Mike Krzyzewski.
Tournament Game Wins
| Coach | School | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Krzyzewski | Duke | 101 |
| Roy Williams | Kansas, North Carolina | 77 |
| Dean Smith | North Carolina | 65 |
| Jim Boeheim | Syracuse | 61 |
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Who has the most NCAA Tournament wins?
Kentucky — 129 (1942-2019)
It’s only fitting that the winningest team in college basketball history is also the winningest in NCAA tournament history. Spurred by Adolph Rupp — who coached the Wildcats to 876 wins over 41 years — Kentucky became a dominant force in the 1940s, and has stayed that way ever since.
Which coach has the most NCAA tournament losses?
Below is a look at the all the active head coaches with 20 or more games in the NCAA Tournament.
Active NCAA Tournament Head Coaches: Wins, Final Four, & Championships.
| Coach | Mike Krzyzewski |
|---|---|
| Losses | 29 |
| Win % | 0.764 |
| Final Fours | 12 |
| Runner-Ups | 4 |
What coach has the most Sweet 16 appearances?
Sweet 16: Men’s college basketball coaches with the most NCAA…
- Where do all these NCAA coaching legends rank, including ? (Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY)
- Mike Krzyzewski (1,170)
- Jim Boeheim (1,083)
- Roy Williams (903)
- Bobby Knight (899)
- Dean Smith (879)
- Jim Calhoun (877)
- Adolph Rupp (876)
Who is the best NCAA coach of all time?
Coaches
| Rank | Name | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Krzyzewski† | 1,202 |
| 2 | Herb Magee† | 1,144 |
| 3 | Harry Statham | 1,122 |
| 4 | Danny Miles | 1,040 |
What coach has the most Final 4 appearances?
Mike Krzyzewski
Final Four appearances by coach
| Number | Coach | Team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Mike Krzyzewski | Duke |
| 12 | John Wooden | UCLA |
| 11 | Dean Smith | North Carolina |
| 9 | Roy Williams | Kansas (4), North Carolina (5) |
What coach has the most championships in any sport?
Former Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls head coach Phil Jackson has won eleven NBA championships, the most in NBA history.
Who is the best college basketball player of all time?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (formerly Lew Alcindor; UCLA Bruins)
The most dominating college basketball player of all time was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (formerly Lew Alcindor). Abdul-Jabbar was the perfect blend of superior athletic ability, finely-honed hoops skills and unselfish team-first attitude.
Who is the best college basketball team of all time?
4 best NCAA basketball teams of all time
- UCLA Bruins (1972): The 1972 UCLA Bruins were considered as one of the greatest teams of all time.
- Kentucky Wildcats (1996):
- Indiana Hoosiers (1975-76):
- North Carolina Tar Heels (1956-57):
Who is the best college basketball program of all time?
1. Kentucky Wildcats. A close call between UK and UCLA, but Kentucky is #1 in all-time wins (200 more than UCLA) and has had success dating back to the 1940s. Kentucky has seven National Championships, 13 Final Fours, 103 NCAA Tournament wins, and 27 conference championships.
What is the lowest seed to make Final Four?
No. 11
The lowest seed to make the Final Four is a No. 11. It has happened five times, most recently in 2021. The highest seed to ever make the championship is an 8, which has happened twice.
Has a first year coach ever won the NCAA championship?
There has only been one coach to ever win a national championship in his first year as a head coach of a men’s college basketball team — and even that comes with an asterisk. Back in 1989, Michigan coach Bill Frieder took the Wolverines to a 24-7 regular-season record.
Who is the greatest coach in the history of sports?
The fans’ top 5 best coaches of all time
- John Wooden. The Wizard of Westwood was the first player to ever be enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player and a coach.
- Phil Jackson.
- Vince Lombardi.
- Pat Summitt.
- Casey Stengel.
Who has more rings Bird or Magic?
Despite how Johnson won nearly double the championships that Bird did or earned an extra finals MVP Award, Magic came out ahead more often than not when faced head to head with Bird. During their careers, the Lakers and Celtics played in the finals three times and the Lakers won twice.
Who is the most winningest coach in history?
Most all-time wins by a head coach in NBA history
| Rank | Name | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gregg Popovich | 1,336 |
| 2. | Don Nelson | 1,335 |
| 3. | Lenny Wilkens | 1,332 |
| 4. | Jerry Sloan | 1,221 |
Which college has the most basketball Hall of Famers?
UCLA and Kansas top the list with seven hall-of-famers each. The Bruins include legends like Bill Walton, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Gail Goodrich and the first woman to ever try out for an NBA team, Ann Meyers. The Jayhawks are represented by players like Wilt Chamberlain, Clyde Lovelle, Paul Pierce and Lynette Woodard.
Who is the greatest Duke player of all time?
1. Christian Laettner (1988-92) On the short list for the title of “greatest college player of all time,” Christian Laettner played in four Final Fours and won two NCAA championships.
Has any team ever went undefeated in college basketball?
And the most recent undefeated title came in 1976, at the hands of Indiana. Bob Knight was in his fifth year. In 1975, Knight’s fourth season with the Hoosiers, he coached the team to a perfect 29-0 regular season, before falling to Kentucky in the NCAA tournament regional finals.
Has any NCAA basketball team ever gone undefeated?
Bill Russell and the 1956 San Francisco Dons were the first NCAA Division I men’s college basketball team to finish the year undefeated with an NCAA tournament national championship. Over the course of the next 20 seasons, six other teams would go on to end the year unblemished.
Has a First Four team ever won?
Since 2011, the NCAA tournament welcomes 68 teams each year. But to get to 64, we first have to play the First Four.
How at-large First Four teams do in the NCAA tournament.
| Team | Seed | Scores |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 Clemson (21-11) | 12 | L, No. 5 West Virginia, 84-76 |
What is a blue blood in basketball?
The term remained a general way to talk about teams performing well on the court and nothing more. It wouldn’t be until much later on that the term Blue Blood was used to describe a specific and exclusive group of elite college basketball teams.