Thomas Baker Baker is still the winningest coach in Baker University basketball history. Thomas Baker led Baker to its first two conference titles in 2004 and 2006. Baker set the NCAA Division III record for consecutive wins this season when the Pioneers won 25 straight, and Baker has won three conference titles since Baker joined the Pioneer Conference in 2004. Baker won at least 20 games in five of Baker’s six seasons under Baker, and Baker set its first NCAA-designated Division III ranking this season. Baker has also won 64 consecutive games in conference play, including an NCAA-record 42 consecutive wins. Baker has been ranked in the top 10 nationally for 17 consecutive weeks in both the America East and NAIA Division I polls. Baker’s current record is 249-134, and Baker has made the NCAA tournament in nine of Baker’s last 10 seasons and the NCAA quarterfinals eight of Baker’s last nine seasons. 5. Wichita State University Men’s Basketball Conference: Missouri Valley Sports: Basketball Head Coach: Gregg Marshall Record: 174-40 Thomas Baker and Gregg Marshall are the winningest coaches in the history of Wichita State University basketball. Each coach has led the team to two NCAA tournament appearances and one NCAA championship. Baker coached Wichita State to the NAIA national championship in 1955, and he led Wichita State to the NCAA national championship in 1963. Marshall became the winningest coach in Wichita State history on Feb. 20, 2014, when the Shockers won at least 20 games for the 29th consecutive season. Marshall has led the Shockers to an NCAA tournament appearance in all nine seasons he has coached Wichita State. Marshall also led the Shockers to the Missouri Valley Conference championship in 2014-15, and Wichita State was the conference’s top team for 11 straight seasons from 2008-12. Wichita State set the NCAA-record for consecutive wins when the Shockers won 31 games in 2013-14, and Wichita State won 30 games in 2014-15. The Shockers set an NCAA-record with 120 wins in a five-year period when they won 119 games in 2010-11 through 2013-14. Wichita State has won 114 games in the last four seasons, and it has had at least 30 wins in nine consecutive seasons. Wichita State has had a 21-year streak of making at least 20 wins, and it has been ranked in the top 25 nationally in nine of the last 10 seasons. Wichita State also has set the NCAA record for consecutive wins in conference play when the Shockers won 25 games in 2013-14. The current team has a 27-game winning streak, and the team set the NCAA-record for consecutive home wins when it won 31 consecutive home games from 2008-12. Wichita State has also set the NCAA record for winning streaks in conference play when the Shockers won 44 games in 2006-07 and 48 games in 2009-10. Wichita State has had a 26-game home winning streak since its last loss at Charles Koch Arena in March 2010, and the Shockers won 33 games in 2008-09, 41 games in 2006-07, and 45 games in 2004-05. Wichita State has a 109-game overall winning streak. The current team has a 56-game conference winning streak, and the team has won a conference-record 80 games in the Missouri Valley Conference. Thomas Baker is still the winningest coach in Baker University basketball history, but Gregg Marshall is now the winningest coach in Wichita State University basketball history. Marshall won the conference championship in his first season in Wichita, and he has since led the Shockers to an NCAA tournament appearance. Marshall is a four-time Missouri Valley Conference coach of the year and a three-time College Basketball Hall of Fame coach of the year. Marshall also set a national record for most consecutive conference wins at 37 when the Shockers won 46 straight in 2014-15 and 57 in 2015-16. Marshall also set a national record for most consecutive conference home.https://techvilly.com
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