How many coaches have won three NCAA championships? Dan Hurley looks to join elite company
Dan Hurley could win his third NCAA championship with UConn on Monday. How many coaches have won three or more national championships in NCAA history?
Dan Hurley is on the doorstep of history. The Connecticut men's basketball coach could make history with another win on Monday, April 6, against No. 1 Michigan in the national championship game of the 2026 Men's NCAA Tournament .
REQUIRED READING: NCAA championship game predictions: AI picks winner of UConn vs Michigan Hurley led the Huskies to back-to-back national titles in 2023 and 2024, pushing UConn to six titles in program history (all of which occurred from 1999-onward). If he wins another, he would join a short list of elite men's college basketball coaches to win at least three NCAA championships. Here's what you need to know about coaches who have won at least three national titles in NCAA history: How many coaches have won three NCAA championships?
Sixteen NCAA coaches have at least two NCAA titles during their coaching careers, which includes Hurley. However, only six coaches have ever won more than three national championships during their careers. The list that Hurley is looking to join includes UCLA's John Wooden; Duke 's Mike Krzyzewski; Kentucky's Adolph Rupp; North Carolina's Roy Williams; UConn's Jim Calhoun; and Indiana's Bob Knight.
Rupp was the first to achieve the feat in 1951, with Williams the most recent three-time national champion following the Tar Heels' 2017 championship. With a win on Monday, Hurley would tie Calhoun with three titles, the most in Huskies' program history. Men's college basketball coaches with most national championships Here's a look at the list of NCAA men's college basketball coaches with the most national championships.