has been on the USA Men's National Basketball team since 2006 and also in 1990. He is 46-27 in the NCAA Tournament with a 63.0% winning percentage. The 63.0% is quite low and that is why Boeheim is not always mentioned among the top coaches in college basketball. Since he started coaching he has won 355 Big East wins and 5 Big East Tournament Championships, 9 Big East Regular Season Championships, a 4-time Big East Coach of the Years and a 1-time College Coach of the Year. He has helped Syracuse win 1 National Championship in 2003. He has gone to 3 National Championship Games, 3 Final Fours, 5 Elite Eights, 16 Sweet Sixteens and 29 NCAA Tournaments Appearances. He has also help USA win a Gold Medal at the Olympic in 2008 and 2012. He has also won a Gold Medal at the FIBA World Championship at 2010 and a bronze FIBA Medals in 1990 and 2006. I believe that he could easy go over 1000 wins on his career. He is one of the best college basketball coach and this just adds to his great career.