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tommyuf21 · 03-04-2013, 12:09 AM

2006 team was one of his finest coaching jobs. A team that many regarded as a 4th or 5th in the East preseason (with 3 new starters) wound up winning the SEC tourney.

That was a tough league that year too, not a lot of bad teams back then like this season.

Noahtogo24 · 03-04-2013, 12:43 AM

By the way, who do you guys think is going to win it this season? Donovan? Grant?

SmootyGator · 03-04-2013, 08:07 AM

LOL!

It's because he can't win close games, or recruit bigs. Everyone knows this!!!

Go2gtr · 03-04-2013, 08:43 AM

He has coached through multiple injuries and has had motivation challenges with his big gun in the post, which is not totally unique but the rest of the conference is still just trying to keep up and can't. This has been a really fine coaching job this year and he should be the runaway winner.

Did Calipari win it last year?

REM08 · 03-04-2013, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Go2gtr

He has coached through multiple injuries and has had motivation challenges with his big gun in the post, which is not totally unique but the rest of the conference is still just trying to keep up and can't. This has been a really fine coaching job this year and he should be the runaway winner.

Did Calipari win it last year?

If memory serves, the last two years were won by the coach of the team that won the conference - even though they were projected to win the conference. This hasn't always been the case. Donovan this year will make this formula happen 3 years in a row.

jcp · 03-04-2013, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by themistocles

I think part of it has to do (1) with a consistent losing record in so-called "close games"

PFFFFF. Completely disagree.

**GothamGator** · 03-04-2013, 09:40 AM

Does anyone know where there is a list of SEC Coach of the Year winners?

REM08 · 03-04-2013, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by GothamGator

Does anyone know where there is a list of SEC Coach of the Year winners?

It appears no such list exists (that is easily findable through Google) on the internet. You can find it for football but not basketball.

I figured it wouldn't take long to just come up with a list since 2000, but its harder than I thought. I'm no internet detective, but I can't seem to find 2001. Also, I find places naming both Stallings and Kennedy COY in 2007. Were they co-coaches? I stopped caring at this point.

Go2gtr · 03-04-2013, 12:06 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Donovan

Can't find it on wiki or the official SEC Sports website. Apparently it's not important enough to track.

tommyuf21 · 03-05-2013, 11:02 PM

I've been trying to find a list of the coaches that have won over 400 games, so I can track Billy's progress up the list. I can't seem to find anything until you get to 600.

Does anyone know if that list exists or where I can find it if it does?

GatorRade · 03-06-2013, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by tommyuf21

I've been trying to find a list of the coaches that have won over 400 games, so I can track Billy's progress up the list. I can't seem to find anything until you get to 600.

Does anyone know if that list exists or where I can find it if it does?

This link has the list of active coaches by number of wins (down to 200 wins) at the start of the year. At that time, Billy was in 37th place it seems, just above Fang Mitchell from Choppin St and just below Oliver Purnell from DePaul.

http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_bask...12/coaches.pdf