| 100% | IVEY | 4 | Niele ___, Notre Dame women's basketball head coach whose son, Jaden, plays in the NBA |
| 63% | IVEY | 4 | Notre Dame women's basketball coach Niele ... or her NBA-playing son, Jaden |
| 29% | PITINO | 6 | Richard, head coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team and son of Richard, head coach of the Iona Gaels |
| 29% | TARAVANDERVEER | 14 | Stanford University women's basketball coach who was named Naismith Coach of the Year in 1990, 2011, and 2021 (2 wds.) |
| 29% | TARA | 4 | VanDerveer who has been head coach of the Stanford women's basketball team since 1985 |
| 28% | BECKYHAMMON | 11 | First woman to act as head coach in an NBA game, for the San Antonio Spurs in 2020: 2 wds. |
| 28% | YAO | 3 | Ming who formerly played in the NBA |
| 27% | LLOYD | 5 | Earl ___, first African American to play in the NBA |
| 27% | DAWNSTALEY | 10 | Head coach of the 2024 NCAA Women's Basketball champion South Carolina Gamecocks and 2024 AP College Basketball Coach of the Year (2 wds.) |
| 27% | PATSUMMITT | 10 | University of Tennessee women's basketball coach who was named Naismith Coach of the Year in 1987, 1989, 1994, 1998, and 2004 (2 wds.) |
| 27% | DAWNSTALEY | 10 | University of South Carolina women's basketball coach who was named Naismith Coach of the Year in 2020, 2022, and 2023 (2 wds.) |
| 27% | ARA | 3 | Parseghian who coached Notre Dame football in the 1960s and '70s |
| 27% | ARA | 3 | Parseghian who coached Notre Dame football in the 1960s and 1970s |
| 27% | MUFFET | 6 | With 38-Across, Hall of Fame women's basketball coach at Notre Dame who has over 900 career wins |
| 27% | JOEMAZZULLA | 11 | 28-Across head coach who is the youngest to win the NBA Finals since Bill Russell in 1969 (2 wds.) |
| 27% | BILLRUSSELL | 11 | Basketball great who became the first African-American head coach in the NBA in April 1966 (2 wds.) |
| 27% | LISA | 4 | Leslie in the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame |
| 27% | ANNE | 4 | Donovan in the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame |
| 27% | LOBO | 4 | Rebecca in the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame |
| 27% | KIMMULKEY | 9 | Coach of 41-Across who is the only coach in women's college basketball to win national championships with two teams (2 wds.) |
| 27% | WEIS | 4 | Ex-Patriots offensive coordinator who became Notre Dame's head coach, Charlie ___ |
| 26% | DRWHO | 5 | BBC classic whose title role will be played by a woman for the first time in 2017 |
| 26% | JAMES | 5 | LeBron ___, LA Lakers basketball player and 2004 NBA "Rookie of the Year" who also played football in school |
| 26% | ALLEN | 5 | ___ Iverson, former basketball player and 1997 NBA "Rookie of the Year" who also played football in high school |
| 26% | MCGEE | 5 | Pamela ___, first WNBA player to have children play in the NBA and the WNBA |
| 26% | GRAVEDIGGERPHELPS | 17 | ... an old Notre Dame basketball coach? |
| 25% | ROBERTPARISH | 12 | Hall-of-Fame Celtics center who played in the NBA while a grandfather: 2 wds. |
| 25% | HOUSTONROCKETS | 14 | NBA team that finished first in the Southwest division three consecutive years during 44-Across's tenure as head coach (2 wds.) |
| 25% | PHOENIXSUNS | 11 | NBA team that finished first in the Pacific division three consecutive years during 44-Across's tenure as head coach (2 wds.) |
| 25% | FLORIZEL | 8 | Son of Polixenes in William Shakespeare play The Winter's Tale |