2026 Hall of Fame inductee Mark Few reached two NCAA championship games with Gonzaga.
Few became Gonzaga’s head coach in 1999 after serving on the Bulldogs’ coaching staff. Under his leadership, Gonzaga developed from a mid-major program into a consistent national contender and regular NCAA tournament participant.
The Bulldogs first reached the NCAA championship game under Few in 2017. They returned to the title game in 2021, when they entered the championship matchup undefeated but lost to Baylor. Thus, the answer counts championship-game appearances, not NCAA tournament titles.
Gonzaga did not win either of those championship games, although the program reached the Final Four on both occasions. Few’s résumé also includes multiple West Coast Conference championships and national coach-of-the-year honors. A common mix-up is counting Final Four appearances instead of championship-game appearances; in Few’s case, Gonzaga reached the Final Four twice, and both trips ended in the title game.