By Tom Weber, KWMU
St. Louis, MO – McKendree College's men's basketball beat Maryville University 83-72 on Wednesday night.
That gave Harry Statham his 880th career win as head coach.
That's one more than Dean Smith, who had been the winningest coach in college basketball history.
This season is Statham's 39th as coach of his alma mater. He's also the school's athletic director.
He entered the season with 871 wins, behind only Dean Smith (879) and Adolph Rupp (876) on the all-time list.