guy. He was such a contradiction between what you saw and who he was. Clearly if we had done something related to sports, that's Rick, but this really tells the story of Rick." "The thing about Rick was he never wanted to sleep," said longtime coach Bill Foster, Majerus's close friend. "He wanted to sit in a restaurant, order more food and talk basketball. He was never happier than when he was doing that. Awards and honors WAC Coach of the Year: 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997 (media), 1999 District Coach of the Year (1991, 1993, 1995, 1996) Playboy Magazine Coach of the Year (1992, 1998) UPI National Coach of the Year (1991) Basketball Times National Coach of the Year (1991) Utah Sports Person of the Year (1992 and 1997) Trademark sweater retired and hung from the rafters at Jon M. Huntsman Center on February 2, 2013 St. Thomas More High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin installed the new "Rick Majerus Court" in 2016, with support from the Majerus Family Foundation. Majerus was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame on November 24, 2019. Head coaching record *Coached the first six games before undergoing heart surgery. Assistant Joe Cravens coached the rest of the season. **Coached the first game before taking a personal leave of absence. Assistant Dick Hunsaker coached the rest of the season. ***Coached the first 20 games before retiring due to health concerns. Assistant Kerry Rupp coached the rest of the season. Published works In 2000, he released an autobiography, My Life on a Napkin: Pillow Mints, Playground Dreams and Coaching the Runnin' Utes (), co-written by Gene Wojciechowski. See also List of NCAA Division I Men's Final Four appearances by coach References External links 1948 births 2012 deaths American men's basketball coaches American men's basketball players American people of Luxembourgian descent Basketball coaches from Wisconsin Basketball players from Wisconsin Ball State Cardinals men's basketball coaches College basketball announcers in the United States College men's basketball head coaches in the United States Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball coaches Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball players Marquette University High School alumni Milwaukee Bucks assistant coaches People from Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball coaches Utah Utes men's basketball coaches Writers from Wisconsin