Michigan High School Boys' Basketball
Coaches with 500 or more career victories
(Updated through the end of the 2002-03 season).
| Coach | School(s) | Years | Wins | Losses | Pct. | Status |
| Lofton Green | Center, Kentucky, New Buffalo, River Rouge | 1941-84 | 739 | 231 | .761 | retired. |
| Paul Cook | Lansing Resurrection, Lansing Eastern | 1949-91 | 635 | 243 | .723 | retired |
| Bernie Holowicki | Detroit St. Hedwig, Detroit St. Gregory, Det. DeLaSalle, Detroit Catholic Central | 1953/1956-1994 | 612 | 216 | .739 | retired |
| Chuck Turner | Willow Run, Battle Creek Central | 1965-2000 | 565 | 207 | .731 | retired |
| Warren "Whitey" Wilson | Calumet, Frankenmuth | 1960-96 | 547 | 222 | .711 | retired |
| *Dave Soules | Detroit East Catholic | 1964-69/1972-2002 | 547 | 268 | .671 | through 2001-02 |
| Russell "Lefty" Franz | Bay City St. Stanislaus, Bay City All Saints, Pinconning | 1953-82/1984-91 | 545 | 215 | .717 | retired |
| Bill Zabonick | Bronson | retired after the 1992 season | 544 | 241 | .692 | retired |
| Irv Dieterle | Mertitt, Gaylord St. Mary, Alpena, Remus Chippewa Hills, Ishpeming Westwood | 1965-67/1969-2003 | 543 | 250 | .685 | retired |
| Leo "Sam" Franz | Sag. St. Mary's, Sag. St. Stephen, Merrill | 1948-65/1967-85 | 526 | 189 | .735 | retired |
| Grover Kirkland | Flint Northwestern | 1973-2000 | 518 | 148 | .777 | retired |
| *Ray Lauwers | Monroe St. Mary | 1967-2002 | 518 | 245 | .679 | through 2001-02 |
| Jerry Schaffer | Three Oaks-River Valley | retired after 1998 season | 503 | 293 | .631 | retired |
Note:
Abbreviations: Sag - Saginaw
*Denotes that coach is active.
Win totals are varsity wins at high schools. Victories at the junior varsity and college level do not count.
