ACC Coach of the year.

Who is the ACC Coach of the Year? I thought I would go in backwards order for my selection.



12. Paul Hewitt. GT might be searching for a coach soon.

11. Frank Haith. His team will have to reach the ACC championship to have any hope of playing in the NCAA tournament.

10. Dave Leitao. His program is in shambles. The UVA players don't appear to enjoy playing basketball. He reminds me off Matt Doherty.

9. Gary Williams. He can coach a great game (remember UNC) and then coach like he doesn't care. I question if his heart is in the game. If he wins 2 games in the ACC tournament, I would consider Maryland for a NCAA berth. Most likely he just coached an NIT team.

8. Sidney Lowe. He did a decent job coaching the Pack, and he deserves another year at the helm. I can't imagine the alums will have much more patience with Lowe.

7. Dino Gaudio. I think he's a good coach, and at the beginning of the season I thought he might be NCAA coach of the year. However, his team struggled too long during the season, and I thought some of the problem could be directed to the coach.

6. Mike Krzyzewski. Coach K is a great coach, but I didn't think he developed his team as well as he did in the past. His team is basically a jump shooting team.

5. Seth Greenberg. Coach Greenberg is a solid coach. He does more with less talent than most coaches can. I couldn't rank him higher since his ACC record is 7-9.

4. Roy Williams. A 27-3 season would make most coaches perform backflips. Not Roy, and not with his talent. Defensive lapses are the only obstacle the Heels face in their travel for a national championship.

3. Oliver Purnell. Great coach, smart man, and he's become a master of developing a program. Clemson will be a team to reckon with as long as Purnell stays at Clemson.

2. Al Skinner. I thought B.C would be on the back bench this year. Coach Skinner proved me wrong. Great job this year!

1. Leonard Hamilton. I thought FSU was a team doomed to always miss the NCAA tournament. Not this year. Leonard Hamilton has done a great job with this program.


Congrats to Leonard Hamilton for winning HEEL FEVER's Coach of the Year!