Longtime San Jose City College men's basketball coach Percy Carr earned his 900th career victory during a 72-63 triumph at Hartnell College in Salinas, California, on Friday night.
Carr, 73, is the winningest black coach in college basketball history, with 72 more victories than late Hall of Famer and former Winston Salem State University coach Clarence "Big House" Gaines, who sits in second place.
Carr also is the third-winningest coach all time in junior college history behind Three Rivers Community College (Missouri) coach Gene Bess, who entered Saturday with 1,264 wins, and former Allegany Junior College coach Bob Kirk (927).