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List of coaches in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

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Main article: List of members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches, referees, and other major contributors to the sport. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, the Basketball Hall of Fame is named after James Naismith, who invented the sport in 1891; he was inducted into the Hall as a contributor in 1959. The Coach category has existed since the beginning of the Hall of Fame. For a person to be inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach, they must either be "fully retired for five years" or, if they are still active, "have coached as either a fulltime assistant or head coach on the high school and/or college and/or professional level" for 25 years.

As part of the inaugural class of 1959, three coaches were inducted (Forrest C. "Phog" Allen, Henry Clifford Carlson and Walter E. Meanwell); in total, 100 individuals have been inducted into the Hall of Fame as coaches.

Seven coaching inductees were associated with teams that were inducted to the Hall of Fame as units. Don Haskins, inducted in 1997, was the coach of the 1966 Texas Western basketball team, which was inducted in 2007. Dutch Lonborg, inducted in 1973, was manager of the 1960 U.S. Olympic team that was inducted in 2010. Three coaching inductees were members of the staff for the 1992 U.S. Olympic team that was also inducted in 2010—head coach Chuck Daly (1994) and assistants Lenny Wilkens (1998) and Mike Krzyzewski (2001). Head coach Krzyzewski and assistant Jim Boeheim (2005) were also inducted as part of the 2008 U.S. Olympic team in 2025. Cathy Rush (2008) was the head coach of the Immaculata College women's team of 1972–1974 that was inducted in 2014.

Ten of the inducted coaches were born outside the United States: Cesare Rubini, Aleksandr J. Gomelsky, Antonio Díaz-Miguel, Aleksandar "Aza" Nikolić, Geno Auriemma, Alessandro "Sandro" Gamba, Mirko Novosel, Pedro Ferrándiz, Lidia Alexeeva, and Lindsay Gaze. Ten of the inducted coaches are women: L. Margaret Wade, Jody Conradt, Pat Head Summitt, Sandra Kay Yow, Sue Gunter, Rush, C. Vivian Stringer, Tara VanDerveer, Alexeeva, and Sylvia Hatchell. Five coaches have also been inducted as players: John Wooden, Bill Sharman, Wilkens, Tom Heinsohn, and Bill Russell. One of the more recent inductees in this category was John McLendon, who was inducted as a head coach in 2016. McLendon had also been inducted as a contributor in 1979, making him the first individual ever to be inducted as both a coach and contributor.

Unlike recent years (such as 2015), in which individuals directly elected by special Hall committees were announced separately from the rest of the class, all 2016 inductees were announced at the same event. Specifically, the announcement of the class of 2016 was made on April 4 during the festivities surrounding the 2016 NCAA Men's Final Four in Houston.

Coaches

John Calipari, inducted in 2015
YearInducteesAchievementsRef.Nationality
1959Two Helms Foundation championships (Kansas, 1922, 1923); Founder of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship. National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) National Coach of the Year (1950); NCAA Tournament Champion (Kansas, 1952); 26 regular season conference championships. Responsible for basketball being accepted as an Olympic sport (1936). Olympic gold medal winner (Helsinki, 1952). 746 career wins. Known as "The Father of Basketball Coaching."United States
1959Created Figure 8 offense in 1922; Helms Foundation championship (Pittsburgh; 1928, 1930)United States
1959Three Helms Foundation championships (Wisconsin, 1912, 1914, 1916); Eight Big Ten Conference championships (Wisconsin; 1912–14, 1916, 1921, 1923–24, 1929); charter member of National Basketball Coaches AssociationUnited States
1960Coached Passaic High School to a high school record 159-game winning streak and seven high school state championships; five prep-school state championships (St. Benedict's)United States
1960Led University of Rhode Island to four National Invitation Tournament (NIT) berths; University of Rhode Island Gymnasium dedicated in his honor in 1953; first coach to be signed by the Boston CelticsUnited States
196011 Big Ten Conference championships (Purdue); Helms Foundation championship (Purdue, 1932); inducted into Helms Foundation Hall of Fame; Most Outstanding Coach by Esquire (1945)United States
1961Two Helms Foundation championships (Notre Dame; 1927, 1936)United States
1961Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) championship (Illinois Athletic Club, 1917)United States
1964Basketball Association of America (BAA) Western Division championship (St. Louis, 1948); National Invitation Tournament (NIT) championship (La Salle, 1952); NCAA championship (La Salle, 1954); East All-Star coach in College All-Star Game (1955)United States
1965NCAA championship (Oregon, 1939); member and treasurer of National Basketball Rules Committee; member of U.S. Olympic Basketball Olympic CommitteeUnited States
1966Three Big Ten Conference championships (Indiana; 1926, 1928, 1936); NCAA championship (Stanford, 1942)United States
1968National Coach of the Year (1947); NIT championship (NYU, 1948)United States
1968Five Pacific Coast Conference championships (Oregon State; 1933, 1947, 1949, 1955, 1958); eight Far West Conference championships; coached 1964 NABC All-Star GameUnited States
1968NCAA championship (Holy Cross, 1947); three Ivy League championships (Dartmouth; 1956, 1958–59)United States
1969Nine National Basketball Association (NBA) championships (Boston Celtics; 1957, 1959–66); coached NBA All-Star Game (1957–67); NBA Coach of the Year (1965); NBA Executive of the Year (1980); one of the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History (1996)United States
1969Two-time National Coach of the Year (Oklahoma A&M; 1945–46); 14 Missouri Valley Conference championships (Oklahoma A&M); Big Eight championship (Oklahoma State, 1965); first of only two coaches in history to win two Olympic gold medals, FIBA Hall of Fame (2007)United States
1969NIT championship (Kentucky, 1946); four NCAA championships (Kentucky; 1948, 1949, 1951, 1958); four-time National and Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year; co-coached U.S. Olympic team (London, 1948); 27 Southeastern Conference championships (Kentucky)United States
1970Southern Conference championship (North Carolina, 1945); NCAA championship (North Carolina, 1946); College Coach of the Year, 1947; five NCAA and two NIT tournament appearances (Navy)United States
1972First coach in NCAA history to coach 1,000 games at one school; three NCAA and eight NIT tournament appearances (Western Kentucky); won 32 conference titles in 3 conferences; pioneer of fast break basketballUnited States
1973Three NCAA tournament appearances and six conference championships (Oklahoma; 1939, 1943, 1947); Chairman of NCAA Rules Committee (1951–55); co-coached U.S. Olympic team (Melbourne, 1956)United States
1973AAU championship (Washburn, 1925); Big Ten Conference championship (Northwestern, 1931); chaired the NCAA Tournament Committee (1947–60); manager of U.S. Olympic team (Rome, 1960)United States
1973Ten NCAA championships in 12 years (UCLA; 1964–65, 1967–73, 1975); NCAA College Basketball Coach of the Year (UCLA; 1964, 1967, 1969–70, 1972–73); NCAA Division I record winning streak of 88 games; The Sporting News Sportsman of the Year (1970); Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (1973); compiled an 885–203 (.813) record during his 40-year coaching careerUnited States
1976NCAA Final Four (Temple; 1956, 1958)United States
1977NCAA runner-up (St. John's, 1952); NCAA championship (North Carolina, 1957); National Coach of the Year (St. Johns, 1952; North Carolina, 1957; South Carolina, 1970); ACC Coach of the Year (North Carolina, 1957; South Carolina, 1971)United States
1979Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championships (Knox College; 1919–20); Big Ten Conference championship (Iowa, 1923); Pacific Coast Conference championships (USC; 1930, 1935, 1940); NCAA third-place finish (USC, 1940)United States
19794 Missouri Valley Conference championships (Creighton); NIT championship (St. Louis, 1948); Cotton Bowl (1949) and Sugar Bowl (1950, 1952) championships (St. Louis); United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) Coach of the Year (1959)United States
1979NCAA Final Four (DePaul, 1943, 1979); NIT championship (DePaul, 1945); USBWA Coach of the Year (DePaul, 1978); NABC Coach of the Year (DePaul, 1979)United States
1980Developed five-man weave offense; AAU national championship (Denver Safeways, 1937); NCAA championship (Wyoming, 1943)United States
1981Five NCAA College Division championships (Evansville; 1959–60, 1964–65, 1971); NCAA College Division Coach of the Year (1964–65); coached the Olympic Trials teams (1960, 1968)United States
19824 state championships (Frankfort High School; 1925, 1929, 1936, 1939); six Southern Conference titles (NC State; 1947–52); 4 Atlantic Coast Conference titles (NC State; 1954–56, 1959); ACC Coach of the Year (NC State; 1954–55, 1958)United States
198212 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) championships; CIAA Coach of the Year (1961, 1963, 1970, 1975, 1980); NCAA College Division championship (Winston-Salem State, 1967); NCAA College Division Coach of the Year (1967)United States
1983NIT championship (North Carolina, 1971); 3 NCAA championships (As player with Kansas; 1952 and as coach of North Carolina; 1982, 1993); Olympic gold medal (Montreal, 1976); Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (1997), FIBA Hall of Fame (2007)United States
1984National Coach of the Year (1970); three Big Seven titles (Kansas State); five Skyline Conference titles (Utah); coached NABC East-West All-Star (1953, 1960, 1964)United States
1985NIT third-place finish (Toledo, 1942); six NIT and three NCAA tournament berths (Bowling Green); first coach to take two different schools to the NIT; President of NABC (1962–63)United States
1985National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) championship game (Pacific Lutheran, 1959); coached U.S. Pan American gold medal (1975); seven-time NAIA District I Coach of the Year; NABC Coach of the Year NCAA Division I (Washington, 1984)United States
1985All-Conference (Delta State; 1930–32); Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) National Championships (Delta State; 1975–77); later a member of the inaugural class of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (1999)United States
1986National Basketball League (NBL) All-Star First-Team (1946, 1948); NBA Coach of the Year (1970); three NBA championships (Rochester Royals, 1951; New York Knicks, 1970, 1973); one of the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History (1996)United States
1986NCAA championship (Ohio State, 1960); NCAA Final Four (1960–62, 1968); won or shared seven Big Ten Conference titles (1960–62, 1963–64, 1968, 1971); Coach of the Year by USBWA and United Press International (1961–62)United States
1986Two NIT championships (BYU; 1951, 1966); eight conference titles: Mountain State Athletic Conference (1950–51), Skyline Conference (1957), Western Athletic Conference (1965, 1967, 1969, 1971–72); 11 postseason tournaments (4 NITs, seven NCAAs)United States
1988Associated Press National Coach of the Year (Oregon State, 1981–82); conference championships (Wichita, 1964; Iowa, 1968, 1970; Oregon State, 1980–82); Pac-10 Coach of the Year (Oregon State, 1975, 1981)United States
1991Four NCAA championships (Ohio State as a player, 1960 and Indiana as a coach; 1976, 1981, 1987); Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year (1973, 1975–76, 1980–81); National Coach of the Year (1975–87, 1989); Olympic gold medal (Los Angeles, 1984)United States
1992Big East Conference Coach of the Year (St. John's, 1983, 1985–86); National Coach of the Year by USBWA (1983, 1985) and NABC (1985); NCAA Final Four (St. John's, 1985); NIT championship (St. John's, 1989)United States
1992NIT championship (Marquette, 1970); National Coach of the Year (1971); NABC Coach of the Year (1974); NCAA championship (1977)United States
1992NCAA Final Four (St. Joseph's College, 1965); NBA championship (Portland Trail Blazers, 1977); led Portland to playoffs 9 times in 10 seasons; retired as the NBA's second-winningest coach; one of the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History (1996)United States
1992NCAA championship (San Francisco; 1955–56); Coach of the Year (1955–56); NCAA third-place finish (San Francisco, 1957); Pacific Coach of the Year (1957–58)United States
1994USA World University Games gold medal (1977); two NCAA Championships (Louisville; 1980, 1986); National Coach of the Year (Louisville; 1980, 1983, 1986); three NIT tournaments and the 1985 NIT Semifinals (all Louisville); 3 Missouri Valley Conference titles, 12 regular season Metro Conference titles and 11 Metro Conference championships (all Louisville)United States
1994Ivy League championship (Pennsylvania; 1972–75); NBA championships (Detroit Pistons, 1989–90); three Eastern and Central Division titles (Detroit Pistons; 1988–90); Olympic gold medal (Barcelona, 1992); one of the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History (1996)United States
1994Olympics silver medal (Moscow, 1980); EuroBasket gold medal (1983); EuroBasket 1985 bronze medal; 9 Italian League championships (1958–60, 1962–63, 1965–67, 1972), FIBA Hall of Fame (2013)Italy
1995Six EuroBasket Championships (1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1979, 1981); 2 World Cups (1967, 1982); Olympics gold medal (Seoul, 1988); three-time European Coach of the Year; Olympic Order from International Olympic Committee; FIBA Hall of Fame (2007), one of the 10 Greatest Coaches in EuroLeague History (2008)Russia
1995NBL championship (Minneapolis Lakers, 1948); BAA championship (Minneapolis Lakers, 1949); NBA championship (Minneapolis Lakers, 1950, 1952–54); coached 4 NBA All-Star Games (1951–54); one of the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History (1996)United States
199713 Ivy League championships (Princeton); NIT championship (Princeton, 1975); 13 postseason tournaments (Princeton; 11 NCAA, 2 NIT); led nation in defensive points allowed (14 times)United States
1997EuroBasket silver medal (1973, 1983); Spain's Coach of the Year (1980–81, 1982–83); Olympics silver medal (Los Angeles, 1984); Spanish national team Coach from 1965 to 1992, FIBA Hall of Fame (2007)Spain
1997NCAA championship (Texas Western, 1966); had the fourth-most wins in NCAA history (1999)United States
1998National Coach of the Year (1980, 1984, 1986, 1997); NCAA championship (Texas, 1986); Southwest Conference Coach of the Year (1984–85, 1987–88, 1996); member of the inaugural class of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (1999)United States
19982X NBA championships (1958 St. Louis Hawks and 1967 Philadelphia 76ers); AAU championship (Wichita Vickers, 1959); NBA Coach of the Year (1964); American Basketball Association (ABA) Coach of the Year (1969); ABA championship with 1969 Oakland OaksUnited States
1998European Coach of the Year (1966, 1976); EuroBasket gold medal (1977 EuroBasket); FIBA World Cup gold medal (1978); FIBA Hall of Fame (2007), one of the 10 Greatest Coaches in EuroLeague History (2008)
1998NBA championship (Seattle SuperSonics, 1979); assistant coach of U.S. gold medal basketball team (Barcelona, 1992); NBA Coach of the Year (1994); Olympic gold medal (Atlanta, 1996); one of the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History (1996)United States
1999AIAW championship (Cal State Fullerton, 1970); AIAW Final Four (1970, 1972, 1975, 1978–79); Olympic silver medal (Montreal, 1976); AIAW Championship (UCLA, 1978)United States
1999NCAA championship (Georgetown, 1984); NCAA Final Fours (1982, 1984–85); National Coach of the Year (1984, 1985–87); Big East Coach of the Year (1980, 1987, 1992)United States
2000Olympic gold medal, (Los Angeles, 1984); eight NCAA championships (Tennessee; 1987, 1989, 1991, 1996–98, 2007–08); Naismith College Coach of the Year (1987, 1989, 1994, 1998); Naismith Coach of the Century (2000); member of the inaugural class of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (1999), FIBA Hall of Fame (2013)United States
2000Five high school national championships (DeMatha High School; 1962, 1965, 1968, 1978, 1984); USA Today National Coach of the Year (1984); Walt Disney Award (1991); Naismith Scholastic Coach of the Century (2000)United States
2001NCAA Division II championship (Cheyney State, 1978); Division II National Coach of the Year (1978); USBWA National Coach of the Year (Temple, 1987–88); Atlantic 10 Conference Coach of the Year (Temple, 1984–85, 1987–88, 2000)United States
2001At time of induction:United States
2002NCAA championship (Kansas, 1988); USA Basketball National Coach of the Year (1999); NBA Coach of the Year (2001); later won the NBA championship with the Detroit Pistons (2004)United States
2002NCAA championship (Arizona, 1997); National Coach of the Year (1988, 1990); gold medal coach at Jones Cup (1984) and World Championships (1986)United States
2002NCAA Final Four (N.C. State, 1998); Olympic gold medal (Seoul, 1988); enshrined in the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (2000), FIBA Hall of Fame (2009)United States
2003Naismith National Coach of the Year (Louisiana Tech, 1982); nine NCAA Final Fours (all with Louisiana Tech) and two national titles (1982 and 1988); reached 500 wins faster than any other coach in women's basketball history; enshrined in the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (2003)United States
2004Only coach to win professional championships and Coach of the Year honors the same season in three different leagues (American Basketball League, Cleveland Pipers, 1962; ABA, Utah Stars, 1971; NBA, Los Angeles Lakers, 1972); coached the Los Angeles Lakers to an NBA-record 33 consecutive victories (1971–72)United States
2005National championship (Syracuse, 2003); Big East Conference Coach of the Year (Syracuse, 1984, 1991, 2000, 2010); four NCAA Final Fours (Syracuse, 1987, 1996, 2003, 2013, 2016); USA Basketball National Coach of the Year (2001); AP National Coach of the Year (2010).United States
2005National championships (Connecticut; 1999, 2004, 2011); NIT Championship (Connecticut, 1988); National Coach of the Year (1990); Big East Conference Coach of the Year (1990, 1994, 1996, 1998)United States
2005Retired as the third-winningest coach in Division I women's basketball history; National Coach of the Year (LSU, 1983); enshrined in the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (2001)United States
2006At time of induction:United States
2006Olympics silver medal (Moscow, 1980); EuroBasket gold medal (1983); EuroBasket silver medal (1991); EuroBasaket bronze medal (1985)Italy
2007At time of induction:United States
20074 EuroLeague championships (Real Madrid; 1965, 1967, 1968, 1974); co-founder of the World Association of Basketball Coaches (1976); Olympic Order from International Olympic Committee; FIBA Order of Merit (2000); one of the 10 Greatest Coaches in EuroLeague History (2008), FIBA Hall of Fame (2009)Spain
2007First coach in NBA history to lead a team to three consecutive championships in three separate stretches (Chicago Bulls, 1991–93, 1996–98; Los Angeles Lakers, 2000–02, and also led Lakers to championships in 2009 and 2010); coached the Chicago Bulls to NBA-record 72–10 season (1995–96); led his teams to NBA-record 25 consecutive postseason series victories (1996–2003); winner of NBA-record 11 championships; one of the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History (1996)United States
2007Olympics silver medal (1976), bronze medal (1984) with Yugoslavia; FIBA World Cup silver medal with Yugoslavia (1974); seven Yugoslav Cups (KK Cibona; 1969, 1980–83, 1985, 1988), FIBA Hall of Fame (2010)
20073 NCAA Titles (2005, 2009, 2017); 9 NCAA Final Four (Kansas, 1991, 1993, 2002, 2003; North Carolina, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017); took less time than any other men's basketball coach to win 500 games; six-time National Coach of the YearUnited States
2008NBA Coach of the Year (Los Angeles Lakers, 1990; New York Knicks, 1993; Miami Heat, 1997); five NBA championships (1982, 1985, 1987–1988 with the Lakers, 2006 with the Heat); one of the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History (1996); a record 11-time NBA Coach of the MonthUnited States
2008Three consecutive AIAW national titles (Immaculata, 1972–74, a team inducted as a unit in 2014); Pan American Games gold medal (1975); USBWA Pioneer Award (1994); founder of Women's Athletic Service, Inc.; enshrined in Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (2000)United States
2009First NBA coach to win 1,000 games with a single franchise (Utah Jazz); Sporting News NBA Coach of the Year (2004); two NBA Finals appearances (1997–98); nine-time NBA Coach of the Month; tied for third for winningest coach in NBA historyUnited States
2009National Coach of the Year (Cheyney State, 1982; Iowa, 1988, 1993); first coach to lead 3 different schools to the NCAA Final Four (Cheyney, Iowa, Rutgers); led teams to 29 20-win seasons in her first 38 years; enshrined in Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (2001)United States
2010Three USA Today national high school championships (1989, 1996, 2008); three-time USA Today National Coach of the Year (1989, 1996, 2008); 25 New Jersey state parochial school championships; five undefeated seasons (1974, 1989, 1996, 2003, 2008)United States
2011Head coach at Philadelphia University (1967–present); most wins by an NCAA men's head coach in any division; NCAA College Division (now Division II) championship (1970); Division II Coach of the Year (1976); NABC Guardians of the Game award (2005); Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame (2008); also a renowned shooting instructorUnited States
2011Head coach at Stanford University (1985–95, 1996–present); three NCAA championships (1990, 1992, 2021) and ten other Final Four appearances (1991, 1995, 1997, 2008–2012, 2014, 2017); Naismith National Coach of the Year (1990, 2002); Olympic gold medal (USA, 1996); Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (2002); Winningest coach in NCAA Division I women's historyUnited States
2012Two Olympic gold medals (1976, 1980) and 11 European championships as head coach of the Soviet Union women's team; Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (1999); FIBA Hall of Fame (2007)Russia
2012Winningest coach in NBA history (1,335 wins) at time of induction; three-time NBA Coach of the Year (, , ); 18 consecutive postseason appearances; one of the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History (1996); also coached USA men to World Championship gold in 1994United States
2013One of only six college women's basketball coaches with more than 1000 wins at the time of induction; only college women's coach to win national championships at three different levels (AIAW Division II, Francis Marion, 1982; NAIA Division I, Francis Marion, 1986; NCAA Division I, North Carolina, 1994); AP Coach of the Year (2006), Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (2004)United States
2013Won nearly 600 games in a 30-year career at the University of Houston; responsible for the integration of the Houston program; five Final Four appearances, including the Phi Slama Jama teams (1967, 1968, 1982, 1983, 1984); twice AP Coach of the Year (1968, 1983); architect of the 1968 "Game of the Century" against UCLA, the first nationally televised regular-season college gameUnited States
2013Only NCAA Division I men's coach to win national championships at two different schools (Kentucky, 1996; Louisville, 2013 - vacated); first coach to take three different schools to the men's Final Four (Providence, Kentucky, Louisville); four-time conference Coach of the Year (Southeastern Conference three times, Conference USA once)United States
2013Took three different programs to the NCAA men's tournament (Long Beach State, UNLV, Fresno State); one national championship (1990) and three other Final Fours at UNLV (1977, 1987, 1991); four-time national Coach of the Year (1977, 1983, 1984, 1990)United States
2014Three ABA championships (Indiana Pacers, 1970, 1972, 1973); winningest coach in Pacers history (529 wins), winningest coach in ABA history (387 wins), and winningest playoff coach in ABA history (69 wins)United States
2014Only coach to win NJCAA, NIT, and NCAA Division I titles (respectively Western Texas, 1980; Tulsa, 1981; and Arkansas, 1994); two other Final Fours at Arkansas (1990 & 1995); nine conference championships at Arkansas (both SWC and SEC); Naismith Coach of the Year, 1994; also coached Panama and Mexico national teamsUnited States
2014Over 600 career college coaching wins (American, Boston College, Ohio State, Maryland); one national championship (2002), one other Final Four (2001), and three ACC regular-season titles (1995, 2002, 2010) at Maryland; twice ACC Coach of the Year (2002, 2010)United States
2015The only coach to coach a men's college basketball team to 38 wins in a season. He has done it three times – in 2008 (Memphis Tigers – vacated), 2012 (Kentucky Wildcats), 2015 (Kentucky Wildcats). He has won one National Championship (2012), two runner-up finishes (2008 – vacated), (2014), and three other Final Fours (1996 – vacated), (2011), (2015). He's won one NIT championship (2002), twelve conference tournament championships (5 Atlantic-10, 4 Conference USA, 3 SEC), and twelve conference regular season championships (5 Atlantic-10, 4 Conference USA, 3 SEC). He's been named three times the Naismith Coach of the Year (1996, 2008, 2015), once the Associated Press Coach of the Year (2015), 3 NABC Coach of the Year awards (1996, 2009, 2015), as well as a multitude of other awards including conference coach of the year seven times (1 Atlantic-10, 3 Conference USA, 3 SEC).United States
2015Coached Australian national team in four Olympic Games (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984)
3x NBL Coach of the Year
Author, Better Basketball and Winning Basketball
Enshrinee, FIBA Hall of Fame, 2010Australia
2015NBA Coach of the Year, 1973
2 NBA Championships with the Boston Celtics (1974, 1976)
Led Boston Celtics to five consecutive first-place finishes in the Atlantic Division, 1972–77
Led Boston Celtics to franchise record 68 wins, 1973United States
2016Over 600 college career wins, 1 NCAA Championship (2000), 8x NCAA Final Fours, AP College Coach of the Year (1998), 9x Big Ten Regular Season Championships, 6x Big Ten Tournament Championships, 3x Big Ten Coach of the YearUnited States
2016Over 400 college career wins, 3x NAIA Coach of the Year award, 3x NAIA championships with Tennessee State A&I University, 8 CIAA Championships (1941, 1943–44, 1946–47, 1949–50, 1952) with North Carolina College for Negroes
Previously inducted in 1979 as a contributorUnited States
2017Winningest coach in High School Boys Basketball History, 5x Texas State Championships, 1x National High School Coach of the Year (2003), Recipient of the Morgan Wootten Lifetime Achievement Award (2010)United States
20172 NCAA Championships (2001, 2018), 9x NCAA Final Fours, 3x AP Coach of the Year (2001, 2013, 2014), 1 of 6 Coaches (Male or Female) with 800 wins, 9 Final Fours, and 7 Championship Game AppearancesUnited States
2017Over 700 college career wins, 2 NCAA Championships (2008, 2022), 4x NCAA Final Fours, 2x AP National Coach of the Year (2009, 2016), 6x Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year (2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2018), 1x Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (2000), NCAA Record 14 consecutive regular season conference titles (2005–2018)United States
2018Won nearly 800 games, 1972 NIT Championship, 16 Conference Championships (2 ACC, 5 SoCon, 5 CAA, 4 Atlantic Sun), & 6 Conference Tournament Championships (1 ACC, 3 SoCon, 1 CAA, 1 Atlantic Sun). Inventor of “Midnight Madness”, first coach to win 100 games at four different schools (Davidson, Maryland, James Madison, & Georgia State), first coach to be named Conference Coach of the Year in four different conferences, one of 11 coaches to lead four schools to the NCAA Tournament.United States
2019Over 900 NBA wins, 1981 NBA champion, 2x NBA Coach of the Year, took 5 different teams to the NBA Playoffs, one of the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History (1996), Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award (2013)United States
20204 NCAA Championships (2005, 2012 and 2019 with Baylor, 2023 with LSU), 5x NCAA Final FoursUnited States
2020NCAA Division II National (2014)United States
2020Over 800 wins, 3x NCAA Final Fours (Arkansas 1978, Oklahoma State 1995 & 2004).United States
20202 NBA Championships with the Houston Rockets (1994 & 1995), 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist.United States
20211 of 9 NBA Head Coaches with over 1000 wins.United States
20212x NBA Coach of the Year, 2x NJCAA National ChampionshipsUnited States
2021First black head coach in NBA history, and the first to win an NBA title. 2 NBA Championships with the Boston Celtics (1968, 1969).United States
20212 NCAA Championships (2016, 2018), 3x NCAA Final Fours, 2x Naismith National Coach of the Year (2006, 2016), 6x Big East Conference Coach of the Year (2006, 2009, 2014–16, 2019)United States
20221 AIAW Championship (1982), 1992 Olympic Bronze MedalistUnited States
20222x NCAA Final Fours, 11x Conference Regular Season Titles (1x OVC, 2x Great Midwest, 8x C-USA), 10x Conference Tournament Titles (1x OVC, 4x Great Midwest, 4x C-USA, 1x Big East)United States
20222013 NBA Coach of the Year; reached the NBA Playoffs 22 times with 5 different teamsUnited States
20221 NCAA Championship (1985), 2002 WNBA Coach of the YearUnited States
20231,300 wins, 2X NJCAA National Championships, 2X NJCAA National Coach of the YearUnited States
20232011 NCAA Women's National Championship, 2x Final Four appearances, 852 career winsUnited States
20232x NCAA DIII National Championships, 7x NCAA DIII Final Four Appearances, 2x NABC DIII Coach of the YearUnited States
20237x Big Ten Coach of the Year, 6X Big Ten championships, 4X National Coach of the YearUnited States
20235x NBA championships, 3x Coach of the Year, Winningest coach in NBA historyUnited States
20246x AAU national championships, 76 game winning streak from 1955-1958, 2018 John Bunn Lifetime Achievement AwardUnited States
20244x DIII national championships, 2x NCAA Final Four appearances, 6x WIAC coach of the yearUnited States
20241,152 career wins, 9X state championships with Peabody High School, winningest coach in the state of LouisianaUnited States
20252x NCAA championships (2006–2007), 4x NCAA Final Four appearances,United States

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  29. "Harry Litwack". CBS Interactive.
  30. "Frank J. McGuire". CBS Interactive.
  31. "Justin M. "Sam" Barry". CBS Interactive.
  32. "Edgar S. "Ed" Hickey". CBS Interactive.
  33. "Raymond J. "Ray" Meyer". CBS Interactive.
  34. "Everett F. Shelton". CBS Interactive.
  35. "Arad A. McCutchan". CBS Interactive.
  36. "Everett N. Case". CBS Interactive.
  37. "Clarence E. Gaines". CBS Interactive.
  38. "Dean E. Smith". CBS Interactive.
  39. "James H. "Jack" Gardner". CBS Interactive.
  40. "W. Harold Anderson". CBS Interactive.
  41. "Marv K. Harshman". CBS Interactive.
  42. "L. Margaret Wade". CBS Interactive.
  43. "William "Red" Holzman". CBS Interactive.
  44. "Fred R. Taylor". CBS Interactive.
  45. "Stanley H. "Stan" Watts". CBS Interactive.
  46. "Ralph H. Miller". CBS Interactive.
  47. "Robert M. "Bob" Knight". CBS Interactive.
  48. "Louis P. "Lou" Carnesecca". CBS Interactive.
  49. "Alfred J. "Al" McGuire". CBS Interactive.
  50. "John T. "Jack" Ramsay". CBS Interactive.
  51. "Phillip D. "Phil" Woolpert". CBS Interactive.
  52. "Denzil E. "Denny" Crum". CBS Interactive.
  53. "Charles J. "Chuck" Daly". CBS Interactive.
  54. "Cesare Rubini". CBS Interactive.
  55. "Aleksandr J. Gomelsky". CBS Interactive.
  56. Gomelsky was born in what was then the {{URS.
  57. "John A. Kundla". CBS Interactive.
  58. "Peter J. "Pete" Carril". CBS Interactive.
  59. "Antonio Díaz-Miguel". CBS Interactive.
  60. "Donald L. "Don" Haskins". CBS Interactive.
  61. "Jody Conradt". CBS Interactive.
  62. "Alexander M. "Alex" Hannum". CBS Interactive.
  63. "Aleksandar "Aza" Nikolic". CBS Interactive.
  64. Nikolić was a [[Bosnian Serbs. Bosnian Serb]] born in [[Sarajevo]], then in the {{flagcountry. Kingdom of Yugoslavia
  65. "Leonard R. "Lenny" Wilkens". CBS Interactive.
  66. "Billie J. Moore". CBS Interactive.
  67. "John R. Thompson". CBS Interactive.
  68. "Pat Head Summitt". CBS Interactive.
  69. "Morgan B. Wootten". CBS Interactive.
  70. "John Chaney". CBS Interactive.
  71. "Michael "Mike" Krzyzewski". CBS Interactive.
  72. "Larry Brown". CBS Interactive.
  73. "Robert "Lute" Olson". CBS Interactive.
  74. "Sandra Kay Yow". CBS Interactive.
  75. "Leon Barmore". CBS Interactive.
  76. "Bill Sharman". CBS Interactive.
  77. "Jim Boeheim". CBS Interactive.
  78. "Jim Calhoun". CBS Interactive.
  79. "Sue Gunter". CBS Interactive.
  80. "Geno Auriemma". CBS Interactive.
  81. Auriemma was born in {{flagu. Italy, but emigrated to the U.S. with his family at age 7. Although he has lived in the U.S. ever since, he did not become a U.S. citizen until 1994.
  82. "Alessandro "Sandro" Gamba". CBS Interactive.
  83. "Van Chancellor". CBS Interactive.
  84. "Pedro Ferrándiz". CBS Interactive.
  85. "Phil Jackson". CBS Interactive.
  86. "Mirko Novosel". CBS Interactive.
  87. Novosel was born in what was then the {{flagcountry. Kingdom of Yugoslavia
  88. "Roy Williams". CBS Interactive.
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  90. "Pat Riley". CBS Interactive.
  91. "Cathy Rush". CBS Interactive.
  92. "Jerry Sloan". CBS Interactive.
  93. "C. Vivian Stringer". CBS Interactive.
  94. "Robert "Bob" Hurley, Sr.". CBS Interactive.
  95. "Herb Magee". CBS Interactive.
  96. "Tara VanDerveer". CBS Interactive.
  97. "Lidia Alexeeva". CBS Interactive.
  98. Alexeeva was born in what was then the {{URS.
  99. "Don Nelson". CBS Interactive.
  100. "Sylvia Hatchell". CBS Interactive.
  101. "Guy Lewis". CBS Interactive.
  102. "Rick Pitino". CBS Interactive.
  103. "Jerry Tarkanian". CBS Interactive.
  104. "Bobby "Slick" Leonard". CBS Interactive.
  105. "Nolan Richardson". CBS Interactive.
  106. "Gary Williams". CBS Interactive.
  107. "John Calipari". CBS Interactive.
  108. "Lindsay Gaze". CBS Interactive.
  109. "Tom Heinsohn". CBS Interactive.
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