Coaches 1/17/03 1:22 PM Page 85 The Coaches Coaches Records ................................................. 86 Coaches with Accomplished Records.................... 87 Coaches Who Have Played and Coached in the Final Four and Tournament ..................... 88 Coaches of All-Time ............................................. 90 Coaches 1/17/03 1:22 PM Page 86 86 COACHES RECORDS—WON-LOST RECORDS OF CHAMPIONS Year Champion Coach W-L Pct. Coaches Records 1968 UCLA ............................ John Wooden ................ 29- 1 .967 1969 UCLA ............................ John Wooden ................ 29- 1 .967 1970 UCLA ............................ John Wooden ................ 28- 2 .933 1971 UCLA ............................ John Wooden ................ 29- 1 .967 Won-Lost Records of Champions 1972 UCLA ............................ John Wooden ................ 30- 0 1.000 1973 UCLA ............................ John Wooden ................ 30- 0 1.000 Year Champion Coach W-L Pct. 1974 North Carolina St........... Norm Sloan................... 30- 1 .968 1939 Oregon ......................... Howard Hobson ............ 29- 5 .853 1975 UCLA ............................ John Wooden ................ 28- 3 .903 1940 Indiana.......................... Branch McCracken......... 20- 3 .870 1976 Indiana.......................... Bob Knight..................... 32- 0 1.000 1941 Wisconsin...................... Harold Foster ................. 20- 3 .870 1977 Marquette...................... Al McGuire.................... 25- 7 .781 1942 Stanford ........................ Everett Dean .................. 28- 4 .875 1978 Kentucky........................ Joe B. Hall ..................... 30- 2 .938 1943 Wyoming ...................... Everett Shelton................ 31- 2 .939 1979 Michigan St. .................. Jud Heathcote ................ 26- 6 .813 1944 Utah.............................. Vadal Peterson............... 21- 4 .840 1980 Louisville ........................ Denny Crum .................. 33- 3 .917 1945 Oklahoma St. ............... Henry Iba ...................... 27- 4 .871 1981 Indiana.......................... Bob Knight..................... 26- 9 .743 1946 Oklahoma St. ............... Henry Iba ...................... 31- 2 .939 1982 North Carolina............... Dean Smith.................... 32- 2 .941 1947 Holy Cross..................... Doggie Julian................. 27- 3 .900 1983 North Carolina St........... Jim Valvano ................... 26-10 .722 1948 Kentucky........................ Adolph Rupp ................. 36- 3 .923 1984 Georgetown .................. John Thompson .............. 34- 3 .919 1949 Kentucky........................ Adolph Rupp ................. 32- 2 .941 1985 Villanova ....................... Rollie Massimino ............ 25-10 .714 1950 CCNY........................... Nat Holman................... 24- 5 .828 1986 Louisville ........................ Denny Crum .................. 32- 7 .821 1951 Kentucky........................ Adolph Rupp ................. 32- 2 .941 1987 Indiana.......................... Bob Knight..................... 30- 4 .882 1952 Kansas .......................... Phog Allen..................... 28- 3 .903 1988 Kansas .......................... Larry Brown ................... 27-11 .711 1953 Indiana.......................... Branch McCracken......... 23- 3 .885 1989 Michigan....................... Steve Fisher ................... 30- 7 .811 1954 La Salle ......................... Ken Loeffler.................... 26- 4 .867 1990 UNLV ............................ Jerry Tarkanian .............. 35- 5 .875 1955 San Francisco ................ Phil Woolpert................. 28- 1 .966 1991 Duke ............................. Mike Krzyzewski ............ 32- 7 .821 1956 San Francisco ................ Phil Woolpert................. 29- 0 1.000 1992 Duke ............................. Mike Krzyzewski ............ 34- 2 .944 1957 North Carolina............... Frank McGuire............... 32- 0 1.000 1993 North Carolina............... Dean Smith.................... 34- 4 .895 1958 Kentucky........................ Adolph Rupp ................. 23- 6 .793 1994 Arkansas ....................... Nolan Richardson .......... 31- 3 .912 1959 California ...................... Pete Newell ................... 25- 4 .862 1995 UCLA ............................ Jim Harrick .................... 31- 2 .939 1960 Ohio St. ........................ Fred Taylor .................... 25- 3 .893 1996 Kentucky........................ Rick Pitino...................... 34- 2 .944 1961 Cincinnati ...................... Ed Jucker ....................... 27- 3 .900 1997 Arizona......................... Lute Olson ..................... 25- 9 .735 1962 Cincinnati ...................... Ed Jucker ....................... 29- 2 .935 1998 Kentucky........................ Tubby Smith................... 35- 4 .897 1963 Loyola (Ill.) ..................... George Ireland .............. 29- 2 .935 1999 Connecticut.................... Jim Calhoun................... 34- 2 .944 1964 UCLA ............................ John Wooden ................ 30- 0 1.000 2000 Michigan St. ................. Tom Izzo ....................... 32- 7 .821 1965 UCLA ............................ John Wooden ................ 28- 2 .933 2001 Duke ............................. Mike Krzyzewski ............ 35- 4 .897 1966 UTEP ............................. Don Haskins .................. 28- 1 .966 2002 Maryland ...................... Gary Williams ............... 32- 4 .889 1967 UCLA ............................ John Wooden ................ 30- 0 1.000 4, Harold Olsen, Ohio St., 1939-46 Final Four Records 4, Jerry Tarkanian, UNLV, 1977-91 Tournament Records 4, Fred Taylor, Ohio St., 1960-68 Note: Records adjusted for vacated games. TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES CONSECUTIVE FINAL FOUR APPEARANCES 27, Dean Smith, North Carolina, 1967-97 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS 9, John Wooden, UCLA, 1967-75 25, Bob Knight, Indiana and Texas Texas, 1973- 10, John Wooden, UCLA, 1964-75 5, Mike Krzyzewski, Duke, 1988-92 2002 4, Adolph Rupp, Kentucky, 1948-58 3, Tom Izzo, Michgan St., 1999-2001 23, Denny Crum, Louisville, 1972-2000 3, Bob Knight, Indiana, 1976-87 3, Ed Jucker, Cincinnati, 1961-63 22, Lute Olson, Iowa and Arizona, 1979-2002 3, Mike Krzyzewski, Duke, 1991-2001 3, Guy Lewis, Houston, 1982-84 22, Eddie Sutton, Creighton, Arkansas, Kentucky 2, Denny Crum, Louisville, 1980-86 and Oklahoma St., 1974-2002 2, Henry Iba, Oklahoma St., 1945-46 3, Harold Olsen, Ohio St., 1944-46 3, Dean Smith, North Carolina, 1967-69 21, Jim Boeheim, Syracuse, 1977-2001 2, Ed Jucker, Cincinnati, 1961-62 20, John Thompson, Georgetown, 1975-97 2, Branch McCracken, Indiana, 1940-53 3, Fred Taylor, Ohio St., 1960-62 3, Phil Woolpert, San Francisco, 1955-57 20, Adolph Rupp, Kentucky, 1942-72 2, Dean Smith, North Carolina, 1982-93 19, Lou Henson, Illinois and New Mexico St., 2, 19 tied 2, Phil Woolpert, San Francisco, 1955-56 1967-99 FINAL FOUR APPEARANCES FINAL FOUR WINS 18, Lou Carnesecca, St. John’s (N.Y.), 1967-92 12, John Wooden, UCLA, 1962-75 21, John Wooden, UCLA, 1962-75 18, Mike Krzyzewski, Duke, 1984-2002 11, Dean Smith, North Carolina, 1967-97 10, Mike Krzyzewski, Duke, 1988-2001 CONSECUTIVE TOURNAMENT 9, Mike Krzyzewski, Duke, 1986-2001 9, Adolph Rupp, Kentucky, 1942-66 APPEARANCES 6, Denny Crum, Louisville, 1972-86 8, Dean Smith, North Carolina, 1967-97 23, Dean Smith, North Carolina, 1975-97 6, Adolph Rupp, Kentucky, 1942-66 7, Bob Knight, Indiana, 1973-87 18, Lute Olson, Arizona, 1985-2002 5, Bob Knight, Indiana, 1973-92 5, Denny Crum, Louisville, 1972-86 15, Bob Knight, Indiana, 1986-2000 5, Guy Lewis, Houston, 1967-84 5, Henry Iba, Oklahoma St., 1945-51 14, John Thompson, Georgetown, 1979-92 5, Lute Olson, Iowa and Arizona, 1980-2001 5, Ed Jucker, Cincinnati, 1961-63 13, Roy Williams, Kansas, 1990-2002 4, Jack Gardner, Kansas St. and Utah, 1948-66 4, Henry Iba, Oklahoma St., 1945-51 5, Fred Taylor, Ohio St., 1960-68 12, John Chaney, Temple, 1990-2001 5, Phil Woolpert, San Francisco, 1955-57 12, Eddie Sutton, Arkansas and Kentucky, 1977- 88 FINAL FOUR WINNING PERCENTAGE 11, Bob Huggins, Cincinnati, 1992-2002 (Minimum three games) 11, Mike Krzyzewski, Duke, 1984-94 Question... 1.000 (4-0), Branch McCracken, Indiana, 1940-53 10, Jim Boeheim, Syracuse, 1983-92 .875 (21-3), John Wooden, UCLA, 1962-75 10, Dale Brown, LSU, 1984-93 What three coaches ended their .833 (5-1), Ed Jucker, Cincinnati, 1961-63 .833 (5-1), Phil Woolpert, San Francisco, 1955-57 TOURNAMENT WINS college coaching careers by win- 65, Dean Smith, North Carolina, 1967-97 .818 (9-2), Adolph Rupp, Kentucky, 1942-66 ning the NCAA championship? 58, Mike Krzyzewski, Duke, 1984-2002 .778 (7-2), Bob Knight, Indiana, 1973-92 47, John Wooden, UCLA, 1950-75 .750 (3-1), Doggie Julian, Holy Cross, 1947-48 42, Denny Crum, Louisville, 1972-2000 nswer... .750 (3-1), Ken Loeffler, La Salle, 1954-55 42, Bob Knight, Indiana and Texas Tech, 1973- A .750 (3-1), Al McGuire, Marquette, 1974-77 2002 .750 (3-1), Frank McGuire, St. John’s (N.Y.) and John Wooden (UCLA 1975), Al 39, Lute Olson, Iowa and Arizona, 1979-2002 North Carolina, 1952-57 34, John Thompson, Georgetown, 1975-97 McGuire (Marquette 1977) and .750 (3-1), Pete Newell, California, 1959-60 32, Jim Boeheim, Syracuse, 1977-2001 Larry Brown (Kansas 1988). 32, Jerry Tarkanian, Long Beach St. and UNLV and Tournament trivia Tournament Fresno St. 1970-2001 Coaches 1/17/03 1:22 PM Page 87 COACHES RECORDS—TOURNAMENT RECORDS 87 30, Adolph Rupp, Kentucky, 1942-72 16, Jim Harrick, Pepperdine, UCLA,