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Message: [QUOTE="bballbeadle, post: 2033189, member: 548"] I would much rather blame the NCAA for this atypical ruling than blame SU. So, curious, who gets Capel's wins during Coach K's absence? Hey, I might google that! (Edit 5 min. later.) Okay, first, I found out that Coach K will be credited for Capel's wins and losses. Also, here is something straight from the NCAA rulebook. It is rather long. Scroll to the end for "Suspended Coaches." This seems to imply that the decision about who gets credit is completely at the discretion of the university. * * * * * * HEAD COACH DETErMINATION In order for a coach to be credited with wins, losses or ties, that individual must be designated as the institution’s head coach or interim head coach� Individuals serving on an advisory or preseason basis may not be credited with the wins, losses or ties� If the head coach is not present at a contest due to illness or other unexpected circumstances, or otherwise is unable to complete the sport season, it is the responsibility of the institution to determine, preferably prior to the contest, whether the win, loss or tie for that contest shall be credited to the head coach or to an interim or assistant coach� If the decision is made after the season is over, consider if the new coach influenced the team enough to make a difference in how the team performed (such as style of play)� If a coach is no longer employed by the institution as the head coach, that coach can no longer be credited with further wins or losses after the day the relationship was terminated� The following are examples from Division I men’s basketball teams that have been in the NCAA tournament� The circumstances and institutions’ decisions are as follows: ● In 1989, Rich Daly coached Missouri in the tournament after Norm Stewart became ill and was hospitalized late in the season� Missouri credited Stewart for the entire season� ● Also in 1989, Steve Fisher coached Michigan in the tournament after Bill Frieder took a job at Arizona State between the regular season and the postseason� Michigan split the won-lost record NCAA STATISTICS POLICIES AND GUIDELINES rOSTErS 9 and Fisher was credited with the tournament games and a national championship� NOTE: On Fisher’s official record, he will be credited with one season coached and a 6-0 record. ● In 1995, Mike Krzyzewski had coached Duke to a 9-3 record before having back surgery and missing the remainder of the season� As determined by Duke before interim coach Pete Gaudet coached a game, Gaudet received all the wins and losses for the remainder of the season� ● In 2001, Rick Majerus coached Utah in its first game of the season and had to miss the rest of the season because of his own health problems and concerns for his mother’s health� Utah credited the rest of the season to interim head coach Dick Hunsaker � ● Also in 2001 at Arizona, the wife of Lute Olson passed away and Coach Olson took a leave of absence for an undetermined amount of time� Since it was not known if Olson would return at all that season, Arizona decided to credit the interim coach, assistant Jim Rosborough, with any games played during Olson’s absence. Olson missed five games and Rosborough was credited with a 3-2 record while Olson’s record was 25-6 for the games before and after his leave� Generally, if a coach misses a game or limited amount of games due to a temporary illness, transportation trouble, etc�, the wins or losses by the team in his or her absence will usually go to the head coach� (Updated 5/1/2014) SUSPENDED COACH If a head coach is suspended for a game or more by the school or conference, he or she is still eligible to receive the wins or losses in his or her absence, but some institutions have chosen to give the record to the interim coach� If a head coach is suspended by the Committee on Infractions, he or she will not receive credit for the wins or losses; those decisions will go toward the interim coach’s record� Other unique circumstances will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis� (Uom the NCAA rulebook: [/QUOTE]

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