Who are the best defensive basketball coaches in college basketball???

Question

Name the team the coach and why there system works. A list of the the top five defensive coaches.

Answer 1

Rick Pitino from Louisville isn't too shabby a defensive coach.  He'd be more recognized nationally if the Cards would actually play the defense he teaches for an entire game instead of when they feel like it.

Answer 2

What up BayLaker,

Have to go with Ben Howland of UCLA.  His defense has lead the Bruins to three straight final fours. His successor at Pitt- Jamie Dixon is not bad either.

Nickster

Answer 3

I'll tell you one. His name is Lon Kruger and he coaches the UNLV Runnin' Rebels. His system works because his players put in full effort on defense.

Answer 4

I would have to say Bob McKillop @ Davidson. Think about it for a minute. With Curry & Co. scoring all those points they still kept Gonzaga with Pargo, Georgetown with Roy Hibbert (Davidson's biggest man was 6'8, Roy is 7'2) and Patrick Ewing Jr., Wisconsin (Who I think led the big ten in most team points scored) and almost had Kansas (if Richards' shot was a lil to the right)but lost 75 - 77. Then they also played Texas(Pre-season scrimmage) Duke, UNC, UCLA, & North Carolina State and held them all under 65 points while still just getting edged out. So to me anda lot of other college basketball fans out there McKillop is they guy.

Also McKillop got picked to coach the USA 19U team for the Olympics.

Answer 5

Sorry, I can only really think of one but I think the best defensive coach has got to be Tim Thibiault of the Celtics (sorry, my spelling sucks). I mean, for a team to be that stellar at defense at all in the NBA has to be attributed to their coach of it. Sorry I really can't be of much service other than that

Answer 6

Ben Howland (UCLA) is one of the best

Tony Bennett (Wash St) is also pretty good

Those are probably the 2 best in the Pac-10

Answer 7

id say for man coach k (duke) his teams always seem to play defense and win a ton of games and hes usa coach..

for zone jim bioheim (syracuse) his 2-3 is tuff to beat.. 2-3 ment for off. team to jack 3s and for defense with smaller guys to grap rebounds but he extends and excutes it well that its hard to get a shot of coach k hired him as assitaint on team usa just for his 2-3

Answer 8

he's talking about college basketball not nba you idiot..