College Basketball Coaching Hires: Four-Year Grades

0:00On April 28, it's time to drop some real talk on college basketball coaching hires from the 2022 cycle, now four years deep. That year saw a record tying 14-power conference shops flip, sparked by legends like Mike Kyrzysewski hanging it up at Duke. Instead of snap judgments, we're grading athletic directors on results. Winds, turny runs, recruiting, straight from the 10th edition of this patient. Breakdown Stopdog shining include John Shire at Duke with a B-plus, boasting a 124 and 25 record, 11 NCAA wins, and back-to-back, 30-plus win seasons, though some late-game chokes hold him back from a lead. Fortis Todd Golden earns an A-minus at 103 and 41 overall, turning the gators into a top 10 program with seven turning wins and A. Titleshot Brewing Missouri's Dennis Gates gets a B-minus for three turny bids in NBA talent, despite one rough patch. The flipside hits hard, Louisville's Kenny Payne straight F with a 12 and 52 disaster,

1:03one of Hoops' worst nose dives ever. LSU's Matt McMahon D at 60 and 70 stuck an SEC basement with no turny trips. Others like Seton Hall's Shaheen Holloway at C in South Carolina's Lamont Pairs D-plus grape buy, showing how tough spots demand curb grading a mid. NIL battles and expectations. Mid majors mostly fizzled, with few turny pops beyond Fairly Dickinson's Tobin Anderson upsetting Purdue. Miami's Travis Steele stands out, leading a historic 32 and 2 romp, including a perfect regular season. Patience pays in this carousel game. Four years reveals the keepers from the flops, setting up what's next for these programs. A.G.