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Message: [QUOTE="Cheriehoop, post: 2537350, member: 127"] JB became head coach at 31 and in his 11th season at 42, he was in the title game. SU fans from back even at his start at such a young age, never fully realized how amazing his accomplishments have been. He actually made the sweet 16 four times in his first 11 years through his 30's. 1976–77 Syracuse 26–4 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977_NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Tournament']NCAA Sweet 16[/URL] 1977–78 Syracuse 22–6 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Tournament']NCAA Round of 64[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season']1978–79[/URL] Syracuse 26–4 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Tournament']NCAA Sweet 16[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season']1979–80[/URL] Syracuse 26–4 5–1 T–1st [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Tournament']NCAA Sweet 16[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season']1980–81[/URL] Syracuse 22–12 6–8 6th [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981_National_Invitation_Tournament']NIT Runner-up[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season']1981–82[/URL] Syracuse 16–13 7–7 T–5th [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_National_Invitation_Tournament']NIT Round of 32[/URL] 1982–83 Syracuse 21–10 9–7 5th [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Tournament']NCAA Round of 32[/URL] 1983–84 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Syracuse_Orangemen_basketball_team']Syracuse[/URL] 23–9 12–4 T–2nd [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Tournament']NCAA Sweet 16[/URL] 1984–85 Syracuse 22–9 9–7 T–3rd [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Tournament']NCAA Round of 32[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season']1985–86[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_Syracuse_Orangemen_basketball_team']Syracuse[/URL] 26–6 14–2 T–1st [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Tournament']NCAA Round of 32[/URL] 1986–87 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Syracuse_Orangemen_basketball_team']Syracuse[/URL] 31–7 12–4 T–1st [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Tournament']NCAA Runner-up[/URL] Tony Bennett is a great coach but to compare their earliest years is a bit further apart than our own fans give JB credit for. Tony was 36 when he assumed the HC position from his father at Washington St (where he did a great job) and is currently 48 years old at Virginia and in his 12th year as a head coach. No doubt at all he's a great coach with a long, bright future. What will ultimately define him will be his ability to be flexible, change and adapt as the game and players morph. As JB has said, the tournament breaks hearts. Learning from it, being resilient, and motivating oneself and your players for future success despite previous pain, is key. The ultimate tournament success of being in the championship game has been elusive for the greater majority of coaches. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season']2006–07[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_Washington_State_Cougars_men%27s_basketball_team']Washington State[/URL] 26–8 13–5 2nd [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Basketball_Tournament']NCAA Round of 32[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season']2007–08[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Washington_State_Cougars_men%27s_basketball_team']Washington State[/URL] 26–9 11–7 3rd [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Basketball_Tournament']NCAA Sweet Sixteen[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season']2008–09[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Washington_State_Cougars_men%27s_basketball_team']Washington State[/URL] 17–16 8–10 7th [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_National_Invitation_Tournament']NIT First Round[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season']2009–10[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Virginia_Cavaliers_men%27s_basketball_team']Virginia[/URL] 15–16 5–11 T–9th [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season']2010–11[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Virginia_Cavaliers_men%27s_basketball_team']Virginia[/URL] 16–15 7–9 T–7th [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season']2011–12[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Virginia_Cavaliers_men%27s_basketball_team']Virginia[/URL] 22–10 9–7 T–4th [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Basketball_Tournament']NCAA Round of 64[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season']2012–13[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Virginia_Cavaliers_men%27s_basketball_team']Virginia[/URL] 23–12 11–7 T–4th [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_National_Invitation_Tournament']NIT Quarterfinals[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season']2013–14[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Virginia_Cavaliers_men%27s_basketball_team']Virginia[/URL] 30–7 16–2 1st [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Basketball_Tournament']NCAA Sweet Sixteen[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season']2014–15[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Virginia_Cavaliers_men%27s_basketball_team']Virginia[/URL] 30–4 16–2 1st [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Basketball_Tournament']NCAA Round of 32[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season']2015–16[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Virginia_Cavaliers_men%27s_basketball_team']Virginia[/URL] 29–8 13–5 T–2nd [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Basketball_Tournament']NCAA Elite Eight[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season']2016–17[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Virginia_Cavaliers_men%27s_basketball_team']Virginia[/URL] 23–11 11–7 T–5th [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Basketball_Tournament']NCAA Round of 32[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season']2017–18[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Virginia_Cavaliers_men%27s_basketball_team']Virginia[/URL] 31–3 17–1 1st - NCAA Round of 64 [/QUOTE]

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