How many college coaches have taken four different teams to the NCAA basketball tournament?

Answer 1

Eddie Sutton was the first (and maybe the only) coach to do it. Creighton in 1974, Arkansas in 1977, Kentucky 1n 1986 and Oklahoma State in 1991.

Tom Penders (Rhode Island, Texas, George Washington, Houston) and Rick Pitino (Boston, Providence, Kentucky, Louisville) have also done it.

Answer 2

Eddie Sutton:Creighton,Arkansas,Kentucky,Oklahoma St.

Rick Pitino:Boston Univ.,Providence,Kentucky,Louisville

Tubby Smith:Tulsa,Georgia,Kentucky,Minnesota

John Belein:Canisius,Richmond,WVU,Michigan

Gene Bartow:Valparaiso,Memphis St.,UCLA,UAB

Jim Harrick:Pepperdine,UCLA,Rhode Island,Georgia

Lon Kruger:Kansas St.,Florida,Illinois,UNLV

Tom Penders:Rhode Island,Texas,George Washington,Houston

Lefty Driesell: Davidson, Maryland, JMU, Georgia State

Answer 3

Rick Pitino has taken 3 different schools to the Final Four: Providence, Kentucky and Louisville.

The following coaches have taken 2 different schools to the Final Four:

Roy Williams (Kansas, North Carolina)

Lute Olsen (Iowa, Arizona)

Jack Gardner (Kansas State, Utah)

Forddy Anderson (Bradley, Michigan State)

Larry Brown (UCLA, Kansas)

Eddie Sutton (Arkansas, Oklahoma State)

Gene Bartow (Memphis, UCLA)

John Calipari (Massachusetts, Memphis)

Hugh Durham (Florida State, Georgia)

Lou Henson (New Mexico State, Illinois)

Bob Huggins (Cincinnati, West Virginia)

Frank McGuire (St. John's, North Carolina)

Lee Rose (Charlotte, Purdue)

Answer 4

Rick Pitino has taken 3 different schools to the Final Four: Providence, Kentucky and Louisville.

No one has ever taken 4 different teams to the Final Four.

Answer 5

Eddie sutton

Answer 6

Roy Willams and John Calpari

Answer 7

Pitino

Answer 8

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