NCAA Men's Division I Elite Eight appearances by coaches
A list of the most NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Elite Eight appearances by coaches since expansion to 64 teams in 1985.
Elite Eight appearances by coach since NCAA expansion to 64 teams in 1985
- Coaches with vacated Elite Eight appearances due to NCAA violations are marked with an * next to the year.
- Coaches with names in bold are ACTIVE with a team that they took to the Elite Eight.
- Coaches with names in bold italics are active in NCAA Division I, but are not currently coaching a team that they took to an Elite Eight.
Number |
Coach |
Years |
Program(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
12 |
Mike Krzyzewski |
1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2010 |
Duke |
10 |
Roy Williams |
1991, 1993, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 |
Kansas (5), North Carolina (5) |
9 |
Rick Pitino |
1987, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2005, 2008, 2009 |
Providence (1), Kentucky (5), Louisville (3) |
9 |
Jim Calhoun |
1990, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2011 |
Connecticut |
7 |
Tom Izzo |
1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010 |
Michigan State |
7 |
Lute Olson |
1988, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005 |
Arizona |
7 |
Dean Smith |
1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997 |
North Carolina |
7 |
John Calipari |
1995, 1996*, 2006, 2007, 2008*, 2010, 2011 |
Massachusetts (2), Memphis (3), Kentucky (2) |
6 |
Bill Self |
2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2011 |
Tulsa (1), Illinois (1), Kansas (4) |
5 |
John Chaney |
1988, 1991, 1993, 1999, 2001 |
Temple |
4 |
Jim Boeheim |
1987, 1989, 1996, 2003 |
Syracuse |
4 |
Billy Donovan |
2000, 2006, 2007, 2011 |
Florida |
4 |
Steve Fisher |
1989, 1992*, 1993*, 1994 |
Michigan |
4 |
Bob Huggins |
1992, 1993, 1996, 2010 |
Cincinnati (3), West Virginia (1) |
4 |
Nolan Richardson |
1990, 1991, 1994, 1995 |
Arkansas |
4 |
Eddie Sutton |
1986, 1995, 2000, 2004 |
Kentucky (1), Oklahoma State (3) |
4 |
Tubby Smith |
1998, 1999, 2003, 2005 |
Kentucky |
4 |
Jerry Tarkanian |
1987, 1989, 1990, 1991 |
UNLV |
4 |
John Thompson |
1985, 1987, 1989, 1996 |
Georgetown |
3 |
Rick Barnes |
2003, 2006, 2008 |
Texas |
3 |
Jim Harrick |
1992, 1995, 1998 |
UCLA (2), Rhode Island (1) |
3 |
Ben Howland |
2006, 2007, 2008 |
UCLA |
3 |
Bob Knight |
1987, 1992, 1993 |
Indiana |
2 |
Jim Valvano |
1985, 1986 |
NC State |
2 |
Denny Crum |
1986, 1997 |
Louisville |
2 |
Bill Guthridge |
1998, 2000 |
North Carolina |
2 |
Gene Keady |
1994, 2000 |
Purdue |
2 |
Ernie Kent |
2002, 2007 |
Oregon |
2 |
Lon Kruger |
1988, 1994 |
Kansas State (1), Florida (1) |
2 |
Thad Matta |
2004, 2007 |
Xavier (1), Ohio State (1) |
2 |
Sean Miller |
2008, 2011 |
Xavier (1), Arizona (1) |
2 |
Kelvin Sampson |
2002, 2003 |
Oklahoma |
2 |
Brad Stevens |
2010, 2011 |
Butler |
2 |
Gary Williams |
2001, 2002 |
Maryland |
2 |
Jay Wright |
2006, 2009 |
Villanova |