Is Mike Anderson a good hire?

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Buzz vs Mike (click for stats)

I just want to start out by saying I would be absolutely giddy to get Buzz Williams, and I have Marquette in the championship game, but here are the facts. 

Prior to UNO, Williams served as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Texas A&M for two seasons (2004-05/2005-06) under head coach Billy Gillispie. Both of his recruiting classes with the Aggies were ranked among the best in the nation and featured some of the top-ranked talent at the prep level. The squad made its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 25 years in 2005-06 and the previous team posted the top turnaround in the nation, improving its win total in 2004-05 by 14 games compared to 2003-04.


After graduating in 1982, Anderson went into substitute teaching while looking for a coaching job. Richardson brought him on to Tulsa's staff as a volunteer assistant. When Richardson moved on to the University of Arkansas, he brought Anderson along as an assistant for a 17-year stint, the last five as assistant head coach. During that time, the Razorbacks won three Southwest Conference championships, two Southeastern Conference titles, three appearances in the Final Four, a national championship 1994 and a second-place finish in 1995. When Richardson was fired, Anderson took over for the remainder of the 2001-02 season as interim head coach.

Reference: http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/williams_buzz00.html , Wikipidia.com

 

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