Tournament Droughts

Longest Tournament Droughts snapped - years since last tournament appearance

Team

• New Orleans 21 (1996)
• Rhode Island 18 (1999)
• Troy 14 (2003)
• South Carolina 13 (2004)
• Nevada 10 (2007)
• Virginia Tech 10 (2007)
• Kent State 9 (2008)
• East Tennessee State 7 (2010)
• Wake Forest 7 (2010)
• Winthrop 7 (2010)

Coach

• Jim Les 9 (2006 - Bradley, 2017 - Cal-Davis)
• John Becker 5 (2012 & 2017 - Vermont)
• Leonard Hamilton 5 (2012 & 2017 - Florida State) 
• Frank Martin 5 (2012 - Kansas State, 2017 - South Carolina)
• Randy Bennett 4 (2013 & 2017 - St. Mary's)
• Ray Harper 4 (2013 - Western Kentucky, 2017 - Jacksonville State)
• Buzz Williams 4 (2013 - Marquette, 2017 - Virginia Tech)