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EXCLUSIVE
RANKING OF THE TOP COACHES
by Clark Francis, Editor & Publisher of the HOOP SCOOP
Published January 26, 2004
HOOP SCOOP'S RANKING OF THE TOP 35 HEAD COACHES IN THE COLLEGE GAME TODAY |
| Rank | Head Coach | Team | Conference | Final Four Appearances | NCAA Championships |
| 1. | Mike Krzyzewski | Duke | Atlantic Coast Conference | 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2001 | 1991, 1992, 2001 |
| 2. | Rick Pitino | Louisville | Conference USA | 1987, 1993, 1996, 1997 | 1996 |
| 3. | Tubby Smith | Kentucky | Southeastern Conference | 1998 | 1998 |
| 4. | Bob Knight | Texas Tech | Big-12 Conference | 1973, 1976, 1981, 1987, 1992 | 1976, 1981, 1987 |
| 5. | Lute Olson | Arizona | Pacific-10 Conference | 1980, 1988, 1994, 1997, 2001 | 1997 |
| 6. | Roy Williams | North Carolina | Atlantic Coast Conference | 1991, 1993, 2002, 2003 | ------ |
| 7. | Bobby Huggins | Cincinnati | Conference USA | 1992 | ------ |
| 8. | Jim Calhoun | Connecticut | Big East Conference | 1999 | 1999 |
| 9. | Gary Williams | Maryland | Atlantic Coast Conference | 2001, 2002 | 2002 |
| 10. | Tom Izzo | Michigan State | Big-10 Conference | 1999, 2000, 2001 | 2000 |
| 11. | Dick Bennett | Washington State | Pacific-10 Conference | 2000 | ------ |
| 12. | Jim Boeheim | Syracuse | Big East Conference | 1987, 1996, 2003 | 2003 |
| 13. | Eddie Sutton | Oklahoma State | Big-12 Conference | 1978, 1995 | ----- |
| 14. | Billy Donovan | Florida | Southeastern Conference | 2000 | ----- |
| 15. | Rick Majerus | Utah | Mountain West Conference | 1998 | ----- |
| 16. | Mike Montgomery | Stanford | Pacific-10 Conference | 1998 | ----- |
| 17. | Kelvin Sampson | Oklahoma | Big-12 Conference | 2001 | ----- |
| 18. | Gene Keady | Purdue | Big-10 Conference | ----- | ----- |
| 19. | Skip Prosser | Wake Forest | Atlantic Coast Conference | ----- | ----- |
| 20. | Rick Barnes | Texas | Big-12 Conference | 2003 | ----- |
| 21. | Tom Crean | Marquette | Conference USA | 2003 | ----- |
| 22. | Mark Few | Gonzaga | West Coast Conference | ------ | ----- |
| 23. | Paul Hewitt | Georgia Tech | Atlantic Coast Conference | ------ | ----- |
| 24. | Bo Ryan | Wisconsin | Big-10 Conference | ----- | ----- |
| 25. | John Calipari | Memphis | Conference USA | 1996 | ----- |
| 26. | Mike Davis | Indiana | Big-10 Conference | 2002 | ----- |
| 27. | Herb Sendek | N.C. State | Atlantic Coast Conference | ----- | ----- |
| 28. | Phil Martelli | St. Joseph's | Atlantic-10 Conference | ------ | ----- |
| 29. | Ben Howland | UCLA | Pacific-10 Conference | ----- | ----- |
| 30. | Ralph Willard | Holy Cross | Patriot League | ----- | ----- |
| 31. | Dana Altman | Creighton | Missouri Valley Conference | ------ | ----- |
| 32. | John Chaney | Temple | Atlantic-10 Conference | ------ | ----- |
| 33. | Dave Odom | South Carolina | Atlantic Coast Conference | ------ | ----- |
| 34. | Ben Braun | California | Pacific-10 Conference | ------ | ----- |
| 35. | Charlie Spoonhour | UNLV | Mountain West Conference | ------ | ----- |
HOOP SCOOP'S
LIST OF HEAD COACHES WHO ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THEIR CAREER, BUT WHO HAVE POTENTIAL TO MOVE
ONTO OUR LIST OF THE TOP 35 HEAD COACHES IN THE GAME TODAY |
| Rank | Head Coach | School | Conference |
| 1. | Mike Brey | Notre Dame | Big East Conference |
| 2. | Leonard Hamilton | Florida State | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| 3. | Bill Self | Kansas | Big-12 Conference |
| 4. | Ernie Kent | Oregon | Pacific-10 Conference |
| 5. | Jeff Lebo | Chattanooga | Southern Conference |
| 6. | Jay Wright | Villanova | Big East Conference |
| 7. | Al Skinner | Boston College | Big East Conference |
| 8. | Dennis Felton | Georgia | Southeastern Conference |
| 9. | Bruce Pearl | Milwaukee-Wisconsin | Horizon League |
| 10. | Jim Larranaga | George Mason | Colonial Athletic Association |
| 11. | Jerry Wainwright | Richmond | Atlantic-10 Conference |
| 12. | Oliver Purnell | Clemson | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| 13. | Bill Carmody | Northwestern | Big-10 Conference |
| 14. | Kevin Stallings | Vanderbilt | Southeastern Conference |
| 15. | Tommy Amaker | Michigan | Big-10 Conference |
| 16. | Mark Gottfried | Alabama | Southeastern Conference |
| 17. | Tim Welch | Providence | Big East Conference |
| 18. | Buzz Peterson | Tennessee | Southeastern Conference |
| 19. | Bobby Lutz | Charlotte | Conference USA |
| 20. | Fran Dunphy | Pennsylvania | Ivy League |
| 21. | Seth Greenberg | Virginia Tech | Big East Conference |
| 22. | Rick Stansbury | Mississippi State | Southeastern Conference |
| 23. | Steve Alford | Iowa | Big-10 Conference |
| 24. | Barry Collier | Nebraska | Big-12 Conference |
| 25. | John Beilein | West Virginia | Big East Confernce |
| 26. | Homer Drew | Valparaiso | Mid-Continent Conference |
| 27. | Henry Bibby | USC | Pacific-10 Conference |
| 28. | Jim Baron | Rhode Island | Atlantic-10 Conference |
| 29. | Steve McClain | Wyoming | Mountain West Conference |
| 30. | Wayne Morgan | Iowa State | Big-12 Conference |
| 31. | Jeff Ruland | Iona | Metro Atlantic Conference |
| 32. | Gregg Marshall | Winthrop | Big South Conference |
| 33. | Pete Gillen | Virginia | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| 34. | Rob Evans | Arizona State | Pacific-10 Conference |
| 35. | Mike Dement | SMU | Western Athletic Conference |
| 36. | Ricardo Patton | Colorado | Big-12 Conference |
| 37. | Gary Waters | Rutgers | Big East Conference |
| 38. | Riley Wallace | Hawaii | Western Athletic Conference |
| 39. | Mike Deane | Wagner | Northeast Conference |
| 40. | Dan Dakich | Bowling Green | Mid-American Conference |
HOOP SCOOP'S
RANKING OF THE TOP 30 UP-AND-COMING HEAD COACHES IN THE COLLEGE GAME TODAY |
| Rank | Head Coach | School | Conference |
| 1. | Bobby Gonzalez | Manhattan | Metro Atlantic Conference |
| 2. | Stan Heath | Arkansas | Southeastern Conference |
| 3. | Jamie Dixon | Pittsburgh | Big East Conference |
| 4. | Joe Scott | Air Force | Mountain West Conference |
| 5. | Scott Drew | Baylor | Big-12 Conference |
| 6. | Tom Herrion | College of Charleston | Southern Conference |
| 7. | Thad Matta | Xavier | Atlantic-10 Conference |
| 8. | Bruce Weber | Illinois | Big-10 Conference |
| 9. | Steve Merfeld | Evansville | Missouri Valley Conference |
| 10. | Todd Lickliter | Butler | Horizon League |
| 11. | John Phillips | Tulsa | Western Athletic Conference |
| 12. | Quin Snyder | Missouri | Big-12 Conference |
| 13. | Dave Leitao | DePaul | Conference USA |
| 14. | Mike Anderson | UAB | Conference USA |
| 15. | Mick Cronin | Murray State | Ohio Valley Conference |
| 16. | Paul Westphal | Pepperdine | West Coast Conference |
| 17. | Louis Orr | Seton Hall | Big East Conference |
| 18. | Jim Christian | Kent State | Mid-American Conference |
| 19. | Brian Gregory | Dayton | Atlantic-10 Conference |
| 20. | Neil Dougherty | Texas Christian | Conference USA |
| 21. | Karl Hobbs | George Washington | Atlantic-10 Conference |
| 22. | Ron Jirsa | Marshall | Mid-American Conference |
| 23. | Paul Biancardi | Wright State | Horizon League |
| 24. | Jay John | Oregon State | Pacific-10 Conference |
| 25. | Dereck Whittenburg | Fordham | Atlantic-10 Conference |
| 26. | Billy Gillispie | UTEP | Western Athletic Conference |
| 27. | Porter Moser | Illinois State | Missouri ValleyConference |
| 28. | Billy Taylor | Lehigh | Patriot League |
| 29. | Matt Painter | Southern Illinois | Missouri Valley Conference |
| 30. | Derek Thomas | Western Illinois | Mid-Continent Conference |
HOOP SCOOP'S RANKING OF THE TOP 70 ASSISTANT COACHES IN THE COLLEGE GAME TODAY |
| Rank | Assistant Coach | School | Conference |
| 1. | Fred Hill | Villanova | Big East Conference |
| 2. | Anthony Grant | Florida | Southeastern Conference |
| 3. | Norm Roberts | Kansas | Big-12 Conference |
| 4. | Kurtis Townsend | Miami-FL | Big East Conference |
| 5. | Josh Pastner | Arizona | Pacific-10 Conference |
| 6. | Tony Harvey | Missouri | Big-12 Conference |
| 7. | Steve Roccaforte | Lamar | Southland Conference |
| 8. | Steve Wojciechowski | Duke | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| 9. | Butch Pierre | LSU | Southeastern Conference |
| 10. | Clive Vaughan | Connecticut | Big East Conference |
| 11. | Johnny Dawkins | Duke | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| 12. | Scott Duncan | Oregon | Pacific-10 Conference |
| 13. | Tom Moore | Connecticut | Big East Conference |
| 14. | Dave Dickerson | Maryland | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| 15. | Mike Hopkins | Syracuse | Big East Conference |
| 16. | Larry Harris | N.C. State | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| 17. | Kevin Nickleberry | Clemson | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| 18. | Orlando Early | Alabama | Southeastern Conference |
| 19. | Tony Fuller | Stanford | Pacific-10 Conference |
| 20. | Joe Dooley | Kansas | Mountain West Conference |
| 21. | Troy Weaver | Syracuse | Big East Conference |
| 22. | Andy Kennedy | Cincinnati | Conference USA |
| 23. | Sean Sutton | Oklahoma State | Big-12 Conference |
| 24. | Frank Haith | Texas | Big-12 Conference |
| 25. | Brian Dutcher | San Diego State | Mountain West Conference |
| 26. | Tony Benford | Arizona State | Pacific-10 Conference |
| 27. | Rob Flaska | Arkansas | Southeastern Conference |
| 28. | Kerry Keating | UCLA | Pacific-10 Conference |
| 29. | Steve Robinson | North Carolina | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| 30. | Buzz Williams | Colorado State | Mountain West Conference |
| 31. | Kevin Willard | Louisville | Conference USA |
| 32. | Steve DeMeo | Providence | Big East Conference |
| 33. | Charles Ramsey | Michigan | Big-10 Conference |
| 34. | Josh Oppenheimer | DePaul | Conference USA |
| 35. | Sean Miller | Xavier | Atlantic-10 Conference |
| 36. | Jeff Battle | Wake Forest | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| 37. | Bill Coen | Boston College | Big East Conference |
| 38. | Joe Holladay | North Carolina | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| 39. | Jeff Jackson | Vanderbilt | Southeastern Conference |
| 40. | Tony Barbee | Memphis | Conference USA |
| 41. | Scott Edgar | UAB | Conference USA |
| 42. | Pat Knight | Texas Tech | Big-12 Conference |
| 43. | Stan Jones | Florida State | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| 44. | Jim Shaw | Oklahoma | Big-12 Conference |
| 45. | Charles Baker | Kansas State | Big-12 Conference |
| 46. | Chris Ferguson | Tennessee | Southeastern Conference |
| 47. | Brian Nash | Seton Hall | Big East Conference |
| 48. | Derek Kellogg | Memphis | Conference USA |
| 49. | Matt Brady | St. Joseph's | Atlantic-10 Conference |
| 50. | Fred Quartlebaum | Iowa State | Big-12 Conference |
| 51. | Jimmy Patsos | Maryland | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| 52. | Dean Keaner | Georgia Tech | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| 53. | Doug Wojcik | Michigan State | Big-10 Conference |
| 54. | Rick Callahan | Texas Christian | Conference USA |
| 55. | Rich Walker | Iowa | Big-10 Conference |
| 56. | Vince Taylor | Louisville | Conference USA |
| 57. | Thad Fitzpatrick | Indiana | Big-10 Conference |
| 58. | Kevin Broadus | George Washington | Atlantic-10 Conference |
| 59. | Gary DeCesare | Richmond | Atlantic-10 Conference |
| 60. | Mark Morefield | Baylor | Big-12 Conference |
| 61. | Jay Price | Illinois | Big-10 Conference |
| 62. | Chris Collins | Duke | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| 63. | LaMonta Stone | Ohio State | Big-10 Conference |
| 64. | Robert Kirby | Mississippi State | Southeastern Conference |
| 65. | Sean Kearney | Notre Dame | Big East Conference |
| 66. | Barry Rohrssen | Pittsburgh | Big East Conference |
| 67. | Greg Gary | Miami-FL | Big East Conference |
| 68. | Silvey Dominguez | Wyoming | Mountain West Conference |
| 69. | Dan Leibovitz | Temple | Atlantic-10 Conference |
| 70. | Walt Fuller | Virginia | Atlantic Coast Conference |
HOOP SCOOP'S RANKING OF THE TOP 40 ASSISTANT COACHES WHO AREN'T IN ONE OF THE TOP 10 DIVISION I CONFERENCES |
Rank Head Coach School Conference
1. Steve Roccaforte Lamar Southland Conference
2. Pat Skerry College of Charleston Southern Conference
3. Steve Forbes Illinois State Missouri Valley Conference
4. Geoff Arnold Drexel Metro Atlantic Conference
5. Patrick Harrington New Orleans Sun Belt Conference
6. Donnie Tyndall Middle Tennessee Sun Belt Conference
7. Steve Flint San Diego West Coast Conference
8. Frank Martin Northeastern America East Conference
9. Jeff Meyer Butler Horizon League
10. Bill Courtney George Mason Colonial Athletic Association
11. Rob Senderoff Kent State Colonial Athletic Association
12. Dave Duke Pennsylvania Ivy League
13. Ken Dempsey Missouri-Kansas City Mid-Continent Conference
14. Steve Masiello Manhattan Metro Atlantic Conference
15. Ryan Wolf Murray State Ohio Valley Conference
16. Mark Sembrowich Army Patriot League
17. Larry Greer Wright State Horizon League
18. Tony Stubblefield New Mexico State Sun Belt Conference
19. Chris Pompay Hartford America East Conference
20. Tony Chiles Iona Metro Atlantic Conference
21. Tony Collins Austin Peay Ohio Valley Conference
22. Steve Seymour Siena Metro Atlantic Conference
23. Keith Dombrot Akron Mid-American Conference
24. Ben D'Alessandro James Madison Colonial Athletic Association
25. Jim Nielsen Pepperdine West Coast Conference
26. Jermaine Henderson Miami-OH Mid-American Conference
27. Robert Burke Princeton Ivy League
28. Wayne Breeden Morehead State Ohio Valley Conference
29. Jim Meil Wagner Northeast Conference
30. Ed Huckabye Wright State Horizon League
31. Greg Grensing Creighton Missouri Valley Confence
32. Artie Pepelea Bowling Green Mid-American Conference
33. Todd Howard IUPUI Mid-Continent Conference
34. Chris Cheeks Georgia State Atlantic Sun Conference
35. Rob Jackson Siena Metro Atlantic Conference
36. Tony Jones Wisconsin-Milwaukee Horizon Conference
37. Jerry Hobie Fairfield Metro Atlantic Conference
38. Mike Bramucci Columbia Ivy League
39. Bob Simmons Lehigh Patriot League
40. Archie Miller Western Kentucky Sun Belt Conference
HOOP SCOOP'S RANKING OF THE TOP 20 GUYS WHO ARE IN AN ADMINISTRATIVE POSITION, LIKE DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, OR VIDEO COORDINATOR |
| Rank | Assistant Coach | School | Conference |
| 1. | Dusty May | Indiana | Big-10 Conference |
| 2. | Alex Evans | St. John's | Big East Conference |
| 3. | Darryl Sharp | Iowa State | Big-12 Conference |
| 4. | John Disangro | Temple | Atlantic-10 Conference |
| 5. | Sam Alford | Iowa | Big-10 Conference |
| 6. | Jim Carr | Rutgers | Big East Conference |
| 7. | Doug Erickson | UCLA | Pacific-10 Conference |
| 8. | Geoff Schimberg | Miami-FL | Big East Conference |
| 9. | George Jackson | Seton Hall | Big East Conference |
| 10. | Brian Merritt | Louisville | Conference USA |
| 11. | Billy Lange | Villanova | Big East Conference |
| 12. | Kenya Hunter | N.C. State | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| 13. | Pat Clark | Rhode Island | Atlantic-10 Conference |
| 14. | Randy Shrout | Ohio State | Big-10 Conference |
| 15. | Kevin Brooks | Virginia Commonwealth | Colonial Athletic Association |
| 16. | Chris Caputo | George Mason | Colonial Athletic Assocation |
| 17. | Orlando Antiqua | Pittsburgh | Big East Conference |
| 18. | Mark Danhoff | Tulane | Conference USA |
| 19. | Louis Twigg | La Salle | Atlantic-10 Conference |
| 20. | Allen Griffin | Syracuse | Big East Conference |
HOOP SCOOP'S RANKING OF THE TOP FIVE COACHES WHO MAY BE BACK SOONER THAN LATER |
Rank Coach Most Recent School
1. Mike Jarvis St. John's
2. Matt Doherty North Carolina
3. Steve Lavin UCLA
4. Fran Fraschilla New Mexico
5. Bobby Cremins Georgia Tech
HOOP SCOOP'S RANKING OF THE TOP 25 HIGH SCHOOL AND/OR PREP SCHOOL COACHES NATIONALLY |
1. Bob Hurley, Sr Jersey City (St. Anthony) NJ
2. Jere Quinn Oakdale (St. Thomas More) CT
3. Steve Smith Mouth of Wilson (Oak Hill) VA
4. Jack Curran Briarwood (Archbishop Molloy) NY
5. Stu Vetter Rockville (Montrose Christian) MD
6. Mike Price Cincinnati (Oak Hills) OH
7. Kevin Boyle Elizabeth (St. Patrick) NJ
8. Gary McKnight Santa Ana (Mater Dei) CA
9. Maurice Hicks New York (Rice) NY
10. Mike Byrnes Winchendon (School) MA
11. Dale Mabrey Louisville (Pleasure Ridge Park) KY
12. Ed Pepple Mercer Island (H.S.) WA
13. Bob Oliva Middle Village (Christ the King) NY
14. Danny Haney Ft. Lauderdale (North Broward) FL
15. John Miller Beaver Falls (Black Hawk) PA
16. Bob Farrell West Orange (Seton Hall Prep) NJ
17. Dick Myers Washington (Gonzaga) DC
18. Ron Naclerio Bayside (Cardozo) NY
19. Chuck Buescher Peoria (Central) IL
20. Chris Reiner Louisville (Ballard) KY
21. Danny Hurley Newark (St. Benedict's) NJ
22. Scott Aronhart Zanesville (H.S.) OH
23. Leonard Bishop Dallas (Lincoln) TX
24. Jack Keefer Indianapolis (Lawrence North) IN
25. Floyd Irons St. Louis (Vashon) MO