Path to the Hall of Fame

[randy]

This is my first attempt to record a "dynasty"

Background:

I started this association back in 1940, as "Year 1" of the NCAA. I have simulated every year (without assigning myself to a team), up until 1993. So yes, that's about 50+ years of watching and doing nothing

About the association:
- Conference movement: Yes
- Illegal recruiting: Yes
- Underclassmen can declare for draft: Yes
- Can be fired: Yes

[randy]

Here are some current records as of 1993 (1st 53 years of the NCAA)

1. Team Records

NCAA Championships:
- 5 (Indiana and Kentucky)
- 4 (Louisville)
- 3 (Oklahoma, Oklahoma St., Arizona)
- 2 (Georgia Tech, North Carolina St, Temple, Georgetown, Iowa, Houston, Georgia, LSU)
- 1 (14 schools)
Interestingly, neither Duke nor North Carolina has won an NCAA title.

NCAA Final 4 Appearances:
- 11 (Indiana)
- 10 (Georgia Tech, Kentucky)
- 9 (New Mexico)
- 8 (Arizona)
- 7 (Kansas, Kansas St, Oklahoma St)

NCAA Sweet 16 Appearances:
- 26 (Georgia Tech)
- 25 (Florida)
- 24 (Georgia, Kentucky)
- 22 (Oklahoma St.)
- 21 (Indiana, Memphis)
- 20 (Kansas St)

NCAA Appearances:
- 46 (Georgia Tech); missed only 7 times during the last 53 years
- 45 (Arizona)
- 44 (Houston)
- 43 (Seton Hall, Oklahoma, Memphis, Arkansas, Georgia)

A total of 342 (out of 352) schools have appeared in the NCAA. The 10 schools which has yet to appear in the NCAA tournament are:
- Sacramento St
- Loyola-Maryland
- Lamar
- Troy
- North Carolina Central
- Longwood
- Winston Salem St
- Northern Kentucky
- Nebraska-Omaha
- Kentucky Wesleyan

[Wayne23]

Thanks for sharing, Randy. Do you ever plan to coach here?

[randy]

Thanks for sharing, Randy. Do you ever plan to coach here?

Yes, will do. My initial objective is to set some records (coaching records in particular) and try to break them :-)

[randy]

Back-to-back titles
Only the following schools have successfully defended their titles
- Arizona (1970-71)
- Louisville (1966-67)
- Oklahoma (1954-55)
- Indiana (1979-80, 1942-43)
No school has won 3 straight titles; Arizona won 3 titles in a span of 4 years (1968, 1970, and 1971)

Conference Championships
- 24 (Memphis)
- 23 (Temple, Toledo, UNLV)
- 22 (Houston, Southern Illinois)
- 20 (Arizona)
A total of 301 (our of 352) schools have at least 1 Conference Championship each

Best winning records
- Memphis: 1313-445 (0.747)
- Houston: 1283-465 (0.734)
- Georgia Tech: 1223-497 (0.711)
- Temple: 1200-499 (0.706)
- Arizona: 1192-514 (0.699)

Worst record
- Boston College: 490-1002 (0.328)

[randy]

Number of NCAA titles won by teams within each conference

- 10 (Big East, SEC)
- 9 (Big 10)
- 8 (Big 12)
- 5 (Pac 12)
- 4 (ACC)
- 3 (Conf USA)
- 2 (Atlantic 10, WCC)

The 6 Power Conferences accounted for 46 out of the first 53 NCAA titles.

[randy]

As of 1993

Titles
- 3 (Ryan Holden, Michael Brooks)
- 2 (shared by 7 coaches)
A total of 42 coaches had won at least 1 NCAA title each


Wins
Top 10 are as follows (wins, NCAA appearances, Final 4 appearances, NCAA titles)

1. Jared Whiteman (731, 27, 5, 2)
2. Timmy Spink (729, 25, 2, 0); most wins without winning an NCAA title
3. Michael Brooks (724, 28, 5, 3)
4. Mike Knight (704, 26, 3, 2)
5. TJ Everhart (689, 27, 6, 1)
6. Charlie Gandy (676, 25, 5, 1)
7. Syniker Rhodes (675, 21, 3, 0)
8. Jamaal Gunsby (653, 21, 1, 1)
9. Chis Brookins (644, 20, 2, 0)
10. Larry Cook (626, 20, 0, 0)

The top 25 coaches with the most number of wins have already retired.

[randy]

Date: 4/9/93

It's the end of 1992-93 season. #3 Iowa has just won their 2nd NCAA title at the expense of #4 Kansas, 77-66.

Having an "unknown" coaching reputation, only a few schools have shown interest in my coaching application. As expected, these are the small-prestige schools, with prestige ranging from 3 to 6.

Two schools piqued my interest, mainly because they have single-digit wins the past season:

1. Sam Houston St; 8-20; Pres: 4
2. Western Michigan; 7-22; Pres: 6

A small school having poor winning records the past season can only mean one thing: they have nowhere else to go, but up!

Being excited to get my 1st head coaching job, I didn't bother to do some research before choosing a school. Without any educated criteria in making my decision, I chose ....



Sam Houston St.

[randy]

School Name: Sam Houston St
Mascot Name: Bearkats
Location: Huntsville, TX

Arena: Bernard Johnson Coliseum (cap: 6100)
Facilities: C

Conference: Southland
Conf Prestige: 6

Team Prestige: 4
Starting Budget: 153,000
Academics: C
Minimum SAT Score: 880


History:
- Historical W-L: 741-767 (0.491)
- NCAA Appearances: 6 (1 Sweet 16)
- NIT Appearances: 3
- CIB Appearances: 2
- Conference Championships: 6

Previous Season:
Record: 8-20 (6-8)
Conference Tournament: Lost 2nd Round
Did not qualify in any post-season tournament

[Wayne23]

Interesting approach. Good luck, Coach.