Top assistant coaches
May 3, 2008 22:46:28 GMT -5
Post by Raider Country on May 3, 2008 22:46:28 GMT -5
Springmann, Battle top elite group of assistant coaches
by Jeff Goodman
FOXSports.com
May 2, 2008
Instead of giving our picks for the elite assistants in the country, we opted to go to those in the industry for their take. We wanted to target the guys that instill a level of fear into their colleagues when they stroll into a gym.
We polled head coaches, assistants and others who deal with assistants on a daily basis — and we received a ridiculous amount of responses (more than 450). The best one came from one West Coast head coach, who put Ben Franklin at the top of his list when asked for the top three assistant coaches in the nation.
We break it down in two groups: The Top 20 High-Major (or BCS) assistant coaches and then the Top 10 Mid-Major guys in the country. And no, I didn't vote.
Top 20 High-Major assistants
1) Russell Springmann, Texas
2) Jeff Battle, Wake Forest
3) Larry Shyatt, Florida
4) John Groce, Ohio State
5) Mike Hopkins, Syracuse
6) Joe Dooley, Kansas
7) Josh Pastner, Arizona
8) Steve Forbes, Tennessee
9) Matt Driscoll, Baylor
10) Robert Burke, Georgetown
11) Tom Herrion, Pittsburgh
12) Donnie Daniels, UCLA
13) Brett Gunning, Villanova
14) Scott Duncan, UCLA
15) Stan Jones, Florida State
16) Mark Montgomery, Michigan State
17) Dwayne Stephens, Michigan State
18) Bob Cantu, USC
19) Rodney Terry, Texas
20) Dedrique Taylor, Arizona State
Top Mid-Major assistants
1) Pat Skerry, Rhode Island
2) Matt Matheny, Davidson
3) Matt Graves, Butler — The 33-year-old former shooting guard helped lead the Bulldogs to consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances as a player and has been on the staff for the past seven seasons — five as a full-time assistant. Previously, he was an assistant high school coach at North Central and Ben Davis High.
Key Recruits: A.J. Graves and Matt Howard.
4) Geoff Arnold, Drexel
5) Casey Alexander, Belmont
6) Matt McMahon, Appalachian State
7) David Carter, Nevada
8) Chad Dollar, Arkansas State
9) Bill Donlon, Wright State — The 31-year-old played for Brad Brownell at UNC-Wilmington and has spent the past two years at Wright State as Brownell's associate head coach. Donlon played in Germany and then had coaching stints at American and St. Peter's before hooking on with Brownell.
Key Recruits: Vaughn Duggins and T.J. Carter.
10) Jeff Rafferty, Delaware
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by Jeff Goodman
FOXSports.com
May 2, 2008
Instead of giving our picks for the elite assistants in the country, we opted to go to those in the industry for their take. We wanted to target the guys that instill a level of fear into their colleagues when they stroll into a gym.
We polled head coaches, assistants and others who deal with assistants on a daily basis — and we received a ridiculous amount of responses (more than 450). The best one came from one West Coast head coach, who put Ben Franklin at the top of his list when asked for the top three assistant coaches in the nation.
We break it down in two groups: The Top 20 High-Major (or BCS) assistant coaches and then the Top 10 Mid-Major guys in the country. And no, I didn't vote.
Top 20 High-Major assistants
1) Russell Springmann, Texas
2) Jeff Battle, Wake Forest
3) Larry Shyatt, Florida
4) John Groce, Ohio State
5) Mike Hopkins, Syracuse
6) Joe Dooley, Kansas
7) Josh Pastner, Arizona
8) Steve Forbes, Tennessee
9) Matt Driscoll, Baylor
10) Robert Burke, Georgetown
11) Tom Herrion, Pittsburgh
12) Donnie Daniels, UCLA
13) Brett Gunning, Villanova
14) Scott Duncan, UCLA
15) Stan Jones, Florida State
16) Mark Montgomery, Michigan State
17) Dwayne Stephens, Michigan State
18) Bob Cantu, USC
19) Rodney Terry, Texas
20) Dedrique Taylor, Arizona State
Top Mid-Major assistants
1) Pat Skerry, Rhode Island
2) Matt Matheny, Davidson
3) Matt Graves, Butler — The 33-year-old former shooting guard helped lead the Bulldogs to consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances as a player and has been on the staff for the past seven seasons — five as a full-time assistant. Previously, he was an assistant high school coach at North Central and Ben Davis High.
Key Recruits: A.J. Graves and Matt Howard.
4) Geoff Arnold, Drexel
5) Casey Alexander, Belmont
6) Matt McMahon, Appalachian State
7) David Carter, Nevada
8) Chad Dollar, Arkansas State
9) Bill Donlon, Wright State — The 31-year-old played for Brad Brownell at UNC-Wilmington and has spent the past two years at Wright State as Brownell's associate head coach. Donlon played in Germany and then had coaching stints at American and St. Peter's before hooking on with Brownell.
Key Recruits: Vaughn Duggins and T.J. Carter.
10) Jeff Rafferty, Delaware
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