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Updated list of state's all-time winningest boys basketball coaches

04/01/2025, 1:45pm CDT
By Travis Wilson

Blair-Taylor coach Randy Storlie is up to third on the state's boys basketball coaching wins list

The end of the 2024-25 boys basketball season is in the rearview mirror, which means it is time to update the boys basketball coaching wins list record book.

Of the top 67 coaches in state history, 18 of them were active in 2024-25. 

Of course, the state's winningest coach remains former Cuba City head man Jerry Petitgoue, who retired after the 2022-23 season. He finished his career with a total record of 1027-270, including a few years at now-defunct Gratiot High School. 

Jon Murphy, who spent many years at Seymour and later at Kimberly, is in second place, with a combined record of 668-219.

Randy Storlie moves into the third position with 665 victories at Taylor High School and now the combined Blair-Taylor.

Oostburg's Kevin Bruggink (555-217), Martin Luther's Paul Wollersheim (517-158), Fall River's Arnie Oelke (503-399), Spring Valley's Rob Bosshart (494-320), St. Ambrose's Chris Zwettler (492-343), Madison Memorial's Steve Collins (492-152), Kaukauna's Michael Schalow (482-246), Middleton's Kevin Bavery (475-309), Mineral Point's Dan Burreson (472-237), West Salem's Mark Wagner (452-135), Arrowhead's Craig Haase (448-174), Sussex Hamilton's Andy Cerroni (446-361), Washburn's Duane Gasperini (446-206), Green Bay NEW Lutheran's Mark Meerstein (430-375), Columbus Catholic's Joe Konieczny (419-144), Brookfield East's Joe Rux (412-176), and Dominican's Steve Showalter (402-133) are also active coaches in the 2024-25 season who make the list.

Amongst coaches on the list, the highest winning percentage belongs to former Randolph coach Bob Haffele, who won 84.9% of his games with the Rockets and Gilman, going 512-91 overall. Just behind is former Marquette coach Paul Noack at 83.8%.

Records only include varsity wins at Wisconsin high schools as a boys' basketball coach. 

*denotes active coach 

For updates or corrections, please contact Travis Wilson at travis(at)wissports.net

Boys Basketball Coaching Wins Records

# Coach School Years Wins Losses Total games Win %
1 Jerry Petitgoue Cuba City/Gratiot 55 1027 270 1297 0.792
2 Jon Murphy Seymour/Kimberly 35 668 219 887 0.753
3 Randy Storlie* Blair-Taylor / Taylor 42 665 315 980 0.679
4 Bob Letsch Racine St. Catherine's 37 661 250 911 0.726
5 Tom Desotell Sheboygan North 39 646 241 887 0.728
6 Frank Schade Oshkosh North/Plymouth 42 610 317 927 0.658
7 Tim Anderson Auburndale 40 607 280 887 0.684
8 Jim Gosz Milwaukee King/Dominican 31 606 145 751 0.807
9 Bill Uelmen Regis/Cadott/Mondovi 35 590 307 897 0.658
10 Harold Mulhern Osseo-Fairchild/McDonell/Durand 39 568 329 897 0.633
11 Tom Diener Cedarburg/Milw. Hamilton/Vincent/Muskego/St. Mary's Springs/Green Bay West 33 557 238 795 0.701
12 Ron Einerson Cashton/Plymouth/Neenah 37 556 235 791 0.703
13 Kevin Bruggink* Howards Grove / Oostburg 31 555 217 772 0.719
14 Carl Bruggink Clintonville 41 549 368 917 0.599
15 Fred Kestly Pulaski 38 543 269 812 0.669
16 Tony Fiore Eau Claire Regis/Rhinelander/Crivitz 39 541 312 853 0.634
17 David Boland Seneca 34 539 240 779 0.692
18 Ted Voigt Lakeland 38 538 273 811 0.663
19 Fred Suchy Bloomer/Shawano/Elkhorn/Sevastopol 37 532 275 807 0.659
20 Ralph Larson Winneconne/Delavan 47 531 453 984 0.540
21(tie) Jeff Christensen Racine Lutheran 33 525 266 791 0.664
21(tie) Jack Tetzner Thorp 39 525 274 799 0.657
23 Jim Stevens New Glarus/Mauston/Madison West 38 523 296 819 0.639
24 Paul Wollersheim* Dominican/Martin Luther 26 517 158 675 0.766
25 Dale Walz Wisconsin Lutheran/Lakeside Lutheran 35 515 245 760 0.678
26 Ron Schultz New Auburn/Fall Creek 33 513 190 703 0.730
27 Bob Haffele Randolph/Gilman 23 512 91 603 0.849
28(tie) Paul Noack Marquette 25 511 99 610 0.838
28(tie) Win Parkinson Milwaukee Tech 33 511 152 663 0.771
31 Sam Young Black River Falls 39 509 238 747 0.681
30 Ole Jorgensen Neenah 39 509 258 767 0.664
32 John McGuire Racine St. Catherine's (25)/Highland (1)/Cudahy (1) 27 504 157 661 0.762
33 Arnie Oelke* Fall River 39 503 399 902 0.558
34(tie) Rob Bosshart* Spring Valley 35 494 320 814 0.607
34(tie) Eli Crogan Soldiers Grove / Fennimore / Watertown / Wayland 40 494 324 818 0.604
36(tie) Steve Collins* Madison Memorial 25 492 152 644 0.764
36(tie) Lucky Wurtz Laconia/Waupun/Kimberly 32 492 278 770 0.639
36(tie) Chris Zwettler* Edgewood/St. Ambrose/Stockton (IL) 35 492 343 835 0.589
39 Clyde Rusk Milwaukee Washington/West Allis Hale/Nicolet 39 484 270 754 0.642
40 Michael Schalow* Kaukauna 30 482 246 728 0.662
41 Mike Flanagen Weyauwega-Fremont 41 481 402 883 0.545
42 Pat Hammond Edgar/Bay Port/Antigo/Eau Claire Memorial 44 477 310 787 0.606
43 James Nedelcoff Benton / Southwestern 39 476 341 817 0.583
44 Kevin Bavery* Middleton / Oregon / Cedarburg 34 475 309 784 0.606
45 Dan Burreson* Mineral Point 30 472 237 709 0.666
46 Mickey Martin Albany / Parkview / Little Chute 38 471 382 853 0.552
47 Greg Jensen Amherst 29 470 188 658 0.714
48 Bob Constalie Westby / La Farge 30 469 297 766 0.612
49 Edwin Baeten Oakfield 33 468 231 699 0.670
50 Mark Wagner* Pittsville/G-E-T/West Salem 24 452 135 587 0.770
51 Craig Haase* Arrowhead 25 448 174 622 0.720
52 Fred Booth Glenwood City 24 447 128 575 0.777
53(tie) Andy Cerroni* Sussex Hamilton/Arrowhead 37 446 361 807 0.553
53(tie) Duane Gasperini* Washburn 28 446 206 652 0.684
55(tie) John Nicholas Antigo/Cuba City/Eau Claire Memorial 26 442 177 619 0.714
55(tie) Phil Jones Milwaukee Bay View / Milwaukee Marshall / Shorewood N/A 442 333 775 0.570
57 Dennis Uppena Cassville 29 441 237 678 0.650
58 Bill Gipp Spooner 31 440 236 676 0.651
59 Mark Meerstein* Green Bay NEW Lutheran 34 437 394 831 0.526
60 Curt Lamb Almond-Bancroft 25 436 159 595 0.733
61(tie) Dick Diener Fond du Lac/Colfax 25 434 140 574 0.756
61(tie) Andy Banasik Prairie du Chien/Columbus Catholic 32 434 310 744 0.583
63 Joe Konieczny* Columbus Catholic/Stratford 21 419 144 563 0.744
64 Joe Rux* Brookfield East/Roncalli 23 412 176 588 0.701
65 John Miron Freedom/Ashwaubenon/Kimberly 28 407 248 655 0.621
66 David Ruhsam Osceola 28 404 179 583 0.693
67 Steve Showalter* Menomonee Falls/Dominican/Germantown 21 402 133 535 0.751

About the Author

Travis Wilson serves as the WisSports.net General Manager, Football Editor, and contributing writer for other parts of the site. Wilson was selected as part of the Sports 40 Under 40 list by Coach & AD Magazine and the National High School Athletic Coaches Association for 2019. The Wisconsin Football Coaches Association (WFCA) named Travis the 2015 recipient of the Dave McClain Distinguished Service Award. He currently serves on the WFCA Executive Board and is a member of the Executive Board of the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association. A graduate of Richland Center High School and Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Travis was a three-sport athlete in high school (football, baseball, basketball), inducted to the Richland Center High School Hall of Fame in 2023, and currently resides in Reedsburg. You can follow him on Twitter at @travisWSN.

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