NCAA Basketball: Ranking the 20 best head coaches from past 5 seasons
By Ryan Kay
Coach Accomplishments the past 5 seasons
Mountain West Regular Season Champion: 3 (2017, 2018, 2019)
Mountain West Tournament Champion: 1 (2017)
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 1 (2018)
CBI Tournament Champions: 1 (2016)
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 3 (2017, 2018, 2019)
Coaching Points Breakdown
0 points for National Championships
0 points for Final Four Appearances
30 points for Regular Season Conference Championships (MW)
7 points for Conference Tournament Championships (MW)
10 points for Sweet Sixteen Appearances
5 points for non-NCAA Tournament post-season tournament champions (CBI)
0 points for every season with 30 or more wins
20 points for every season with 20 or more wins
6 points for every NCAA Tournament berth
Total Coaching Points: 78
2015-2016 Season
Head Coach at Nevada
*Key Victories: Drake (MW–MVC Challenge), Fresno State, Morehead State (CBI Tournament Championship)
*Post Season: Won the CBI postseason tournament by defeating Morehead State in a best of three-game series.
*Season Record: 24-14 overall and 10-8 (tied for 4th place in the Mountain West)
Championships: Post Season CBI tournament
2016-2017 Season
Head Coach at Nevada
*Key Victories: Oregon State, at Bradley (MW–MVC Challenge), at Washington, Colorado State, swept Boise State, Colorado State (MW Championship game).
*Post Season: Lost to Iowa State in the NCAA Tournament
*Season Record: 28-7 Overall and 14-4 (1st Place in the Mountain West)
*Championships: Mountain West Conference Regular Season and Tournament Champions
2017-2018 Season
Head Coach at Nevada
*Key Victories: At Hawaii, swept Boise State, New Mexico, Texas, and Cincinnati
*Post Season: In the NCAA Tournament defeated No. 10 seed Texas in the opening round and beat No. 2 seed Cincinnati in the Round of 32. They lost to Loyola Chicago in the Sweet Sixteen.
*Season Record: 29-8 Overall and 15-3 (1st Place in the Mountain West)
*Championships: Mountain West Conference Regular Season Champions
2018-2019 Season
Head Coach at Nevada
*Key Victories: BYU, UMass (Las Vegas Holiday Invitational final), (Loyola–Chicago
MW–MVC Challenge), at USC, No. 20 Arizona State (Basketball Hall of Fame Classic), at Utah, and Utah State
*Post Season: In the NCAA Tournament, lost to Florida in the first round.
*Season Record: 29-5 Overall and 15-3 (Tied for1st Place in the Mountain West)
*Championships: Co Mountain West Conference Regular Season Champions and Las Vegas Holiday Invitational Champions
2019-2020 Season
Head Coach at Arkansas
*Key Victories: at Georgia Tech, at Indiana, TCU (Big 12/SEC Challenge)
*Season Record: 29-5 Overall and 15-3 (Tied for1st Place in the Mountain West)