Famous NCAA Basketball Coaches
They are the masterminds behind the madness, can you identify these iconic NCAA coaches?
15 questions · Published March 30, 2026
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. What west coast team did John Wooden coach to seven consecutive championships from 1967 to 1973?
John Wooden is considered the greatest coach in NCAA history coaching the UCLA Bruins from 1948 to 1975.
He was known for his "Pyramid of Success" coaching style that emphasized fundamentals which turned out legendary players like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Walton.
- Multiple Choice
2. Who is this famously angry NCAA coach from Indiana University?
Bobby Knight was known as "The General" thanks to his strict adherence to his motion offense and discipline for his team.
Discipline that didn't necessarily apply to him as his legendary accomplishments are often overshadowed by his explosive temper.
- Multiple Choice
3. Pat Summitt is a legend of the Tennessee Volunteers. Which of these is NOT true of her coaching career?
Pat Summitt accomplished all of these except never winning an Olympic medal as a coach because she did in fact win an Olympic medal as a coach.
She was the first person ever to win an Olympic medal as a player, in 1976, and as a coach, in 1984.
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4. Muffet McGraw was the coach of the Notre Dame Fightin' _____ for thirty-three seasons until she retired in 2020.
Muffet McGraw won two NCAA women's championships with the Notre Dame Fightin' Irish.
She was so good at her job she was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017, three years before she retired from coaching.
- Multiple Choice
5. Which of these is the second NBA team, following the New York Knicks, that NCAA legend Rick Pitino coached from 1997 to 2001?
Rick Pitino has been everywhere in his coaching career, including the NBA with the New York Knicks and Boston Celtics.
He is also the only coach to win two NCAA championships at two different schools, University of Kentucky and Louisville.
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