ISU MBB coaches in NCAA sweet 16

[hoosman]

Johnny Orr 14 seasons - 1 sweet 16
Tim Floyd 4 seasons - 1 sweet 16
Larry Eustachy 5 seasons - 1 elite 8
Wayne Morgan 3 seasons - 0 sweet 16
Greg McDermott 4 seasons- 0 sweet 16
Fred Hoiberg 5 seasons - 1 sweet 16
Steve Prohm 6 seasons - 1 sweet 16
TJ Otzelburger 5 seasons - 3 sweet 16

TJ is ISU’s GOAT, right?

 

[Cyballzz]

Johnny Orr 14 seasons - 1 sweet 16
Tim Floyd 4 seasons - 1 sweet 16
Larry Eustachy 5 seasons - 1 elite 8
Wayne Morgan 3 seasons - 0 sweet 16
Greg McDermott 4 seasons- 0 sweet 16
Fred Hoiberg 5 seasons - 1 sweet 16
Steve Prohm 6 seasons - 1 sweet 16
TJ Otzelburger 5 seasons - 3 sweet 16

TJ is ISU’s GOAT, right?

Larry has to get a ton of credit for the back to back Big XII regular season titles.

 

[deadeyededric]

Larry has to get a ton of credit for the back to back Big XII regular season titles.

Its insane that given the amount of success we've had the last 30 or so years we've only been past the sweet 16 once and had 2 conference titles.

 

[Cyballzz]

It’s insane that given the amount of success we've had the last 30 or so years we've only been past the sweet 16 once and had 2 conference titles.

I mean in all fairness we did take a decade off between the one Wayne Morgan tournament appearance and Fred.

 

[Cyched]

I mean in all fairness we did take a decade off between the one Wayne Morgan tournament appearance and Fred.

I had to cherish that 8/9 win over Minnesota for far too long

 

[deadeyededric]

I mean in all fairness we did take a decade off between the one Wayne Morgan tournament appearance and Fred.

True

 

[Cyballzz]

I had to cherish that 8/9 win over Minnesota for far too long

same man… felt good to be back after 3 years and then didn’t go back for another 7. Just brutal times.

 

[Cyched]

same man… felt good to be back after 3 years and then didn’t go back for another 7. Just brutal times.

 

[Cyinthenorth]

Was it a 2nd round loss to Purdue in Monte's senior year?

 

[Cyballzz]

Was it a 2nd round loss to Purdue in Monte's senior year?

Yeah. Prohm waited way too long to have Burton drag Swanigan (RIP) out to the perimeter.

 

[NWICY]

Yeah. Prohm waited way too long to have Burton drag Swanigan (RIP) out to the perimeter.

Big comeback but ran out of time. If I remember correctly.

 

[CySmurf]

Johnny Orr 14 seasons - 1 sweet 16
Tim Floyd 4 seasons - 1 sweet 16
Larry Eustachy 5 seasons - 1 elite 8
Wayne Morgan 3 seasons - 0 sweet 16
Greg McDermott 4 seasons- 0 sweet 16
Fred Hoiberg 5 seasons - 1 sweet 16
Steve Prohm 6 seasons - 1 sweet 16
TJ Otzelburger 5 seasons - 3 sweet 16

TJ is ISU’s GOAT, right?

I'm still trying to wrap my head around Steve Prohm being here 6 years.

 

[chuckd4735]

I'm still trying to wrap my head around Steve Prohm being here 6 years.

And McDermott only being here for 4. Felt like a lot longer.

 

[Urbandale2013]

I mean in all fairness we did take a decade off between the one Wayne Morgan tournament appearance and Fred.

We’ve never had really great luck in the tournament. For example the Royce White team got rewarded with an unbeatable Kentucky in the second round. The next year we got “beat” by Aaron Craft who went to the elite eight. Then the next year is the Niang foot injury where we still almost beat a super hot UCONN team that won the title at MSG.

That’s just a three year stretch too.

 

[rosshm16]

And McDermott only being here for 4. Felt like a lot longer.

Those were some long years.

Win one more game in this tourney and I'm ready to crown Otz as our clear GOAT. The 2000 and 2001 teams were special, but the latter flamed out badly, and the rest of Larry's tenure was unremarkable. Regular-season conference titles don't have the luster they used to with the huge leagues and unbalanced schedules.

 

[CycloneErik]

Johnny Orr 14 seasons - 1 sweet 16
Tim Floyd 4 seasons - 1 sweet 16
Larry Eustachy 5 seasons - 1 elite 8
Wayne Morgan 3 seasons - 0 sweet 16
Greg McDermott 4 seasons- 0 sweet 16
Fred Hoiberg 5 seasons - 1 sweet 16
Steve Prohm 6 seasons - 1 sweet 16
TJ Otzelburger 5 seasons - 3 sweet 16

TJ is ISU’s GOAT, right?

Yes. It's a no doubter.

 

[CycloneVet]

Johnny Orr 14 seasons - 1 sweet 16
Tim Floyd 4 seasons - 1 sweet 16
Larry Eustachy 5 seasons - 1 elite 8
Wayne Morgan 3 seasons - 0 sweet 16
Greg McDermott 4 seasons- 0 sweet 16
Fred Hoiberg 5 seasons - 1 sweet 16
Steve Prohm 6 seasons - 1 sweet 16
TJ Otzelburger 5 seasons - 3 sweet 16

TJ is ISU’s GOAT, right?

Duh next question

 

[cycloneworld]

Larry has to get a ton of credit for the back to back Big XII regular season titles.

It’s TJ for the consistency but Larry for the highs. Until TJ takes us to the Final 4 this year…then there will be no doubt.

 

[VeloClone]

We’ve never had really great luck in the tournament. For example the Royce White team got rewarded with an unbeatable Kentucky in the second round. The next year we got “beat” by Aaron Craft who went to the elite eight. Then the next year is the Niang foot injury where we still almost beat a super hot UCONN team that won the title at MSG.

That’s just a three year stretch too.

This is why the recipe for success - like getting to a Final Four - is generally not having one generational team but rather having many second weekend worthy teams. A single elimination tournament in a sport like basketball is too mercurial to count anything a certainty. It takes just one bad night or an opponent having a career night or a star's foot injury or foul trouble for the wrong players for it all to go up in smoke. Consistency is the key to breaking through.

 

[jsb]

This is why the recipe for success - like getting to a Final Four - is generally not having one generational team but rather having many second weekend worthy teams. A single elimination tournament in a sport like basketball is too mercurial to count anything a certainty. It takes just one bad night or an opponent having a career night or a star's foot injury or foul trouble for the wrong players for it all to go up in smoke. Consistency is the key to breaking through.

Agreed, sort of, in theory.

But not really. There have been countless teams that have been to far less Sweet 16s than we have over the last 15 years and have made Elite 8s. Kansas State, Illinois, Iowa or Nebraska (puke), etc.