March 18, 2008

Jack Nagle

1955 - beat Miami, Ohio 90-79; beat Kentucky 79-71; lost to Iowa 86-81.

Eddie Hickey

1959 - beat Bowling Green 89-71; lost to Michigan State 74-69; lost to Kentucky 98-69.

1961 - lost to Houston 77-61.

Al McGuire

1968 - beat Bowling Green 72-71; lost to Kentucky 107-89; beat East Tennessee State 69-57.

1969 - beat Murray State 82-62; beat Kentucky 81-74; lost to Purdue 75-73, OT.

1971 - beat Miami, Ohio 62-47; lost to Ohio State 60-59; beat Kentucky 91-74.

1972 - beat Ohio University 73-49; lost to Kentucky 85-69; lost to Minnesota 77-72.

1973 - beat Miami, Ohio 77-62; lost to Indiana 75-69; beat Austin Peay 88-73.

1974 - beat Ohio University 85-59; beat Vanderbilt 69-61; beat Michigan 72-70; beat Kansas 64-51; lost to North Carolina State 76-64.

1975 - lost to Kentucky 76-54.

1976 - beat Western Kentucky 79-60; beat Western Michigan 62-57; lost to Indiana 65-56.

1977 - beat Cincinnati 66-51; beat Kansas State 67-66; beat Wake Forest 82-68; beat North Carolina Charlotte 51-49; beat North Carolina 67-59. NCAA champion.

Hank Raymonds

1978 - lost to Miami, Ohio 84-81, OT.

1979 - beat Pacific 73-48; lost to DePaul 62-56.

1980 - lost to Villanova 77-59.

1982 - beat Evansville 67-62; lost to Missouri 73-69.

1983 - lost to Tennessee 57-56.

Kevin O'Neill

1993 - lost to Oklahoma State 74-62.

1994 - beat Southwestern Louisiana 81-59; beat Kentucky 75-63; lost to Duke 59-49.

Mike Deane

1996 - beat Monmouth, N.J. 68-44; lost to Arkansas 65-56.

1997 - lost to Providence 81-59.

Tom Crean

2002 - lost to Tulsa 71-69.

2003 - beat Holy Cross 72-68; beat Missouri 101-92, OT; beat Pittsburgh 77-74; beat Kentucky 83-69; lost to Kansas 94-61. Final Four.

2006 - lost to Alabama 90-85.

2007 - lost to Michigan State 61-49.