Mark Few is officially named a Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2026 finalist. This is the second straight Hall of Fame nomination for the leader of the Gonzaga Bulldogs, hoping this is the year he gets the call.
Few was named with 10 other notable North American names. The final Class of 2026 will be announced during the NCAA Final Four weekend in April.
Joey Crawford
Blake Griffin
Kevin Johnson
Gary McKnight
Dick Motta
Doc Rivers
Kelvin Sampson
Amar’e Stoudemire
Buck Williams
Few ranks as the winningest active NCAA Division I coach by a winning percentage at 83.3 percent with an overall record of 766-154. The legend has also coached over 31 former Zags (and counting) to have played in the NBA during his tenure.
Since taking over the head coaching reins for the Gonzaga program way back in 1999, Few has turned a small Pacific Northwest Jesuit institution into a college basketball powerhouse. He’s had major accomplishment after major accomplishment during that nearly 30+ year span. Here are a few, no pun intended:
- 44-25 NCAA Tournament record, 54-6 West Coast Tournament record
- 22x regular season West Coast Conference titles (share included)
- 20x West Coast Conference Tournament titles
- 14x West Coast Conference Coach of the Year awards
- 2x Naismith Coach of the Year awards
- 2x National Championship finalist
- 6x Elite Eight appearances
- 14x Sweet 16 appearances
- 26 straight NCAA Tournament appearances
- 1x Olympic Gold medalist
Few will someday have his name etched in history in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area… Follow him on X @a_cravalho
