Back to the Future: Familiar Surroundings for Playoff Coaches
March 14th, 2012 - 22:22
First-time playoff participation must be extra gratifying for Iowa State's Fred Hoiberg and UNLV's Dave Rice. They are among the following nine individuals who coach their alma mater and directed it to college basketball's grandest prize - a berth in the NCAA Tournament:
Playoff Coach Alma Mater First Season Jim Boeheim Syracuse '66 1976-77 Mick Cronin Cincinnati '96 2006-07 Fred Hoiberg Iowa State '95 2010-11 Bob Huggins West Virginia '77 2007-08 Chris Mack Xavier '92 2009-10 Matt Painter Purdue '93 2005-06 Dave Rice UNLV '91 2011-12 Wayne Tinkle Montana '89 2006-07 Roy Williams North Carolina '72 2003-04