Mike Lightfoot


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:
WinsCoachSchool
794Mike LightfootBethel College
788Jim KesslerGrace
734Paul PattersonTaylor
659Bob KnightIndiana University
512Gene KeadyPurdue

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 Coastal Carolina University. He and his wife Jacci have been married for 47 years