Four Familiar Faces: Two UNC Coaches Among Quartet With Most Final 4s
March 26th, 2017 - 20:17
Unsure how many of his championship team players in 2005 and 2009 circumvented normal final exams while taking bogus no-show classes. But while North Carolina's Roy Williams probably isn't too keen on discussing scholastic standards ("I'm to the point that I don't really care what anybody else thinks of what I say"), he ranks #4 among celebrated coaches showing up for the most Final Four appearances, registering a 9-6 record following a 2017 title. His mentor, Dean Smith, compiled a losing F4 record (8-11).
Coach | School(s) | F4 Record (Pct.) | Final Four Appearances (Years/Finishes) |
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Mike Krzyzewski | Duke | 14-7 (.667) | 12 (1986/2nd, 1988/T3rd, 1989/T3rd, 1990/2nd, 1991/1st, 1992/1st, 1994/2nd, 1999/2nd, 2001/1st, 2004/T3rd, 2010/1st and 2015/1st) |
John Wooden | UCLA | 21-3 (.875) | 12 (1962/4th, 1964/1st, 1965/1st, 1967/1st, 1968/1st, 1969/1st, 1970/1st, 1971/1st, 1972/1st, 1973/1st, 1974/3rd and 1975/1st) |
Dean Smith | North Carolina | 8-11 (.421) | 11 (1967/4th, 1968/2nd, 1969/4th, 1972/3rd, 1977/2nd, 1981/2nd, 1982/1st, 1991/T3rd, 1993/1st, 1995/T3rd and 1997/T3rd) |
Roy Williams | Kansas/North Carolina | 9-6 (.600) | 9 (1991/2nd, 1993/T3rd, 2002/T3rd, 2003/2nd, 2005/1st, 2008/T3rd, 2009/1st, 2016/2nd and 2017/1st) |