Daily Archives: April 5, 2011
UConn Huskies and Jim Calhoun Win NCAA Championship: Coaches With Multiple NCAA Titles
Congratulations UConn Huskies, 2011 NCAA Men’s Basketball Champions. Connecticut and coach Jim Calhoun have now won the national championship three times. For a list of the 14 schools that have multiple NCAA crowns, see this post.
Calhoun is one of 13 coaches who have won the tournament more than once. That’s today’s list:
1. John Wooden (UCLA — 10 — 64, 65, 67-73, 75)
2. Mike Krzyzewski (Duke — 4 — 91, 92, 2001, 2010)
3. Adolph Rupp (Kentucky — 4 — 48, 49, 51, 58)
4. Jim Calhoun (Connecticut — 3 — 99, 2004, 2011)
5. Bob Knight (Indiana — 3 — 76, 81, 87)
6. Denny Crum (Louisville — 2 — 80, 86)
7. Billy Donovan (Florida — 2 — 2006, 2007)
8. Henry Iba (Oklahoma State — 2 — 45, 46)
9. Ed Jucker (Cincinnati — 2 — 61, 62)
10. Branch McCracken (Indiana — 2 — 40, 53)
11. Dean Smith (North Carolina — 2 — 82, 93)
12. Roy Williams (North Carolina — 2 — 2005, 2009)
13. Phil Woolpert (San Francisco — 2 — 55, 56)
