Tubby Smith - Won a national championship at Kentucky
Billy Donovan - Took Florida to 4 Final Fours & won back to back national championships
Mick Cronin - Took UCLA to the Final Four
Kevin Keatts - Has NC State in this year's Final Four
Just guessing that there has never been another coach besides Pitino that has had 4 of his former assistants to take teams to the Final Four.... Compare that to John Calipari's coaching tree.
Bruiser Flint - Zero NCAA tournament wins
Orlando Antigua - Losing record, ZERO NCAA tournament wins
Tony Barbee - Losing record, ZERO NCAA tournament wins
Kenny Payne - Losing record, ZERO NCAA tournament wins
Billy Donovan - Took Florida to 4 Final Fours & won back to back national championships
Mick Cronin - Took UCLA to the Final Four
Kevin Keatts - Has NC State in this year's Final Four
Just guessing that there has never been another coach besides Pitino that has had 4 of his former assistants to take teams to the Final Four.... Compare that to John Calipari's coaching tree.
Bruiser Flint - Zero NCAA tournament wins
Orlando Antigua - Losing record, ZERO NCAA tournament wins
Tony Barbee - Losing record, ZERO NCAA tournament wins
Kenny Payne - Losing record, ZERO NCAA tournament wins