Upcoming Event: Men's Swimming & Diving at SMU Invitational on November 22, 2025 at All Day
All Day
Men's Swimming & Diving
at SMU Invitational
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The University of Utah Athletics
Basketball Hall of Fame
Jack H. Gardner
Head Coach (1953-71)
In 28 years of coaching at the major college level, Gardner's teams won 486 games and lost just 235. During his 18-year tenure at the U., he went 339-154 while leading the Utes to seven conference titles and 10 postseason appearances. Gardner guided the Utes to the NCAA Final Four in 1961 and 1966. Also a head coach at Kansas State, Gardner is the only coach to lead two different teams to the Final Four twice each. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame on April 30, 1984.