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I just looked this up this morning. Bill Musselman had three JUCOs his first year (Big Ten champion) in 1971-72. Ron Behagen, Clyde Turner & Bob Nix. However, this was at a time freshmen were not eligible to play, so immediate gratification required the transfers. A couple years later...

A problem I see with your reasoning (from this & past posts) is that by the time a coach has the record to proves elite performance to you, only the Blue Bloods can afford him. Thus the idea that you need to hire these guys early in their career, when they are showing the signs of elite...

Maybe not a full team of JUCOs, but one or two on the level of Bobby Jackson and Ray Williams.

Come on Souhan, we're all waiting for your column on Racial Diversity and the Star Trib Management Team.

Another coach with Minnesota ties ... Born in Staples, played college hoops at Concordia & MN St Moorhead. NBA coach with no college experience. Dave Joerger.

I'm tired of this mantra. FWIW, Juwan Howard has just finished his second year as a college coach at any level. And he was hired with ZERO college coaching experience. Yes, Gates is a bit of a gamble, but then it may be a gamble to not get in on an emerging coaching talent early. He has paid...

Personally, I'm recruiting any guy named Sampson that shows up with long hair & a jawbone.

Is that serious? Ralph JR, father of Ralph III, was 2-time college POY & played for the Rockets before injuries took there tole.

If you're in the portal, you can talk to other teams. A logical tactic, even if you don't expect to xfer. Because of Mashburn's connections with the Pitinos, (his father played for Richard's father), I wouldn't be surprised that he follows Richard, or maybe xfers to Papa's Iona team. Still...

The top coaches in the B1G are all elite. Which coaches mentioned are going to outsmart Izzo, Holtmann, Howard, Underwood or Painter. Or even a second tier of Turgeon, Gard, Pikiell or McCaffery (does Hoiberg make this list?). Musselman is the only guy mentioned that automatically joins the...

FWIW, Oklahoma State was the second straight school Brad Underwood left just ahead of sanctions.

Solid? That's really swinging for the fences. Any coach being hired here will have question marks: Musselman .... Attention to academic standards & NCAA rules. Dutcher ... To me, being an assistent for 25+ years makes me question his ambition. 61yo and only in his fourth year as a HC...

Smith, Moser, Dutcher, Gates ..... All of these guys have teams in The Dance, so we have to wait. I'm not a patient person though.

I believe that current Illinois coach Brad Undewood was at Steven F Austin when when the five years of sanctions started.

Ditto!

How much can a non-name first year coach influence attendance? How about a normal 4,000 fans under George Hanson to regular crowds of 18,000 in Bill Musselman's first year? (Yes, the barn had a larger capacity back then.)

Lost TWO OF THE LAST THREE??? Try 8 of their last 9 Mr Shipley.

Musselman is my favorite too. However, I do question if he will value academics or NCAA rules much more than his father. My reservations with Dutcher are that he settled playing Robin to Fisher's Batman for 25+ years. Maybe a tad too "go-with-the-flow" type. #4 on my fav list. Smith is my #2...

If you count the "vacated games" seasons, Clem had four winning conference records in a row.

No mention of Dennis Gates? (Did I miss that?) Sorta glossed over Craig Smith as a fallback option.