The Greatest Div-1A BBall Coaches of All Time

Submitted by podizz on Tue, 11/10/2009 - 07:43
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  1. John Wooden 1946-1975 UCLA, Indiana St 664 10 national championships and 12 final fours 1 of 3 people enshrined in basketball hall of fame as both player and coach (won a national championship at Purdue) 6-time national coach of the year.
  2. Mike Krzyzewski 1975– Army, Duke 910** 3 national championships, 11 Final Fours, and 12 ACC Championships. Former guard at Army.
  3. Adolph Rupp 1930-1972 Kentucky 876 4 national championships and 6 final fours, 4-time national coach of the year.
  4. Bob Knight 1965-2008 Army, Indiana, Texas Tech 902 3 national championships, 11 Big Ten championships, 5 final fours, 4-time national coach of the year.
  5. Dean Smith 1961-1997 North Carolina 879 2 National Championships and 11 Final Fours. 96.6% of his players have gone on to graduate.
  6. Jim Calhoun 1972– UConn 805** 3 national championships and 4 Final Fours. Native of Braintree, MA.
  7. Eddie Sutton 1969-2008 Creighton,Arkansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma State, San Francisco 803
  8. Jim Boeheim 1976– Syracuse 866 wins**, 3 final fours, 1 national championship, 5 big east tourney championships, 2010 coach of the year
  9. Lefty Driesell 1960-2003 Davidson, Maryland, James Madison, Georgia State 786
  10. Lute Olson 1973-2008 Long Beach State, Iowa, Arizona 780
  11. Lou Henson 1962-2004 New Mexico State, Illinois 779
  12. Jerry Tarkanian 1968-2002 Long Beach State, UNLV, Fresno State 778 1 National Championship and 4 Final Fours. "Tark the Shark", known for habitually chewing on a towel during games.
  13. Phog Allen 1906-1956 Kansas, Baker, Central Missouri State 771
  14. Henry Iba 1930-1970 Oklahoma A&M, Oklahoma State 764 2 National Championships and 4 Final Fours. "Iron Duke of defense"
  15. Edgar Diddle 1922-1964 Western Kentucky 759
  16. John Chaney 1972-2005 Cheyney, Temple 741
  17. Norm Stewart 1961-1999 Northern Iowa, Missouri 731
  18. Ray Meyer 1942-1984 DePaul 724
  19. Don Haskins 1961-1999 UTEP 719
  20. Roy Williams 1988- UNC, Kansas 643 2 national championships, 7 final fours. Williams has also won at least one game in the NCAA Tournament for 20 consecutive years (second all-time)
  21. Billy Donovan 1994- Florida, Marshall 404 2 national championships and 3 final fours. After a brief stint as head coach of the Orlando Magic that lasted only 5 days, Donovan re-signed with the Gators on June 7, 2007, with a deal that makes him the highest-paid head coach in college basketball, at $3.5-million per year. Played under head coach Rick Pitino at Providence, where he took his team to a final four in 1987.
  22. Dick Sauers 1955-1997 Albany 702
  23. Denny Crum 1971-2001 Louisville 675 2 National Championships and 6 Final Fours. Served under John Wooden at UCLA where he won three titles as an assistant coach.
  24. Phil Woopert 1946-1969 San Francisco, San Diego 243 2 National Championships. Coached Bill Russell and KC Jones.
  25. Branch McCracken 1930-1965 Indiana, Ball St 457 2 National Championships.
  26. Rick Pitino 1978- Louisville, Kentucky, Providence, BU 607** 1 National Championship and 5 Final Fours.
  27. Tom Izzo 1995- Michigan St 394** 1 National Championship and 6 Final Fours.
  28. Guy Lewis 1956-1986 Houston 592 Five Final Fours
  29. Lute Olson 1973-2008 Long Beach St, Iowa, Arizona 781 1 National Championship and 5 Final Fours.
  30. John Calipari 1988- Kentucky, Memphis, UMass 403 2 Final Fours
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