Mark Few: The Legendary Coach Behind Gonzaga's NCAA Success

This past season, Few became the third-fastest head coach in NCAA Division-I men’s basketball history to reach 800 career wins. With success came opportunities to coach. Kentucky coach Mark Pope hasn’t had much success against Mark Few and Gonzaga, but that hasn’t changed their friendship. Pope is 1-9 as a head coach against the. SPOKANE, Wash. — In an office overstuffed with the trophies and trinkets of college basketball success, Mark Few walks to a shelf behind his desk and proudly shares just. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mark Few of Gonzaga has been named the John R. Wooden Award Legends of Coaching winner. The selection of the longtime Bulldogs head coach was announced Tuesday by Craig... For years, Mark Few’s unprecedented run of success had earned well-deserved praise from every corner of college basketball despite a focus on what was missing: Gonzaga’s first national...

For years, Mark Few’s unprecedented run of success had earned well-deserved praise from every corner of college basketball despite a focus on what was missing: Gonzaga’s first national... In a win over Pepperdine on Jan. 18, Few reached the 700-win milestone in his 840th game as coach, second-fastest all-time behind the legendary Adolph Rupp, who got. 20 – Gonzaga’s Few, UNC’s Dean Smith and Duke’s Mike Krzyzweski have been the only coaches in NCAA history to win at least 20 games in 20 consecutive seasons. Smith. Here's what Bulldogs head coach Mark Few had to say after the loss. On what changed between the first and second halves for Gonzaga: Kentucky Wildcats guard Otega. Gonzaga coach Mark Few walked the finest of fine lines. He had a struggling team at a program that seldom struggled in his 25 seasons. Returning players were acclimating to. Kentucky coach Mark Pope hasn’t had much success against Mark Few and Gonzaga, but that hasn’t changed their friendship. Pope is 1-9 as a head coach against the. It was the mid-major program that had stunned everyone to reach the Elite Eight in 1999 and then, despite the departure of head coach Dan Monson for Minnesota, followed that up with a couple of... The Knicks reached out to Mark Few in December to see if he'd have any interest in the coaching job, Gonzaga athletic director Mike Roth tells the Inlander. The conversation. SPOKANE, Wash. — In an office overstuffed with the trophies and trinkets of college basketball success, Mark Few walks to a shelf behind his desk and proudly shares just. The other looming seismic shift is the eventual retirement of legendary Bulldogs coach Mark Few. For as long as Few is the coach at Gonzaga, the school’s conference.

But on this day, needing a brief but effective tutorial, the Olympic gold-medal favorites are deferring to Gonzaga’s Mark Few. 20 – Gonzaga’s Few, UNC’s Dean Smith and Duke’s Mike Krzyzweski have been the only coaches in NCAA history to win at least 20 games in 20 consecutive seasons. Smith. Brian Michaelson is entering his 12th season as a Gonzaga assistant coach in 2024-25, making him a natural fit as Few's potential replacement down the line. In a win over Pepperdine on Jan. 18, Few reached the 700-win milestone in his 840th game as coach, second-fastest all-time behind the legendary Adolph Rupp, who got. From West Coast Conference championships to deep NCAA Tournament runs, top Gonzaga players to coach Few's impact in our community, this hardcover, 144-page book is full of stories, photos and stats that. SPOKANE, Wash. — In an office overstuffed with the trophies and trinkets of college basketball success, Mark Few walks to a shelf behind his desk and proudly shares just. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mark Few of Gonzaga has been named the John R. Wooden Award Legends of Coaching winner. The selection of the longtime Bulldogs head coach was announced Tuesday by Craig...

The other looming seismic shift is the eventual retirement of legendary Bulldogs coach Mark Few. For as long as Few is the coach at Gonzaga, the school’s conference. SPOKANE, Wash. — In an office overstuffed with the trophies and trinkets of college basketball success, Mark Few walks to a shelf behind his desk and proudly shares just.