Comments on: Does UCLA Have The Best Collegiate Basketball Program? http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2007/08/27/does-ucla-have-the-best-collegiate-basketball-program/ Sports Business, Sports Law, Sports Negotiations, NCAA Rules Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: I Want to be a Sports Agent » Blog Archive » Does Michigan Have The Best Collegiate Hockey Program? http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2007/08/27/does-ucla-have-the-best-collegiate-basketball-program/#comment-46781 I Want to be a Sports Agent » Blog Archive » Does Michigan Have The Best Collegiate Hockey Program? Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:53:54 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=658#comment-46781 [...] August 27th, we wondered, Does UCLA Have The Best Collegiate Basketball Program? On August 12th, we ran a similar story, highlighting college baseball programs. At that time, we [...] [...] August 27th, we wondered, Does UCLA Have The Best Collegiate Basketball Program? On August 12th, we ran a similar story, highlighting college baseball programs. At that time, we [...]

]]> By: Matthew Allinson http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2007/08/27/does-ucla-have-the-best-collegiate-basketball-program/#comment-44788 Matthew Allinson Tue, 28 Aug 2007 02:29:09 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=658#comment-44788 I would define the best college program by the number of championships instead of by the number of players placed in the NBA, which is more indicative of individual talent. Ranking in this fashion wouldn't change the overall rankings much, especially the top 3, as the number of players placed in the pros is usually a direct reflection of a program's quality. For instance, UCLA would still maintain its number 1 ranking with a record 11 NCAA championships. UCLA teams coached by John Wooden won 10 titles in 12 seasons from 1964 to 1975, including 7 straight from 1967 to 1973. Kentucky has won 7 titles. Its just more impressive to see team accomplishments at the collegiate level since that is what the college game is supposed to be all about. But, from an agent's perspective, its great to keep on top of these type of numbers so you know where to direct your recruitment efforts. I would define the best college program by the number of championships instead of by the number of players placed in the NBA, which is more indicative of individual talent. Ranking in this fashion wouldn’t change the overall rankings much, especially the top 3, as the number of players placed in the pros is usually a direct reflection of a program’s quality. For instance, UCLA would still maintain its number 1 ranking with a record 11 NCAA championships. UCLA teams coached by John Wooden won 10 titles in 12 seasons from 1964 to 1975, including 7 straight from 1967 to 1973. Kentucky has won 7 titles. Its just more impressive to see team accomplishments at the collegiate level since that is what the college game is supposed to be all about. But, from an agent’s perspective, its great to keep on top of these type of numbers so you know where to direct your recruitment efforts.

]]> By: Rush the Court http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2007/08/27/does-ucla-have-the-best-collegiate-basketball-program/#comment-44754 Rush the Court Mon, 27 Aug 2007 21:22:45 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=658#comment-44754 Darren - We actually took a look at the correlation betw. NBA Draft picks and collegiate success back in June 07 (before this year's draft). http://rushthecourt.wordpress.com/2007/06/26/nba-draft-picks-by-school-1949-2007/ Our #s differ from AskMen's in the sense that we only considered the first two rounds of the draft throughout its history. Since 99% of players who were drafted in later rounds never sniffed an NBA arena w/o a ticket, we didn't figure that added much value to the discussion. Keep up the good work. RTC Darren –

We actually took a look at the correlation betw. NBA Draft picks and collegiate success back in June 07 (before this year’s draft).

http://rushthecourt.wordpress.com/2007/06/26/nba-draft-picks-by-school-1949-2007/

Our #s differ from AskMen’s in the sense that we only considered the first two rounds of the draft throughout its history. Since 99% of players who were drafted in later rounds never sniffed an NBA arena w/o a ticket, we didn’t figure that added much value to the discussion.

Keep up the good work.

RTC

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