tim wrote: ↑Mon Mar 14, 2022 4:22 pm
DungeonRealm wrote: ↑Mon Mar 14, 2022 4:09 pm
How did Gonzaga manage to keep Mark Few all these years?
How has Davidson been able to keep Bob McKillop all these years?
Prolly add Mike Young at Wofftard to that.
Mark Few inherited a team that went to the Sweet Sixteen the year before he became head coach. He then went to two more in a row.In fact they have gone to every tournament since then. Gonzaga always had NCAA tournament money to keep him happy. Also, Dan Monson, the coach he succeeded, has never had the same success at either Minnesota or Long Beach State that he had at Gonzaga. The grass isn't always greener.
McKillop was coach at Davidson 5 years before he had a winning season and 9 years before winning the SoCon and going to the NCAA tournament. He probably felt gratitude that he wasn't fired early on when he was averaging less than 10 wins a year. There were some Davidson donors who wanted him gone after his third year.
Similar situation for Young. It took him 7 years before his first winning season and 8 years to make the NCAAs.