Don Meyers Passes Bobby Knight on the All-Time Wins List
January 13, 2009 by Kevin Hunter
Filed under Basketball
A belated congratulations to Northern State coach Don Meyers.
Meyers passed Bobby Knight for the most wins coach in college basketball history over the weekend. He got win number 903 when his team defeated the University of Mary 82-62 on Saturday.
Northern State (12-2) is currently ranked 11th in the most recent Division II polls.
The win gave Meyers a record of 903-301, which dates back to 1972 and at three universities.
I didn’t know this until I saw the USA Today article, but Meyers, was nearly killed in an auto accident and was hospitalized for nearly two months. He had his lower left leg amputated and has been coaching from a wheelchair since.
That makes the record even more special and I wish Meyers many more wins and a championship or two.
FYI: The active coach with the most Division I wins is Mike Krzyzewski with 829 going into this week’s games.
