Saturday, January 20, 2024

Top 25 Coaching Performances; Updated Top All-time Teams and Players

Now that we are adding all of the Athletic's Top 75 players of all time and their teams to the Value Add Basketball Game, we also added the names on this tracker of all games we've played. The best team of the new 26 great players we added is Chris Webber's Fab 5 at Michigan - which we rank as the 19th greatest teams in the game.

However, before we get to that list, I wanted to recognize the 25 coaches who pulled off what I consider the 25 most shocking March Madness runs. I compared where each team was ranked for the season (using www.kenpom.com since it was invented in 2022, SRS from 1950 to 2001, then the Coaches Poll in the 1940s).

For me Villanova's 1985 title over Georgetown despite being ranked 23rd even after winning the tournament gives Rollie Massimino the biggest stunner even ahead of the most lovable win by the same school by Jimmy Valvano. Second for me is Brad Stevens because he took Butler to the edge of the title two years in a row in which they should have had no chance. Then I go with the lowest ranked Elite 8 team ever with Ryan Odom's UMBC run.

However, I partly wanted to do this before updating the all-time great team and player rankings on the second table because I keep feeling bad about ranking Saint Peter's 2022 as last or next to last of my all-time great teams and wanted to turn it into a positive. 

What his means is the same coach who has put Seton Hall near the top of the Big East in only his second year could be the best coach because he took that Saint Peter's team two years ago all the way to the Elite 8. So here is one putting Shaheen Holloway near the top of a list even if Saint Peter's is near the bottom of the list below. Don't get me wrong, the coach of my alma mater had the incredible VCU Final 4 run, but I give a non-top 100 Saint Peter's going almost as far a little edge as more shocking.

Stunner    Team                               Year    Coach                        Result              Season Rnk
1Villanova1985Rollie MassiminoChamp23
2Butler2011Brad StevensRunner-up36
3UMBC2018Ryan OdomElite 8166
4Kansas1988Larry BrownChamp19
5Oral Roberts2021Paul MillsElite 8125
6UTEP (Texas Western)1966Don HaskinsChamp10
7Florida Gulf Coast2013Andy EnfieldElite 8105
8Wisconsin1941Bud FosterChampUnranked
9Saint Peters2022Shaheen HollowayElite 8102
10Connecticut2014Kevin OllieChamp15
11North Carolina2022Hubert DavisRunner-up16
12Connecticut2011Jim CalhounChamp10
13Penn1979Bob WeinhauerFinal 457
14NYU1945Howard CannRunner-up14
15VCU2011Shaka SmartFinal 453
16Kentucky2014John CalipariRunner-up13
17Charlotte1977Lee RoseFinal 421
18Louisville1986Denny CrumChamp8
19Auburn2019Bruce PearlFinal 411
20Loyola-Chicago2018Porter MoserFinal 431
21Syracuse2003Jim BoeheimChamp8
22George Mason2006Jim LarranagaFinal 422
23LSU1986Dale BrownFinal 421
24South Carolina2017Frank MartinFinal 424
25Louisville1959Peck HickmanFinal 422


Back to the players and teams, when looking at the list below you know which are new teams being created because their record is 0-0.

We have added the Athletic's rankings on the team rankings below. Three teams have two of the top 75 players of all time. Ohio State's 1960 team is ranked No. 4 all-time in our game and featured Jerry Lucas and John Havlicek. UNC's 1982 team ranks #7 all-time in our game and featured Michael Jordan and James Worthy. Houston's 1983 team ranked 27th in our game and featured Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler.

Rnk  Prev  Team                            Year      Top Player (top 75 all-time?)                      W   L
11UCLA1972Bill Walton #64 all-time greatest (includes NBA) 60
219Kansas1997Paul Pierce #5050
35Duke2001Shane Battier31
46Ohio St.1960Jerry Lucas #72, John Havlicek #2921
58Indiana1976Scott May31
614Houston1968Elvin Hayes #4131
712North Carolina1982Michael Jordan #1, James Worthy #5951
859Kansas2008Mario Chalmers51
94Kentucky1996Antoine Walker21
1022San Francisco1956Bill Russell #431
1116North Carolina2005Sean May32
1226Arkansas1994Corliss Williamson12
1328Villanova2018Mikal Bridges72
1411Connecticut2023Adama Sanogo20
1558Connecticut2004Ben Gordon52
1661Baylor2021Jared Butler22
1740Virginia2019Kyle Guy41
1839Louisville2013Russ Smith21
1918Michigan1993Chris Webber #6500
2027Gonzaga2017Nigel Williams-Goss33
212Kentucky2012Anthony Davis #5342
2210Duke1992Christian Laettner12
23128DePaul1980Mark Aguirre31
2438Duke2010Jon Scheyer52
2521Connecticut1996Ray Allen #5200
2624Michigan St.1979Magic Johnson #521
2725Houston1983Hakeem Olajuwon #11, Clyde Drexler #4321
287Cincinnati1960Oscar Robertson #1212
2941Michigan1965Cazzie Russell21
3085New Mexico St.1970Jimmy Collins21
3168Purdue2018Carsen Edwards41
323UCLA1967Kareem Abdul-Jabbar #321
33119Auburn2019Chuma Okeke81
3431North Carolina1972Bob McAdoo #5400
3537Illinois2005Deron Williams32
3632Georgetown1984Patrick Ewing #3721
37102Rutgers1976Phil Sellers20
38125Charlotte1977Cedric "Cornbread" Maxwell21
3935Michigan St.2000Mateen Cleaves41
40111Wake Forest1996Tim Duncan #921
41179Western Kentucky1966Clem Haskins40
4246UCLA2008Russell Westbrook #4600
4377Oregon2017Dillon Brooks43
4448Wisconsin2015Frank Kaminsky22
4599UTEP (Texas Western)1966Bobby Joe Hill21
469UNLV1991Larry Johnson12
4792Syracuse2003Carmelo Anthony #6321
4815North Carolina St.1974David Thompson21
4947Memphis2008Derrick Rose42
50106Oklahoma1985Wayman Tisdale31
5154Georgetown1989Alonzo Mourning #6900
5255Georgetown1995Allen Iverson #4000
5379Houston2021Quentin Grimes10
5482Tennessee2023Santiago Vescovi10
55108Loyola Marymount1990Bo Kimble12
56187Colorado2021McKinley Wright30
5743Indiana1981Isiah Thomas #2621
5850Jacksonville1970Artis Gilmore11
5949Duke2015Justise Winslow20
6036Cincinnati2002Jason Maxiell22
6113Florida2006Joakim Noah53
6280USC2021Evan Mobley21
63114Michigan St.2009Draymond Green63
6460Arizona2015Stanley Johnson31
6587Syracuse1987Rony Seikaly21
66118SMU2017Semi Ojeleye10
6733Illinois1989Nick Anderson21
68188North Carolina2022Armando Bacot20
69120Gonzaga2023Drew Timme10
7020North Carolina1998Vince Carter21
7188Providence1987Billy Donovan11
7217Michigan1989Glen Rice02
7371Seton Hall1989John Morton11
74138Marquette2023Tyler Kolek21
7581Kansas2022Ochai Agbaji10
76137Duke2022Wendell Moore21
7767Michigan2013Trey Burke12
7830Loyola-Chicago1963Jerry Harkness01
7957Arizona1997Mike Bibby21
8078Texas Tech2019Jarrett Culver32
81158Iowa2021Luka Garza11
8296Texas2023Marcus Carr20
83160Xavier2023Jack Nunge10
8423Kansas1957Wilt Chamberlain #632
8565Ohio St.2007Greg Oden23
8629Kentucky1948Alex Groza11
8790Vanderbilt1993Bill McCaffrey11
8872Tulsa2000David Shelton21
8956Massachusetts1996Marcus Camby31
9066Pittsburgh2009DeJuan Blair13
9186Marquette1977Butch Lee11
9293Marquette2003Dwyane Wade #2822
9369Temple1958Guy Rodgers11
9473Georgia Tech2004Jarrett Jack23
9551Minnesota1977Kevin McHale #4911
9694Georgetown2007Roy Hibbert12
97148Maryland1984Len Bias11
9853Duke1986Johnny Dawkins01
99134San Diego St.2011Kawhi Leonard #3422
100139Creighton2023Ryan Kalkbrenner11
101105Missouri1982Steve Stipanovich21
10242Indiana St.1979Larry Bird #712
103135South Carolina2017Sindarius Thornwell12
10483Holy Cross1950Bob Cousy #3911
10570California1959Jack Grout01
10689LSU1992Shaquille O'Neal #811
10752Oregon St.1982A.C. Green11
10834Connecticut1999Richard Hamilton02
109100Drake1969Willie McCarter11
110107St. John's1985Chris Mullin01
111201San Diego St.2023Jaedon LeDee01
112161Kansas St.2023Markquis Nowell11
11397Seattle1958Elgin Baylor #2301
114149Marquette1971Jim Chones12
115154Kansas St.2008Michael Beasley11
11662Alabama2023Brandon Miller01
117101Purdue1969Rick Mount01
11874Oklahoma St.2004John Lucas13
119155Stanford2008Brook Lopez21
12064Virginia1981Ralph Sampson01
121136Dayton2020Obi Toppin11
122189Miami2023Norchad Omier20
123142South Carolina1973Alex English #7101
12491Indiana2002Jared Jeffries13
125126Tennessee1977Bernard King11
126116Iowa St.2014DeAndre Kane11
12763St. Bonaventure1970Bob Lanier01
128127Alabama1977Reggie King01
12984North Carolina1957Lennie Rosenbluth01
13045Maryland2002Juan Dixon13
131163DePaul1945George Mikan #3501
132121La Salle1954Tom Gola01
13398West Virginia1959Jerry West #1401
13444UNLV1987Armen Gilliam01
135110Florida St.1993Charlie Ward01
13695Oklahoma2016Buddy Hield13
137147St. Mary's2023Logan Johnson11
13875St. Joe's2004Jameer Nelson12
139151Notre Dame1981Orlando Woolridge01
140131Washington2006Brandon Roy01
141115West Virginia2010Kevin Jones13
142132UCLA2006Jordan Farmar23
143166Louisville1968Wes Unseld #6000
144168Oregon St.1990Gary Payton #4800
145169California1993Jason Kidd #3600
146195Iowa2001Reggie Evans12
147112Texas2003T.J. Ford12
148171Arizona St.2009James Harden #3300
149174Wichita St.2013Fred VanVleet12
150186Davidson2008Stephen Curry #1515
151143Brigham Young1981Danny Ainge01
152170Nevada2004Nick Fazekas01
153194Virginia Tech1986Dell Curry01
154145Miami2013Shane Larkin01
155109Georgia Tech1990Dennis Scott01
156133LSU2006Glen Davis12
157177Seton Hall2020Myles Powell01
158180LSU1953Bob Pettit #3100
159183UCLA1987Reggie Miller #4700
160144Mississippi2001Justin Reed01
161185Texas2007Kevin Durant #1300
162113Texas A&M2007Acie Law01
163173Marquette2011Jimmy Butler01
164152VCU1985Calvin Duncan01
165178TCU2023JaKobe Coles01
166140Utah1998Andre Miller01
167130Marquette1994Jim McIlvaine11
168122Dayton1967Don May01
169203Mississippi St.1996Lawrence Roberts01
170184Boston College2006Jared Dudley01
171150Arizona St.1980Byron Scott01
172153Kansas1988Danny Manning01
173200Washington St.2008Kyle Weaver01
174159UCLA2021Jaime Jaquez01
175156Buffalo2019CJ Massinburg01
176103Arkansas1978Sidney Moncrief01
177192Auburn1984Charles Barkley #2211
178162Wyoming1943Ken Sailors01
179164Oklahoma St.1946Bob Kurland01
180167Navy1986David Robinson #2001
181129Clemson1987Horace Grant01
182176Penn St.2018Tony Carr01
183197Central Florida2019Joey Graham01
184198Providence1960Lenny Wilkens #7500
185141Notre Dame1970Austin Carr12
186199Louisiana Tech1985Karl Malone #1600
187204Loyola-Chicago2018Cameron Krutwig03
188146Arkansas2021JD Notae01
189104Louisville1980Darrell Griffith01
190193Villanova1985Ed Pinckney01
191209Nebraska2014Terran Petteway01
192202Georgia1982Dominique Wilkins #5111
193196George Mason2006Jai Lewis03
194181Marquette1955Terry Rand01
195123Kentucky1970Dan Issel01
196191Bradley1954Bob Carney01
197190Florida Atlantic2023Johnell Davis01
19876Wake Forest2005Chris Paul #3003
199165Princeton1965Bill Bradley01
200117Creighton2014Doug McDermott03
201175Northwestern2017Vic Law01
202205Florida St.1968Dave Cowens #5700
203206Centenary (LA)1976Robert Parish #7400
204207Santa Clara1996Steve Nash #3800
205182Miami1965Rick Barry #2701
206157Creighton2020Ty-Shon Alexander01
207212Stephen f austin2016Thomas Walkup01
208210Marshall1956Hal Greer #7000
209217LSU1970Pete Maravich #7301
210219Liberty2023Darius McGhee01
211213James Madison2024Terrence Edwards01
212214UTEP1970Tiny Archibald #6700
213211VCU2011Bradford Burgess03
214215Murray St.2019Ja Morant01
215172Butler2010Gordon Hayward03
216218Niagara1970Calvin Murphy01
217216North Carolina1965Billy Cunningham #6600
218208Richmond2011Justin Harper01
219220Southern Illinois1967Walt Frazier #4500
220221Gonzaga1981John Stockton #2500
221223Massachusetts1971Julius Erving #1900
222224Weber St.2010Damian Lillard #6800
223225NYU1948Dolph Schayes #6100
224124New Mexico1974Bernard Hardin01
225226St. Peter's2022Doug Edert01
226222Princeton2023Tosan Evbuomwan01

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