Mitchell Northam | NCAA.com | February 18, 2020

Baylor's Kim Mulkey becomes the fastest Division I basketball coach to reach 600 wins

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The No. 2 Baylor Lady Bears pulled away late Tuesday night in Lubbock, Texas, capturing a 77-62 victory over Texas Tech for their 17th straight win this season.

In the triumph, Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey accomplished something that no other Division I basketball coach — in the men’s or women’s game — has done before.

By beating Texas Tech, Mulkey won her 600th game as a head coach. She is the fastest to reach that win total, doing so in just 700 games across 20 seasons.

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She edges out Kentucky legend Adolph Rupp, who reached the mark in 704 games across 28 seasons with the Wildcats’ men’s team. On the women’s side, Mulkey reached the mark in 16 fewer games than UConn’s Geno Aurriemma, who passed 600 wins in his 22nd season in 2006.

Mulkey, 57, became the head coach at Baylor in 2000 after spending 15 years as an assistant coach at Louisiana Tech, her alma mater. Mulkey won a pair of national championships as a player at Louisiana Tech, one as an assistant, and has led Baylor to three national championships.

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Additionally, in her 20 seasons at the helm of the Lady Bears, Mulkey has captured 10 Big 12 titles, three USBWA Coach of the Year Awards and seven Big 12 Coach of the Year Awards. The Lady Bears have missed the NCAA tournament just once since she became head coach. Baylor has appeared in at least the Sweet 16 in each season since 2009.

After beating Texas Tech, Mulkey has a career winning percentage of .857 and an overall record of 600-100.

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This year — a season in which they are defending a national championship — the Lady Bears are 24-1 and 13-0 in Big 12 play. Statistically, they sport the fourth-best offense in the nation and the second-best defense in the nation, scoring 83.3 points per-game while allowing 50.9 points per-game.

They have been powered by sophomore NaLyssa Smith, who is averaging 14.9 points and 8.3 rebounds per-game. Baylor’s versatile attack has five players averaging double-digits in scoring.

Mulkey and Baylor will look to increase their win total on Saturday in a home contest against Oklahoma.

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**Fastest NCAA Division I basketball coaches to 600 wins**
NAME, SCHOOL(S)	GAMES	WINS	LOSSES	WIN%	YEAR	SEASON
Kim Mulkey, Baylor	700	600	100	.857	20th	2020
Adolph Rupp, Kentucky	704	600	104	.852	28th	1959
Gary Fifield, SMU	711	600	111	.844	24th	2012
Geno Auriemma, UConn	716	600	116	.838	22nd	2006
Jerry Tarkanian, Long Beach St. & UNLV	720	600	120	.833	24th	1992
Gene Roebuck, North Dakota	728	600	128	.824	24th	2011
Pat Summitt, Tennessee	734	600	134	.817	23rd	1996
Roy Williams, Kansas & North Carolina	739	600	139	.812	22nd	2010
Jody Conradt, Texas	746	600	146	.804	24th	1992
Amy Ruley, North Dakota State	755	600	155	.795	25th	2004
John Wooden, Indiana State & UCLA	755	600	155	.795	27th	1973
Tara Vanderveer, Stanford	755	600	167	.782	25th	2004
Joe Foley, Little Rock	770	600	170	.779	24th	2011
Robin Selvig, Montana	771	600	171	.778	26th	2004
Dean Smith, North Carolina	773	600	173	.776	26th	1987

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