BearTalk

Here’s an interesting nugget from Arizona State uber-SID Doug Tammaro on the Division I coaches with the greatest number of one-time assistants now also heading DI programs. He assembled the list, obviously, because his man, Herb Sendek, sits at the top. But you’ll notice two other familiar names:

HERB SENDEK, ARIZONA STATE (8)
Jim Christian, TCU
Charlie Coles, Miami of Ohio
John Groce, Ohio
Larry Hunter, Western Carolina
Ron Hunter, IUPUI
Thad Matta, Ohio State
Sean Miller, Arizona
Mark Phelps, Drake
 
RICK PITINO, LOUISVILLE (7)
Mick Cronin, Cincinnati
Billy Donovan, Florida
Sean Kearney, Holy Cross
Marvin Menzies, New Mexico State
Herb Sendek, Arizona State
Tubby Smith, Minnesota
Kevin Willard, Iona
 
MIKE MONTGOMERY, CALIFORNIA (7)
Jeff Jackson, Furman
Trent Johnson, LSU
Ernie Kent, Oregon
Stew Morill, Utah State
Eric Reveno, Portland
Blaine Taylor, Old Dominion
Wayne Tinkle, Montana
 
JIM CALHOUN, UCONN (6)
Howie Dickenman, Central Connecticut State
Karl Hobbs, George Washington
Glen Miller, Pennsylvania
Tom Moore, Quinnipiac
Steve Pikiell, Stony Brook
Ted Woodward, Maine

 BEN BRAUN, RICE (5)
Keith Dambrot, Akron
George Nessman, San Jose State
Joe Pasternack, New Orleans
Charles E. Ramsey, Eastern Michigan
Gary Waters, Cleveland State
 
TOM IZZO, MICHIGAN STATE (5)
Jim Boylen, Utah
Tom Crean, Indiana
Brian Gregory, Dayton
Stan Heath, South Florida
Doug Wojcik, Tulsa
 
STEW MORRILL, UTAH STATE (5)
Don Verlin, Idaho
Randy Rahe, Weber State
Blaine Taylor, Old Dominion
Terry Dunn, Dartmouth
Jeff Jackson, Furman
 
JAY WRIGHT, VILLANOVA (5)
Patrick Chambers, Boston University
Fred Hill, Rutgers
Joe Jones, Columbia
Billy Lange, Navy
Tom Pecora, Hofstra