On July 26, 1999, days after Dan Monson made a late jump from Gonzaga to Minnesota, which he beat three months earlier in the first round in the NCAA tournament, the Bulldogs announced Mark Few as their new head coach. The 37-year-old longtime assistant won 26 games and reached the Sweet 16 in his first season.
In the 21 years since inheriting the little-known, little-budget program and turning it into a college basketball powerhouse, Few has been inundated with interview requests and job offers and is the constant subject of “maybe this is the spot…” rumors.