Just did some research on Gregg Marshall. I don't care if he has an extraneous 'g' in his name. I don't care if he is an asshole. I don't care if he slept with Wellman's mother and didn't call her back the next day. We need to hire him asap before another high major program wises up and does it. The guy is a straight up baller.
His resume:
Winthrop
1998-1999: 21-8
1999-2000: 21-9
2000-2001: 18-13
2001-2002: 19-12
2002-2003: 20-10
2003-2004: 16-12
2004-2005: 27-6
2005-2006: 23-8
2006-2007: 29-5
Wichita State
2007-2008: 11-20
2008-2009: 17-17
2009-2010: 25-10
2010-2011: 29-8
2011-2012: 22-4 (so far)
Okay, so at Winthrop he didn't do much of anything the 7 times he made the NCAA tournament (one win), but he made the tournament 7 out of 9 seasons at Winthrop. Winthrop! For context, his predecessor didn't have as single winning season in 6 and only won more than 7 games in a season twice. In contrast, the Eagles finished below 2nd in the conference only once during Marshall's tenure (3rd).
His first two seasons at Wichita State were a little rough, but in 2006-2007 Mark Turgeon, who I consider to be a hell of a coach, only won 17 games and when Marshall took over about 100 MPG left the program via graduation or transfer (mostly by transfer, pretty much the only redmark among the facts).
By 2009-2010 they were back at a high level. Went 12-6 in conference and went 2-1 in the MVC tournament, losing in the championship game to Northern Iowa (aka: the team that went to the Sweet 16 after upsetting overall top seed Kansas). 2010-2011 they again lost in the MVC championship and again just missed the NCAA tournment, but went onto beat Nebraska (by 27), Virginia Tech (by 3 in OT), College of Charleston (by 7), Washington State (by 31), and Alabama (by 11) to win the NIT Championship. This year they stand at 22-4, notching wins against UNLV (by 19), Creighton (by 21), and Colorado (by 9). Losses are Creighton (by 7), Alabama (by 10), Temple (by 4 in OT), and, inexplicably, Drake (by 7 in triple OT).
I can't believe a big program hasn't moved on this guy yet. What he did at Winthrop was amazing, and he has Wichita State in a very good place. Here's where they stand in Kenpom: #9 overall, #9 adjustedO, and #24 adjustedD. This guy can flat out coach, regardless of what personality quirks he might have.