March 4, 2003
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." Four of the 25 active coaches with winning NCAA Tournament records (more than 10 decisions) have losing marks in conference tournament competition--Florida's Billy Donovan (6-8 with Marshall and the Gators), Texas Tech's Bob Knight (3-4 with Indiana and the Red Raiders), Stanford's Mike Montgomery (10-13 with Montana and the Cardinal) and Maryland's Gary Williams (17-20 with American, Boston College and the Terrapins).
Pacific-10 schools, which resurrected its conference tournament last year, discovered anew 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".
Rick Pitino is the only active coach to win more than three-fourths of both his conference tournament and NCAA playoff games. He is joined by the eight other coaches who have won at least 70 percent of their conference tournament contests (minimum of 20 decisions through 2002).
Coach, Current School W-L Pct.
Rick Pitino, Louisville 23-5 .821
Bob Huggins, Cincinnati 27-7 .794
John Calipari, Memphis 15-5 .750
John Chaney, Temple 39-14 .736
Jim Calhoun, Connecticut 35-13 .729
Bill Herrion, East Carolina 18-7 .720
Tubby Smith, Kentucky 18-7 .720
Davey Whitney, Alcorn State 41-17 .707
Steve Alford, Iowa 14-6 .700
Following are the records in conference tournament competition entering the 2003 postseason for many of the nation's veteran coaches (listed alphabetically with at least five decisions):
Mike Adras, Northern Arizona
4-2 (.667) in Big Sky Tournament
Steve Aggers, Loyola Marymount
0-5 (.000) overall; 0-3 (.000) in Big Sky Tournament; 0-2 (.000) in West Coast Conference Tournament
Cy Alexander, South Carolina State
25-11 (.694) in Mid-Eastern Athletic Tournament
Steve Alford, Iowa
14-6 (.700) overall; 6-4 (.600) in Missouri Valley Tournament; 8-2 (.800) in Big Ten Tournament
Frankie Allen, Howard University
11-12 (.478) overall; 1-3 (.250) in Metro Conference Tournament; 8-7 (.533) in Ohio Valley Tournament; 2-2 (.500) in Mid-Eastern Athletic Tournament
Dana Altman, Creighton
12-9 (.571) overall; 0-1 (.000) in Southern Conference Tournament; 2-4 (.333) in Big Eight Tournament; 10-4 (.714) in Missouri Valley Tournament
Tommy Amaker, Michigan
5-5 (.500) overall; 4-4 (.500) in Big East Tournament; 1-1 (.500) in Big Ten Tournament
Tevester Anderson, Murray State
9-2 (.818) in Ohio Valley Tournament
Ronnie Arrow, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
8-5 (.615) in Sun Belt Tournament
Rick Barnes, Texas
14-14 (.500) overall; 2-1 (.667) in Colonial Athletic Association Tournament; 5-5 (.500) in Big East Tournament; 2-4 (.333) in ACC Tournament; 5-4 (.556) in Big 12 Tournament
Rod Barnes, Mississippi
3-4 (.429) in SEC Tournament
Jim Baron, Rhode Island
9-13 (.409) overall; 4-3 (.571) in Northeast Conference Tournament; 5-10 (.333) in Atlantic 10 Tournament
Butch Beard, Morgan State
5-4 (.556) in MEAC Tournament
John Beilein, West Virginia
15-7 (.682) overall; 8-4 (.667) in Metro Atlantic Athletic Tournament; 5-2 (.714) in Colonial Athletic Association Tournament; 2-1 (.667) in Atlantic 10 Tournament; making first appearance in Big East Tournament
Bart Bellairs, Virginia Military Institute
2-8 (.200) in Southern Conference Tournament
Eddie Biedenbach, UNC Asheville
5-8 (.385) overall; 0-2 (.000) in Southern Conference Tournament; 5-6 (.455) in Big South Tournament
Dave Bliss, Baylor
29-22 (.569) overall; 4-3 (.571) in Big Eight Tournament; 6-7 (.462) in SWC Tournament; 16-9 (.640) in Western Athletic Tournament; 3-3 (.500) in Big 12 Tournament
Jim Boeheim, Syracuse
33-20 (.623) in Big East Tournament
Jim Boone, Eastern Michigan
2-6 (.250) overall; 2-4 (.333) in Northeast Conference Tournament; 0-2 (.000) in Mid-American Tournament
John Brady, Louisiana State
7-10 (.412) overall; 3-5 (.375) in Trans America Athletic Tournament; 4-5 (.444) in SEC Tournament
Bobby Braswell, Cal State Northridge
7-5 (.583) overall; 7-4 (.636) in Big Sky Tournament; 0-1 (.000) in Big West Tournament
Ben Braun, California
14-8 (.636) overall; 13-7 (.650) in Mid-American Tournament; 1-1 (.500) in Pacific-10 Tournament
Tom Brennan, Vermont
5-14 (.263) in ECAC North Atlantic/North Atlantic/America East Tournament
Mike Brey, Notre Dame
10-5 (.667) overall; 9-3 (.750) in North Atlantic/America East Tournament; 1-2 (.333) in Big East Tournament
Tim Buckley, Ball State
3-2 (.600) in Mid-American Tournament
Jim Calhoun, Connecticut
35-13 (.729) overall; 13-2 (.867) in North Atlantic Tournament; 22-11 (.667) in Big East Tournament
John Calipari, Memphis
15-5 (.750) overall; 14-3 (.824) in Atlantic 10 Tournament; 1-2 (.333) in Conference USA Tournament
Dave Calloway, Monmouth
3-3 (.600) in Northeast Conference Tournament
Tim Carter, Texas-San Antonio
5-5 (.500) in Southland Tournament
John Chaney, Temple
39-14 (.736) in Atlantic 10 Tournament
Perry Clark, Miami (Fla.)
4-13 (.235) overall; 2-6 (.250) in Metro Tournament; 1-5 (.167) in C-USA Tournament; 1-2 (.333) in Big East Tournament
Steve Cleveland, Brigham Young
6-4 (.600) overall; 1-2 (.333) in Western Athletic Tournament; 5-2 (.714) in Mountain West Tournament
Charlie Coles, Miami (Ohio)
18-10 (.643) in Mid-American Tournament
Barry Collier, Nebraska
15-10 (.600) overall; 15-8 (.652) in Midwestern Collegiate Tournament; 0-2 (.000) in Big 12 Tournament
Jimmy Collins, Illinois-Chicago
6-5 (.545) in Midwestern Collegiate/Horizon League Tournament
Joe Cravens, Weber State
5-7 (.417) overall; 1-1 (.500) in Western Athletic Tournament; 4-6 (.400) in Big Sky Tournament
Tom Crean, Marquette
3-3 (.500) in Conference USA Tournament
Jim Crews, Army
10-15 (.400) overall; 8-7 (.533) in Midwestern Collegiate Tournament; 2-8 (.200) in Missouri Valley Tournament; making first appearance in Patriot League Tournament
Dan Dakich, Bowling Green
4-4 (.500) in Mid-American Tournament
Dick Davey, Santa Clara
9-9 (.500) in West Coast Conference Tournament
Emmett Davis, Colgate
2-4 (.333) in Patriot League Tournament
Kermit Davis Jr., Middle Tennessee State
5-1 (.833) overall; 4-0 (1.000) in Big Sky Tournament; 1-1 (.500) in SWC Tournament; making first appearance in Sun Belt Tournament
Larry Davis, Furman
6-5 (.545) in Southern Conference Tournament
Mike Davis, Indiana
3-2 (.600) in Big Ten Tournament
Mike Deane, Lamar
20-12 (.625) 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; 4-1 (.800) in Southland Tournament
Ed DeChellis, East Tennessee State
2-6 (.250) in Southern Conference Tournament
Mike Dement, Southern Methodist
7-8 (.467) overall; 2-1 (.667) in Big South Tournament; 1-1 (.500) in SWC Tournament; 4-6 (.400) in Western Athletic Tournament
Pat Dennis, The Citadel
2-10 (.167) in Southern Conference Tournament
Don DeVoe, Navy
22-17 (.564) overall; 9-10 (.474) in SEC Tournament; 13-7 (.650) in Patriot League Tournament
Howie Dickenman, Central Connecticut State
8-3 (.727) overall; 0-1 (.000) in Mid-Continent Tournament; 8-2 (.800) in Northeast Conference Tournament
Sherman Dillard, James Madison
4-6 (.400) overall; 1-1 (.500) in Missouri Valley Tournament; 3-5 (.375) in Colonial Athletic Association Tournament
Matt Doherty, North Carolina
3-3 (.500) overall; 1-1 (.500) in Big East Tournament; 2-2 (.500) in ACC Tournament
Billy Donovan, Florida
6-8 (.429) overall; 1-2 (.333) in Southern Conference Tournament; 5-6 (.455) in SEC Tournament
Pat Douglass, UC Irvine
2-4 (.333) in Big West Tournament
Jerry Dunn, Penn State
4-5 (.444) in Big Ten Tournament
Hugh Durham, Jacksonville
18-23 (.439) overall; 1-2 (.333) in Metro Conference Tournament; 17-16 (.515) in SEC Tournament; 0-1 (.000) in Sun Belt Tournament; 0-4 (.000) in Trans America Athletic/Atlantic Sun Tournament
Mick Durham, Montana State
6-8 (.429) in Big Sky Tournament
Cliff Ellis, Auburn
14-26 (.350) overall; 5-8 (.385) in Sun Belt Tournament; 3-10 (.231) in ACC Tournament; 6-8 (.429) in SEC Tournament
Craig Esherick, Georgetown
4-4 (.500) in Big East Tournament
Larry Eustachy, Iowa State
13-10 (.565) overall; 4-3 (.571) in Big Sky Tournament; 6-4 (.600) in Big West Tournament; 3-3 (.500) in Big 12 Tournament
Bill Evans, Southern Utah
5-3 (.625) in Mid-Continent Tournament
Jessie Evans, Louisiana-Lafayette
8-4 (.667) in Sun Belt Tournament
Rob Evans, Arizona State
2-6 (.250) overall; 2-5 (.286) in SEC Tournament; 0-1 (.000) in Pacific-10 Tournament
Ron Everhart, Northeastern
4-6 (.400) overall; 4-5 (.444) in Southland Tournament; 0-1 (.000) in America East Tournament
Larry Farmer, Loyola (Ill.)
5-7 (.417) overall; 3-3 (.500) in Big Sky Tournament; 2-4 (.333) in Midwestern Collegiate/Horizon Tournament
Dennis Felton, Western Kentucky
9-2 (.818) in Sun Belt Tournament
Mark Few, Gonzaga
9-0 (1.000) in West Coast Conference Tournament
Steve Fisher, San Diego State
3-2 (.600) in Mountain West Tournament
Pat Flannery, Bucknell
8-8 (.500) in Patriot League Tournament
James "Bruiser" Flint, Drexel
7-6 (.538) overall; 7-5 (.583) in Atlantic 10 Tournament; 0-1 (.000) in CAA Tournament
Ron Ganulin, St. Francis (N.Y.)
6-11 (.353) in Northeast Conference Tournament
Gary Garner, Southeast Missouri State
6-9 (.400) overall; 1-6 (.143) in Missouri Valley Tournament; 5-3 (.625) in Ohio Valley Tournament
John Giannini, Maine
6-6 (.500) in America East Tournament
Pete Gillen, Virginia
22-12 (.647) overall; 17-4 (.810) in Midwestern Collegiate Tournament; 5-4 (.556) in Big East Tournament; 0-4 (.000) in ACC Tournament
Mark Gottfried, Alabama
11-5 (.688) overall; 7-1 (.875) in Ohio Valley Tournament; 4-4 (.500) in SEC Tournament
James Green, Southern Mississippi
3-5 (.375) in Conference USA Tournament
Sidney Green, Florida Atlantic
5-2 (.714) in Trans America Athletic Tournament
Tom Green, Fairleigh Dickinson
19-15 (.559) in ECAC Metro/Northeast Tournament
Seth Greenberg, South Florida
10-9 (.526) overall; 7-4 (.636) in Big West Tournament; 3-5 (.375) in Conference USA Tournament
Billy Hahn, La Salle
5-4 (.556) overall; 3-3 (.500) in Mid-American Tournament; 2-1 (.667) in Atlantic 10 Tournament
Leonard Hamilton, Florida State
6-13 (.316) overall; 1-4 (.200) in Big Eight Tournament; 5-9 (.357) in Big East Tournament; making first appearance in ACC Tournament
Don Harnum, Rider
2-5 (.286) in Metro Atlantic Athletic Tournament
Jim Harrick, Georgia
10-8 (.556) overall; 3-2 (.600) in WCAC Tournament; 3-2 (.600) in Pacific-10 Tournament; 4-1 (.800) in Atlantic 10 Tournament; 0-3 (.000) in SEC Tournament
David Henderson, Delaware
3-2 (.600) overall; 2-1 (.667) in America East Tournament; 1-1 (.500) in CAA Tournament
Lou Henson, New Mexico State
6-2 (.750) overall; 5-1 (.833) in Big West Tournament; 1-1 (.500) in Sun Belt Tournament
Bill Herrion, East Carolina
18-7 (.720) overall; 18-5 (.783) in North Atlantic/America East Tournament; 0-1 (.000) in CAA Tournament; 0-1 (.000) in C-USA Tournament
Paul Hewitt, Georgia Tech
8-4 (.667) overall; 7-2 (.778) in Metro Atlantic Athletic Tournament; 1-2 (.333) in ACC Tournament
Barry Hinson, Southwest Missouri State
6-5 (.545) overall; 2-2 (.500) in Mid-Continent Tournament; 4-3 (.571) in Missouri Valley Tournament
Dan Hipsher, Akron
2-7 (.222) overall; 2-2 (.500) in Trans America Athletic Tournament; 0-5 (.000) in Mid-American Tournament
Brad Holland, San Diego
6-10 (.375) overall; 0-2 (.000) in Big West Tournament; 6-8 (.429) in West Coast Conference Tournament
Ben Howland, Pittsburgh
8-5 (.615) overall; 3-2 (.600) in Big Sky Tournament; 5-3 (.625) in Big East Tournament
Bob Huggins, Cincinnati
27-7 (.794) overall; 3-1 (.750) in Ohio Valley Tournament; 1-2 (.333) in Metro Tournament; 10-0 (1.000) in Great Midwest Tournament; 13-4 (.765) in Conference USA Tournament
Curtis Hunter, North Carolina A&T
3-3 (.500) in Mid-Eastern Athletic Tournament
Ron Hunter, IUPUI
3-2 (.600) in Mid-Continent Tournament
Tom Izzo, Michigan State
6-3 (.667) in Big Ten Tournament
Mike Jarvis, St. John's
25-14 (.641) overall; 12-3 (.800) in North Atlantic Tournament; 7-8 (.467) in Atlantic 10 Tournament; 6-3 (.667) in Big East Tournament
Trent Johnson, Nevada
2-3 (.400) overall; 1-1 (.500) in Big West Tournament; 1-2 (.333) in Western Athletic Tournament
Jeff Jones, American University
7-9 (.438) overall; 5-8 (.385) in ACC Tournament; 2-1 (.667) in Patriot League Tournament
Stan Joplin, Toledo
3-6 (.333) in Mid-American Tournament
Kurt Kanaskie, Drake
2-6 (.250) in Missouri Valley Tournament
Gene Keady, Purdue
6-6 (.500) overall; 3-1 (.750) in Ohio Valley Tournament; 3-5 (.375) in Big Ten Tournament
Pat Kennedy, Montana
20-16 (.556) overall; 11-2 (.846) in Metro Atlantic Athletic Tournament; 5-4 (.556) in Metro Conference Tournament; 1-6 (.143) in ACC Tournament; 3-4 (.429) in C-USA Tournament; making first appearance in Big Sky Tournament
Ernie Kent, Oregon
5-6 (.455) overall; 4-5 (.444) in West Coast Conference Tournament; 1-1 (.500) in Pacific-10 Tournament
Jim Kerwin, Western Illinois
6-10 (.375) in Mid-Continent Tournament
Bob Knight, Texas Tech
3-4 (.429) overall; 1-3 (.250) in Big Ten Tournament; 2-1 (.667) in Big 12 Tournament
Mike Krzyzewski, Duke
31-14 (.689) in ACC Tournament
Steve Lappas, Massachusetts
13-13 (.500) overall; 2-4 (.333) in Metro Atlantic Athletic Tournament; 10-8 (.556) in Big East Tournament; 1-1 (.500) in Atlantic 10 Tournament
Jim Larranaga, George Mason
11-14 (.440) overall; 5-11 (.313) in Mid-American Tournament; 6-3 (.667) in Colonial Athletic Association Tournament
Jeff Lebo, Chattanooga
2-4 (.333) in Ohio Valley Tournament; making first appearance in Southern Conference Tournament
Billy Lee, Campbell
10-14 (.417) overall; 9-8 (.529) in Big South Tournament; 1-6 (.143) in TAAC/Atlantic Sun Tournament
Dave Loos, Austin Peay
10-11 (.476) in Ohio Valley Tournament
Bobby Lutz, Charlotte
10-2 (.833) in Conference USA Tournament
Nick Macarchuk, Stony Brook
17-18 (.486) 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; 0-1 (.000) in America East Tournament
Mike MacDonald, Canisius
6-5 (.545) in Metro Atlantic Athletic Tournament
Don Maestri, Troy State
2-6 (.250) overall; 0-1 (.000) in East Coast Tournament; 0-1 (.000) in Mid-Continent Tournament; 2-4 (.333) in Trans America Athletic/Atlantic Sun Tournament
Dave Magarity, Marist
10-12 (.455) overall; 7-7 (.500) in Northeast Conference Tournament; 3-5 (.375) in Metro Atlantic Athletic Tournament
Rick Majerus, Utah
20-9 (.690) overall; 3-1 (.750) in Mid-American Tournament; 15-6 (.714) in Western Athletic Tournament; 2-2 (.500) in Mountain West Tournament
Gregg Marshall, Winthrop
9-0 (1.000) in Big South Tournament
Phil Martelli, St. Joseph's
7-6 (.538) in Atlantic 10 Tournament
Rollie Massimino, Cleveland State
27-22 (.551) overall; 9-2 (.818) in Eastern 8 Tournament; 13-12 (.520) in Big East Tournament; 2-2 (.500) in Big West Tournament; 3-6 (.333) in Midwestern Collegiate/Horizon Tournament
Philip Mathews, San Francisco
5-6 (.455) in West Coast Conference Tournament
Thad Matta, Xavier
6-0 (1.000) overall; 3-0 (1.000) in Midwestern Collegiate Tournament; 3-0 (1.000) in Atlantic 10 Tournament
Fran McCaffrey, UNC Greensboro
9-4 (.692) overall; 4-2 (.667) in East Coast Conference Tournament; 5-2 (.714) in Southern Conference Tournament
Ray McCallum, Houston
11-7 (.611) overall; 9-5 (.643) in Mid-American Tournament; 2-2 (.500) in Conference USA Tournament
Eddie McCarter, Texas-Arlington
3-6 (.333) in Southland Tournament
Steve McClain, Wyoming
3-3 (.500) in Mountain West Tournament
Mike McConathy, Northwestern State (La.)
5-1 (.833) in Southland Tournament
Bob McKillop, Davidson
15-10 (.600) overall; 1-2 (.333) in Big South Tournament; 14-8 (.636) in Southern Conference Tournament
Steve Merfeld, Evansville
7-1 (.875) in Mid-Eastern Athletic Tournament; making first appearance in Missouri Valley Conference
Joe Mihalich, Niagara
4-4 (.500) in Metro Atlantic Athletic Tournament
Ron "Fang" Mitchell, Coppin State
20-11 (.645) in Mid-Eastern Athletic Tournament
Dan Monson, Minnesota
6-4 (.600) overall; 5-1 (.833) in West Coast Conference Tournament; 1-3 (.250) in Big Ten Tournament
Mike Montgomery, Stanford
10-13 (.435) overall; 6-8 (.429) in Big Sky Tournament; 4-5 (.444) in Pacific-10 Tournament
Stew Morrill, Utah State
15-13 (.536) overall; 4-4 (.500) in Big Sky Tournament; 3-7 (.300) in Western Athletic Tournament; 8-2 (.800) in Big West Tournament
Danny Nee, Duquesne
12-19 (.387) overall; 6-4 (.600) in Mid-American Tournament; 4-10 (.286) in Big Eight Tournament; 2-4 (.333) in Big 12 Tournament; 0-1 (.000) in Atlantic 10 Tournament
Dickey Nutt, Arkansas State
5-6 (.455) in Sun Belt Tournament
Jim O'Brien, Ohio State
18-18 (.500) overall; 5-4 (.556) in Atlantic 10 Tournament; 9-10 (.474) in Big East Tournament; 4-4 (.500) in Big Ten Tournament
Dave Odom, South Carolina
11-11 (.500) overall; 9-10 (.474) in ACC Tournament; 2-1 (.667) in SEC Tournament
Fran O'Hanlon, Lafayette
8-5 (.615) in Patriot League Tournament
Lute Olson, Arizona
12-1 (.923) in Pacific-10 Tournament
Tim O'Toole, Fairfield
2-4 (.333) in Metro Atlantic Athletic Tournament
Ricardo Patton, Colorado
3-7 (.300) overall; 0-1 (.000) in Big Eight Tournament; 3-6 (.333) in Big 12 Tournament
Robert "Buzz" Peterson, Tennessee
11-5 (.688) overall; 8-3 (.727) in Southern Conference Tournament; 2-1 (.667) in Western Athletic Tournament; 1-1 (.500) in SEC Tournament
Jim Phelan, Mount St. Mary's
11-7 (.611) in Northeast Conference Tournament
Rick Pitino, Louisville
23-5 (.821) overall; 4-1 (.800) in ECAC North/ECAC North Atlantic Tournament; 1-2 (.333) in Big East Tournament; 17-1 (.944) in SEC Tournament; 1-1 (.500) in C-USA Tournament
Jim Platt, Charleston Southern
6-6 (.500) overall; 2-1 (.667) in Trans America Athletic Tournament; 3-3 (.500) in Sun Belt Tournament; 1-2 (.333) in Big South Tournament
George "Tic" Price, McNeese State
7-4 (.636) overall; 5-2 (.714) in Sun Belt Tournament; 0-2 (.000) in C-USA Tournament; 2-0 (1.000) in Southland Tournament
Jeff Price, Georgia Southern
2-3 (.400) in Southern Conference Tournament
George "Skip" Prosser, Wake Forest
10-7 (.588) overall; 3-0 (1.000) in Metro Atlantic Athletic Tournament; 0-1 (.000) in Midwestern City Tournament; 6-5 (.545) in Atlantic 10 Tournament; 1-1 (.500) in ACC Tournament
Oliver Purnell, Dayton
13-13 (.500) overall; 2-3 (.400) in Big South Tournament; 5-2 (.714) in Colonial Athletic Association Tournament; 0-1 (.000) in Great Midwest Tournament; 6-7 (.462) in Atlantic 10 Tournament
Keith Richard, Louisiana Tech
2-4 (.333) overall; 2-3 (.400) in Sun Belt Tournament; 0-1 (.000) in WAC Tournament
Tom Richardson, Illinois State
2-3 (.400) in Missouri Valley Tournament
Lorenzo Romar, Washington
6-5 (.545) overall; 1-3 (.250) in WCC Tournament; 5-2 (.714) in C-USA Tournament; making first appearance in Pacific-10 Tournament
Jeff Ruland, Iona
6-2 (.750) in Metro Atlantic Athletic Tournament
Kelvin Sampson, Oklahoma
15-9 (.625) overall; 2-3 (.400) in Pacific-10 Tournament; 1-2 (.333) in Big Eight Tournament; 12-4 (.750) in Big 12 Tournament
Rick Samuels, Eastern Illinois
15-15 (.500) overall; 11-10 (.524) in Mid-Continent Tournament; 4-5 (.444) in Ohio Valley Tournament
Ed Schilling, Wright State
2-5 (.286) in Midwestern Collegiate Tournament
Bill Self, Illinois
6-5 (.545) overall; 4-3 (.571) in Western Athletic Tournament; 2-2 (.500) in Big Ten Tournament
Herb Sendek, North Carolina State
13-9 (.591) overall; 4-3 (.571) in Mid-American Tournament; 9-6 (.600) in ACC Tournament
Larry Shyatt, Clemson
1-5 (.167) overall; 0-1 (.000) in Western Athletic Tournament; 1-4 (.200) in ACC Tournament
Al Skinner, Boston College
11-13 (.458) overall; 6-9 (.400) in Atlantic 10 Tournament; 5-4 (.556) in Big East Tournament
Mark Slonaker, Mercer
2-3 (.400) in Trans America Athletic/Atlantic Sun Tournament
Tubby Smith, Kentucky
18-7 (.720) overall; 5-3 (.625) in Missouri Valley Tournament; 13-4 (.765) in SEC Tournament
Quin Snyder, Missouri
3-3 (.500) in Big 12 Tournament
Kirk Speraw, Central Florida
13-6 (.684) in Trans America Athletic/Atlantic Sun Tournament
Rob Spivery, Alabama State
5-5 (.500) in Southwestern Athletic Tournament
Charlie Spoonhour, UNLV
24-13 (.649) overall; 9-4 (.692) in Mid-Continent Tournament; 5-1 (.833) in MVC Tournament; 4-3 (.571) in Great Midwest Tournament; 4-4 (.500) in Conference USA Tournament; 2-1 (.667) in Mountain West Tournament
Kevin Stallings, Vanderbilt
10-7 (.588) overall; 9-4 (.692) in Missouri Valley Tournament; 1-3 (.250) in SEC Tournament
Rick Stansbury, Mississippi State
5-3 (.625) in SEC Tournament
Andy Stoglin, Jackson State
17-12 (.586) in SWAC Tournament
Lafayette Stribling, Mississippi Valley State
11-15 (.423) in SWAC Tournament
Tom Sullivan, Maryland-Baltimore County
4-8 (.333) overall; 0-1 (.000) in Metro Atlantic Athletic Tournament; 1-3 (.250) in Big South Tournament; 3-4 (.429) in Northeast Conference Tournament
Eddie Sutton, Oklahoma State
33-20 (.623) overall; 13-7 (.650) in SWC Tournament; 6-2 (.750) in SEC Tournament; 8-5 (.615) in Big Eight Tournament; 6-6 (.500) in Big 12 Tournament
Scott Sutton, Oral Roberts
3-3 (.500) in Mid-Continent Tournament
Blaine Taylor, Old Dominion
5-6 (.455) overall; 5-5 (.500) in Big Sky Tournament; 0-1 (.000) in CAA Tournament
Bob Thomason, Pacific
13-13 (.500) in Big West Tournament
Jimmy Tillette, Samford
7-3 (.700) in Trans America Athletic/Atlantic Sun Tournament
Jan van Breda Kolff, St. Bonaventure
6-9 (.400) overall; 2-6 (.250) in SEC Tournament; 3-2 (.600) in West Coast Conference Tournament; 1-1 (.500) in Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mike Vining, Louisiana-Monroe
23-13 (.639) overall; 3-0 (1.000) in Trans America Athletic Tournament; 20-13 (.606) in Southland Tournament
Jerry Wainwright, Richmond
13-6 (.684) in Colonial Athletic Association Tournament; making first appearance in Atlantic 10 Tournament
Riley Wallace, Hawaii
18-12 (.600) in Western Athletic Tournament
Royce Waltman, Indiana State
4-4 (.500) in Missouri Valley Tournament
Gary Waters, Rutgers
7-4 (.636) overall; 7-3 (.700) in Mid-American Tournament; 0-1 (.000) in Big East Tournament
Melvin Watkins, Texas A&M
4-6 (.400) overall; 4-2 (.667) in C-USA Tournament; 0-4 (.000) in Big 12 Tournament
Perry Watson, Detroit
15-7 (.682) in Midwestern Collegiate Tournament
Bruce Weber, Southern Illinois
3-4 (.429) in Missouri Valley Tournament
Tim Welsh, Providence
4-7 (.364) overall; 4-3 (.571) in Metro Atlantic Athletic Tournament; 0-4 (.000) in Big East Tournament
Greg White, Marshall
4-6 (.400) overall; 2-1 (.667) in Southern Conference Tournament; 2-5 (.286) in Mid-American Tournament
Davey Whitney, Alcorn State
41-17 (.707) in SWAC Tournament
Ralph Willard, Holy Cross
13-10 (.565) overall; 6-4 (.600) in Sun Belt Tournament; 2-5 (.286) in Big East Tournament; 5-1 (.833) in Patriot League Tournament
Bob Williams, UC Santa Barbara
4-3 (.571) in Big West Tournament
Gary Williams, Maryland
17-20 (.459) overall; 4-4 (.500) in East Coast Tournament; 2-4 (.333) in Big East Tournament; 11-12 (.478) in ACC Tournament
Roy Williams, Kansas
23-10 (.697) overall; 10-7 (.588) in Big Eight Tournament; 13-3 (.813) in Big 12 Tournament
Willis Wilson, Rice
4-8 (.333) overall; 3-4 (.429) in SWC Tournament; 1-4 (.200) in Western Athletic Tournament
Dennis Wolff, Boston University
12-6 (.667) in North Atlantic/America East Tournament
Jim Wooldridge, Kansas State
8-7 (.533) overall; 3-1 (.750) in Southland Tournament; 3-4 (.429) in Sun Belt Tournament; 2-2 (.500) in Big 12 Tournament
Jay Wright, Villanova
10-6 (.625) overall; 9-5 (.643) in North Atlantic/America East Tournament; 1-1 (.500) in Big East Tournament
