1. Mike D'Antoni (1951)

Basketball Coach

NBA coach who became known for his high-scoring offenses with the Phoenix Suns. He later went on to coach the New York Knicks, Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets. He...

2. Tony Hinkle (1899)

Basketball Coach

Legend of Indiana sports who coached football, baseball, and most importantly baseball at Butler University, winning 1,000 games combined among all three.

3. John Thompson (1941)

Basketball Coach

College basketball coach for the Georgetown University men's team. He was the first African-American head coach to win a Basketball Collegiate Championship. He was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. 

4. Eddie Robinson (1919)

Basketball Coach

Coached the football team at Grambling State University for an impressive 57 years.

5. Joe B. Hall (1928)

Basketball Coach

University of Kentucky basketball head coach from 1972 to 1985.

6. George King (1928)

Basketball Coach

American professional basketball player and collegiate coach of West Virginia and Purdue. He won an NBA championship with the Syracuse Nationals in 1955.

7. Jay Wright (1961)

Basketball Coach

Basketball coach who took over at Villanova University in 2001. He led the team to national championships in 2016 and 2018.

8. Ralph Klein (1931)

Basketball Coach

Israeli basketball player and coach took part in the Olympics, as well as world and European championships.

9. Kim Anderson (1955)

Basketball Coach

Head coach who led the University of Central Missouri Mules Basketball team to two MIAA championships in 2007 and 2009.

10. John Brady (1954)

Basketball Coach

College basketball coach who took over as the head coach of the Arkansas State University Red Wolves in 2008. He took the job after coaching at Louisiana State University for...

11. Del Harris (1937)

Basketball Coach

Former NBA coach of the Houston Rockets, Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers.

12. Hubert Davis (1970)

Basketball Coach

American basketball coach and former basketball player famous for coaching the North Carolina Tar Heels. Before launching his coaching career, he played in the NBA for teams like the New York...

13. Kim Mulkey (1970)

Basketball Coach

Became head coach of Baylor University's women's team and led the team to a NCAA Championship in 2005.

14. Tom Sullivan (1950)

Basketball Coach

College basketball coach at New Hampshire and Maryland. He spent his last ten coaching seasons with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, winning multiple coaching awards before retiring in 2004.

15. Frank Martin (1966)

Basketball Coach

Basketball coach who was voted as 2010's Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year while at Kansas State University. In 2008 he led the team to its first...

16. Bruce Weber (1956)

Basketball Coach

Basketball coach who is known for his career in the men's collegiate ranks. He gained wide renown as the head coach of the University of Illinois' Fighting Illini men's basketball...

17. Emmett Davis (1959)

Basketball Coach

College basketball coach who set the record for most wins in the history of Colgate University basketball.

18. Stan Heath (1970)

Basketball Coach

Men's college basketball coach who led Kent State University to the Elite-Eight in the 2002 NCAA tournament.

19. Bill Musselman (1940)

Basketball Coach

Basketball coach for the NCAA, ABA, WBA and NBA. He coached for the Cleveland Cavaliers from 1980-1982, Sarasota Stingers from 1983 until 1984 and Tampa Bay Thrillers from 1984 until...

20. Jeff Jones (1960)

Basketball Coach

Basketball coach who led the University of Virginia to an ACC regular season title in 1995 and won several Patriot League championships with American University.

21. Nate James (1977)

Basketball Coach

Former shooting guard and coach that played professionally overseas from 2001 to 2008. After retiring in 2008, he began coaching at Duke University as the conditioning coach. He later received his first head...

22. Sherill Shavette Baker (1970)

Basketball Coach

Former professional point guard that played for the New York Liberty,  Los Angeles Sparks, Indiana Fever and the Detroit Shock during her four year WNBA career. She was hired as the assistant of Georgia...

23. Tom Crean (1966)

Basketball Coach

Basketball coach who led the Indiana Hoosiers to a number-one overall ranking in 2013.

24. Jim O'Brien (1952)

Basketball Coach

Earned his first major coaching gig with the NCAA's Dayton Flyers in 1989. He won an NCAA title as an assistant coach under Rick Pitino at Kentucky in 1996. In...

25. Bill Fitch (1932)

Basketball Coach

Former collegiate and NBA basketball coach who coached from 1956 until the late 1990's. As a coach in the NBA, he was twice named Coach of the Year. He was...

26. Dan D'Antoni (1947)

Basketball Coach

Italian-American basketball coach who spent three decades as the head coach at Socastee High School in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. He later served as an assistant coach with NBA teams...

27. Todd Lickliter (1970)

Basketball Coach

Named the 2007 NABC National Coach of the Year after leading the Butler University Bulldogs' basketball team to a Horizon League Championship. He then went on to coach at Iowa...

28. Lindsay Gottlieb (1970)

Basketball Coach

Coach for the University of Southern California women's basketball team. She previously coached the California Golden Bears and was the assistant coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers. 

29. Mike Brown (1970)

Basketball Coach

NBA head coach who led the Cleveland Cavaliers from 2005 to 2010 and again during the 2013-14 season. He coached them to the NBA Finals in 2007, behind the play...

30. Luis Silverio (1970)

Basketball Coach

Former professional baseball coach and player who is known for having been the first-base, outfield and baserunning coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He later went on to become the Senior Advisor...

31. Ken Carter (1959)

Basketball Coach

Inspirational High School basketball coach best known for his work at Richmond High School in California. He opened a boarding school called Coach Carter Impact Academy in 2009. He has...

32. Antanas Sireika (1970)

Basketball Coach

Lithuanian professional basketball coach known for his time with the Lithuanian national basketball team.

33. Archie Miller (1978)

Basketball Coach

Known for his time as head coach of University of Dayton from 2011 until 2017. He led the Flyers to an Elite Eight appearance in his third season with the...

34. Austin Ainge (1981)

Basketball Coach

Former college basketball player known for being the son of former Boston Celtic Danny Ainge. He was named Boston's Director of Player Personnel in 2011.

35. Matt Doherty (1962)

Basketball Coach

College basketball player best known for his stint as the coach for the University of North Carolina, where he coached from 2000 to 2003. He was named AP National Coach...

36. Kevin Stallings (1960)

Basketball Coach

Long-time men's basketball head coach for the Vanderbilt University Commodores who earned SEC Coach of the Year honors in 2007 and 2010. He took the head coaching job at Pitt...

37. Eddie Jordan (1955)

Basketball Coach

Former basketball player for the Portland Trailblazers and Lakers; became a coach for the Philadelphia 76ers and Sacramento Kings.

38. Ben Braun (1953)

Basketball Coach

Veteran men's college basketball coach known for his successful years with schools like Rice, the University of California and Eastern Michigan University. He won the MAC Coach of the Year...

39. Bob Myers (1975)

Basketball Coach

Sports executive who became the general manager of the Golden State Warriors in 2012, helping construct a team that would capture the 2015 NBA Championship. He was also named NBA...

40. Drew Valentine (1991)

Basketball Coach

College basketball coach and former college athlete, who signed to be an assistant coach with Loyola University-Chicago before the 2017-18 season. In his first three seasons of coaching at Loyola-Chicago, he...

41. Ramunas Butautas (1964)

Basketball Coach

Lithuanian basketball coach known for coaching VEF Riga. He led the Lithuanian national team to a bronze medal at the 2007 FIBA European Championship.