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

04/17/2025, 1:15pm CDT
By Norbert Durst

Barneveld's Jim Myers, the winningest coach in girls' basketball state history.

The girls' basketball coaching records have been updated following the 2024-25 season. 

The list includes the top 107 winningest coaches in state history, which consists of 41 active coaches. 

Barneveld's Jim Myers moved to the top spot on the list and guided the Golden Eagles to a Division 5 state runner-up finish in his first year back as their leader. 

Myers has a 721-146 record in 39 years as a girls' basketball coach, which includes guiding Barneveld to six WIAA state championships. The six titles are second to Jeff Pustina (662-139, third-most wins all-time), who guided Cuba City to nine WIAA state titles. 

Before the season, Owen-Withee's Al Guthman held the all-time wins record with 710 wins against 302 losses in 48 years. 

The only other active coach in the top 10 all-time is Doug Pickarts, who has a 560-279 record in 35 years as a head coach, most recently at Cambridge. 

St. Mary Catholic's Jeff Chew moved into a tie for 12th on the all-time wins list and guided the Zephyrs to a Division 4 state runner-up finish. Chew has a 537-205 record in 30 years as a head coach.   

Other notable active coaches on the wins list: 

  • T-16th - David Wenzel, Fox Valley Lutheran - 519-224
  • 18th - Lora Staveness, Edgewood - 515-26
    • Guided Crusaders to D2 state runner-up in 2024-25
  • T-19th - Scott Herrick, Pius XI Catholic - 502-123
  • 21st - John Gaier, Neillsville - 499-81
  • 22nd - Joel Claassen, Pius XI Catholic / New Berlin Eisenhower - 487-73
  • 28th - Dave Ross, Port Washington / Cedarburg - 455-290
  • T-30th - Gary Kuehl, North Fond du Lac - 452-356
  • T-30th - Jim Doolittle, Bowler / Rio / Fall River - 452-182
  • 34th - Steve Hluchnik, West Allis Central / Oak Creek - 442-231
  • 35th - Robert Domagalski, Union Grove - 441-161
  • 36th - Jason Martzke, Gilmanton / Fall Creek - 440-194
  • 39th - Mike Vander Loop, Freedom - 430-138
  • 40th - Bob Maronde, Grafton / Cudahy / Sheboygan Falls / Greenfield - 427-211

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

*denotes active coach for 2024-25 season 

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