Naismith Coach of the Year Watchlist



More locker room fodder.
Included: most of the usual suspects plus a headscratcher or two (I guess McGuff's DUI and accompanying viral video don't matter?). Not included: Plitzuweit.

The BIG COY race should be a 2-coach race: Cori Close and Coach P. Honorable mention to Kim Barnes Arico and Robin Pingeton. Close will probably win if UCLA goes 18-0 in league play, and she would be a deserving winner, though so would Coach P.
 

The BIG COY race should be a 2-coach race: Cori Close and Coach P. Honorable mention to Kim Barnes Arico and Robin Pingeton. Close will probably win if UCLA goes 18-0 in league play, and she would be a deserving winner, though so would Coach P.
I think you nailed it. They'd have to give it to Close if her teams sails thru the BIG undefeated. (Of course, she's got a WNBA-like roster.) Coach P and Barnes Arico have also done great jobs and Pingeton's Badgers have won more games than I thought they would. On the hot seat...Gearlds at Purdue, Coquese Washington at Rutgers, Kieger at Penn State. Disappointing seasons but no hot seat...Moran at Indiana and Williams at Nebraska. Nebraska's season impacted by key injuries.
 

I think you nailed it. They'd have to give it to Close if her teams sails thru the BIG undefeated. (Of course, she's got a WNBA-like roster.) Coach P and Barnes Arico have also done great jobs and Pingeton's Badgers have won more games than I thought they would. On the hot seat...Gearlds at Purdue, Coquese Washington at Rutgers, Kieger at Penn State. Disappointing seasons but no hot seat...Moran at Indiana and Williams at Nebraska. Nebraska's season impacted by key injuries.
I have a friend who lives in Indiana.. the boosters there are not happen with Moran at all.. he thinks she is gone or has a year to bounce back..
 







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