By Mike Douchant
For quality teams in the upper echelon leagues, conference tournament action
is only the beginning of what they hope will be a long postseason experience
culminating with memorable success in the NCAA playoffs. Because of their
season-long excellence, schools such as these are virtually immune to exclusion
from the NCAA Tournament. So along with trying to win the league tournament
title, the squads are tuning up for the main event by jockeying for position in
the NCAA bracket.
Conversely, most Division I teams face a perilous journey if they want to
advance to the national playoffs. They realize they're on the outside looking in
and need to solve a coldhearted yet simple formula--win their conference
tournament, or their season concludes. The prospect of having their jerseys put
in storage earlier than their peers has caused many squads to get a severe case
of nerves during the "days of reckoning." Three of the 27 active coaches with
winning NCAA Tournament records (minimum of 10 decisions) have losing marks in
conference tournament competition--Ohio State's Jim O'Brien (15-17 with St.
Bonaventure, Boston College and the Buckeyes), Stanford's Mike Montgomery (10-12
with Montana and the Cardinal), and Maryland's Gary Williams (15-18 with
American, Boston College and the Terrapins).
Most coaches aren't around for long if they have prolonged problems in
conference tournament competition. Among the prominent mentors other than
O'Brien, Montgomery and Williams who've been able to maneuver around that mine
field with other successes that offset losing records in postseason conference
tourney play are Texas' Rick Barnes (11-12, .478), St. Bonaventure's Jim Baron
(9-11, .450), Evansville's Jim Crews (10-13, .435), Florida's Billy Donovan
(4-6, .400), Jacksonville's Hugh Durham (18-21, .462), Auburn's Cliff Ellis
(14-24, .368), Robert Morris' Danny Nee (12-18, .400) and Boston College's Al
Skinner (7-12, .368). But at least this "fizzling" group has fared better than
the following three active coaches who have lost more than two-thirds of their
conference tournament games (minimum of nine defeats through 2000): Vermont's
Tom Brennan (3-12, .200), Miami's Perry Clark (3-11, .214) and Ron Ganulin of
St. Francis, N.Y. (4-9, .308).
Which coaches are sizzling in league tourney play? Arizona's Lute Olson will
be ready when the Pacific-10 Conference revives its postseason tournament next
year. He compiled a 9-1 conference tournament record (.900) when the Pac-10
conducted a postseason event for four years from 1987 through 1990.
Relatively obscure Jeff Capel (Old Dominion), Bill Herrion (East Carolina)
and Homer Drew (Valparaiso) are among the coaches to win at least three-fourths
of their league tourney contests. The following active coaches who've
participated in more league tourney games than Olson have won more than 70
percent of their conference tournament contests (minimum of 15 decisions through
2000):
Coach, Current School Record Pct.
Jerry Tarkanian, Fresno State 30-6 .833
John Calipari, Memphis 14-3 .824
Homer Drew, Valparaiso 18-4 .818
Bob Huggins, Cincinnati 22-6 .786
Jeff Capel, Old Dominion 13-4 .765
Bill Herrion, East Carolina 18-6 .750
Kirk Speraw, Central Florida 11-4 .733
Denny Crum, Louisville 38-14 .731
John Chaney, Temple 35-13 .729
Jim Calhoun, Connecticut 32-12 .727
Tubby Smith, Kentucky 15-6 .714
Roy Williams, Kansas 20-8 .714
Cy Alexander, South Carolina State 22-9 .710
Mack McCarthy, Va. Commonwealth 22-9 .710
Nolan Richardson, Arkansas 34-14 .708
Perry Watson, Detroit 12-5 .706
Rick Majerus, Utah 19-8 .704
Big Ten schools, which ushered in the conference's first tournament three
years ago, quickly discovered that only the combative and resourceful survive
the jitters to become among the elite 65 receiving automatic bids and at-large
invitations to the NCAA party. Still, everyone seems to have a chance. No team
involved does not think itself capable of a miracle. You can be certain there
will be a gatecrasher or two at the NCAA's "Big Dance".
Jerry Tarkanian is the only active coach to win more than two-thirds of both
his conference tournament and NCAA playoff games. Tarkanian compiled an amazing
24-2 mark with UNLV in the Big West Tournament. Following are the records in
conference tournament competition entering the 2001 postseason for many of the
nation's veteran coaches (listed alphabetically):
Mike Adras, Northern Arizona
3-0 (1.000) in Big Sky Tournament
Steve Aggers, Loyola Marymount
0-3 (.000) in Big Sky Tournament; making
first appearance in WCC Tournament
Cy Alexander, South Carolina State
22-9 (.710) in MEAC Tournament
Steve Alford, Iowa
7-5 (.583) overall; 6-4 (.600) in Missouri Valley
Tournament; 1-1 (.500) in Big Ten Tournament
Frankie Allen, Howard University
9-10 (.474) overall; 1-3 (.250) in Metro
Conference Tournament; 8-7 (.533) in Ohio Valley Tournament; making first
appearance in Mid-Eastern Athletic Tournament
Dana Altman, Creighton
8-8 (.500) overall; 0-1 (.000) in Southern
Conference Tournament; 2-4 (.333) in Big Eight Tournament; 6-3 (.667) in
Missouri Valley Tournament
Tommy Amaker, Seton Hall
2-3 (.400) in Big East Tournament
Tevester Anderson, Murray State
5-1 (.833) in Ohio Valley Tournament
Ronnie Arrow, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
8-5 (.615) in Sun Belt
Tournament
Kevin Bannon, Rutgers
17-9 (.654) overall; 3-3 (.500) in East Coast
Tournament; 11-3 (.786) in Northeast Conference Tournament; 3-3 (.500) in Big
East Tournament
Rick Barnes, Texas
11-12 (.478) overall; 2-1 (.667) in Colonial Athletic
Association Tournament; 5-5 (.500) in Big East Tournament; 2-4 (.333) in ACC
Tournament; 2-2 (.500) in Big 12 Tournament
Rod Barnes, Mississippi
1-2 (.333) in SEC Tournament
Steve Barnes, San Jose State
0-1 (.000) in WAC Tournament
Jim Baron, St. Bonaventure
9-11 (.450) overall; 4-3 (.571) in Northeast
Conference Tournament; 5-8 (.385) in Atlantic 10 Tournament
Murry Bartow, UAB
4-4 (.500) in C-USA Tournament
John Beilein, Richmond
13-6 (.684) overall; 8-4 (.667) in Metro Atlantic
Athletic Tournament; 5-2 (.714) in Colonial Athletic Association Tournament
Bart Bellairs, Virginia Military Institute
2-6 (.250) in Southern
Conference Tournament
Bob Bender, Washington
6-3 (.667) in Missouri Valley Tournament
Eddie Biedenbach, UNC Asheville
5-6 (.455) overall; 0-2 (.000) in Southern
Conference Tournament; 5-4 (.556) in Big South Tournament
Dave Bliss, Baylor
27-20 (.574) overall; 4-3 (.571) in Big Eight
Tournament; 6-7 (.462) in SWC Tournament; 16-9 (.640) in WAC Tournament; 1-1
(.500) in Big 12 Tournament
Jim Boeheim, Syracuse
31-18 (.633) in Big East Tournament
Dave Bollwinkel, Saint Mary's
1-3 (.250) in West Coast Conference
Tournament
Jim Boone, Eastern Michigan
2-4 (.333) in Northeast Conference Tournament;
making first appearance in Mid-American Tournament
Ron Bradley, Radford
9-8 (.529) in Big South Tournament
John Brady, Louisiana State
4-8 (.333) overall; 3-5 (.375) in Trans
America Athletic Tournament; 1-3 (.250) in SEC Tournament
Bobby Braswell, Northridge State
5-4 (.556) in Big Sky Tournament
Ben Braun, California
13-7 (.650) in Mid-American Tournament
Tom Brennan, Vermont
3-12 (.200) in ECAC North Atlantic/North
Atlantic/America East Tournament
Mike Brey, Notre Dame
9-3 (.750) in North Atlantic/America East
Tournament; making first appearance in Big East Tournament
Horace Broadnax, Bethune-Cookman
1-3 (.250) in Mid-Eastern Athletic
Tournament
Rickey Broussard, Nicholls State
6-5 (.545) in Southland Tournament
Jim Calhoun, Connecticut
32-12 (.727) overall; 13-2 (.867) in North
Atlantic Tournament; 19-10 (.655) in Big East Tournament
John Calipari, Memphis
14-3 (.824) in Atlantic 10 Tournament; making first
appearance in C-USA Tournament
Dave Calloway, Monmouth
0-2 (.000) in Northeast Conference Tournament
Bret Campbell, Tennessee-Martin
0-1 (.000) in Ohio Valley Tournament
Jeff Capel, Old Dominion
13-4 (.765) overall; 3-0 (1.000) in Mid-Eastern
Athletic Tournament; 10-4 (.714) in Colonial Athletic Association Tournament
Tim Carter, Texas-San Antonio
3-3 (.500) in Southland Tournament
Gale Catlett, West Virginia
27-21 (.563) overall; 5-1 (.833) in Metro
Tournament; 21-15 (.583) in Atlantic 10 Tournament; 1-5 (.167) in Big East
Tournament
John Chaney, Temple
35-13 (.729) in Atlantic 10 Tournament
Rob Chavez, Portland
6-7 (.462) overall; 1-2 (.333) in Mid-Eastern
Athletic Tournament; 5-5 (.500) in West Coast Conference Tournament
Perry Clark, Miami (Fla.)
3-11 (.214) overall; 2-6 (.250) in Metro
Tournament; 1-5 (.167) in C-USA Tournament; making first appearance in Big East
Tournament
Mickey Clayton, Florida A&M
6-4 (.600) in Mid-Eastern Athletic
Tournament
Steve Cleveland, Brigham Young
3-3 (.500) overall; 1-2 (.333) in WAC
Tournament; 2-1 (.667) in Mountain West Tournament
Charlie Coles, Miami (Ohio)
15-8 (.652) in Mid-American Tournament
Barry Collier, Nebraska
15-8 (.652) in Midwestern Collegiate Tournament;
making first appearance in Big 12 Tournament
Jimmy Collins, Illinois-Chicago
3-4 (.429) in Midwestern Collegiate
Tournament
Joe Cravens, Weber State
3-5 (.375) overall; 1-1 (.500) in Western
Athletic Tournament; 2-4 (.333) in Big Sky Tournament
Tom Crean, Marquette
0-1 (.000) in Conference USA Tournament
Jim Crews, Evansville
10-13 (.435) overall; 8-7 (.533) in Midwestern
Collegiate Tournament; 2-6 (.250) in Missouri Valley Tournament
Denny Crum, Louisville
38-14 (.731) overall; 33-9 (.786) in Metro
Conference Tournament; 5-5 (.500) in C-USA Tournament
Dan Dakich, Bowling Green
1-2 (.333) in Mid-American Tournament
Dick Davey, Santa Clara
7-7 (.500) in West Coast Tournament
Emmett Davis, Colgate
2-2 (.500) in Patriot League Tournament
Larry Davis, Furman
3-3 (.500) in Southern Conference Tournament
Mike Deane, Lamar
19-11 (.633) overall; 4-2 (.667) in North Atlantic
Tournament; 5-5 (.500) in Metro Atlantic Tournament; 0-1 (.000) in Great Midwest
Tournament; 7-3 (.700) in Conference USA Tournament; 3-0 (1.000) in Southland
Tournament
Ed DeChellis, East Tennessee State
2-4 (.333) in Southern Conference
Tournament
Jerry DeGregorio, Rhode Island
0-1 (.000) in Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mike Dement, SMU
7-6 (.538) overall; 2-1 (.667) in Big South Tournament;
1-1 (.500) in SWC Tournament; 4-4 (.500) in WAC Tournament
Pat Dennis, The Citadel
1-8 (.111) in Southern Conference Tournament
Don DeVoe, Navy
20-15 (.571) overall; 9-10 (.474) in SEC Tournament; 11-5
(.688) in Patriot League Tournament
Howie Dickenman, Central Connecticut State
5-2 (.714) overall; 0-1 (.000)
in Mid-Continent Tournament; 5-1 (.833) in NEC Tournament
Henry Dickerson, Chattanooga
3-3 (.500) in Southern Conference Tournament
James Dickey, Texas Tech
10-7 (.588) overall; 10-3 (.769) in SWC
Tournament; 0-4 (.000) in Big 12 Tournament
Sherman Dillard, James Madison
2-4 (.333) overall; 1-1 (.500) in Missouri
Valley Tournament; 1-3 (.250) in Colonial Athletic Association Tournament
Matt Doherty, North Carolina
1-1 (.500) in Big East Tournament; making
first appearance in ACC Tournament
Billy Donovan, Florida
4-6 (.400) overall; 1-2 (.333) in Southern
Conference Tournament; 3-4 (.429) in SEC Tournament
Pat Douglass, UC Irvine
0-2 (.000) in Big West Tournament
Homer Drew, Valparaiso
18-4 (.818) in Mid-Continent Tournament
Lefty Driesell, Georgia State
48-32 (.600) overall; 15-5 (.750) in
Southern Conference Tournament; 17-16 (.515) in ACC Tournament; 13-8 (.619) in
Colonial Athletic Association Tournament; 3-3 (.500) in Trans America Athletic
Tournament
Jerry Dunn, Penn State
2-3 (.400) in Big Ten Tournament
Hugh Durham, Jacksonville
18-21 (.462) overall; 1-2 (.333) in Metro
Conference Tournament; 17-16 (.515) in SEC Tournament; 0-1 (.000) in Sun Belt
Tournament; 0-2 (.000) in Trans America Athletic Tournament
Mick Durham, Montana State
6-6 (.500) in Big Sky Tournament
Brian Ellerbe, Michigan
4-5 (.444) overall; 0-3 (.000) in Metro Atlantic
Athletic Tournament; 4-2 (.667) in Big Ten Tournament
Cliff Ellis, Auburn
14-24 (.368) overall; 5-8 (.385) in Sun Belt
Tournament; 3-10 (.231) in ACC Tournament; 6-6 (.500) in SEC Tournament
Maurice "Bo" Ellis, Chicago State
0-2 (.000) in Mid-Continent Tournament
Craig Esherick, Georgetown
3-2 (.600) in Big East Tournament
Larry Eustachy, Iowa State
13-8 (.619) overall; 4-3 (.571) in Big Sky
Tournament; 6-4 (.600) in Big West Tournament; 3-1 (.750) in Big 12 Tournament
Bill Evans, Southern Utah
2-2 (.500) in Mid-Continent Tournament
Jessie Evans, Louisiana-Lafayette
5-2 (.714) in Sun Belt Tournament
Rob Evans, Arizona State
2-5 (.286) in SEC Tournament
Ron Everhart, McNeese State
2-4 (.333) in Southland Tournament
Larry Farmer, Loyola (Ill.)
3-5 (.375) overall; 3-3 (.500) in Big Sky
Tournament; 0-2 (.000) in Midwestern Collegiate Tournament
Dave Farrar, Idaho
0-7 (.000) overall; 0-4 (.000) in Ohio Valley
Tournament; 0-3 (.000) in Big West Tournament
Dennis Felton, Western Kentucky
3-2 (.600) in Sun Belt Tournament
Mark Few, Gonzaga
3-0 (1.000) in West Coast Conference Tournament
Steve Fisher, San Diego State
0-1 (.000) in Mountain West Tournament
Pat Flannery, Bucknell
6-6 (.500) in Patriot League Tournament
Marty Fletcher, Denver
14-11 (.560) overall; 2-2 (.500) in Southern
Conference Tournament; 3-4 (.429) in American South Tournament; 9-5 (.643) in
Sun Belt Tournament
James "Bruiser" Flint, Massachusetts
5-4 (.556) in Atlantic 10 Tournament
Eddie Fogler, South Carolina
15-13 (.536) overall; 4-2 (.667) in Missouri
Valley Tournament; 11-11 (.500) in SEC Tournament
Fran Fraschilla, New Mexico
8-6 (.571) overall; 7-3 (.700) in Metro
Atlantic Tournament; 1-2 (.333) in Big East Tournament; 0-1 (.000) in Mountain
West Tournament
Chris Fuller, Morgan State
3-4 (.429) in Mid-Eastern Athletic Tournament
Ron Ganulin, St. Francis (N.Y.)
4-9 (.308) in Northeast Tournament
Gary Garner, Southeast Missouri State
6-8 (.429) overall; 1-6 (.143) in
Missouri Valley Tournament; 5-2 (.714) in Ohio Valley Tournament
John Giannini, Maine
3-4 (.429) in America East Tournament
Pete Gillen, Virginia
22-10 (.688) overall; 17-4 (.810) in Midwestern
Collegiate Tournament; 5-4 (.556) in Big East Tournament; 0-2 (.000) in ACC
Tournament
Bobby Gonzalez, Manhattan
0-1 (.000) in Metro Atlantic Tournament
Max Good, UNLV
5-5 (.500) in Ohio Valley Tournament; making first
appearance in Mountain West Tournament
Mark Gottfried, Alabama
8-3 (.727) overall; 7-1 (.875) in Ohio Valley
Tournament; 1-2 (.333) in SEC Tournament
James Green, Southern Mississippi
2-4 (.333) in C-USA Tournament
Jerry Green, Tennessee
3-6 (.333) overall; 2-3 (.400) in Big South
Tournament; 1-3 (.250) in SEC Tournament
Sidney Green, Florida Atlantic
1-1 (.500) in Trans America Athletic
Tournament
Tom Green, Fairleigh Dickinson
19-14 (.576) in ECAC Metro/Northeast
Tournament
Tommy Green, Southern (La.)
4-4 (.500) in Southwestern Athletic Tournament
Seth Greenberg, South Florida
8-7 (.533) overall; 7-4 (.636) in Big West
Tournament; 1-3 (.250) in C-USA Tournament
Mel Hankinson, Liberty
1-4 (.200) overall; 1-2 (.333) in Trans America
Athletic Tournament; 0-2 (.000) in Big South Tournament
Don Harnum, Rider
2-3 (.400) in Metro Atlantic Athletic Tournament
Jim Harrick, Georgia
10-6 (.625) overall; 3-2 (.600) in WCAC Tournament;
3-2 (.600) in Pacific-10 Tournament; 4-1 (.800) in Atlantic 10 Tournament; 0-1
(.000) in SEC Tournament
Pat Harris, Army
0-3 (.000) in Patriot League Tournament
Mike Heideman, Wisconsin-Green Bayv 5-5 (.500) in Midwestern Collegiate
Tournament
Lou Henson, New Mexico State
5-1 (.833) in Big West Tournament
Bill Herrion, East Carolina
18-6 (.750) overall; 18-5 (.783) in North
Atlantic/America East Tournament; 0-1 (.000) in CAA Tournament
Paul Hewitt, Georgia Tech
7-2 (.778) in Metro Atlantic Athletic
Tournament; making first appearance in ACC Tournament
Bob Hill, Fordham
0-1 (.000) in Atlantic 10 Tournament
Barry Hinson, Southwest Missouri State
4-3 (.571) overall; 2-2 (.500) in
Mid-Continent Tournament; 2-1 (.667) in Missouri Valley Tournament
Dan Hipsher, Akron
2-5 (.286) overall; 2-2 (.500) in Trans America
Athletic Tournament; 0-3 (.000) in Mid-American Tournament
Brad Holland, San Diego
4-8 (.333) overall; 0-2 (.000) in Big West
Tournament; 4-6 (.400) in WCC Tournament
Don Holst, Montana
0-1 (.000) in Big Sky Tournament
Ben Howland, Pittsburgh
3-3 (.500) overall; 3-2 (.600) in Big Sky
Tournament; 0-1 (.000) in Big East Tournament
Bob Huggins, Cincinnati
22-6 (.786) overall; 3-1 (.750) in Ohio Valley
Tournament; 1-2 (.333) in Metro Tournament; 10-0 (1.000) in Great Midwest
Tournament; 8-3 (.727) in C-USA Tournament
Curtis Hunter, North Carolina A&T
1-1 (.500) in Mid-Eastern Athletic
Tournament
Larry Hunter, Ohio University
7-9 (.438) in Mid-American Tournament
Tom Izzo, Michigan State
6-1 (.857) in Big Ten Tournament
Mike Jarvis, St. John's
24-12 (.667) overall; 12-3 (.800) in North
Atlantic Tournament; 7-8 (.467) in Atlantic 10 Tournament; 5-1 (.833) in Big
East Tournament
Mike Jaskulski, Towson
2-3 (.400) in America East Tournament
Rod Jensen, Boise State
3-4 (.429) overall; 1-1 (.500) in Big Sky
Tournament; 2-3 (.400) in Big West Tournament
Richard Johnson, Wofford
2-2 (.500) in Southern Conference Tournament
Trent Johnson, Nevada
1-1 (.500) in Big West Tournament
Bobby Jones, St. Francis (Pa.)
0-1 (.000) in Northeast Conference
Tournament
Jeff Jones, American University
5-8 (.385) in ACC Tournament; making first
appearance in Colonial Athletic Association Tournament
Stan Joplin, Toledo
1-4 (.200) in Mid-American Tournament
Kurt Kanaskie, Drake
2-4 (.333) in Missouri Valley Tournament
Gene Keady, Purdue
5-4 (.556) overall; 3-1 (.750) in Ohio Valley
Tournament; 2-3 (.400) in Big Ten Tournament
Rudy Keeling, Northeastern
7-12 (.368) in North Atlantic/America East
Tournament
Billy Kennedy, Southeastern Louisiana
1-2 (.333) in Trans America Athletic
Tournament; making first appearance in Southland Tournament
Pat Kennedy, DePaul
20-15 (.571) overall; 11-2 (.846) in Metro Atlantic
Athletic Tournament; 5-4 (.556) in Metro Conference Tournament; 1-6 (.143) in
ACC Tournament; 3-3 (.500) in C-USA Tournament
Ernie Kent, Oregon
4-5 (.444) in West Coast Tournament
Jim Kerwin, Western Illinois
6-8 (.429) in Mid-Continent Tournament
John Kresse, College of Charleston
11-1 (.917) overall; 6-0 (1.000) in
Trans America Athletic Tournament; 5-1 (.833) in Southern Conference Tournament
Mike Krzyzewski, Duke
25-14 (.641) in ACC Tournament
Steve Lappas, Villanova
11-11 (.500) overall; 2-4 (.333) in Metro Atlantic
Athletic Tournament; 9-7 (.563) in Big East Tournament
Jim Larranaga, George Mason
9-13 (.409) overall; 5-11 (.313) in
Mid-American Tournament; 4-2 (.667) in Colonial Athletic Association Tournament
Jeff Lebo, Tennessee Tech
0-2 (.000) in Ohio Valley Tournament
Billy Lee, Campbell
10-13 (.435) overall; 9-8 (.529) in Big South
Tournament; 1-5 (.167) in TAAC Tournament
Dave Loos, Austin Peay
8-9 (.471) in Ohio Valley Tournament
Bobby Lutz, UNC Charlotte
6-1 (.857) in Conference USA Tournament
Nick Macarchuk, Stony Brook
17-17 (.500) overall; 4-7 (.364) in North
Atlantic Tournament; 6-3 (.667) in Metro Atlantic Athletic Tournament; 7-3
(.700) in Patriot League Tournament; 0-4 (.000) in Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mike MacDonald, Canisius
1-3 (.250) in Metro Atlantic Athletic Tournament
Kyle Macy, Morehead State
1-1 (.500) in Ohio Valley Tournament
Don Maestri, Troy State
0-4 (.000) overall; 0-1 (.000) in East Coast
Tournament; 0-1 (.000) in Mid-Continent Tournament; 0-2 (.000) in Trans America
Athletic Tournament
Dave Magarity, Marist
9-10 (.474) overall; 7-7 (.500) in Northeast
Conference Tournament; 2-3 (.400) in Metro Atlantic Athletic Tournament
Rick Majerus, Utah
19-8 (.704) overall; 3-1 (.750) in Mid-American
Tournament; 15-6 (.714) in WAC Tournament; 1-1 (.500) in Mountain West
Tournament
Bob Marlin, Sam Houston State
1-1 (.500) in Southland Tournament
Gregg Marshall, Winthrop
4-0 (1.000) in Big South Tournament
Phil Martelli, St. Joseph's
6-4 (.600) in Atlantic 10 Tournament
Ray Martin, Long Island
0-1 (.000) in Northeast Conference Tournament
Rollie Massimino, Cleveland State
26-20 (.565) overall; 9-2 (.818) in
Eastern 8 Tournament; 13-12 (.520) in Big East Tournament; 2-2 (.500) in Big
West Tournament; 2-4 (.333) in Midwestern Collegiate Tournament
Philip Mathews, San Francisco
5-4 (.556) in West Coast Conference
Tournament
Fran McCaffrey, UNC Greensboro
4-3 (.571) overall; 4-2 (.667) in East
Coast Conference Tournament; 0-1 (.000) in Southern Conference Tournament
Ray McCallum, Houston
9-5 (.643) in Mid-American Tournament; making first
appearance in C-USA Tournament
Eddie McCarter, Texas-Arlington
3-5 (.375) in Southland Tournament
Mack McCarthy, Virginia Commonwealth
22-9 (.710) overall; 21-7 (.750) in
Southern Conference Tournament; 1-2 (.333) in Colonial Athletic Association
Tournament
Steve McClain, Wyoming
1-1 (.500) in Mountain West Tournament
Mike McConathy, Northwestern State (La.)
2-1 (.667) in Southland
Tournament
Ritchie McKay, Oregon State
0-2 (.000) overall; 0-1 (.000) in WAC
Tournament; 0-1 (.000) in Mountain West Tournament
Bob McKillop, Davidson
10-9 (.526) overall; 1-2 (.333) in Big South
Tournament; 9-7 (.563) in Southern Conference Tournament
Sal Mentesana, Lehigh
2-4 (.333) in Patriot League Tournament
Steve Merfeld, Hampton
1-1 (.500) in Mid-Eastern Athletic Tournament
Joe Mihalich, Niagara
2-2 (.500) in Metro Atlantic Athletic Tournament
Ron "Fang" Mitchell, Coppin State
19-9 (.679) in Mid-Eastern Athletic
Tournament
Jim Molinari, Bradley
10-9 (.526) overall; 2-1 (.667) in Mid-Continent
Tournament; 8-8 (.500) in Missouri Valley Tournament
Dan Monson, Minnesota
5-2 (.714) overall; 5-1 (.833) in West Coast
Conference Tournament; 0-1 (.000) in Big Ten Tournament
Mike Montgomery, Stanford
10-12 (.455) overall; 6-8 (.429) in Big Sky
Tournament; 4-4 (.500) in Pacific-10 Tournament before it was discontinued
Robert Moreland, Texas Southern
28-22 (.560) in SWAC Tournament
Wayne Morgan, Long Beach State
2-4 (.333) in Big West Tournament
Stew Morrill, Utah State
10-12 (.455) overall; 4-4 (.500) in Big Sky
Tournament; 3-7 (.300) in WAC Tournament; 3-1 (.750) in Big West Tournament
Speedy Morris, La Salle
14-10 (.583) overall; 13-2 (.867) in Metro
Atlantic Athletic Tournament; 0-3 (.000) in Midwestern Collegiate Tournament;
1-5 (.167) in Atlantic 10 Tournament
Danny Nee, Robert Morris
12-18 (.400) overall; 6-4 (.600) in Mid-American
Tournament; 4-10 (.286) in Big Eight Tournament; 2-4 (.333) in Big 12
Tournament; making first appearance in Northeast Conference Tournament
Dickey Nutt, Arkansas State
3-4 (.429) in Sun Belt Tournament
Jim O'Brien, Ohio State
15-17 (.469) overall; 5-4 (.556) in Atlantic 10
Tournament; 9-10 (.474) in Big East Tournament; 1-3 (.250) in Big Ten Tournament
Dave Odom, Wake Forest
9-9 (.500) in ACC Tournament
Fran O'Hanlon, Lafayette
7-3 (.700) in Patriot League Tournament
Lute Olson, Arizona
9-1 (.900) in Pacific-10 Tournament before it was
discontinued
Tim O'Toole, Fairfield
1-2 (.333) in Metro Atlantic Athletic Tournament
Ricardo Patton, Colorado
2-5 (.286) overall; 0-1 (.000) in Big Eight
Tournament; 2-4 (.333) in Big 12 Tournament
Tom Penders, George Washington
28-16 (.636) overall; 7-4 (.636) in Metro
Atlantic Tournament; 4-4 (.600) in Atlantic 10 Tournament; 15-6 (.714) in SWC
Tournament; 2-2 (.500) in Big 12 Tournament
Robert "Buzz" Peterson, Tulsa
8-3 (.727) in Southern Conference
Tournament; making first appearance in WAC Tournament
Jim Phelan, Mount St. Mary's
11-7 (.611) in Northeast Conference
Tournament
Jim Platt, Charleston Southern
5-4 (.556) overall; 2-1 (.667) in Trans
Aamerica Athletic Tournament; 3-3 (.500) in Sun Belt Tournament; making first
appearance in Big South Tournament
Darelle Porter, Duquesne
0-2 (.000) in Atlantic 10 Tournament
Jeff Price, Georgia Southern
0-1 (.000) in Southern Conference Tournament
George "Skip" Prosser, Xavier
9-5 (.643) overall; 3-0 (1.000) in Metro
Atlantic Athletic Tournament; 0-1 (.000) in Midwestern City Tournament; 6-4
(.600) in Atlantic 10 Tournament
Oliver Purnell, Dayton
10-11 (.476) overall; 2-3 (.400) in Big South
Tournament; 5-2 (.714) in Colonial Athletic Association Tournament; 0-1 (.000)
in Great Midwest Tournament; 3-5 (.375) in Atlantic 10 Tournament
Jason Rabedeaux, Texas-El Paso
0-1 (.000) in Western Athletic Tournament
Keith Richard, Louisiana Tech
2-2 (.500) in Sun Belt Tournament
Nolan Richardson, Arkansas
34-14 (.708) overall; 11-3 (.786) in Missouri
Valley Tournament; 10-3 (.769) in SWC Tournament; 13-8 (.619) in SEC Tournament
Tom Richardson, Illinois State
0-1 (.000) in Missouri Valley Tournament
John Robic, Youngstown State
0-1 (.000) in Mid-Continent Tournament
Steve Robinson, Florida State
6-4 (.600) overall; 3-0 (1.000) in Missouri
Valley Tournament; 1-1 (.500) in WAC Tournament; 2-3 (.400) in ACC Tournament
Lorenzo Romar, Saint Louis
5-3 (.625) overall; 1-3 (.250) in WCC
Tournament; 4-0 (1.000) in C-USA Tournament
Jeff Ruland, Iona
3-1 (.750) in Metro Atlantic Athletic Tournament
William "Bo" Ryan, Wisconsin-Milwaukee
1-1 (.500) in Midwestern Collegiate
Tournament
Kelvin Sampson, Oklahoma
9-9 (.500) overall; 2-3 (.400) in Pacific-10
Tournament before it was discontinued; 1-2 (.333) in Big Eight Tournament; 6-4
(.600) in Big 12 Tournament
Rick Samuels, Eastern Illinois
12-14 (.462) overall; 11-10 (.524) in
Mid-Continent Tournament; 1-4 (.200) in Ohio Valley Tournament
Ed Schilling, Wright State
1-3 (.250) in Midwestern Collegiate Tournament
Bill Self, Illinois
4-3 (.571) in Western Athletic Tournament; making
first appearance in Big Ten Tournament
Herb Sendek, North Carolina State
10-7 (.588) overall; 4-3 (.571) in
Mid-American Tournament; 6-4 (.600) in ACC Tournament
Steve Seymour, Drexel
1-1 (.500) in America East Tournament
Larry Shyatt, Clemson
0-3 (.000) overall; 0-1 (.000) in WAC Tournament;
0-2 (.000) in ACC Tournament
Al Skinner, Boston College
7-12 (.368) overall; 6-9 (.400) in Atlantic 10
Tournament; 1-3 (.250) in Big East Tournament
Mark Slonaker, Mercer
2-2 (.500) in Trans America Athletic Conference
Jay Smith, Central Michigan
1-1 (.500) in Mid-American Tournament
Tubby Smith, Kentucky
15-6 (.714) overall; 5-3 (.625) in Missouri Valley
Tournament; 10-3 (.769) in SEC Tournament
Quin Snyder, Missouri
1-1 (.500) in Big 12 Tournament
Joel Sobotka, Portland State
1-2 (.333) in Big Sky Tournament
Kirk Speraw, Central Florida
11-4 (.733) in Trans America Athletic
Tournament
Rob Spivery, Alabama State
1-4 (.200) in Southwestern Athletic Tournament
Kevin Stallings, Vanderbilt
10-5 (.667) overall; 9-4 (.692) in Missouri
Valley Tournament; 1-1 (.500) in SEC Tournament
Rick Stansbury, Mississippi State
2-2 (.500) in SEC Tournament
Joey Stiebing, New Orleans
1-3 (.250) in Sun Belt Tournament
Andy Stoglin, Jackson State
17-10 (.630) in SWAC Tournament
Ricky Stokes, Virginia Tech
1-1 (.500) in Atlantic 10 Tournament
Lafayette Stribling, Mississippi Valley State
11-13 (.458) in SWAC
Tournament
Pete Strickland, Coastal Carolina
0-2 (.000) in Big South Tournament
Tom Sullivan, Maryland-Baltimore County
2-6 (.250) overall; 0-1 (.000) in
Metro Atlantic Athletic Tournament; 1-3 (.250) in Big South Tournament; 1-2
(.333) in Northeast Conference Tournament
Eddie Sutton, Oklahoma State
32-18 (.640) overall; 13-7 (.650) in SWC
Tournament; 6-2 (.750) in SEC Tournament; 8-5 (.615) in Big Eight Tournament;
5-4 (.556) in Big 12 Tournament
Scott Sutton, Oral Roberts
1-1 (.500) in Mid-Continent Tournament
Jerry Tarkanian, Fresno State
30-6 (.833) overall; 24-2 (.923) in Big West
Tournament; 6-4 (.600) in WAC Tournament
Bob Thomason, Pacific
10-11 (.476) in Big West Tournament
Jimmy Tillette, Samford
6-1 (.857) in Trans America Athletic Tournament
Billy Tubbs, Texas Christian
23-17 (.575) overall; 18-11 (.621) in Big
Eight Tournament; 0-2 (.000) in SWC Tournament; 5-4 (.556) in WAC Tournament
Mark Turgeon, Wichita State
0-2 (.000) in Trans America Athletic
Tournament; making first appearance in Missouri Valley Tournament
Jan van Breda Kolff, Pepperdine
4-7 (.364) overall; 2-6 (.250) in SEC
Tournament; 2-1 (.667) in West Coast Conference Tournament
Mike Vining, Louisiana-Monroe
22-11 (.667) overall; 3-0 (1.000) in Trans
America Athletic Tournament; 19-11 (.633) in Southland Tournament
Jerry Wainwright, UNC Wilmington
9-5 (.643) in Colonial Athletic
Association Tournament
Riley Wallace, Hawaii
12-12 (.500) in WAC Tournament
Royce Waltman, Indiana State
1-3 (.250) in Missouri Valley Tournament
Gary Waters, Kent
4-3 (.571) in Mid-American Tournament
Melvin Watkins, Texas A&M
4-4 (.500) overall; 4-2 (.667) in C-USA
Tournament; 0-2 (.000) in Big 12 Tournament
Perry Watson, Detroit
12-5 (.706) in Midwestern Collegiate Tournament
Sam Weaver, Northern Iowa
0-3 (.000) overall; 0-1 (.000) in SWAC
Tournament; 0-2 (.000) in Missouri Valley Tournament
Bruce Weber, Southern Illinois
1-2 (.333) in Missouri Valley Tournament
Tim Welsh, Providence
4-5 (.444) overall; 4-3 (.571) in Metro Atlantic
Athletic Tournament; 0-2 (.000) in Big East Tournament
Bob Weltlich, South Alabama
14-13 (.519) overall; 5-3 (.625) in SEC
Tournament; 1-6 (.143) in SWC Tournament; 3-2 (.600) in TAAC Tournament; 5-2
(.714) in Sun Belt Tournament
Greg White, Marshall
4-4 (.500) overall; 2-1 (.667) in Southern Conference
Tournament; 2-3 (.400) in Mid-American Tournament
Davey Whitney, Alcorn State
36-16 (.692) in SWAC Tournament
Randy Wiel, Middle Tennessee State
5-7 (.417) overall; 1-3 (.250) in Big
South Tournament; 4-4 (.500) in Ohio Valley Tournament
Ralph Willard, Holy Cross
8-10 (.444) overall; 6-4 (.600) in Sun Belt
Tournament; 2-5 (.286) in Big East Tournament; 0-1 (.000) in Patriot League
Tournament
Bob Williams, UC Santa Barbara
1-2 (.333) in Big West Tournament
Gary Williams, Maryland
15-18 (.455) overall; 4-4 (.500) in East Coast
Tournament; 2-4 (.333) in Big East Tournament; 9-10 (.474) in ACC Tournament
Roy Williams, Kansas
20-8 (.714) overall; 10-7 (.588) in Big Eight
Tournament; 10-1 (.909) in Big 12 Tournament
Willis Wilson, Rice
3-6 (.333) overall; 3-4 (.429) in SWC Tournament; 0-2
(.000) in WAC Tournament
Reggie Witherspoon, Buffalo
0-1 (.000) in Mid-American Tournament
Dennis Wolff, Boston University
9-5 (.643) in North Atlantic/America East
Tournament
Jim Wooldridge, Kansas State
6-5 (.545) overall; 3-1 (.750) in Southland
Tournament; 3-4 (.429) in Sun Belt Tournament; making first appearance in Big 12
Tournament
Jay Wright, Hofstra
6-5 (.545) in North Atlantic/America East Tournament
Larry Wright, Grambling State
0-1 (.000) in Southwestern Athletic
Tournament
