Here at GRH we try to use our own backgrounds to bring you a lightly different perspective on the world of sport. Coaching is something that both of us are passionate about and when we sat down for dinner on Saturday night and watched the Florida/Kentucky basketball game, our conversation eventually turned to coaching in the SEC. We are both flummoxed by the mediocrity that has set in to a once legitimately balanced conference. But now, the SEC is merely known as a football powerhouse. However, as mentioned in an earlier post, the SEC is good at a lot of sports. For a long time it was the standard bearer in Women's Basketball. The gymnastics programs are very good. Women's softball, tennis (both male and female), golf (male and female), and baseball all seem to be in very capable hands. But what has happened to men's basketball? Apart from Florida (soon to be ranked #2) and traditional power Kentucky, there's no real program that can claim to above mediocre. Sure, Arkansas has been good in the past, as has Mississippi State and Tennessee. But there appear to be bigger issues.
For today's Who's Who, we wanted to take a look specifically at the coaching of men's basketball in the SEC. So we have devised a multi-tiered ranking system. Each coach is rated 1-14 in three categories, Recruiting, Fundamentals, and ability to get players to the next level. This composite gives us our final ranking. Of course, here you are striving for the lowest aggregate score. Our results are listed below. Feel free to chime in and let us know what you think about the rankings and the state of men's basketball in the SEC.
Brian's Rankings
Coach
|
Recruiting
|
Fundamentals
|
Next Level
|
Rank
|
Billy Donovan (UF)
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
T1
|
John Calipari (UK)
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
T1
|
Kevin Stallings (Van)
|
10
|
4
|
3
|
5
|
Frank Haith (Mizzou)
|
5
|
6
|
5
|
4
|
Anthony Grant (Bama)
|
7
|
5
|
8
|
6
|
Mark Fox (UGA)
|
12
|
2
|
7
|
7
|
Cuonzo Martin (UT)
|
9
|
9
|
6
|
T8
|
Mike Anderson (Ark)
|
4
|
7
|
4
|
3
|
Frank Martin (SC)
|
6
|
11
|
9
|
T10
|
Tony Barbee (Auburn)
|
11
|
13
|
12
|
12
|
Andy Kennedy (Ole Miss)
|
8
|
8
|
10
|
T10
|
Johnny Jones (LSU)
|
3
|
10
|
11
|
T8
|
Billy Kennedy (TXAM)
|
13
|
12
|
13
|
13
|
Rick Ray
(Miss St)
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
Jeremy's Rankings
Coach
|
Recruiting
|
Fundamentals
|
Next Level
|
Rank
|
Billy Donovan (UF)
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
T1
|
John Calipari (UK)
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
T1
|
Kevin Stallings (Van)
|
11
|
6
|
3
|
6
|
Frank Haith (Mizzou)
|
5
|
4
|
4
|
3
|
Anthony Grant (Bama)
|
8
|
7
|
7
|
T-7
|
Mark Fox (UGA)
|
10
|
2
|
5
|
5
|
Cuonzo Martin (UT)
|
7
|
9
|
9
|
T9
|
Mike Anderson (Ark)
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
4
|
Frank Martin (SC)
|
6
|
11
|
8
|
T9
|
Tony Barbee (Auburn)
|
13
|
12
|
14
|
13
|
Andy Kennedy (Ole Miss)
|
9
|
10
|
10
|
11
|
Johnny Jones (LSU)
|
3
|
8
|
11
|
T7
|
Billy Kennedy (TXAM)
|
12
|
13
|
12
|
12
|
Rick Ray
(Miss St)
|
14
|
14
|
13
|
14
|
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