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http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1103570&utm_source=bleacherreport.com Mike Huguenin's answer:
Had he not spent the vast majority of his coaching career in one city (Philadelphia), I think a heck of a lot more people would know how great Fran Dunphy is as a coach. He has rebuilt Temple into a program to be reckoned with -- both in the Atlantic 10 and nationally -- and has guided the Owls to three consecutive 20-win seasons. Before his stint at Temple, he was coach for 17 seasons at Penn and led the Quakers to nine 20-win seasons and nine NCAA tourney appearances. Penn finished lower than third in the league just once in Dunphy's tenure. Dunphy, 61, also has been an assistant at La Salle, his alma mater. His teams always are fundamentally sound and play solid defense. He doesn't get high school All-Americans; instead, he finds guys (a lot of city kids, not surprisingly) who fit his style of play. Dunphy has 394 career wins. Unlike a lot of top-tier coaches, Dunphy isn't just a basketball guy. He teaches an honors-level class on management in Temple's business school and also served as a lecturer in Penn's prestigious Wharton School of Business when he was Quakers coach.
Jason King's answer:
I don't think USC coach Kevin O'Neill receives nearly enough credit. In recent years, he's done a phenomenal job with terrible situations. He helped Arizona keep its NCAA tournament streak alive in 2008 after taking over on an interim basis for Lute Olson. Most teams would've floundered under such adverse conditions -- Olson took a leave of absence at the beginning of the season and did not return -- but O'Neill handled it like a pro. After spending a year as an assistant with the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies, O'Neill returned to college coaching last year at USC. Almost all of the players recruited by the previous staff went elsewhere, and O.J. Mayo and Taj Gibson turned pro. Still, even with a cast of basketball vagabonds, O'Neill led his team to a top 25 ranking in January. The Trojans were in the Pac-10 title hunt until the final few weeks of the season. USC will only get better under O'Neill.
Steve Megargee's answer:
Before Old Dominion upset Notre Dame in the first round of the most recent NCAA tournament, most casual fans outside the Mid-Atlantic region probably couldn't have named the Monarchs' coach even if you offered them 10 guesses. Now that he's finally won an NCAA tourney game, perhaps Blaine Taylor should receive some overdue recognition. Old Dominion has won at least 24 games in five of the last six seasons and has earned NCAA bids in three of those years. Before going to ODU, Taylor led Montana to two NCAA tournament berths in his seven-year stint. Taylor never has coached a player who was selected in the NBA draft, yet he still has more than 300 career wins and has won nearly two-thirds of his games. That kind of track record deserves more attention.
I'll throw in Ben Jacobson from UNI
Had he not spent the vast majority of his coaching career in one city (Philadelphia), I think a heck of a lot more people would know how great Fran Dunphy is as a coach. He has rebuilt Temple into a program to be reckoned with -- both in the Atlantic 10 and nationally -- and has guided the Owls to three consecutive 20-win seasons. Before his stint at Temple, he was coach for 17 seasons at Penn and led the Quakers to nine 20-win seasons and nine NCAA tourney appearances. Penn finished lower than third in the league just once in Dunphy's tenure. Dunphy, 61, also has been an assistant at La Salle, his alma mater. His teams always are fundamentally sound and play solid defense. He doesn't get high school All-Americans; instead, he finds guys (a lot of city kids, not surprisingly) who fit his style of play. Dunphy has 394 career wins. Unlike a lot of top-tier coaches, Dunphy isn't just a basketball guy. He teaches an honors-level class on management in Temple's business school and also served as a lecturer in Penn's prestigious Wharton School of Business when he was Quakers coach.
Jason King's answer:
I don't think USC coach Kevin O'Neill receives nearly enough credit. In recent years, he's done a phenomenal job with terrible situations. He helped Arizona keep its NCAA tournament streak alive in 2008 after taking over on an interim basis for Lute Olson. Most teams would've floundered under such adverse conditions -- Olson took a leave of absence at the beginning of the season and did not return -- but O'Neill handled it like a pro. After spending a year as an assistant with the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies, O'Neill returned to college coaching last year at USC. Almost all of the players recruited by the previous staff went elsewhere, and O.J. Mayo and Taj Gibson turned pro. Still, even with a cast of basketball vagabonds, O'Neill led his team to a top 25 ranking in January. The Trojans were in the Pac-10 title hunt until the final few weeks of the season. USC will only get better under O'Neill.
Steve Megargee's answer:
Before Old Dominion upset Notre Dame in the first round of the most recent NCAA tournament, most casual fans outside the Mid-Atlantic region probably couldn't have named the Monarchs' coach even if you offered them 10 guesses. Now that he's finally won an NCAA tourney game, perhaps Blaine Taylor should receive some overdue recognition. Old Dominion has won at least 24 games in five of the last six seasons and has earned NCAA bids in three of those years. Before going to ODU, Taylor led Montana to two NCAA tournament berths in his seven-year stint. Taylor never has coached a player who was selected in the NBA draft, yet he still has more than 300 career wins and has won nearly two-thirds of his games. That kind of track record deserves more attention.
I'll throw in Ben Jacobson from UNI
