The best NCAA men's basketball coach 22 Articles

by RW MacAlisdair

Coach Wooden is really all that should ever need to be said. Do you think it is because of 10 NCAA Championships in 12 years? Not even close! John Wooden is as complete a role model as has ever existed. He is the...read more

by Susan Smith

John Wooden, Dean Smith, Bob Knight, Coach K, Rick Pitino. All great names in NCAA Basketball history. But I'd like to throw another name into the hat....Michigan State's Tom Izzo. During his 12 seasons at the helm ...read more

by Sweetbob

Bobby Knight has been commanding troops on the hardwood for over 40 years. Besides being a "chair's worst nightmare," Knight has won 891 games as a Division I coach. He has won three NCAA Championship (1976, 1981, 1987) an...read more

by Christopher William

Bobby Knight's coaching legacy is undeniable. Last year, he became the winningest coach in college basketball history. He has led three University of Indiana teams to national titles. In 1975-76, he coached the last tea...read more

by Barbara Palaith-Newson

I simply cannot agree that Bob Knight is the best coach. Someone as controversial as he is should not receive the tag "best" coach. Yes, he's got the wins. It's the ways and methods he used while obtaining those wins I ...read more

by Tommy Vaughan

There are any number of current coaches that one could argue is the best in the game. Coach K at Duke, Bobby Knight down at Texas Tech, Rick Pitino at Louisville, and Billy Donovan at Florida, to name a few, would all gar...read more

by Holly Freeland

Rick Pitino would have to be near if not at the very top of the list of the best men's college basketball coaches. He's shown he's a winner at every school he has coached, while keeping each program as clean as can be, an...read more

by Ink Francis

* As you will see, this article isn't about "the best coach," it is more about the most imporant coaching decision in this past year. I hope you enjoy it.* People haven't quite figured it out yet, but with last week's ...read more

by Jim Smoot

There have been a lot of great basketball coaches throughout the history of the NCAA. I've had the pleasure of being able to watch coaches like Coach K, Bobby Knight, and Dean Smith to name just a few. Despite all of the...read more

by Amber Goff

Rick Pitino, head coach of The University of Louisville, is by far the greatest NCAA basketball coach. Rick Pitino's career in basketball was started in 1978, with Boston University. He had spent 5 seasons with Boston, 2 s...read more

by B. B. James

While John Wooden is undeniably the most successful coach in NCAA history, let's consider the question of who is the best active coach. I think Roy Williams, formerly of Kansas and now at Univ. North Carolina deserves fro...read more

by Writerbob

The ability to impact a game from the sidelines is what separates the many fine coaches of NCAA men's basketball. Here is a short list of three that stand above their peers: Jamie Dixon - Pittsburgh. Intelligent as a pl...read more

by Tabi Secor

To try to justify one mans greatness as greater than another mans greatness is quite the task. Thus, trying to define in words the best of the best in mens college basketball is a more difficult one. For the sake of gi...read more

by Abe Caldwell

There are many great coaches in the college ranks. Coach K for Duke has been amazing for a long time now but Duke is a given to get the best talent in the nation. So that may diminish is rating a little bit. If you don't c...read more

by Lucinda Gunnin

Southern Illinois University took action this weekend to keep one of the best young coaches in the NCAA right here in Saluki territory. Coach Chris Lowery was being courted by powerhouse schools such as Michigan and his t...read more

by Johnny Hall

If you are looking for the best coach for 2007 I think the AP got it right picking Tony Bennet from Washington State. Washington State went 13-5 in a very deep Pac 10. To take a prog4ram like Washington State who is norma...read more

by Martha Leonard

Okay, I'll admit my bias up front. To say I live in north central Florida gives you an idea that my vote for best NCAA men's basketball coach is Billy Donavan. Oh, I know you will say he isn't in the same league with B...read more

by Matthew Kroll

Bobby Knight hands down is the best of the best. Coaching for 40 years and having won 891 games is something that will be in the record books for a long time and will be super hard to break. His 1984 U.S. Olympic team took...read more

by Vincent Alfonzo Jamal .

The best NCAA mens coach? Hmmm, I'll let all you number crunchers argue the facts and figures of the game and the history of wins, losses and titles. I don't think anyone can answer it in those terms, so I'll pose it like ...read more

by Mike Jeneralczuk

When you say best coach men's college basketball coach, some people just come to your head. Pitino, Knight, Smith, and Kryzewski seem to be the most likely candidates for the job. Still, I don't agree. Kryzewski pro...read more