Little question on this planet that Gonzaga’s Mark Few is without doubt one of the best coaches that the game of basketball has ever seen. One of many smartest coping with X’s and O’s as properly. He put a small, personal Jesuit college in little-known Spokane on the map and has modified the panorama of faculty basketball in the case of non-conference scheduling, recruiting and coping with the switch portal.
He ranks because the winningest lively NCAA Division I coach by profitable share at 83.2 p.c with an total report of 724-146. The legend has additionally coached over 28 former Zags and counting to have performed within the NBA.
Few will hear his identify known as by the Basketball Corridor of Fame very, very quickly. Finalists for the Class of 2025 will likely be introduced on February 14th through the NBA All-Star Weekend in San Francisco.
Since taking on the top teaching reins for the Zags manner again in 1999, Few has had accomplishment after accomplishment. Listed below are a couple of, no pun meant:
43-24 NCAA Match report/45-5 WCC Match report
22x common season WCC titles (share included)
19x WCC Match titles
14x WCC Coach of the 12 months awards
2x Naismith Coach of the 12 months awards
2x Nationwide Championship finalists
6x Elite Eight appearances
14x Candy 16 appearances
25 straight NCAA Match appearances
1x Olympic Gold medalist
Congrats on all of the success however the job isn’t completed. Few nonetheless must get that monkey off his again and convey house that coveted nationwide championship.
Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga College graduate from the Bay Space… Observe him on Twitter @a_cravalho
