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Jared Carter

Tom Izzo one of just four coaches without a losing season after 15 years

The FOX College Hoops Twitter account made note of a few active coaches who have 15+ years of experience with no losing record, among them are St. John’s Mike Anderson, Gonzaga’s Mark Few, Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim, and MSU’s very own Tom Izzo!

Tom Izzo has been with the Spartans since 1995 and has only gotten better with experience. He has made the NCAA Tourney every year since 1997, his third season as head coach. His overall record at MSU is an astonishing 628-241, a winning percentage of 72.3%! Plus he has a College Basketball Championship from 1999-2000.

Mike Anderson has coached for UAB, Missouri, Arkansas, and St. John’s over the course of 18 years and has a record of 386-215 (.531 win percentage).  He has coached his teams to nine NCAA Tourneys and advanced as far as the Elite Eight in 2008-09 with Missori.

Mark Few has coached the Gonzaga Bulldogs since 1999 and has made the tournament every year.  His total record is 599-124 and a win percentage of .828!  His best year was 2016-17 where the Bulldogs went 37-2 and were runner-ups in that years NCAA Tournament.

Lastly, Jim Boeheim the longest tenured coach has been coaching the Syracuse Orange since 1976!  He has a record of 964-399, which is a win percentage of .707.  He had an additional 101 wins stripped due to various scandals.  He has lead Syracuse to the NCAA Tournament a total of 34 times and won the championship in 2002-03 lead by Carmelo Anthony.

Who do you think of these four have been the most impressive?

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