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EXCLUSIVE
RANKING OF THE TOP COACHES
by Clark Francis, Editor & Publisher of the HOOP SCOOP
Published January 8, 2003
HOOP SCOOP'S RANKING OF THE TOP 30 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. | Bob Knight | Texas Tech | Big-12 Conference | 1973, 1976, 1981, 1987, 1992 | 1976, 1981, 1987 |
| 4. | Lute Olson | Arizona | Pacific-10 Conference | 1980, 1988, 1994, 1997, 2001 | 1997 |
| 5. | Roy Williams | Kansas | Big-12 Conference | 1991, 1993, 2002 | ----- |
| 6. | Bobby Huggins | Cincinnati | Conference USA | 1992 | ----- |
| 7. | Gary Williams | Maryland | Atlantic Coast Conference | 2001, 2002 | 2002 |
| 8. | Tom Izzo | Michigan State | Big-10 Conference | 1999, 2000, 2001 | 2000 |
| 9. | Jim Calhoun | Connecticut | Big East Conference | 1999 | 1999 |
| 10. | Billy Donovan | Florida | Southeastern Conference | 2000 | ------ |
| 11. | Tubby Smith | Kentucky | Southeastern Conference | 1998 | 1998 |
| 12. | Rick Majerus | Utah | Mountain West Conference | 1998 | ----- |
| 13. | Eddie Sutton | Oklahoma State | Big-12 Conference | 1978, 1995 | ----- |
| 14. | Kelvin Sampson | Oklahoma | Big-12 Conference | 2001 | ------ |
| 15. | Jim O'Brien | Ohio State | Big-10 Conference | 1999 | ------ |
| 16. | John Chaney | Temple | Atlantic-10 Conference | ------ | ----- |
| 17. | Mike Montgomery | Stanford | Pacific-10 Conference | 1998 | ----- |
| 18. | Gene Keady | Purdue | Big-10 Conference | ------ | ----- |
| 19. | Jim Harrick | Georgia | Southeastern Conference | 1995 | 1995 |
| 20. | John Calipari | Memphis | Conference USA | 1996 | ----- |
| 21. | Mike Davis | Indiana | Big-10 Conference | 2002 | ----- |
| 22. | Jim Boeheim | Syracuse | Big East | 1987, 1996 | ----- |
| 23. | Larry Eustachy | Iowa State | Big-12 Conference | ----- | ------ |
| 24. | Herb Sendek | N.C. State | Atlantic Coast Conference | ----- | ----- |
| 25. | Pete Gillen | Virginia | Atlantic Coast Conference | ----- | ----- |
| 26. | Charlie Spoonhour | UNLV | Mountain West Conference | ----- | ----- |
| 27. | Ralph Willard | Holy Cross | Patriot League | ----- | ----- |
| 28. | Skip Prosser | Wake Forest | Atlantic Coast Conference | ----- | ----- |
| 29. | Ben Howland | Pittsburgh | Big East Conference | ----- | ----- |
| 30. | Dana Altman | Creighton | Missouri Valley Conference | ----- | ----- |
| 30. | Al Skinner | Boston College | Big East 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 30 HEAD COACHES IN THE GAME TODAY |
Rank Head Coach School Conference
1. Mike Brey Notre Dame Big East Conference 2. Mark Gottfried Alabama Southeastern Conference 3. Rick Barnes Texas Big-12 Conference 4. Bill Self Illinois Big-10 Conference 5. Ernie Kent Oregon Pacific-10 Conference 6. Jay Wright Villanova Big East Conference 7. Leonard Hamilton Florida State Atlantic Coast Conference 8. Barry Collier Nebraska Big-12 Conference 9. Gary Waters Rutgers Big East Conference 10. Steve Alford Iowa Big-10 Conference 11. Jim Larranaga George Mason Colonial Athletic Association 12. Henry Bibby USC Pacific-10 Conference 13. Oliver Purnell Dayton Atlantic-10 Conference 14. Phil Martelli St. Joseph's Atlantic-10 Conference 15. Tommy Amaker Michigan Big-10 Conference 16. Buzz Peterson Tennessee Southeastern Conference 17. Bobby Lutz Charlotte Conference USA 18. Perry Clark Miami-FL Big East Conference 19. Fran Dunphy Pennsylvania Ivy League 20. Seth Greenberg South Florida Conference USA 21. Jerry Wainwright Richmond Atlantic-10 Conference 22. Mike Dement SMU Western Athletic Conference 23. Bill Carmody Northwestern Big-10Conference 24. Dennis Wolff Boston University American East Conference 25. John Beilein West Virginia Big East Conference
HOOP SCOOP'S
RANKING OF THE TOP 25 UP-AND-COMING HEAD COACHES IN THE COLLEGE GAME TODAY |
Rank Head Coach School Conference
1. Stan Heath Arkansas Southeastern Conference 2. Quin Snynder Missouri Big-12 Conference 3. Tom Crean Marquette Conference USA 4. Thadd Matta Xavier Atlantic-10 Conference 5. Mark Few Gonzaga West Coast Conference 6. Bobby Gonzalez Manhattan Metro Atlantic Conference 7. Steve Merfeld Evansville Missouri Valley Conference 8. Rick Stansbury Mississippi State Southeastern Conference 9. Rod Barnes Mississippi Southeastern Conference 10. Dennis Felton Western Kentucky Sun Belt Conference 11. Jeff Lebo UT-Chattanooga Southern Conference 12. Bruce Pearl Wisconsin-Milwaukee Horizon League 13. John Phillips Tulsa Western Athletic Conference 14. Bruce Weber Southern Illinois Missouri Valley Conference 15. Bo Ryan Wisconsin Big-10 Conference 16. Paul Westphal Pepperdine West Coast Conference 17. Steve McClain Wyoming Mountain West Conference 18. Louie Orr Seton Hall Big East Conference 19. Larry Shyatt Clemson Atlantic Coast Conference 20. Jeff Ruland Iona Metro Atlantic Conference 21. Matt Doherty North Carolina Atlantic Coast Conference 22. Ed Schilling Wright State Horizon League 23. Tevester Anderson Murray State Ohio Valley Conference 24. Tim Buckley Ball State Mid-American Conference 25. Rick Boyages William & Mary Colonial Athletic Association
HOOP SCOOP'S
RANKING OF THE TOP 40 ASSISTANT COACHES IN THE COLLEGE GAME TODAY |
| Rank | Assistant Coach | School | Conference |
| 1. | Paul Biancardi | Ohio State | Big-10 Conference |
| 2. | Mick Cronin | Louisville | Conference USA |
| 3. | Fred Hill | Villanova | Big East Conference |
| 4. | Brian Gregory | Michigan State | Big-10 Conference |
| 5. | Kurtis Townsend | USC | Pacific-10 Conference |
| 6. | Tony Harvey | Missouri | Big-12 Conference |
| 7. | Norm Roberts | Illinois | Big-10 Conference |
| 8. | Steve Roccaforte | Memphis | Conference USA |
| 9. | Jamie Dixon | Pittsburgh | Big East Conference |
| 10. | Anthony Grant | Florida | Southeastern Conference |
| 11. | Johnny Dawkins | Duke | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| 12. | Scott Duncan | Oregon | Pacific-10 Conference |
| 13. | Steve Wojciechowski | Duke | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| 14. | Dave Dickerson | Maryland | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| 15. | Wayne Morgan | Iowa State | Big-12 Conference |
| 16. | Larry Harris | N.C. State | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| 17. | Kevin Nickleberry | Charlotte | Conference USA |
| 18. | Orlando Early | Alabama | Southeastern Conference |
| 19. | Tony Fuller | Stanford | Pacific-10 Conference |
| 20. | Joe Dooley | Wyoming | 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. | Butch Pierre | LSU | Southeastern Conference |
| 25. | Dave Zimroth | South Florida | Conference USA |
| 26. | Derek Thomas | UNLV | Mountain West Conference |
| 27. | Clive Vaughn | Connecticut | Big East Conference |
| 28. | Larry Gay | Colorado | Big-12 Conference |
| 29. | Brian Dutcher | San Diego State | Mountain West Conference |
| 30. | Buzz Williams | Colorado State | Mountain West Conference |
| 31. | Tony Benford | Arizona State | Pacific-10 Conference |
| 32. | Steve Robinson | Kansas | Big-12 Conference |
| 33. | Josh Pastner | Arizona | Pacific-10 Conference |
| 34. | Steve DeMeo | Providence | Big East Conference |
| 35. | Charles Ramsey | Michigan | Big-10 Conference |
| 36. | Darrin Horn | Marquette | Conference USA |
| 37. | Jeff Battle | Wake Forest | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| 38. | Sean Miller | Xavier | Atlantic-10 Conference |
| 39. | Mike Hopkins | Syracuse | Big East Conference |
| 40. | Dan Leibovitz | Temple | Atlantic-10 Conference |
| 40. | Kerry Keating | Tennessee | Southeastern Conference |
HOOP SCOOP'S
LIST OF ASSISTANT COACHES WHO WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR OUR TOP 40 LIST IN THE NEAR FUTURE |
----- Charles Baker Kansas State Big-12 Conference
----- Tony Barbee Memphis Conference USA
----- Steve Barnes Iowa State Big-12 Conference
----- Shay Berry Fordham Atlantic-10 Conference
----- Eric Bozeman Mississippi Southeastern Conference
----- Matt Brady St. Joseph's Atlantic-10 Conference
----- Wayne Brent Mississippi Southeastern
----- Kevin Broadus George Washington Atlantic-10 Conference
----- Mike Brown Fordham Atlantic-10 Conference
----- Rick Callahan Texas Christian Conference USA
----- Kevin Clark St. John's Big East Conference
----- Bill Coen Boston College Big East Conference
----- Chris Collins Duke Atlantic Coast Conference
----- Coleman Crawford SMU Western Athletic Conference
----- Gary DeCesare Richmond Atlantic-10 Conference
----- Randall Dickey Washington State Pacific-10 Conference
----- Tracy Dildy Auburn Conference USA
----- Cameron Dollar Washington Pacific-10 Conference
----- Silvy Dominguez Utah Western Athletic Conference
----- Matt Driscol Clemson Atlantic Coast Conference
----- Scott Edgar UAB Conference USA
----- Chris Ferguson Tennessee Southeastern Conference
----- Bernie Fine Syracuse Big East Conference
----- John Fitzpatrick Houston Conference USA
----- Rob Flaska Arkansas Southeastern Conference
----- Steve Forbes Louisiana Tech Western Athletic Conference
----- Walt Fuller Virginia Atlantic Coast Conference
----- Greg Gary Miami-FL Big East Conference
----- Frank Haith Texas Big-12 Conference
----- Jim Harrick, Jr Georgia Southeastern Conference
----- Kevin Heck Rutgers Big East
----- Joe Holladay Kansas Big-12 Conference
----- Jeff Jackson Vanderbilt Southeastern Conference
----- Mike Jarvis, Jr St. John's Big East Conference
----- Mike Jaskulski Florida State Atlantic Coast Conference
----- Rob Jeter Wisconsin Big-10 Conference
----- Ron Jirsa Dayton Atlantic-10 Conference
----- Joe Jones Villanova Big East Conference
----- Stan Jones Florida State Southeastern Conference
----- Sean Kearney Notre Dame Big East Conference
----- Robert Kirby Mississippi State Southeastern
----- Pat Knight Texas Tech Big-12 Conference
----- Paul Lee Northwestern Big-10 Conference
----- Joe Lombardi La Salle Atlantic-10 Conference
----- Tom Moore Connecticut Big East Conference
----- Kevin Mouton Oregon State Pacific-10 Conference
----- Ernie Nester South Carolina Southeastern Conference
----- Jeff Neubauer West Virginia Big East Conference
----- Wade O'Connor Tulane Conference USA
----- Lane Odom Missouri Big-12 Conference
----- Josh Oppenheimer DePaul Conference USA
----- Tom Ostrom Florida Southeastern Conference
----- Jimmy Pastos Maryland Atlantic Coast Conference
----- Russ Pennell Arizona State Pacific-10 Conference
----- Jay Price Purdue Big-10 Conference
----- Fred Quartlebaum North Carolina Atlantic Coast Conference
----- Reggie Rankin Nebraska Big-12 Conference
----- Eric Reveno Stanford Pacific-10 Conference
----- Scott Rigot Kentucky Southeastern Conference
----- Jim Rosborough St. Joseph's Pacific-10 Conference
----- Randy Roth Duquesne Atlantic-10 Conference
----- Jim Saia UCLA Pacific-10 Conference
----- Tony Sheals Florida State Atlantic Coast Conference
----- Brad Soderberg Saint Louis Conference USA
----- Anthony Solomon Notre Dame Big East Conference
----- Jay Spoonhour UNLV Mountain West Conference
----- LaMonta Stone Ohio State Big-10 Conference
----- Chuck Swenson Michigan Big-10 Conference
----- Vince Taylor Louisville Conference USA
----- Rodney Tention Arizona Pacific-10 Conference
----- Dan Theiss Rhode Island Atlantic-10 Conference
----- Darren Tillis Clemson Atlantic Coast Conference
----- Jimmy Tubbs Oklahoma Big-12 Conference
----- Rich Walker Iowa Big-10 Conference
----- Jon Wheeler California Pacific-10 Conference
----- Doug Wojcik North Carolina 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. Mike Gillian George Mason Colonial Athletic Association
2. Pat Skerry William & Mary Colonial Athletic Association
3. Jim Hatfield Murray State Ohio 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. Frank Martin Northeastern America East Conference
8. Gib Arnold Pepperdine West Coast Conference
9. Steve Seymour Siena Metro Atlantic Conference
10. Steve Flint San Diego West Coast Conference
11. Jeff Meyer Butler Horizon League
12. Scott Spinelli Loyola-Illinois Horizon Conference
13. Rob Senderoff Kent State Colonial Athletic Association
14. Ken Dempsey Missouri-Kansas City Mid-Continent Conference
15. Jim Carr Fairleigh Dickinson Northeast Conference
16. Mark Sembrowich Army Patriot League
17. Larry Greer Boston University America East Conference
18. Billy Reid San Francisco West Coast Conference
19. Chris Pompay Hartford America East Conference
20. Keith Dombrot Akron Mid-American Conference
21. Tony Stubblefield New Mexico State Sun Belt Conference
22. Jay Bowen Austin Peay Ohio Valley Conference
23. Dave Duke Pennsylvania Ivy League
24. Tony Chiles Iona Metro Atlantic Conference
25. Steve Masiello Manhattan Metro Atlantic Conference
26. Rob Jackson Siena Metro Atlantic Conference
27. Robert Burke Princeton Ivy League
28. Jermaine Henderson Miami-OH Mid-American Conference
29. Sean Doherty Holy Cross Patriot League
30. Jim Nielsen Pepperdine West Coast Conference
31. Ben D'Alessandro James Madison Colonial Athletic Association
32. Tony Jones Wisconsin-Milwaukee Horizon Conference
33. Wayne Breeden Morehead State Ohio Valley Conference
34. Mitch Buonaguro Cleveland State Horizon League
35. Jerry Hobie Fairfield Metro Atlantic
36. Dick Stewart UNC-Greensboro Southern Conference
37. Bill Johnson Columbia Ivy League
38. Eddie Hill Portland West Coast Conference
39. John Roedes Ohio University Mid-American Conference
40. Todd Howard IUPUI Mid-Continent Conference
HOOP SCOOP'S RANKING OF THE TOP HIGH SCHOOL AND/PREP SCHOOL COACHES NATIONALLY |
1. Bob Hurley, Sr Jersey City (St. Anthony) NJ
2. Steve Smith Mouth of Wilson (Oak Hill) VA
3. Jack Curran Briarwood (Archbishop Molloy) NY
4. Jere Quinn Oakdale (St. Thomas More) CT
5. Kevin Boyle Elizabeth (St. Patrick) NJ
6. Stu Vetter Rockville (Montrose Christian) MD
7. Gary McKnight Santa Ana (Mater Dei) CA
8. Maurice Hicks New York (Rice) NY
9. Mike Price Cincinnati (Oak Hills) OH
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. Chris Reiner