Longest Tenures: Coaches Laboring Day After Day For Same Major University
September 1st, 2025 - 9:02
Greg Kampe, entering his 42nd campaign at Oakland, is the only individual among the top 10 in longest tenures for major-college coaches all-time and active. In deference to Labor Day, following are lists regarding most seasons at one major-college school in both categories:
| Top 10 All-Time | Top 10 Active |
|---|---|
| 49-Mount St. Mary's Jim Phelan (1954-55 through 2002-03) | 42-Oakland's Greg Kampe (since 1984-85) |
| 47-Syracuse's Jim Boeheim (1976-77 through 2022-23) | 31-Michigan State's Tom Izzo (1995-96) |
| 42-Western Kentucky's Ed Diddle (1922-23 through 1963-64) | 27-Gonzaga's Mark Few (1999-00) |
| 42-Oakland's Greg Kampe (1984-85 to 2025-26) | 27-Yale's James Jones (1999-00) |
| 42-Duke's Mike Krzyzewski (1980-81 through 2021-22) | 25-Saint Mary's Randy Bennett (2001-02) |
| 42-DePaul's Ray Meyer (1942-43 through 1983-84) | 23-Baylor's Scott Drew (2003-04) |
| 41-Butler's Tony Hinkle (1926-27 through 1941-42 and 1945-46 through 1969-70) | 23-Kansas' Bill Self (2003-04) |
| 41-Kentucky's Adolph Rupp (1930-31 through 1951-52 and 1953-54 through 1971-72) | 21-Utah Tech's Jon Judkins (2005-06) |
| 39-Kansas' Phog Allen (1908, 1909 and 1919-20 through 1955-56) | 21-Richmond's Chris Mooney (2005-06) |
| 38-Texas-El Paso's Don Haskins (1961-62 through 1998-99) | 21-Purdue's Matt Painter (2005-06) |
NOTE: Mount St. Mary's moved up to DI status in 1988-89, Oakland moved up in 1998-99 and Utah Tech moved up in 2020-21.