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Last week, we gave you an in-depth look at which college basketball programs have been churning out the highest-paid NBA stars. This time around, we figured we’d switch it up and show you the same data, instead with coaches. While a handful of college basketball’s finest – the Mike Krzyzewski’s and Jim Boeheim’s of the world – have been with their schools for decades, most have moved around quite a bit.

Even some of the most successful headmen in the business, like John Calipari and Roy Williams, have had long stints with multiple programs.

Here are the ten college basketball coaches whose former players currently make the most money in the NBA:

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10. Jim Boeheim – $30,419,156

Boeheim walked onto the Syracuse basketball team in 1962 and hasn’t left since. Since becoming head coach in 1976, Boeheim has led the Orange to four Final Four appearances and one national title while amassing the second-most D1 victories (920) in history.

As for his current NBA crop, more than half of the total salary of his former players goes to Carmelo Anthony. Dion Waiters and Wesley Johnson are the two next highest paid.

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9. Lute Olson – $42,223,613

Hey, we never said this list had to be made up of current coaches. Lute Olson turned Arizona into a national powerhouse, coaching the Wildcats from 1983 until 2008. He reached the Final Four five times, and won it all in 1997.

Olson’s highest-paid NBA stars include Andre Iguodala, Richard Jefferson, and Channing Frye. The fact that he’s on this list and hasn’t coached in five years is pretty impressive.

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8. Paul Hewitt – $44,870,890

Hewitt is easily the most surprising name on here. The reality, however, is that during his eleven seasons with Georgia Tech, he produced some quality pros. Chris Bosh makes over $17 million. Thaddeus Young makes $8.3 million. Anthony Morrow, Derrick Favors and Jarrett Jack each make between $4 million and $6 million.

Remember, Hewitt actually took one of his teams (2004) to the NCAA title game. He’s now the head coach at George Mason.

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7. Rick Barnes – $47,799,825

Barnes has been at Texas since 1998, and currently has ten of his alumni in the NBA. Kevin Durant and LaMarcus Aldridge make up over $30 million of the total salary, as the majority of former Texas players in the league have become role players. 

Barnes’ best finish in the NCAA Tournament belongs to his 2003 team, which reached the Final Four before being knocked off by Carmelo Anthony and Syracuse.

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6. Ben Howland – $53,751,475

Howland, who was just fired by UCLA, had a great run with the Bruins in the mid-2000s. UCLA actually reached the Final Four three straight years, but never was able to cut down the nets. After a few recent lackluster seasons, Howland finds himself on the unemployment line.

Russell Westbrook and Kevin Love, two staples of his glory years, both make over $13 million each. Arron Afflalo and Trevor Ariza pull in over $7 million each.

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5. Billy Donovan – $61,998,530

Donovan’s Florida Gators are the main reason that Howland’s UCLA teams never won the NCAA title, as they knocked them off in both 2006 and 2007. The core players from those two teams, Al Horford, Joakim Noah and Corey Brewer, are also a big reason why he’s on this list. David Lee and Mike Miller are two others.

In all, Donovan has ten players he’s coached currently playing in the NBA.  

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4. John Calipari – $62,521,294

Honestly, I thought Coach Cal would be No. 1 on this list between his notable superstars at both Memphis and Kentucky. Heck, he even coached Marcus Camby at UMass, who still makes $4.5 million. But as we noted last week in reference to the UK program, many of his NBA players are still under their rookie contracts. 

That means that when players like John Wall, Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins hit the open market, Cal should move up this list. For reference, the highest-paid player in the NBA formerly coached by Calipari is Derrick Rose, at $16.4 million.

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3. Roy Williams – $64,602,180

Williams coached at Kansas from 1988 until 2003, and still has four of his former Jayhawks in the NBA – Paul Pierce, Drew Gooden, Kirk Hinrich and Nick Collison. Since he’s moved over to North Carolina, he’s produced a ridiculous number of NBA players – 12 of which are still in the league. He also won two national championships, in 2005 and 2009.

Ironically, three of his top four former players (in terms of salary) are from his KU tenure, with Marvin Williams the highest UNC rep. As we noted last week, many of his former North Carolina players have underperformed in the NBA.

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2. Jim Calhoun – $76,047,203

While Calhoun may have called it quits last year, he still has 13 of his former players suiting up in the NBA. Calhoun won three national titles during his time at UConn, and key players from each run still lace it up in the league. He’s got players from three decades still representing his program in the pros.

Rudy Gay, Emeka Okafor and Ben Gordon all make over $12 million. Ray Allen and Richard Hamilton are still contributors and pull in modest salaries. The only issue? He’s retired, so he doesn’t really have a shot at reaching No. 1.

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1. Mike Krzyzewski –  $77,244,780

It’s Duke, again. Coach K boasts 18 of his former players in the NBA right now, led by main breadwinners Carlos Boozer ($15 million), Luol Deng ($13.3 million) and Corey Maggette ($10.9 million). Krzyzewski, like Calhoun, has players from three decades still in the league.

While Coach K has a chance to stay atop this list due to Kyrie Irving’s rise as one of the world’s best players, it’s very likely that John Calipari catches him in a year or two. While most of Krzyzewski’s NBA stars are from the mid-2000s, Cal’s are just entering their primes. Either way, it should be interesting to keep an eye on.

Siva was honest about the situation. From mlive.com:

“I told him today, it was a good block.”

“I just walked to the free throw line, sunk my two free throws and went about the game. … (I told him) ‘afterward I was going to tell you, but you looked a little upset.’ “

Here’s a GIF of the play (via Fansided) if your memory is failing you this morning. Needless to say, Burke got all ball.

The call was made with just over five minutes to go and the Wolverines trailing by three. They never got any closer the rest of the way.

AWARD FOR THE ‘COOLEST DAD’ GOES TO: Rick Pitino Takes NCAA Title Trophy Partying For Daugh… bit.ly/14bA5a4 twitter.com/TheFanMichiana…

— The Fan Michiana (@TheFanMichiana) May 17, 2013

While bringing such an important piece of Louisville history to an event focused on drinking may not be overly intelligent, I don’t think Pitino cares anymore. He just got a giant tattoo on his back, for heaven’s sake.

I do wonder if they took shots off of it in some form though.

[Busted Coverage]

Melanie Collins, a sports broadcaster for Yahoo!, posted a picture of herself and Te’o at the event last night:

This is certainly unprecedented – he has to be the only man to ever attend the Maxim 100 party on behalf of the actual honoree (who doesn’t exist), right?

[Lost Lettermen]

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When the latest round of conference realignment was all said and done, Rutgers and Maryland had both pledged themselves to the Big Ten. Today, the conference gave us a look at what the football schedule will look like for 2014 – the first year that both officially move over.

For reference, remember that the Big Ten also changed around its two divisions. The East Division consists of Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State and Rutgers. The West Division includes Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue and Wisconsin. Thankfully, the conference did away with “Legends” and “Leaders”.

Here’s a look at the 2014 football schedule – complete with all 14 teams.

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The two best DUNKS of Peyton Siva’s career. @peypeysiva3 #baptism twitter.com/DaveStone920/s…

— Dave Stone (@DaveStone920) May 12, 2013

Peyton proposed. One Knee I See you. twitter.com/Princesa_Pooki…

— IG:Princesa_Pookie♥(@Princesa_Pookie) May 12, 2013

For those wondering, Patience McCroskey said yes. 

Siva’s had a pretty amazing 2013, first playing a key role for Louisville in winning the NCAA Tournament and now getting engaged just two months later. If he gets drafted and makes an NBA roster, it’ll be the icing on the cake.

[The Big Lead]

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The ACC may not be finished insulting the Big East. The conference began its spring meetings yesterday, and one of the items on the table was the men’s basketball conference tournament – currently being held in Greensboro, North Carolina.

According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim and Pittsburgh coach Jamie Dixon were both lobbying for the conference to consider Madison Square Garden for its future tournaments.

“Obviously, coach Boeheim and I are excited about New York, but I also know that Greensboro has a strong, strong presence here at these meetings,” Dixon said. “I think [Madison Square Garden] would be the best thing for the conference. I hope that’s the way they’re headed, but I don’t know that it is.”

Today, ESPN’s Brett McMurphy reported that momentum is gaining for the potential move.

Momentum gaining for ACC to hold future hoops tourneys at Madison Square Garden, sources told @espn

— Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) May 15, 2013

The ACC’s contract to keep the tournament in Greensboro runs out in 2016, so the earliest this could potentially happen is for the 2016-2017 season. And of course, the (new) Big East is still in the mix as well. But with the size and draw that the ACC now has, it could potentially look like the better option for MSG. We’ll find out soon enough.

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Earlier today, Rutgers University officially announced Julie Hermann as the Scarlet Knights’ new Athletic Director. Hermann is the former Executive Senior Associate Director of Athletics at the University of Louisville, where she served 15 years as a part of the Cardinals’ athletic administration. She has a strong history in athletics, dating back to when she played volleyball for the University of Nebraska from 1981-1984. Hermann has even served on multiple boards, including the Kentucky Sports Commission. 

For the Rutgers Athletic Director position, Hermann was selected from a pool of 63 candidates and will officially start her new position June 17, 2013. 

Hermann will have a lot on her plate, as the school has received a great deal of negative attention recently. Mike Rice, the former men’s basketball head coach at Rutgers, was fired in the beginning of April after a video surfaced of him physically and emotionally abusing his players. Soon after, Rutgers’ AD, Tim Pernetti, resigned after it was learned that he’d seen the footage back in December. And just this past week, there was some controversy regarding new basketball coach Eddie Jordan and whether the school lied about his resume. Still, Hermann is excited about her opportunity and is looking forward to working with the Rutgers community. 

According to Rutgers Athletics, Hermann said “Rutgers is poised to soar.” She continued on to say “the university is positioned to create a best-in-class experience for every student who accepts the challenge to learn and compete at Rutgers.” 

She is the first woman to maintain a position of this stature at Rutgers University. 

Julie Hermann: “I can’t tell you how privileged I am to join this Athletic Department.”

— Rutgers Athletics (@RUAthletics) May 15, 2013

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One of the biggest factors that goes into every major high school basketball recruit’s decision is whether his college of choice will help prepare him to get to the next level – the NBA. In the end, the goal is to reach the league, and the higher he is drafted, the better. 

Fans also love to argue about which programs are the best “NBA factories”. Of course, there are a number of methods you can use to derive your results. You can go by the number of draft picks over a certain time period, or the number of players currently in the NBA. We thought we’d try something a bit different. We took the salaries for each player (according to ESPN) in the NBA in 2012-2013 and totalled them up, by college.

Some of the results were surprising. Here’s what we found:

15. Michigan State: $27,504,014 – 5 players

Surprisingly, Michigan State is the lone program from the Big Ten in the top 15. Carrying the load is Zach Randolph, who made $16.5 million this past season. Jason Richardson, Shannon Brown, Alan Anderson and Draymond Green round out the Spartans’ representation in the NBA. If Green keeps playing well for the Warriors, he’ll eventually get a much better payday ($850,000).

14. Marquette: $29,453,621 – 6 players

Marquette’s inclusion is another example of how one superstar, in this case Dwyane Wade, can land you on this list. Wade’s ridiculous salary (over $17 million) combined with modest (I realize how absurd the word sounds given the context) contributions from Wesley Matthews ($6.5 million) and Steve Novak ($4 million) accounts for almost all of the Golden Eagles’ NBA paychecks. Jimmy Butler could be the next to get paid after emerging in the 2013 playoffs.

13. Syracuse: $30,419,156 – 6 players

Carmelo Anthony made over $19 million this season, which makes up more than half the total salary of former Orange stars. Wesley Johnson and Dion Waiters, two players who were both drafted No. 4 overall in different years (2010 and 2012, respectively), both made around $4 million as well. Donte Greene, Fab Melo and Kris Joseph account for the remainder.

12. LSU: $30,519,365 – 7 players

Surprised? I was. The Bayou Bengals have four players in the NBA who made $6 million of more this past season – Tyrus Thomas, Marcus Thornton, Glen Davis and Brandon Bass. For a school that has only made the NCAA Tournament once in the past seven years (2009), the Tigers are certainly well-represented in the NBA.

11. Wake Forest: $36,521,836 – 6 players

Wake Forest has produced two of the biggest stars in the NBA today – Tim Duncan ($9.6 million) and Chris Paul ($17.8 million). Al-Farouq Aminu, James Johnson, Jeff Teague and Ish Smith also contributed to the Demon Deacons’ inclusion.

10. North Carolina: $40,939,193 – 16 players

There are twelve UNC alums who made between $1.5 million and $3.5 million this past season. The only Tar Heel with a higher salary was Marvin Williams, checking in at $8.3 million. The two main reasons UNC isn’t higher? Their stars from the early 2000s are older and playing for league minimums (Stackhouse, Jamison) and their recent alums have mostly turned out to be average NBA players (Zeller, Hansbrough, Ellington).

9. Georgia Tech: $44,870,890 – 7 players

For a school with only seven players in the NBA, Georgia Tech is sure getting a lot of bang for its buck. Chris Bosh ($17.5 million) is the main breadwinner, but Thaddeus Young, Jarrett Jack, Derrick Favors, Anthony Morrow and Will Bynum all made between $3 million and $9 million. Iman Shumpert is the seventh Yellow Jacket on the list, and he’ll eventually earn a higher salary with the way he’s played for the Knicks.

8. Texas: $47,799,825 – 10 players

Texas has two superstars raking in the dough. Kevin Durant made more than $16 million, while LaMarcus Aldridge pulled in over $13 million. Daniel Gibson, Tristan Thompson and D.J. Augustin also made between $3 million and $5 million each. Avery Bradley ($1.6 million) could be in line for a salary boost soon as well.

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