College of Charleston women's basketball coach Nancy Wilson and men's basketball coach Bobby Cremins have become just the fourth pair of active NCAA Division I men's and women's basketball coaches to reach 500+ victories.
Wilson claimed her 500th win on Monday in Charleston's 63-43 victory at Georgia Southern. Wilson improved her 26-year coaching mark to 500-309. Cremins won his 500th game earlier this season when Charleston beat Coastal Carolina 73-58 on Dec. 17. Cremins has a 511-342 record over 28 seasons.
Charleston's women's team is 19-7 overall and 12-6 in Southern Conference play. The Cougars play host to Appalachian State in a 2:00 start at Carolina First Arena on Saturday. Wilson will be honored for her milestone win prior to tipoff.
The men's team is 19-7 overall and 11-5 in league play after a thrilling 91-87 win at Appalachian State on Monday. The Cougars play at Georgia Southern at 7:30 on Thursday.
NCAA Division I Active Men's and Women's Combined Coach Victories
1. 1,480 wins, Connecticut (Jim Calhoun (m), 798; Geno Auriemma (w), 682)
2. 1,389 wins, North Carolina (Roy Williams (m), 583; Sylvia Hatchell, 806)
3. 1,084 wins, Belmont (Rick Byrd (m), 557; Tony Cross, 527)
4. 1,011 wins, College of Charleston (Bobby Cremins (m), 511; Nancy Wilson, 500)
The above win totals are through the games of Monday, February 16, 2009.
Wilson claimed her 500th win on Monday in Charleston's 63-43 victory at Georgia Southern. Wilson improved her 26-year coaching mark to 500-309. Cremins won his 500th game earlier this season when Charleston beat Coastal Carolina 73-58 on Dec. 17. Cremins has a 511-342 record over 28 seasons.
Charleston's women's team is 19-7 overall and 12-6 in Southern Conference play. The Cougars play host to Appalachian State in a 2:00 start at Carolina First Arena on Saturday. Wilson will be honored for her milestone win prior to tipoff.
The men's team is 19-7 overall and 11-5 in league play after a thrilling 91-87 win at Appalachian State on Monday. The Cougars play at Georgia Southern at 7:30 on Thursday.
NCAA Division I Active Men's and Women's Combined Coach Victories
1. 1,480 wins, Connecticut (Jim Calhoun (m), 798; Geno Auriemma (w), 682)
2. 1,389 wins, North Carolina (Roy Williams (m), 583; Sylvia Hatchell, 806)
3. 1,084 wins, Belmont (Rick Byrd (m), 557; Tony Cross, 527)
4. 1,011 wins, College of Charleston (Bobby Cremins (m), 511; Nancy Wilson, 500)
The above win totals are through the games of Monday, February 16, 2009.
