Branch McCracken
1940 – beat Springfield 48-24; beat Duquesne 39-30; beat Kansas 60-42.
NCAA champion.
1953 – beat DePaul 82-80; beat Notre Dame 79-66; beat LSU 80-67; beat Kansas 69-68. NCAA champion.
1954 – lost to Notre Dame 65-64; beat LSU 73-62.
1958 – lost to Notre Dame 94-87; beat Miami (Ohio) 98-91.
Lou Watson
1967 – lost to Virginia Tech 79-70; beat Tennessee 51-44.
Bob Knight
1973 – beat Marquette 75-69; beat Kentucky 72-65; lost to UCLA 70-59; beat Providence 97-79. Final Four.
1975 – beat UTEP 78-53; beat Oregon State 81-71; lost to Kentucky 92-90.
1976 – beat St. John’s 90-70; beat Alabama 74-69; beat Marquette 65-56; beat UCLA 65-51; beat Michigan 86-68. NCAA champion.
1978 – beat Furman 63-62; lost to Villanova 61-60.
1980 – beat Virginia Tech 68-59; lost to Purdue 76-69.
1981 – beat Maryland 99-64; beat UAB 87-72; beat Saint Joseph’s 78-46; beat LSU 67-49; beat North Carolina 63-50. NCAA champion.
1982 – beat Robert Morris 94-62; lost to UAB 80-70.
1983 – beat Oklahoma 63-49; lost to Kentucky 64-59.
1984 – beat Richmond 75-67; beat North Carolina 72-68; lost to Virginia 50-48.
1986 – lost to Cleveland State 83-79.
1987 – beat Fairfield 92-58; beat Auburn 107-90; beat Duke 88-82; beat LSU 77-76; beat UNLV 97-93; beat Syracuse 74-73. NCAA champion.
1988 – lost to Richmond 72-69.
1989 – beat George Mason 99-85; beat UTEP 92-69; lost to Seton Hall 78-65.
1990 – lost to California 65-63.
1991 – beat Coastal Carolina 79-69; beat Florida State 82-60; lost to Kansas 83-65.
1992 – beat Eastern Illinois 94-55; beat LSU 89-79; beat Florida State 85-74; beat UCLA 106-79; lost to Duke 81-78. Final Four.
1993 – beat Wright State 97-54; beat Xavier 73-70; beat Louisville 82-69; lost to Kansas 83-77.
1994 – beat Ohio 84-72; beat Temple 67-58; lost to Boston College 77-68.
1995 – lost to Missouri 65-60.
1996 – lost to Boston College 64-51.
1997 – lost to Colorado 80-62.
1998 – beat Oklahoma 94-87, OT; lost to Connecticut 78-68.
1999 – beat George Washington 108-88; lost to St. John’s 86-61.
2000 – lost to Pepperdine 77-57.
Mike Davis
2001 – lost to Kent State 77-73.
2002 – beat Utah 75-56; beat UNC Wilmington 76-67; beat Duke 74-73; beat Kent State 81-69; beat Oklahoma 73-64; lost to Maryland 64-52.
NCAA runnerup.
2003 – beat Alabama 67-62; lost to Pittsburgh 74-52.
2006 – beat San Diego State 87-83; lost to Gonzaga 90-80.
Kelvin Sampson
2007 – beat Gonzaga 70-57; lost to UCLA 54-49.
Dan Dakich
2008 – lost to Arkansas 86-72.
Tom Crean
2012 – beat New Mexico State 79-66; beat VCU 63-61; lost to Kentucky 102-90.
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