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A thought for the Boneyard and UConn to Research & Verify/Validate:
In one of our threads it mentioned that Tom Moore now has 4 rings. (1999, 2004, 2023, 2024)
That got me thinking where that stands all time amongst all head and assistant coaches.
I think it might be true that our Tom Moore has been on the staff of more men's national championship teams than any other coach born after 1949. If you are a men's basketball coach 75 years old or younger, you don't have as many championships to brag about as Tom Moore. That has to be a pretty powerful statement to be able to make to recruits about a guy on your staff, that he has more championships under his belt than any other active coach!!
All Time,
#1 John Wooden had more,
#2 Likely Gary Cunningham who was on Wooden's staff for many years
#3 Likely Denny Crum who was on Wooden's staff for 3 or 4 seasons and won 1980, 1986 Louisville
#4 Likely Mike Krzyzewski with 5 championships (I don't think any staff members were there for all)
#5 Likely Tom Moore #5 All Time
The caveat to this is that it was difficult to find assistant coaches names for the old UCLA teams. The listing of assistant coaches doesn't easily appear with the season by season rosters even in their media guide. The media guide gives a list of assistant coaches and the years they were there, but not the seasons. As an example, Denny Crum is listed 1968-1971 which could be 4 seasons as a Wooden assistant but a bio I read said 3 championships with Wooden. Also, were there only 2 assistants back then or are there other names to discover?
Some coaches can claim a large number of final fours, but I'm thinking Tom Moore is on the Mount Rushmore of champion coaches.
Take up the challenge if this thought is true.
In one of our threads it mentioned that Tom Moore now has 4 rings. (1999, 2004, 2023, 2024)
That got me thinking where that stands all time amongst all head and assistant coaches.
I think it might be true that our Tom Moore has been on the staff of more men's national championship teams than any other coach born after 1949. If you are a men's basketball coach 75 years old or younger, you don't have as many championships to brag about as Tom Moore. That has to be a pretty powerful statement to be able to make to recruits about a guy on your staff, that he has more championships under his belt than any other active coach!!
All Time,
#1 John Wooden had more,
#2 Likely Gary Cunningham who was on Wooden's staff for many years
#3 Likely Denny Crum who was on Wooden's staff for 3 or 4 seasons and won 1980, 1986 Louisville
#4 Likely Mike Krzyzewski with 5 championships (I don't think any staff members were there for all)
#5 Likely Tom Moore #5 All Time
The caveat to this is that it was difficult to find assistant coaches names for the old UCLA teams. The listing of assistant coaches doesn't easily appear with the season by season rosters even in their media guide. The media guide gives a list of assistant coaches and the years they were there, but not the seasons. As an example, Denny Crum is listed 1968-1971 which could be 4 seasons as a Wooden assistant but a bio I read said 3 championships with Wooden. Also, were there only 2 assistants back then or are there other names to discover?
Some coaches can claim a large number of final fours, but I'm thinking Tom Moore is on the Mount Rushmore of champion coaches.
Take up the challenge if this thought is true.
