Lincoln Riley and Ryan Day took over Oklahoma and Ohio State in their 30s; Smart was hired at Georgia at age 40; last year Notre Dame and Oregon both hired 35-year-olds in Marcus Freeman and Dan Lanning. Chaney who experienced success in both Division I and II but who is perhaps best known for his success at Temple retired at the age of 74 following the completion of the 2005-06 season. To think that a decade later, we would be in the same game, it was almost unimaginable, Donoher said. No rankings are perfect, and these certainly are not. 5 seeds (2005, 2010) to Final Fours as well as a No. Now in his 22nd season as the Gaels' coach, Bennett is responsible for eight of the program's 11 NCAA Tournament appearances. "Coaches' records are going into 2021-22 season, compiled by Cale Clinton from information displayed in NCAA statistics database at stats.ncaa.org - so they may be impacted by games vacated. This hasnt been a good Kentucky team defensivelyexcept when playing the Vols. Dec 26, 2020; Fort Worth, Texas, USA; Gonzaga Bulldogs head coach Mark Few (left) speakes with Virginia Cavaliers head coach . Chapter 4: Redeeming USA Basketball Perhaps Wednesday, Florida can distinguish itself at home against Kentucky, a game the Gators badly need to stay in the tourney conversation. All Rights Reserved. Here are the 10 longest-tenured active NCAA Division I men's basketball coaches (stats as of Feb. 18, 2023): T-10. The Panthers have other wins that now mean more on the resume (at Northwestern and North Carolina State, and home against Virginia and Miami), but at the time these were huge. Though his 16-year run at Louisville ended in flames and the program's 2013 national title was vacated, his winning track record dates back to stints at Boston and Providence in the 1980s. With Roy Williams, Mike Krzyzewski and Jay Wright out of the sport and others of their generation nearing the end, Self is the dean of the sport's coaches. After scoring 24.5 points per game for the Cinderella ORU team that advanced to the 2021 NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen, diminutive scoring dynamo Max Abmas seemed like a prime candidate for an upgrade to a more prominent program. Burmeister, born on June 3, 1947, has been coaching the Cardinals since their division II days. There are 10 head coaches in division I mens basketball who are 68 and older, and even three that have already pushed past 70 heading into the 2016-2017 season: Cliff Ellis of Coastal Carolina, Steve Fisher of San Diego State and Jim Boeheim of Syracuse, while Mike Krzyzewski is right behind them. The single most important aspect of the Golden Eagles success was who didnt transfer. In fact, this penalty was real and painful for a proud fanbase. This isnt a season (or an era) for the younger phenoms, which hasnt always been the case. List of current NCAA Division I men's basketball coaches. Painter is often overlooked in the national discussion of the profession's greats. But for now, here is the collective ranking of the Top 25 and 1 college basketball coaches as the 2022-23 season gets underway. He is so old he covered Bob Knight when he had dark hair and basketball shorts were actually short. (1961-62 - 1963-64); Illinois (1974-75 - 1974-75); Memphis (1970-71 - 1973-74); UAB (1978-79 - 1995-96); UCLA (1975-76 - 1976-77); Valparaiso (1964-65 - 1969-70), Hofstra (1994-95 - 2000-01); Villanova (2001-02 - 2019-22), Tulsa (1991-92 - 1994-95); Georgia (1995-96 - 1996-97); Kentucky (1997-98 - 2006-07); Minnesota (2007-08 - 2012-13); Texas Tech (2013-14 - 2015-16); Memphis (2016-17 - 2017-18); High Point (2018-19 - 2019-22), Lamar University (1976-77 - 2005-06); Oklahoma (1980-81 - 1993-94); Southwestern (TX) (1971-72 - 1972-73); TCU (1994-95 - 2001-02), Bethel (IN) (1976-77 - 1986-87); Ind.-South Bend (1987-88 - 1987-88); Valparaiso (1988-89 - 2010-11), Pacific Lutheran (1945-46 - 1957-58); Washington (1971-72 - 1984-85); Washington St. (1958-59 - 1970-71), Manchester (1991-92 - 1994-95); Missouri St. (1995-96 - 1998-99); Iowa (1999-00 - 2006-07); New Mexico (2007-08 - 2012-13); UCLA (2013-14 - 2018-19); Nevada (2019-22), Florida St. (1966-67 - 1977-78); Georgia (1978-79 - 1994-95); Jacksonville (1997-98 - 2004-05), Muskingum (1919-20 - 1922-23); Davis & Elkins (1923-24 - 1934-35); Marshall (1935-36 - 1954-55), Southern Ind. Former Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski ended the 2021-22 season and his coaching career with 1,202 victories, making him the all-time winningest coach in DI men's basketball history. 2 on the NCAA's all-time wins list and has five Final Four appearances along with the 2003 national championship highlighting his resume. Krzyzewski is 73, Hamilton 71, Larranaga 70 and Williams 69. If not for a farcical NCAA investigation that resulted in a five-year show-cause during his second season at Indiana in 2008, Sampson would be even more accomplished. They are the five oldest head coaches in ACC men's. Even among men lacking all distinction he inevitably stood out as a man lacking more distinction than all the rest. Since the most recent came only seven years after the last one, Donoher joked to the organizer, You dont have much confidence in my longevity. Were going to proceed by ranking all 68 of these coaches from top to bottom. Here are the other coaches to have coached 40-plus seasons in NCAA history: Zac Al-Khateeb is a content producer for The Sporting News. (1986-87 - 2002-03); Talladega (1964-65 - 1966-67); Tuskegee (1996-97 - 1999-00), Idaho (1990-91 - 1992-93); Utah St. (1993-94 - 1997-98); Iowa St. (1998-99 - 2002-03); Southern Miss. With Elite Eight and Sweet 16 runs in his first two NCAA Tournaments, Howard has proven himself to be a coach who can get a lot out of his team in big moments. Since taking the Temple job, hes been to the tourney 7 times, winning his first American conference regular season championship with the Owls last season. Many of the wins and seasons during those years were later vacated by the school. MORE: When is March Madness 2022? Dec 26, 2020; Fort Worth, Texas, USA; Gonzaga Bulldogs head coach Mark Few (left) speakes with Virginia Cavaliers head coach Tony Bennett before the game at Dickies Arena. Even with that blemish, which led to a six-year detour into the NBA assistant ranks, Sampson has proven himself as one of the profession's elite minds. Frericks would always be Donohers AD. Duke's Mike Krzyzewski is venerable, but not oldest in college basketball history, March Madness bracket predictions 5.0: Projecting the Field of 68 for 2022 NCAA Tournament, When is March Madness 2022? Bob Knight won three of them by age 46. (2004-05 - 2011-12); Colorado St. (2012-13 - 2017-18), Arizona (1925-26 - 1960-61); Louisville (1923-24 - 1924-25), Northern Arizona (1994-95 - 1998-99); Pittsburgh (1999-00 - 2002-03); UCLA (2003-04 - 2012-13); Mississippi State (2015-16 - 2020-22), Ball St. (1987-88 - 1988-89); Marquette (1983-84 - 1985-86); Saint Louis (2007-08 - 2011-12); Utah (1989-90 - 2003-04), Alabama (1968-69 - 1979-80); Transylvania (1951-52 - 1967-68); Vanderbilt (1981-82 - 1988-89), Florida (1989-90 - 1989-90); Navy (1992-93 - 2003-04); Tennessee (1978-79 - 1988-89); Virginia Tech (1971-72 - 1975-76); Wyoming (1976-77 - 1977-78), Old Dominion (1975-76 - 1984-85); Randolph-Macon (1956-57 - 1974-75), Miami (OH) (1993-94 - 1995-96); NC State (1996-97 - 2005-06); Arizona State (2006-07 - 2014-15); Santa Clara (2016-17 - 2021-22), Arkansas (1985-86 - 2001-02); Tulsa (1980-81 - 1984-85), Idaho (1916-17 - 1917-18); Washington (1920-21 - 1946-47), Rowan (1989-90 - 1995-96); Maine (1996-97 - 2003-04); La Salle (2004-05 - 2017-18), Bowling Green (1942-43 - 1962-63); Toledo (1934-35 - 1941-42), Christian Brothers (1982-83 - 1985-86); Austin Peay (1990-91 - 2016-17), Iona (1991-92 - 1994-95); SUNY Potsdam (1968-69 - 1990-91), Florida (1996-97 - 2014-15); Marshall (1994-95 - 1995-96), South Carolina St. (1955-56 - 1967-68); Tennessee St. (1968-69 - 1984-85), George Washington (1935-36 - 1965-66); Maryland (1918-19 - 1918-19); Oregon (1923-24 - 1934-35), Bethel (TN) (1999-00 - 1999-00); DePauw (1954-55 - 1957-58); Longwood (1981-82 - 1989-90); Murray St. (1958-59 - 1973-74); UT Martin (1990-91 - 1998-99). Last season marked the first since 1987-88 in which Roy Williams was not patrolling the sidelines at eitherKansasorNorth Carolina, and this season marks the first since 1979-80 that Mike Krzyzewski will not be coachingDuke. After 46 years of coaching college basketball, Krzyzewski plans to retire after the 2021-22 season. Heres your age-and-experience breakdown of the head coaches occupying Ken Pomeroys top 25 as of Monday morning: Eight in their 60s, with 68-year-old Rick Barnes (22) of Tennessee the oldest by a year over Houstons Kelvin Sampson. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: collegebasketball | pageType: stories | Beard grinded from student manager to graduate assistant, to low-major assistant, to community college head coach. To decide the Top 25 And 1 best college basketball coaches, Gary Parrish, Matt Norlander, Kyle Boone and David Cobb each submitted their own ballots that were then combined to make a composite ranking. Though it's hard to quantify, McDermott also deserves a lot of credit for reestablishing the program after its transition from the Missouri Valley Conference to the Big East for the 2013-14 season. The 58-year old former longtime assistant to Frank Martin also took Stephen F. Austin and Oklahoma State dancing during short tenures at those schools. Twelve in their 50s, ranging from 59-year-old Brad Underwood (23) of Illinois to 50-year-old Danny Hurley of Connecticut. Still lives barely seven miles from the arena he helped build. (1992-93 - 2000-01); Milwaukee (2001-02 - 2004-05); Tennessee (2005-06 - 2010-11); Auburn (2014-15 - 2019-22), Florida (1960-61 - 1988-89); NC State (1966-67 - 1979-80); Presbyterian (1951-52 - 1954-55); The Citadel (1956-57 - 1959-60), Colorado St. (1991-92 - 1997-98); Montana (1986-87 - 1990-91); Utah St. (1998-99 - 2014-15), Central Mo. Krzyzewski has just finished his 10-year term with the national basketball team, winning three Olympic gold medals and two World championships. 60 in the Pomeroy Ratings for 124 of the last 133 games, occasionally nudging inside the top 20 early in the season before sliding back out. He can be a polarizing figure, and nobody is accusing him of being the game's cleanest coach. Even before his head coaching stint began in 1976, he was part of the program for a decade as a player and assistant. Newly hired coaches would have flown or driven across the country to evaluate high school prospects in the classes of 2021, 2022 and 2023. Contrast that with college football, where the playoff era has seen more precocious champions. It was very different than 1967. Fisher, born on March 24, 1945, is mostly known for his time as the Michigan head coach, which included winning the 1989 NCAA Tournament (he was an interim coach) and his turbulent time in the Fab Five era, which included losing in the NCAA Tournament final back-to-back in 1992 and 1993. We were crystal balled a top-10 and all that stuff, we went in and laid an egg. They had a reunion the year he was let go, another 25 years later, another last fall in advance of his 90th birthday. That would make him the oldest active player in the sport. 68. OHanlon played in Sweden after his college playing career, and won championships there and in Venezuela as a head coach. Dates, TV schedule, locations, odds & more for the NCAA Tournament. The last time Michigan State missed the Big Dance was 1997 in Izzo's second season. First season: 2003-04. He has other peers in the same age neighborhood. Chapter 3: Getting recruited by the legend Tom Izzo (38), Michigan State. Virginia missed the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2013 last season, but it looks like just a momentary downturn for a program that was either a No. While some suspected schools would again be slow to . He coached Penn from 1989 to 2006, taking them to nine NCAA tournaments. Thats author Joseph Heller in the novel Catch-22, describing the remarkably unremarkable character Major Major. Other legends such asMichigan State'sTom Izzo (67),Houston'sKelvin Sampson (67),Tennessee'sRick Barnes (68),West Virginia'sBob Huggins (69),Iona'sRick Pitino (70),Miami'sJim Larranaga (73),Florida State'sLeonard Hamilton (74) andSyracuse'sJim Boeheim (77) are either approaching or enjoying the twilight of their careers. Chapter 1: Ending the era In Chapel Hill on Feb. 1, Jamarius Burton made two pressurized free throws with three seconds left for a one-point win. His 2019-20 team that finished 26-5 and won the ACC regular season title could have been a legacy-enhancing NCAA Tournament squad if not for the event's cancellation amid the COVID-19 pandemic. There are 363 men's college basketball programs competing in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. His resume is missing a national title but not much else. The Flyers program having faded by 1989, he would also be the man who stood in front of the microphones to tell the world that Don Donoher had been fired. But still, what a ride for a guy coaching his alma mater. Together, they had an idea of taking Flyers basketball to a new level, including a more modern place to play. Never bad, rarely great just lacking distinction. 1 or No. SUNDAY, MARCH 5. As pointed out by Mark Titus of The Ringer, only a few notable coaches have coached in their 70s, including Phog Allen, Ray Meyer, Eddie Sutton, Lou Henson, Jerry Tarkanian, Steve Fisher, Lefty Driesell, Adolph Rupp and Lute Olsen. Hall 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. Those sanctions do matter. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. That number does not take into account 64-year-old Mike. 2 seed last season following its second regular season conference title of his tenure. NCAA Basketball: Ranking all 68 head coaches in 2021 NCAA Tournament. Basketball was an afterthought at Auburn with little winning history before Pearl's arrival for the 2014-15 season. Their hard work and determination have brought them here after months of challenges. A point guard for Marshall during the late 60s, he was a high school coach for 30 years before joining his brother and serving as an assistant on the Suns, Knicks and Lakers. Alcindor. That said, the entirety of Boeheim's tenure came with Syracuse, whereas Kryzewski spent five years at Army before joining Duke for a 42-year run. In a season of lose-lose-lose, this was a win-win Saturday. As of the 202223 season, the longest-tenured head coach is expected to be Jim Boeheim, who has been head coach at Syracuse since 1976.[2]. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 1. Krzyzewski, 75, has created a dynasty that will be difficult to match in the upcoming years. Davis is another second-year coach keeping elite company because of what he accomplished in Year 1 and because of his noteworthy history as a high-profile assistant. With Halls passing, Denny Crum is now the oldest living national championship coach at 84, followed by Jim Harrick, Bob Knight and Nolan Richardson, all in their 80s. Syracuse's Jim Boeheim, currently 74, is the oldest Division I head coach. WithVillanova'sJay Wright retiring at 60, Tubby Smith calling it a career and others like Tom Crean and Ben Howland out of work after last season, some of the sport's more recognizable names are no longer in the game. With less than two weeks until a new college basketball season officially tips off, it's worth looking at some names to know in the coaching profession beyond Coach K, Juwan Howard . He has covered college basketball for 43 years, including 39 Final Fours. Weve waited for this moment for more than two years, but were finally getting the NCAA Basketball Tournament. Coastal Carolina's Cliff Ellis is 819-541 after wrapping up his 44th season coaching at the DI level. Your email address will not be published. Tennessee was in a bad spot following the ill-advised one-year tenure of Donnie Tyndall when Barnes arrived for the 2015-16 season. But when it comes to title games, Donoher is now the elder statesman. They have floated inconspicuously between No. 31. The Era of Historic Coaching in College Basketball is coming to an end. The Cowboys went from outside the bracket to perhaps a No. This list includes the date of hiring and the performance record of National Basketball Association head coaches. Craig Greenberg, the new mayor of Louisville (30), scored political points on a backdoor layup last week by hanging a banner outside Metro Hall downtown that reasserts the Cardinals as the 2013 NCAA champions*. A four-time Big Ten Coach of the Year, Painter has led the Boilermakers to the past seven NCAA Tournaments. In his 21st year with the Seminoles, he's made FSU one of the ACC's most consistent programs and a destination for high-end talent. Krzyzewski holds a massive reputation in college basketball and is currently the second longest-serving head coach in history. A Minutes quartet of opportune sweeps that were finalized in February: Kentucky (32) sweeping Tennessee. He was just too dominant a figure. The highest winning percentage for a men's coach with at least 600 wins is . Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices. We actually gave that game away. Average years experience as a Division I head coach: 15.4. Cronin wasn't even close to being UCLA's first choice, but as he embarks on his fourth season with the Bruins, it's clear he was the right choice. They paid a lot of dues as assistants to fixtures Mark Few at Gonzaga and Scott Drew at Baylor, respectively. We got off to a horrible start, he said. (1987-88 - 1995-96); Indiana (PA) (1996-97 - 2005-06); Francis Marion (2006-07 - 2019-20), CSU Bakersfield (1987-88 - 1996-97); Mont. This is Scott's second stint at Air Force; he had served there from 20002004. Enter your information to receive emails about offers, promotions from NCAA.com and our partners. They didnt just go to New York, back when the NIT had a higher profile than now, but won the championship. Overlooked? You just went out and played. He has posted three straight 20 win seasons and has picked up Big Ten Tournament (2021) and regular season titles (2022) over the past two seasons. The 2021 edition of March Madness tastes extra sweet after last seasons cancellation due to the national pandemic. He was the Oklahoma State and Miami coach before taking the Seminoles job in 2002. Hes gone to the NCAA Tournament 8 times with San DiegoState, including making it to the Sweet Sixteen twice. is a zero percent chance Wake wouldn't have landed Forbes in 2021. . Auburn made its first Final Four in 2019 under Pearl and earned a No. Hes won the Big South regular season title twice and the conference tournament title twice, going to the NCAA Tournamentsecond round a couple of times. Boeheims official NCAA record is 888-347 (.719), accounting for the aforementioned 101 vacated wins. While the sport has lost some older coaching fixtures in recent years in Mike Krzyzewski, Roy Williams and Jay Wright, their places in the pecking order have not been filled by fast-rising youngsters. In his 20th season as head coach . At 51, he's the youngest coach in our top 10, and it's easy to envision Cronin landing even higher in the years to come as some of the sport's elder statesmen retire. He coached in Israel as well, and then at high school level. In 1984, Dayton was back in the Elite Eight as yet another surprise package, but lost to national championship-bound Georgetown and Patrick Ewing 61-49. He's returned one of the sport's most historic programs to its rightful place in the pecking order and has a 2022-23 roster capable of challenging for the program's first national title since 1995. Some of these coaches are living legends of the game while others are just thrilled on making their first trips to the NCAA Tournament. He is also among the oldest to have ever done it. His postseason track record is tepid, but his reputation as a program builder is rock solid. 1:10 pm -- MVC Championship Game. This was instructive for a percentage of chesty, unenlightened fans who have spent years declaring that the school should re-raise the banner in direct defiance of the NCAA, because what are they going to do about it? But the Panthers are on the bubble.. LOL. Oklahoma State (33) sweeping Iowa State. Tech. But 1967 was not the last memorable March for Donohers program. Previously, he made 16 NCAA Tournaments in 17 seasons at Texas. 2021: 82: 52: 30.634 455: 235: 220.516 Michael Malone: Denver Nuggets: Northwest: Western June 15, 2015: 555: 314: 241.566 661: 353 . After serving a three-year NCAA show-cause penalty stemming from the unceremonious ending to his otherwise excellent tenure at Tennessee, he's turned the Tigers into one of the SEC's top programs. 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Forty names, games, teams and minutiae making news in college basketball, where its time to at least consider the possibility of Northwestern and Pittsburgh winning the Big Ten and ACC, respectively: FIRST HALF: Story lines for the final stretch. To borrow a phrase from the great Chuck Noll, this new March Madness system's problems are many and they are great. Now in his 28th season, Izzo is among the most-respected in the profession by his peers. MORE: March Madness bracket predictions 5.0: Projecting the Field of 68 for 2022 NCAA Tournament. With Hall's passing, Denny Crum is now the oldest living national championship coach at 84, followed by Jim Harrick, Bob Knight and Nolan Richardson, all in their 80s. Required fields are marked *. But with Final Four appearances at both Cincinnati and WVU on his resume, Huggins' place as a great among his coaching peers -- both active and all-time -- is secure. This ranking is entirely based on the accomplishments and acumen of the head coach, not on the state of their program or how their team could fare in this years Big Dance. Jim Boeheim, Syracuse Orange 2 freshman class and an excellent group of transfers that appear to comprise his most talented team yet. Ohio State begins Holtman's sixth season unranked, but the Buckeyes found their way into the top 15 at some point during each of his first five years. [1] Each program employs a head coach. Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim is the oldest coach in NCAA Division I history. He's been to five Sweet 16s in 17 years on the job but is still in search of that legacy-defining deep March run. The country knows about Roy Williams and Tony Bennett and Jay Wright, but theres going to be some young coach that the world falls in love within the next few weeks. But the energy and success Pearl has brought to a pair of previously floundering SEC programs prove his coaching acumen. In his 47th season, Boeheim is Syracuse basketball. This is the compromise solution. His writing has also appeared on SI.com, Mens Health, and The Cauldron. Longest Tenured College Basketball Coaches in Division 1 Men's Basketball by HERO Sports November 7, 2017 Jim Boeheim, Mike Krzyzewski and more coaches have been around for what seems like. Its not quite consigned to the dustbin of history, but its out of sight and out of celebration circulation. In 2017, he guided the program to its first Final Four since 1939. McDermott took Creighton to its first Sweet 16 since 1974 in 2021, lost all five starters from that team and still won an NCAA Tournament game last season. The views on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of the NCAA or its member institutions. When thirsty in the basketball holy land of Bloomington, Ind., The Minutes always recommends finding any and all products from locally based Upland Brewery (40). 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Meanwhile, the Flyers were rolling to that 29-2 season and he might otherwise have tried to get to the arena. DI indoor T&F championship selections revealed, How La. This is Matta's second stint at Butler; he had served there in the 200001 season. Chapter 5: Coaching against K. With that, Sporting News breaks down Krzyzewski's long and storied history, both at Army and at Duke, and where he ranks among the all-time pantheon of the sport's longest-tenured coaches: Krzyzewski is 75, having reached that age on Feb. 13. Some of the highest-paid college basketball coaches in 2020 and 2021 include John Calipari at the University of Kentucky, Mike Krzyzewski at Duke University, and Jay Wright at Villanova. They are on the list of the top 26, but a generation has risen behind them -- led by Kansas' Bill Self,Gonzaga'sMark Few andBaylor'sScott Drew -- to comprise a new guard in the sport. Now, with his 78th birthday coming this month, Boeheim is No. He was born on November 17, 1944. The school reached an agreement with the NCAA on what wording it could put on a new banner, and Final Coaches Poll #1 went into the rafters last weekend as a plant-based substitute for the meat and potatoes of NCAA Champion.. The Bears had little history to draw upon and plenty of scandal to impede its rise. 2021-22. Few's teams have been a No. 7 Arizona, Indiana outruns Purdue, UNC and Florida State earn stunning wins and more from a men's hoops Saturday, How two HBCUs won an NCAA tournament game in the same year for the first time, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Currently in sixth place in the Pac-12 with three games to play, Oregon might need to win four games in four days in the league tournament to go dancing. Its motivation to take care myself, he said. He's 37-14 in two seasons at Iona and has taken the Gaels to an NCAA Tournament and an NIT. But there remains no more recognizable coach in the game than Calipari, who is embarking on his 14th season at Kentucky with a team picked to win the SEC. There are 363 men's college basketball programs competing in the National Collegiate Athletic Association 's Division I. Hosting an Auburn team just one game behind it in the SEC standings, and aiming to strengthen its own NCAA rsum, Kentucky dominated the latter part of the first half and the final 20 minutes . 2021 NCAA tournament cheat sheet: Bracket tips, upsets picks and more BYU has a balanced offense and is adept at shooting from deep (37.3 percent overall), particularly senior guard Alex. (1975-76 - 1979-80); Missouri Western (1988-89 - 2012-13); Valparaiso (1980-81 - 1987-88), California (1996-97 - 2007-08); Eastern Mich. (1985-86 - 1995-96); Rice (2008-09 - 2013-14); Siena Heights (1977-78 - 1984-85), Guilford (1962-63 - 1969-70); High Point (1972-73 - 2002-03), Augsburg (1982-83 - 1987-88); South Dakota (1988-89 - 2012-13), Boston College (1977-78 - 1981-82); Drake (2003-04 - 2006-07); Iowa (1986-87 - 1998-99); Lafayette (1971-72 - 1976-77); Stanford (1982-83 - 1985-86), Oklahoma City (1955-56 - 1989-90); Texas (1976-77 - 1981-82); UTRGV (1973-74 - 1975-76), Oklahoma St. (1986-87 - 1989-90); Miami (FL) (1990-91 - 1999-00); Florida St. (2002-03 - 2019-22), Hampden-Sydney (1986-87 - 2002-03); William & Mary (2003-04 - 2019-20), UIW (1991-92 - 1999-00); SFA (2000-01 - 2012-13); Texas St. (2013-14 - 2019-20), Birmingham-So. He is 55-29 with Incarnate Word since joining the Southland conference. Unbeaten UCLA, a wizard named John Wooden and an unstoppable towering sophomore then called Lew Alcindor put an end to that. The Final Four made it all happen. NCAA Tournament Futures; . 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