Doug Mills
1942 – lost to Kentucky 46-44; lost to Penn State 41-34.
Harry Combes
1949 – beat Yale 71-67; lost to Kentucky 76-47; beat Oregon State 57-53.
Final Four.
1951 – beat Columbia 79-71; beat N.C. State 84-70; lost to Kentucky 76-74; beat Oklahoma A&M 61-46. Final Four.
1952 – beat Dayton 80-61; beat Duquesne 74-68; lost to St. John’s 61-59; beat Santa Clara 67-64. Final Four.
1963 – beat Bowling Green 70-67; lost to Loyola of Chicago 79-64.
Lou Henson
1981 – beat Wyoming 67-65; lost to Kansas State 57-52.
1983 – lost to Utah 52-49.
1984 – beat Villanova 64-56; beat Maryland 72-70; lost to Kentucky 54-51.
1985 – beat Northeastern 76-57; beat Georgia 74-58; lost to Georgia Tech 61-53.
1986 – beat Fairfield 75-51; lost to Alabama 58-56.
1987 – lost to Austin Peay 68-67.
1988 – beat Texas-San Antonio 81-72; lost to Villanova 66-63.
1989 – beat McNeese State 77-71; beat Ball State 72-60; beat Louisville 83-69; beat Syracuse 89-86; lost to Michigan 83-81. Final Four.
1990 – lost to Dayton 88-86.
1993 – beat Long Beach State 75-72; lost to Vanderbilt 85-68.
1994 – lost to Georgetown 84-77.
1995 – lost to Tulsa 68-62.
Lon Kruger
1997 – beat Southern Cal 90-77; lost to Chattanooga 75-63.
1998 – beat South Alabama 64-51; lost to Maryland 67-61.
2000 – beat Pennsylvania 68-58; lost to Florida 93-76.
Bill Self
2001 – beat Northwestern State 96-54; beat Charlotte 79-61; beat Kansas 80-64; lost to Arizona 87-81.
2002 – beat San Diego State 93-64; beat Creighton 72-60; lost to Kansas 73-69.
2003 – beat Western Kentucky 65-60; lost to Notre Dame 68-60.
Bruce Weber
2004 – beat Murray State 72-53; beat Cincinnati 92-68; lost to Duke 72-62.
2005 – beat Fairleigh Dickinson 67-55; beat Nevada 71-59; beat Wisconsin-Milwaukee 77-63; beat Arizona 90-89, OT; beat Louisville 72-57; lost to North Carolina 75-70. NCAA runnerup.
2006 – beat Air Force 78-69; lost to Washington 67-64.
2007 – lost to Virginia Tech 54-52.
2009 – lost to Western Kentucky 76-72.
2011 – beat UNLV 73-62; lost to Kansas 73-59.
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