There are some well paid college basketball coaches not producing many wins. There are also some coaches making much less than their peers, but racked up several wins. It got us curious — what was the cost of each basketball coach per win in 2021-22?
Some ground rules:
– We used salaries from the USA Today database
– Some salaries from private universities are not included in the database
– This list below only includes coaches from the Power 6 Conferences (and Gonzaga)
Yes, there’s value beyond wins. Like national championships, conference championships and tournament appearances. We’ll be adding these variables next week to provide another look at each coaches return on investment.
| Coach | Team | 2021-22 Salary | 2021-22 wins | Cost Per Win |
| Wayne Tinkle | Oregon St. | $2,676,668 | 3 | $892,222.67 |
| Tom Crean | Georgia | $3,200,000 | 6 | $533,333.33 |
| Tom Izzo | Michigan St | $8,341,321 | 23 | $362,666.13 |
| Fred Hoiberg | Nebraska | $3,500,000 | 10 | $350,000.00 |
| John Calipari | Kentucky | $8,602,306 | 26 | $330,857.92 |
| Jeff Capel | Pittsburgh | $3,533,438 | 11 | $321,221.64 |
| Bill Self | Kansas | $10,184,282 | 34 | $299,537.71 |
| Bob Huggins | West Virginia | $4,150,000 | 16 | $259,375.00 |
| Kevin Keatts | NC State | $2,755,315 | 11 | $250,483.18 |
| Cuonzo Martin | Missouri | $3,000,000 | 12 | $250,000.00 |
| Josh Pastner | Georgia Tech | $3,000,000 | 12 | $250,000.00 |
| Chris Beard | Texas | $5,255,000 | 22 | $238,863.64 |
| Kermit Davis | Mississippi | $3,052,500 | 13 | $234,807.69 |
| Mike Krzyzewski | Duke | $7,353,496 | 32 | $229,796.75 |
| Chris Collins | Northwestern | $3,262,250 | 15 | $217,483.33 |
| Jamie Dixon | Texas Christian | $4,347,975 | 21 | $207,046.43 |
| Jay Wright | Villanova | $6,192,252 | 30 | $206,408.40 |
| Bruce Weber | Kansas State | $2,800,411 | 14 | $200,029.36 |
| Bobby Hurley | Arizona State | $2,770,000 | 14 | $197,857.14 |
| Rick Barnes | Tennessee | $5,200,000 | 27 | $192,592.59 |
| Mike Boynton | Oklahoma State | $2,843,750 | 15 | $189,583.33 |
| Dana Altman | Oregon | $3,759,500 | 20 | $187,975.00 |
| Juwan Howard | Michigan | $3,500,000 | 19 | $184,210.53 |
| Frank Martin | South Carolina | $3,200,000 | 18 | $177,777.78 |
| Jim Boeheim | Syracuse | $2,794,449 | 16 | $174,653.06 |
| Tony Bennett | Virginia | $3,648,019 | 21 | $173,715.19 |
| Mike Hopkins | Washington | $2,900,000 | 17 | $170,588.24 |
| Nate Oats | Alabama | $3,237,587 | 19 | $170,399.32 |
| Porter Moser | Oklahoma | $3,200,000 | 19 | $168,421.05 |
| Craig Smith | Utah | $1,850,000 | 11 | $168,181.82 |
| Michael White | Florida | $3,050,000 | 19 | $160,526.32 |
| Mark Fox | California | $1,900,000 | 12 | $158,333.33 |
| Brad Brownell | Clemson | $2,602,000 | 17 | $153,058.82 |
| Ben Howland | Mississippi State | $2,750,000 | 18 | $152,777.78 |
| Chris Holtmann | Ohio St. | $3,045,179 | 20 | $152,258.95 |
| Brad Underwood | Illinois | $3,500,000 | 23 | $152,173.91 |
| Ben Johnson | Minnesota | $1,950,000 | 13 | $150,000.00 |
| Mike Woodson | Indiana | $3,125,000 | 21 | $148,809.52 |
| Buzz Williams | Texas A&M | $4,000,000 | 27 | $148,148.15 |
| Steve Pikiell | Rutgers | $2,600,000 | 18 | $144,444.44 |
| Eric Musselman | Arkansas | $4,000,000 | 28 | $142,857.14 |
| Mick Cronin | UCLA | $3,700,000 | 27 | $137,037.04 |
| Bruce Pearl | Auburn | $3,825,321 | 28 | $136,618.61 |
| Leonard Hamilton | Florida State | $2,250,000 | 17 | $132,352.94 |
| Scott Drew | Baylor | $3,511,477 | 27 | $130,054.70 |
| Andy Enfield | Southern California | $3,354,315 | 26 | $129,012.12 |
| Ed Cooley | Providence | $3,450,550 | 27 | $127,798.15 |
| Jerry Stackhouse | Vanderbilt | $2,232,090 | 19 | $117,478.42 |
| Tad Boyle | Colorado | $2,428,500 | 21 | $115,642.86 |
| Fran McCaffery | Iowa | $3,000,000 | 26 | $115,384.62 |
| LaVall Jordan | Butler | $1,599,400 | 14 | $114,242.86 |
| Will Wade | Louisiana State | $2,501,500 | 22 | $113,704.55 |
| Greg Gard | Wisconsin | $2,835,000 | 25 | $113,400.00 |
| Matt Painter | Purdue | $3,225,000 | 29 | $111,206.90 |
| Kevin Willard | Seton Hall | $2,306,173 | 21 | $109,817.76 |
| Mike Brey | Notre Dame | $2,526,745 | 24 | $105,281.04 |
| Mike Young | Virginia Tech | $2,250,000 | 23 | $97,826.09 |
| Kelvin Sampson | Houston | $3,100,000 | 32 | $96,875.00 |
| Jim Larranaga | Miami-Florida | $2,453,904 | 26 | $94,380.92 |
| Travis Steele | Xavier | $1,696,282 | 19 | $89,278.00 |
| Tommy Lloyd | Arizona | $2,900,000 | 33 | $87,878.79 |
| Greg McDermott | Creighton | $1,926,881 | 23 | $83,777.43 |
| Mark Few | Gonzaga | $2,139,244 | 28 | $76,401.57 |
| Mark Adams | Texas Tech | $1,913,570 | 27 | $70,872.96 |
| T.J. Otzelberger | Iowa State | $1,500,000 | 22 | $68,181.82 |
| Kyle Smith | Washington St. | $1,500,000 | 22 | $68,181.82 |
| Hubert Davis | North Carolina | $1,800,000 | 29 | $62,068.97 |
