Mike Lightfoot is an American retired college basketball coach known for his career at Bethel College. He was Bethel's men's basketball coach from 1987 to 2017. Coach Lightfoot also won more games than any other college basketball coach in the history of the state of Indiana, passing the likes of Bob Knight and Gene Keady. Lightfoot retired at the end of the 2016–17 season. He was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame in 2009 with John Wooden. Lightfoot currently works for the Nations of Coaches as a regional director and the ACC Network as a color commentator for basketball.
Wins by a basketball coach when coaching in the state of Indiana: Wins Coach School 794 Mike Lightfoot Bethel College 788 Jim Kessler Grace 734 Paul Patterson Taylor 659 Bob Knight Indiana University 512 Gene Keady Purdue
Personal life
He coached both of his sons, Robbie and Ryne, at Bethel College. Robbie is the creator of Box out sports graphic and Ryne is the assistant coach for Florida Atlantic University. He and his wife Jacci have been married for 48 years
See also List of college men's basketball coaches with 600 wins
References
External links Bethel College Hall of Fame profile