Tennessee Coaching Candidate Matrix / Fan Favorite(s)

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Here is a comparative guide for those candidates who are most often mentioned in regards to Tennessee's head coaching search:

[TABLE="class: grid, width: 900, align: center"]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Name[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Team[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]HC (Yrs)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Wins[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Losses[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Win%[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]NCAA's[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]NIT/Other[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]No Post Season[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Best Finish[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Age[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Salary[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Tad Boyle[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Colorado[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]148[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]115[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]56%[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]3rd Rd (AA)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]51[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$1.5M[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Rick Byrd[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Belmont[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]33[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]689[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]356[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]66%[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]14[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]13[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1st Rd (AA)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]60[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$728K[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Tom Crean[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Indiana[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]15[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]291[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]194[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]60%[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Final 4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]48[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$3.1M[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Mick Cronin[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Cincinnati[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]162[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]107[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]60%[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Sweet 16 (AA)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]42[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$2.2M[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Tim Floyd[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]UTEP[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]20[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]389[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]217[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]64%[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Sweet 16 (AA)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]60[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$750K[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Travis Ford[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Okie St.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]17[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]315[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]222[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]59%[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2nd Rd(AA)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]44[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$1.3M[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Lawrence Frank[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Brook. Nets*[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]9 (NBA)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]279[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]335[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]45%[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]N/A[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]N/A[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]N/A[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]N/A[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]43[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$1M[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Ben Howland[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]N/A[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]19[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]399[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]208[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]66%[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Finalist (AA)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]56[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]N/A[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Bobby Lutz[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]NC St.*[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]21[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]398[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]247[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]62%[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2nd Rd (AA)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]56[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$225K[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Chris Mack[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Xavier[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]111[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]57[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]66%[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Sweet 16[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]44[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$500K[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Gregg Marshall[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Wich St.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]16[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]174[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]71[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]71%[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Final 4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]51[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$2M[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]CUONZO MARTIN[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Cal[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]63[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]41[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]60%[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Sweet 16[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]42[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$1.8M[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Archie Miller[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Dayton[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]63[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]38[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]62%[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Elite 8[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]35[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$350K*[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Rick Pitino, Jr[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Minnesota[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]43[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]27[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]61%[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]NIT Champ.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]31[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$1.2M[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Shaka Smart[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]VCU[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]137[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]46[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]75%[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Final 4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]37[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$1.5M*[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Rick Stansbury[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]N/A[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]14[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]293[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]164[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]64%[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2nd Rd (AA)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]54[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]N/A[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Donnie Tyndall[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Sou. Miss.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]56[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]17[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]77%[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Sweet 16[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]43[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$500K*[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Michael White[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]LA Tech[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]74[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]31[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]71%[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]NIT Qrts[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]37[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$500K[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Will Wade[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]UTC[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]18[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]15[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]55%[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]N/A[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]30[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]$198K[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]




Notes:

• Lawrence Frank has no head coaching experience at the college level, his stats are for head coaching in the NBA
• Shaka Smart just signed (another) extension....ten (10) years, through the 2028 season
• Archie Miller just signed an extension through 2019. $350K is his old salary, as the amount he was bumped was not made public
• Donnie Tyndall just signed an extension through 2018, he must pay back 35% of his contract's worth when leaving ($850K or so, if he leaves this year)
• Mick Cronin just extended his contract at Cincy through 2021
• Salaries, terms, buyouts, etc. were taken from a variety of sources
• Stats were taken from Wikipedia, in most cases (just to be transparent)

My Best Guesses as to the Average Tennessee Fan's Most Popular Choices (in no particular order):
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[TD="align: center"]Name[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]BBall HC Experience[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Most Likely Reason(s) Cited for Hiring[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Odds of Being Hired[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Philip Fulmer[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]None[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]His firing was unjust and caused "all bad things"[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]10:1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Tyler Summitt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"].0004[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Last name is "Summitt"[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]7:1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Bruce Pearl[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]10+ years[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]We are just stupid enough to re-hire a known cheat and liar[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]6:5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Phil Jackson[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]10+ years[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Less of a pipe dream than Gruden, knows MJ[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]265:1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"][ddiapos][/TD]
[TD="align: center"]None[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Orange pants, just needed more time...and another sport[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]35:1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Jim Haslam[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]None[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Cut out the middle men, already[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]12:1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Clay Travis[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]None[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Vandy Law degree, we just decide to give up on basketball[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]109:1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Jerry Green[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]10+[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Decade of Irrelevance + KMart stock up = Blue Light Special[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]15:6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Margie Ison[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]None[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Miss her weather forecasts, she "talks like us"[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]400:1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Buzz Peterson[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]None[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Like Cuonzo (nice guy + bad coach), but not as "Urban"[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]38:1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Bob Kesling[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]None[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Already attends games, "dead air" better than his announcing[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]156:1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Jon Gruden[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]None[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Better odds for basketball, than football, second time a charm?[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]183:1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Gene Hackman[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]None[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Dave Hart saw "Hoosiers", was impressed with his moxie[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]156:1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Dave Hart[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]None[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Hires himself, lifetime contract with guaranteed buyout, quits next day[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]4:1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Wanda Sykes[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]None[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Cheek/Martin achieve holy trinity of diversity: black, female and lesbian[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]3:1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Gary Sousa[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]None[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Lots of free-time, standard-bearer for University, raw musicality[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2:1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Random Person[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]None[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]First person who appears at Hart's door and calls "dibs" on the job, gets it[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]PUSH[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]


I'll update each list, as appropriate. Suggestions are welcome.

 

Sorry to change the list, but had to reformat.

Apologies.

 

I'm impressed

 

Should start a coaching search firm.

Or have you already done that.

 

Tim Floyd just mentioned by Hat as someone he would go after on Basilio

 

Disappointed that Pat isn't on the list

 

Added Mick Cronin and Tim Floyd.

 

What do you mean, start?

 

Donnie Tyndall







Crew-cut, looks "excitable" on the sidelines, speaks "Southern".

Forget the presser, this guy won't win the one-sheet handout.

But he sure does remind me of another guy who Hart just hired.

 

rather have Shaka if we are going that route

 

Put in a call.

Tell em, " I got this"!

The Tenny D search firm.

 

Shaka has a contract through 2028. I didn't look for his buyout, but can't imagine that its not exceptionally high. Too high, even.

 

If I had any ability to influence a coaching search at UT, I would have long ago exercised it, and fully.

 

I've added Travis Ford to the matrix.

Rumors that his father and an assistant coach are contacting anyone / everyone associated with Tennessee job, to express interest. Turns out, Okie St. has some buyer's remorse about effectively giving him a 10 year contract, and would be as happy to see him walk, as Tennessee was to see Cuonzo bolt.

Very reliable source. TIFWIW.

 

The only reason this wouldn't be absolutely horrendous is because the hat meltdown would be epic.

 

I have actually heard he is suspected to be the first coach that will interview. tifwiw

 

I've got a couple of friends in basketball in Mississippi that say he would be a great hire.

 

Make new friends.

 

I laughed