June 13, 2016 KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Gonzaga's Mark Few will represent the West Coast Conference on the National Association of Basketball Coaches' (NABC) ad hoc committee on NCAA men's basketball tournament selection, seeding and bracketing.
Few recently completed his 17th season (1999-00 to present) as head coach at Gonzaga, compiling a 466-111 overall record, making him the winningest active coach by percentage in the nation (.808). Most recently in 2015-16, he led the Zags to a 28-8 record and the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.
The committee consists of head coaches representing all levels of Division I, former NCAA men's basketball committee members, NCAA and NABC staff. NABC Executive Director Jim Haney and former SEC Commissioner Mike Slive, a former chair of the NCAA Men's Basketball Committee, are co-chairs.
The purpose of the ad hoc committee is to provide the perspective of men's basketball coaches as well as a team perspective to the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Committee regarding the selection, seeding and bracketing process.
The ad hoc committee will meet multiple times in the coming weeks. Any resulting feedback will be presented to the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Committee in advance of its summer meeting.
The ad hoc committee members include coaches:
John Calipari, University of Kentucky (Southeastern Conference)
Bill Coen, Northeastern University (Colonial Athletic Association)
Mark Few, Gonzaga University (West Coast Conference) Steve Fisher, San Diego State University (Mountain West Conference)
Mark Gottfried, North Carolina State University (Atlantic Coast Conference)
Bob Huggins, West Virginia University (Big 12 Conference)
Ron Hunter, Georgia State University (Sun Belt Conference)
James Jones, Yale University (Ivy League)
Jeff Jones, Old Dominion University (Conference USA)
Phil Martelli, Saint Joseph's University (Atlantic 10 Conference)
John Thompson III, Georgetown University (Big East Conference)
Mark Turgeon, University of Maryland (Big Ten Conference)
Gary Waters, Cleveland State University (Horizon League)
Administrators (both former NCAA Men's Basketball Committee Members):
Doug Elgin, Commissioner (Missouri Valley Conference)
Dan Guerrero, Director of Athletics-UCLA (PAC-12)
Consultants:
Dan Gavitt, Vice President for Men's Basketball (NCAA)
Reggie Minton, Deputy Executive Director (NABC)
