Final Four Cumulative Coaching Records


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Championships

10 — John Wooden, UCLA

4 — Mike Krzyzewski, Duke; Adolph Rupp, Kentucky

3 — Jim Calhoun, Connecticut; Bob Knight, Indiana

2 — Denny Crum, Louisville; Billy Donovan, Florida; Henry Iba, Oklahoma A&M; Ed Jucker, Cincinnati; Branch McCracken, Indiana; Rick Pitino, Kentucky-Louisville; Dean Smith, North Carolina; Roy Williams, North Carolina; Phil Woolpert, San Francisco

Final Four Appearances

12 — John Wooden, UCLA

11 — Mike Krzyzewski, Duke; Dean Smith, North Carolina

7 — Rick Pitino, Providence-Kentucky-Louisville, Roy Williams, Kansas-North Carolina

6 — Denny Crum, Louisville; Tom Izzo, Michigan State; Adolph Rupp, Kentucky

5 — Bob Knight, Indiana; Guy Lewis, Houston; Lute Olson, Iowa-Arizona

Consecutive Final Four Appearances

9 — John Wooden, UCLA, 1967-75

5 — Mike Krzyzewski, Duke, 1988-92

3 — Ben Howland, UCLA, 2006-08; Tom Izzo, Michgan State, 1999-01; Ed Jucker, Cincinnati, 1961-63; Guy Lewis, Houston, 1982-84; Harold Olsen, Ohio State, 1944-46; Dean Smith, North Carolina, 1967-69; Fred Taylor, Ohio State, 1960-62; Phil Woolpert, San Francisco, 1955-57

Final Four Games

24 — John Wooden, UCLA

19 — Mike Krzyzewski, Duke; Dean Smith, North Carolina

11 — Adolph Rupp, Kentucky; Roy Williams, Kansas-North Carolina

10 — Denny Crum, Louisville; Rick Pitino, Providence-Kentucky-Louisville

9 — Bob Knight, Indiana; Guy Lewis, Houston

8 — Jack Gardner, Kansas State-Utah; Henry Iba, Oklahoma A&M; Tom Izzo, Michigan State; Lute Olson, Iowa-Arizona; Fred Taylor, Ohio State

Final Four Wins

21 — John Wooden, UCLA

12 — Mike Krzyzewski, Duke

9 — Adolph Rupp, Kentucky

8 — Dean Smith, North Carolina

7 — Bob Knight, Indiana

6 — Jim Calhoun, Connecticut; Roy Williams, Kansas-North Carolina

5 — Denny Crum, Louisville; Billy Donovan, Florida; Henry Iba, Oklahoma A&M; Ed Jucker, Cincinnati; Rick Pitino, Providence-Kentucky-Louisville; Fred Taylor, Ohio State; Phil Woolpert, San Francisco

Final Four Winning Percentage
(Minimum: 4 games)

1.000 (4-0) — Branch McCracken, Indiana

.875 (21-3) — John Wooden, UCLA

.857 (6-1) — Jim Calhoun, Connecticut

.833 (5-1) — Billy Donovan, Florida; Ed Jucker, Cincinnati; Phil Woolpert, San Francisco

.818 (9-2) — Adolph Rupp, Kentucky

.778 (7-2) — Bob Knight, Indiana

.750 (3-1) — Doggie Julian, Holy Cross; Ken Loeffler, La Salle; Al McGuire, Marquette; Frank McGuire, St. John's-North Carolina; Pete Newell, California; Bill Self, Kansas

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