Has any NCAA basketball coach ever won an Olympic gold medal as a basketball coach?

Answer 1

Yes.

Men's team head coaches:

1) Pete Newell, California - won gold in 1960.
2) Hank Iba, Oklahoma State - won gold in 1964 and 1968.
3) Dean Smith, North Carolina - won gold in 1976.
4) Bob Knight, Indiana - won gold in 1984.
5) Mike Krzyzewski, Duke - won gold in 2008.

Women's team head coaches:

1) Pat Summitt, Tennessee - won gold in 1984
2) Kay Yow, North Carolina State - won gold in 1988
3) Tara VanDerveer, Stanford -won gold in 1996.