Re: Mississippi State Athletic Director Smart Move!
The M.S. AD grabbed Mullen and now Howland.
Missy State will be a Top 25 Football and Basketball Program for years to come.
Both know how to recruit, develop, and train their players into good teams.
It is a tad sad, Pitt has two Alumnus Coaching top Teams in the NCAA Tournament and not at Pitt. I can see why Cappy was not offered but Sean Miller would have a great p[ick for Pitt even back in 1999! Pederson Anti-Pitt Picks has cost Pitt some mighty good home grown talent.
Howland went from UCLA to Missy State, Jamie struggling the last few year after a great run. But Cappy & Miller are two of the best Basketball Coaches in America.
So glad Pederson is gone!
Jamie will have this year coming up to turn it around.
Good luck to all of them!
NCAA BASKETBALL WINNING 2013:
(Minimum five years as a Division I head coach; includes record at four year
U.S. colleges only.)
BY PERCENTAGE
No. Coach School Yrs. Won Lost Pct.
1. Mark Few.........................Gonzaga ............................................... 14 374 93 .801
2. Roy Williams ..................North Carolina ................................... 25 700 180 .795
3. Thad Matta .....................Ohio St. .................................................. 13 352 104 .772
4. Mike Krzyzewski ..........Duke ....................................................... 38 957 297 .763
5. John Calipari ..................Kentucky............................................... 21 526 164 .762
6. Dave Rose .......................BYU ......................................................... 8 209 66 .760
7. Bo Ryan ............................Wisconsin ............................................. 29 674 216 .757
8. Bill Self ..............................Kansas .................................................... 20 507 164 .756
9. Jamie Dixon ...................Pittsburgh ............................................ 10 262 86 .753
10. Jim Boeheim ..................Syracuse ................................................ 37 920 314 .746
11. Rick Pitino .......................Louisville ............................................... 28 664 239 .735
12. Bob Huggins..................West Virginia ....................................... 31 723 286 .717
13. Tom Izzo ..........................Michigan St. ........................................ 18 439 178 .712
14. Larry Brown ...................SMU ........................................................ 8 187 77 .708
15. Billy Donovan ................Florida .................................................... 19 450 186 .708
16. Danny Kaspar ................Texas St. ................................................ 22 465 193 .707
17. Sean Miller ......................Arizona .................................................. 9 216 90 .706
18. Tubby Smith ..................Texas Tech ............................................ 22 511 226 .693
19. Stew Morrill ....................Utah St. .................................................. 27 584 267 .686
20. Gregg Marshall .............Wichita St. ............................................ 15 333 153 .685
21. Mike Montgomery ......California .............................................. 31 656 303 .684
22. John Thompson III ......Georgetown ........................................ 13 277 131 .679
23. Randy Bennett ..............St. Mary’s (CA) .................................... 12 263 125 .678
24. Anthony Grant ..............Alabama ............................................... 7 162 77 .678
25. Bruce Weber ..................Kansas St. ............................................. 15 340 163 .676
26. Mike Lonergan .............George Washington ........................ 20 400 194 .673
27. Matt Painter ...................Purdue ................................................... 9 201 100 .668
28. Randy Rahe ....................Weber St. .............................................. 7 150 75 .667
29. Mike Brey ........................Notre Dame ........................................ 18 384 194 .664
30. Steve Alford ...................UCLA ...................................................... 22 463 235 .663
31. Fran Dunphy .................Temple ................................................... 24 468 238 .663
32. David Paulsen ...............Bucknell ................................................ 19 361 185 .661
33. Keith Dambrot ..............Akron ..................................................... 15 318 164 .660
34. Rick Barnes .....................Texas ....................................................... 26 560 289 .660
35. Buzz Williams.................Marquette ............................................ 6 136 71 .657
36. Rick Byrd..........................Belmont ................................................ 32 663 348 .656
37. Mike Anderson .............Arkansas ............................................... 11 237 125 .655
38. Mark Gottfried ..............North Carolina St. ............................. 16 327 178 .648
39. Frank Martin ..................South Carolina ................................... 6 131 72 .645
40. Wayne Tinkle .................Montana ............................................... 7 141 78 .644LINK:
http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2014/Coaching2.pdf
This post was edited on 3/24 5:08 AM by CaptainSidneyReilly