Second-year head coach should be in Coach of the Year conversation
Should the winningest team always warrant a coach of the year award? For perennial winning programs like Connecticut, Tennessee and Notre Dame, what percentage of winning should be credited to a coach, rather than the talent of the players?
Marquette women’s basketball head coach Carolyn Kieger won’t be the winningest head coach in basketball this year and doesn’t have the best talent. She has a borderline NIT team and a prayer of earning a ticket to the big dance, but she deserves to be in the National Coach of the Year conversation.