Most head coaches toil for decades, hoping to cut the nets at the Final Four and lift a national championship trophy.
For most coaches, the moment never comes. But for a select few, with a lot of luck and skill, a national championship win becomes reality.
Among this group is an even more exclusive club. In the history of men’s college basketball, only 16 head coaches have ever won two more national championships.Â
College Basketball Coaches With the Most National Championships
| Head Coach | Total National Championships | Team |
|---|---|---|
| John Wooden | 10 | UCLA |
| Mike Krzyzewski | 5 | Duke |
| Adolph Rupp | 4 | Kentucky |
| Bob Knight | 3 | Indiana |
| Jim Calhoun | 3 | UConn |
| Roy Williams | 3 | North Carolina |
| Denny Crum | 2 | Louisville |
| Henry Iba | 2 | Oklahoma State |
| Ed Jucker | 2 | Cincinnati |
| Branch McCracken | 2 | Indiana |
| Dean Smith | 2 | North Carolina |
| Phil Woolpert | 2 | San Francisco |
| Billy Donovan | 2 | Florida |
| Jay Wright | 2 | Villanova |
| Bill Self | 2 | Kansas |
| Dan Hurley | 2 | UConn |
College Basketball Coaches With At Least Three National Championships
Only six men’s college basketball coaches have ever won three (or more) national championships.
The latest was Roy Williams, who secured his third and final national championship in 2017 before retiring in 2021.
Both Dan Hurley and Bill Self have a real chance to join this exclusive group in the coming 2026 NCAA men’s basketball Tournament.
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