Longest Tenures: Coaches Laboring Day After Day at Same Major University
September 7th, 2026 - 8:08
Greg Kampe, entering his 43rd campaign at Oakland, is the only individual among the top 10 in longest tenures for major-college coaches all-time and active. But since Oakland didn't move up to NCAA Division I until 1998-99, Michigan State's Tom Izzo is the longest-tenured at DI level (32 years). In deference to Labor Day, following are lists regarding most seasons at one major-college school in both categories after Randy Bennett departed for Arizona State after serving 25 years with Saint Mary's:
| Top 10 All-Time | Top 10 Active |
|---|---|
| 49-Mount St. Mary's Jim Phelan (1954-55 through 2002-03) | 43-Oakland's Greg Kampe (since 1984-85) |
| 47-Syracuse's Jim Boeheim (1976-77 through 2022-23) | 32-Michigan State's Tom Izzo (1995-96) |
| 43-Oakland's Greg Kampe (1984-85 to 2026-27) | 28-Gonzaga's Mark Few (1999-00) |
| 42-Western Kentucky's Ed Diddle (1922-23 through 1963-64) | 28-Yale's James Jones (1999-00) |
| 42-Duke's Mike Krzyzewski (1980-81 through 2021-22) | 24-Baylor's Scott Drew (2003-04) |
| 42-DePaul's Ray Meyer (1942-43 through 1983-84) | 24-Mercyhurst's Gary Manchel (2003-04) |
| 41-Butler's Tony Hinkle (1926-27 through 1941-42 and 1945-46 through 1969-70) | 24-Kansas' Bill Self (2003-04) |
| 41-Kentucky's Adolph Rupp (1930-31 through 1951-52 and 1953-54 through 1971-72) | 22-Utah Tech's Jon Judkins (2005-06) |
| 39-Kansas' Phog Allen (1908, 1909 and 1919-20 through 1955-56) | 22-Richmond's Chris Mooney (2005-06) |
| 38-Texas-El Paso's Don Haskins (1961-62 through 1998-99) | 22-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, Utah Tech moved up in 2020-21 and Mercyhurst moved up in 2024-25.