Mark Few
Awards & Honours
32
Awards Won
5
Honours
5
Rankings
4
Covers
3
Records
Mark Few is one of the most decorated active coaches in college basketball. He has won the Naismith College Coach of the Year and Associated Press Coach of the Year awards twice each, in 2017 and 2021. His 21 West Coast Conference Coach of the Year awards are the most conference Coach of the Year honors for any coach at a single school in NCAA history. In 2021, he received the John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching Award and the Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year. Few was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2024. His .821 winning percentage is the highest among active Division I coaches with at least 10 years of experience, and he is one of only a handful of coaches to lead a mid-major program to multiple national championship games.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame
Inducted as part of the class of 2024.
Gonzaga Athletics Hall of Fame
Honorary induction for contributions to the program.
Key to the City of Spokane
Awarded after Gonzaga's undefeated regular season.
Washington State Governor's Award for Sports Excellence
Recognized for outstanding sports achievement.
Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters
Awarded for his contributions to the university and community.
Rankings & Lists
Greatest College Basketball Coaches of All Time
Top 25 Coaches in College Basketball History
50 Greatest Coaches in College Basketball History
Best Active College Basketball Coaches
Most Winningest Active Coaches
Magazine Covers
Sports Illustrated
March 13, 2006
The Little School That Could
Sports Illustrated
March 20, 2017
Gonzaga's Final Four Run
Sports Illustrated
March 8, 2021
The Perfect Season: Gonzaga's Undefeated Regular Season
ESPN The Magazine
March 2017
Mark Few's Gonzaga Dynasty
Records & Feats
Most conference Coach of the Year awards at a single school
Few has won the WCC Coach of the Year award 21 times, the most conference Coach of the Year honors for any coach at a single school in NCAA history.
Highest winning percentage among active Division I coaches (min. 10 years)
Few's .821 winning percentage (701-152 as of 2024) is the highest among active Division I coaches with at least 10 years of experience.
First undefeated regular season since 1979
In 2021, Gonzaga finished the regular season 26-0, the first undefeated regular season in Division I men's basketball since Indiana State in 1979.