Mark Few, who is being inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, has guided Gonzaga from being a nice little Cinderella story to a national powerhouse this century.
He led Gonzaga to NCAA title game appearances in 2017 and 2021, and the Bulldogs currently have appeared in 25 consecutive NCAA Tournaments.
Few, a two-time Naismith Coach of the Year, was an assistant at Gonzaga for a decade before taking over from Dan Monson. He has a 773-156 record in 26 seasons, and his teams have won 23 West Coast Conference regular-season crowns and 21 conference tournament titles.
He has the highest winning percentage of any Division I men’s college basketball coach, as Gonzaga has won 20 or more games every year since he took over the program in 1999.
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2026 Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony honors enshrinees
Outside the Springfield Symphony Hall before the start of the 2026 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement ceremony.
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Outside the Springfield Symphony Hall before the start of the 2026 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement ceremony.
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2026 Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony honors enshrinees
Outside the Springfield Symphony Hall before the start of the 2026 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement ceremony.
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2026 Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony honors enshrinees
Outside the Springfield Symphony Hall before the start of the 2026 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement ceremony.
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2026 Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony honors enshrinees
A general view outside of the Symphony Hall prior to the 2026 Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony at Symphony Hall on August 15, 2026 in Springfield, Massachusetts.
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Few was an assistant coach for the 2024 U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team that took home the gold medal against France.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Gonzaga coach Mark Few inducted into Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
