Vadal Peterson

1944 — beat Missouri 45-35; beat Iowa State 40-31; beat Dartmouth 42-40, OT. National champion.

1945 — lost to Oklahoma State 62-37; lost to Oregon 69-66.

Jack Gardner

1955 — lost to San Francisco 78-59; beat Seattle 108-85.

1956 — beat Seattle 81-72; lost to San Francisco 92-77.

1959 — lost to California 71-53; lost to Idaho State 71-65.

1960 — beat Southern Cal 80-73; lost to Oregon 65-54; beat Santa Clara 89-81.

1961 — beat Loyola Marymount 91-75; beat Arizona State 88-80; lost to Cincinnati 82-67; lost to Saint Joseph's 127-120, 4OT. Final Four.

1966 — beat Pacific 83-74; beat Oregon State 70-64; lost to Texas Western 85-78; lost to Duke 79-77. Final Four.

Jerry Pimm

1977 — beat St. John's 72-68; lost to UNLV 88-83.

1978 — beat Missouri 86-79, 2OT; lost to Notre Dame 69-56.

1979 — lost to Pepperdine 92-88, OT.

1981 — beat Northeastern 94-69; lost to North Carolina 61-56.

1983 — beat Illinois 52-49; beat UCLA 67-61; lost to N.C. State 75-56.

Lynn Archibald

1986 — lost to North Carolina 84-72.

Rick Majerus

1991 — beat South Alabama 82-72; beat Michigan State 85-84, 2OT; lost to UNLV 83-66.

1993 — beat Pittsburgh 86-85; lost to Kentucky 83-62.

1995 — beat Long Beach State 76-64; lost to Mississippi State 78-64.

1996 — beat Canisius 72-43; beat Iowa State 73-67; lost to Kentucky 101-70.

1997 — beat Navy 75-61; beat North Carolina Charlotte 77-58; beat Stanford 82-77, OT; lost to Kentucky 72-59.

1998 — beat San Francisco 85-68; beat Arkansas 75-69; beat West Virginia 65-62; beat Arizona 76-51; beat North Carolina 65-59; lost to Kentucky 78-69. NCAA runnerup.

1999 — beat Arkansas State 80-58; lost to Miami (Ohio) 66-58.

2000 — beat Saint Louis 48-45; lost to Michigan State 73-61.

2002 — lost to Indiana 75-56.

2003 — beat Oregon 60-58; lost to Kentucky 74-54.

2004 — lost to Boston College 58-51.

Ray Giacoletti
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2005 — beat UTEP 60-54; beat Oklahoma 67-58; lost to Kentucky 62-52.

Jim Boylen

2009 — lost to Arizona 84-71.

Larry Krystkowiak

2015 — beat Stephen F. Austin 57-50; beat Georgetown 75-64; lost to Duke 63-57.

2016 — beat Fresno State 80-69.

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