NCAA Basketball: Ranking all 68 head coaches in 2022 NCAA Tournament
By Joey Loose
32. Greg Gard (Wisconsin)
4 NCAA Tournaments (5-4)
Now a two-time winner of Big Ten Coach of the Year, Gard has done a fantastic job helping build this Wisconsin program under Bo Ryan, and maintaining that success since taking over in 2015. He took Wisconsin to Sweet Sixteen’s in his first two seasons and has won two of the last three regular-season titles in the Big Ten. This year’s team really exceeded expectations and may be his best chance at a deep run in the NCAA Tournament.
31. Brian Dutcher (San Diego State)
2 NCAA Tournaments (0-2)
Another year, another solid San Diego State team put together by Dutcher, who’s been part of this program for more than two decades. A longtime assistant to Steve Fisher at both Michigan and San Diego State, he’s been head coach of the Aztecs since 2017 and is off to a third NCAA Tournament trip already. While he’s still looking for his first postseason victory, Dutcher has won 75% of his games already and is one of the top minds in the MWC.
30. Andy Enfield (USC)
4 NCAA Tournaments (7-4)
Success has been sweet for the former NBA shooting coach. Enfield most famously led 15-seed Florida Gulf Coast to the Sweet Sixteen back in 2013. He’s been at USC ever since and has put the Trojans in a pretty good position. Last year’s run to the Elite Eight was the clear highlight for Enfield on the West Coast, but he’s got himself another solid team this year. Things started slow at USC, but Enfield has himself one of the perennial contenders in the league.
29. Tommy Lloyd (Arizona)
0 NCAA Tournaments
The work Lloyd has done this season has been legendary, leading Arizona to Pac-12 regular season and tournament titles in his very first season as a collegiate coach. He just spent two decades assistant Gonzaga, so he’s plenty familiar with the Big Dance, but this clearly marks his initial trip as a head coach. Either way, Arizona is in ridiculously good shape with Lloyd calling the shots and this could be the beginning of something pretty successful for this Pac-12 power.