re: Is there a worse basketball coach at a Power 5 school than Rick Barnes?

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Couldn't make it out of the second round with Kevin Durant and hasn't made a Sweet 16 since 2008. His players on teams since then have included Damion James, Dexter Pittman, Jordan Hamilton, Avery Bradley, Corey Joseph, Tristan Thompson, Myck Kabongo, and J'Covan Brown.

Is there any coach that can come close to matching that?

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Rick Barnes is essentially stealing money to be an Xavier-level program, despite having enormous resources and talent at his disposal.

Think about his players:

LaMarcus Aldridge
DJ Augustine
Avery Bradley
Kevin Durant
Maurice Evans
TJ Ford
Daniel Gibson
Jordan Hamilton
Royal Ivey
Damion James
Corey Joseph
Chris Mihm
Chris Owens
Dexter Pittman
James Thomas
Tristan Thompson
PJ Tucker

Most of these guys aren't just NBA players who barely made the league-- most of them have logged over 300 games in the NBA.

In his 17 year tenure, he's had essentially 4 competent to marginal pros on his roster just about every season. His results? One Final Four, two Elite Eights, one Sweet 16--- and three regular season conference titles.