June 13, 2016
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - San Diego State head coach Steve Fisher will represent SDSU and the Mountain West on the National Association of Basketball Coaches' (NABC) ad hoc committee on NCAA men's basketball tournament selection, seeding and bracketing.
Fisher, who is entering his 18th season on Montezuma Mesa, has led the Aztecs to the postseason 11 straight years and has won at least 20 games in each of those campaigns, including a minimum of 27 the last three seasons. The two-time national coach of the year has also guided San Diego State to three consecutive MW regular-season titles, the last of which was a league-best 10th conference championship.
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)