Gary Williams’ sudden decision to retire not only led to an intriguing search but also to a debate about the best coaching jobs in college basketball. Here’s what matters to coaches: access to talent, tradition, support from the community and campus, facilities. Here’s what doesn’t: recent success. So of course Maryland is high on the list of the best jobs, even if the Terps missed the 2011 NCAA Tournament.
Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter’s Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.