` ` Nobody loved coaching and teaching basketball more that Rick , '' Saint Louis coach says . Majerus had just one losing season in 17 years . Longtime men 's college basketball coach Rick Majerus , who led Utah to the NCAA final in 1998 , died Saturday from heart problems . At Utah , he went 323 - 49 from 1989 to 2000 . Majerus emphasized success in the classroom , not just on the court .
` ` Nobody loved coaching and teaching basketball more that Rick , '' Saint Louis coach says . Majerus had just one losing season in 17 years . At Utah , he went 323 - 49 from 1989 to 2000 . Majerus emphasized success in the classroom , not just on the court .