Harold Olsen
1939 – beat Wake Forest 64-52; beat Villanova 53-36; lost to Oregon 46-33. NCAA runnerup.
1944 – beat Temple 57-47; lost to Dartmouth 60-53. Final Four.
1945 – beat Kentucky 45-37; lost to NYU 70-65, OT.
Final Four.
1946 – beat Harvard 46-38; lost to North Carolina 60-57, OT; beat California. Final Four.
Tippy Dye
1950 – lost to CCNY 56-55; beat Holy Cross 72-52.
Fred Taylor
1960 – beat Western Kentucky 98-79; beat Georgia Tech 86-69; beat NYU 76-54; beat California 75-55. NCAA champion.
1961 – beat Louisville 56-55; beat Kentucky 87-74; beat St. Joseph’s 95-69; lost to Cincinnati 70-65, OT. NCAA runnerup.
1962 – beat Western Kentucky 93-73; beat Kentucky 74-64; beat Wake Forest 84-68; lost to Cincinnati 71-59. NCAA runnerup.
1968 – beat ETSU 79-72; beat Kentucky 82-81; lost to North Carolina 80-66; beat Houston 89-85. Final Four.
1971 – beat Marquette 60-59; lost to Western Kentucky 81-78, OT.
Eldon Miller
1980 – beat Arizona State 89-75; lost to UCLA 72-68.
1982 – lost to James Madison 55-48.
1983 – beat Syracuse 79-74; lost to North Carolina 64-51.
1985 – beat Iowa State 75-64; lost to Louisiana Tech 79-67.
Gary Williams
1987 – beat Kentucky 91-77; lost to Georgetown 82-79.
Randy Ayers
1990 – beat Providence 84-83, OT; lost to UNLV 76-65.
1991 – beat Towson 97-86; beat Georgia Tech 65-61; lost to St. John’s 91-74.
1992 – beat MVSU 83-56; beat Connecticut 78-55; beat North Carolina 80-73; lost to Michigan 75-71, OT.
Jim O’Brien
1999 – beat Murray State 72-58; beat Detroit 75-44; beat Auburn 72-64; beat St. John’s 77-74; lost to Connecticut 64-58. Final Four.
2000 – beat Appalachian State 87-61; lost to Miami 75-62.
2001 – lost to Utah State 77-68, OT.
2002 – beat Davidson 69-64; lost to Missouri 83-67.
Thad Matta
2006 – beat Davidson 70-62; lost to Georgetown 70-52.
2007 – beat Central Connecticut State 78-57; beat Xavier 78-71, OT; beat Tennessee 85-84; beat Memphis 92-76; beat Georgetown 67-60; lost to Florida 84-75. NCAA runnerup.
2009 – lost to Siena 74-72, 2OT.
2010 – beat UC Santa Barbara 68-51; beat Georgia Tech 75-66; lost to Tennessee 76-73.
2011 – beat Texas-San Antonio 75-46; beat George Mason 98-66; lost to Kentucky 62-60.
2012 – beat Loyola (Md.) 78-59; beat Gonzaga 73-66; beat Cincinnati 81-66; beat Syracuse 77-70; lost to Kansas 64-62. Final Four.
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