21 Facts About Mark Few

Mark Norman Few was born on December 27,1962 and is an American college basketball coach who has been the head coach at Gonzaga University since 1999.

Mark Few has served on Gonzaga's coaching staff since 1989, and has led the Bulldogs from mid-major obscurity to consistent NCAA tournament contenders.

Mark Few was born in Creswell, Oregon, and was a star point guard at Creswell High School, graduating in 1981.

Mark Few originally attended Linfield College, hoping to play basketball and baseball, but he was troubled by the after-effects of a dislocated shoulder he suffered while playing football as a senior at Creswell.

Mark Few then transferred to the University of Oregon, hoping to play baseball there, but the Ducks had dropped their varsity baseball program by the time he arrived in Eugene.

Mark Few graduated from Oregon with a BS in physical education in 1987.

Mark Few entered the coaching profession even before receiving his degree, serving as an unpaid part-time assistant at his alma mater of Creswell High School starting in 1983, and advancing to a paid position from 1986 to 1988.

Mark Few had some familiarity with the program, as he had befriended Dan Monson, then a Gonzaga assistant and later the head coach, during his time working the Oregon basketball camps.

Mark Few guided them to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen in his first two years, becoming only the second head coach in the nation to accomplish this feat since the NCAA tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985.

In 2017, Mark Few became the third fastest coach to reach 500 wins in NCAA Division I history.

The program's success has continued as Gonzaga has made the NCAA tournament in every one of Mark Few's 21 completed seasons; indeed, he has been on hand for every postseason appearance in school history.

Mark Few was named the West Coast Conference coach of the year for six consecutive seasons.

On March 21,2009, Mark Few notched his 254th win as Gonzaga's head coach with a second-round victory in the NCAA Tournament, passing his former boss Fitzgerald as the winningest coach in school history.

Mark Few broke that record a week later when the Bulldogs surged to No 1 in both polls for the first time.

Mark Few guided Gonzaga to a No 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament, his first Elite Eight appearance as head coach, and a then school-record 35 wins.

Mark Few continued his consecutive conference tournament championship win streaks with 8, making him the only coach in NCAA history to reach 8 or more twice in his career.

Mark Few ended the season by breaking his old school record of 29 by winning 31 straight games from the start of the season before losing in the NCAA Championship game.

Mark Few was the head coach of the United States national team at the 2015 Pan American Games, where he led the US to a bronze medal.

In 2019, Mark Few was elected as the assistant coach of the national select team, a 13-player squad that helps the national team training.

Mark Few helped the national team prepare for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

In 2021, Mark Few was given a three-game suspension from his coaching position at Gonzaga following an arrest for DUI.