Sweet Sixteen coaching résumés compared (Updated 3/24)

A mixture of ten with Sweet Sixteen and beyond tournament experience and six that are at this point for the first time. Of course, this has nothing to do with talent level of current teams and is just for a comparison.


Achievements in NCAA Division 1 Tournament as head coach:


Michigan State - Tom Izzo - National Champ (1X) (Final Four or better (8X) (Sweet Sixteen or better (15X)


Gonzaga - Mark Few - National Runner-Up (2X) (Sweet Sixteen or better (12X)


Houston - Kelvin Sampson - Final Four (2X) (Sweet Sixteen or better (7X)

Tennessee - Rick Barnes - Final Four (1X) (Sweet Sixteen or better (8X)

Miami - Jim Larranaga - Final Four (1X) (Sweet Sixteen or better (5X)

UCLA - Mick Cronin - Final Four (1X) (Sweet Sixteen or better (4X)


Xavier - Sean Miller - Elite Eight (4X) (Sweet Sixteen or better (8X)

Arkansas - Eric Musselman - Elite Eight (2X) (Sweet Sixteen or better (4X)


Creighton - Greg McDermott - Sweet Sixteen (2X) (Round of 32 or better (6X)

Alabama - Nate Oats - Sweet Sixteen (2X) (Round of 32 or better (4X)


Connecticut - Dan Hurley - Sweet Sixteen (1X) (Round of 32 or better (3X)


San Diego State - Brian Dutcher - Sweet Sixteen (1X) (NCAA Tourney (4X)

Princeton - Mitch Henderson - Sweet Sixteen (1X) (NCAA Tourney (2X)


Florida Atlantic - Dusty May - Sweet Sixteen (1X)

Kansas State - Jerome Tang - Sweet Sixteen (1X)

Texas - Rodney Terry (interim) - Sweet Sixteen (1X)


ETA - Either Oats or Dutcher and either McDermott or Henderson will make their first Elite Eight.


UPDATE (3/24):

5 of the 6 first-time sweet sixteen coaches won their games.

Few and Laranaga are the only remaining coaches that have previously been to a Final Four.