After 27 seasons as coach and two previous appearances in the national title game, Boeheim guided the Orangemen to the national championship.

The highlight of Ireland's coaching career occurred in 1963, when he guided the Loyola Ramblers to the national collegiate championship.

In Detroit, Brown inherited a veteran team and guided it to two straight finals, and the championship in 2004.

In 1981, he became an assistant coach at his alma mater, Minnesota, and helped guide the Golden Gophers to the Big Ten championship that season.

In his senior year at St. Mary's Jonke was appointed team captain, and helped guide his team to the regional championship.

During his first season as a coach he guided the FC Twente reserve side to the championship in the reserve competition.

Manager Brian Broadhurst guided Doncaster Belles to the championship with an 100% record.

In 2001 he guided the club to the championship final against three-in-a-row hopefuls Birr.

He would guide the Lakers to the championship that year and 3 more in the decade.

Jones guided the Larry Bird-led Celtics to the championship in 1984 and 1986.