Mark Few Voted Into Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame

According to a report from CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander, Gonzaga Bulldogs coach Mark Few has been inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame after his second straight year as a finalist. Other members of the Class of 2026 include Amar’e Stoudemire, Candace Parker, Elena Delle Donne, and Doc Rivers, per ESPN’s Shams Charania.

A major personal accomplishment for the leader of the Zags for the last 27 years. During that span, Few hasn’t missed the NCAA Tournament and has had two national championship appearances in 2017 and 2021. The legend has also coached 32 former players (and counting) to have competed in the NBA.

Take a look at what Few’s accomplished during his tenure in the Pacific Northwest since 1999:

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45-26 NCAA Tournament record, 56-6 West Coast Conference Tournament record

23x regular season West Coast Conference titles (share included)

21x West Coast Conference Tournament titles

14x West Coast Conference Coach of the Year awards

2x Naismith Coach of the Year awards

6x Elite Eight appearances

14x Sweet 16 appearances

Assistant coach for Team USA in the 2024 Paris Olympics (gold medal)

Few, the winningest active NCAA Division I coach by a winning percentage at 83.2 percent with a 773-156 overall record, is behind one of the greatest stories in the history of college basketball. He turned a small Jesuit university in Spokane, Washington, on the mid-major level into a national powerhouse. And it was done the right way, no cutting corners.

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Now, Few’s name will be etched in Springfield, Massachusetts, forever.

Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area… Follow him on X @a_cravalho

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Publish date : 2026-03-31 19:50:00

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