The Top 5 UNC Basketball Coaches of All Time
We all know that UNC is a Basketball powerhouse but who are the best coaches in the school’s history? Here are the top 5 UNC Basketball coaches of all time!
Dean Smith
Dean Smith is the Tar Heels’ all-time winningest coach, posting a record of 879–254 in 36 years at UNC. Smith led the Tar Heels to 17 ACC regular season titles, 21 ACC tournament titles, and 27 NCAA tournament appearances while at UNC. Smith’s teams also played in 11 Final Fours, including five straight from 1986–90.
Roy Williams
Williams is the only coach in NCAA history to have led two different programs to at least three Final Fours each. He is also one of four coaches (along with John Wooden Krzyzewski, and Floyd) to have won at least two National Championships as a Head Coach
Williams has coached in a total of 20 NCAA tournaments, winning 71% of his games while there. Williams’s teams have reached the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight 11 times and the Final Four on seven occasions, winning two national championships.
Bill Guthridge
Few Basketball Coaches can say they’ve had the same level of success as Bill Guthridge. In his three years as head coach of the University of North Carolina men’s basketball team Guthridge led the Tar Heels to two Final Fours and one National Championship He also had a .805 winning percentage, which is the best in UNC history.
Larry Brown
Larry Brown is widely regarded as one of the top basketball coaches of all time. He is one of only two coaches to win both an NCAA National Championship and an NBA title During his Hall of Fame career, Brown has coached several NBA teams including the Charlotte Hornets Detroit Pistons Indiana Pacers Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers and New York Knicks He is currently the Head Coach of SMU.
Matt Doherty
Matt Doherty was the Head coach of the University of North Carolina men’s Basketball team from 2000 to 2003. He led the team to a record of 21-10 in his first season. Despite having one of the worst seasons in school history, he was named Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year. He was also named National Coach of the Year by The Sporting News. After his first season, he was given a contract extension through 2006. In his second season, he led the team to a number-two ranking and a record of 26-7. The team lost in the Championship game of the ACC Tournament and lost in the second round of the NCAA tournament In his third season, he again led the team to a number-two ranking, but this time with a 27-6 record. The team won their first ACC tournament championship since 1998 and made it to the Final Four for the first time since 1997. They lost in the National Championship game to Syracuse. After three seasons, Doherty’s record at UNC was 74-43 (.631).
