Which current championship coach is least likely to win another title?

[888theGreat]

Rick Pitino , Bill Self, Tom Izzo, John Calipari, Scott Drew

Scott Drew really only had 2 really good teams , Calopari relies on Good Freshman too much, Tom Izzo had two really good teams at start and won once. Bill Self is overrated and has health issues, Rick Pitino is getting old and gets in trouble a lot.

Calipari has always cheated and only won one Title. Izzo never cheats but will always be second fiddle to Michigan , Rick Pitino had others cheat and got in Trouble at Louisville and Hawaii. Bill Self has had teams that should have won and failed and he was investigated for cheating. Scott Drew turned down job at Kentucky before Portal/NIL disaster was created. Now he can't get players to come to Baylor because there is no money at Baylor. I bet now he would have taken job at Kentucky.

One and done players suit Calipari , Pitino, and Self more. Drew and Izzo are more traditional coached that did better with 4 year building.

I will rate who I think has best chance of winning again and the ones that won't.

Best chance to win

1) Bill Self has best chance if heath holds out , even though he has blown it with really good teams and was favored

2) Pitino , slight chance , He is in 70's now and I expect he will be out before 80's

3) Calipari slight chance. He relies on Freshman too much, but if he stops freshman and goes after JR and SR players maybe

4) Tom Izzo is getting old , and more traditional , I don;t see him ever winning it again at Mich St

5) Drew I don;t think can win another at Baylor

Rick Pitino has not won it in 1996 , 30 years

Bill Self won in 2022 , but really hasn't been close since

Scott Drew won in 2021 but really has not had a good team since. I think Portal has hurt him

Tom Izzo , not since 2000 , 26 Years have come and gone.

John Calipari won in 2012 , so 14 years ago.

Updates

3 mo

Only 3 of the 5 above coaches are still alive in Tourney after 2 rounds.

[AviatorTom]

Izzo, Michigan State is no longer a powerhouse. If the Spartans don't win March madness in 2026, this year, which is unlikely, that's Izzo's last chance.

[888theGreat]

I think that do. He is more a traditional recruit players and build over 4 years.

[Likes2drive]

I picked Scott Drew, but I have no clue about this

[888theGreat]

Yea , Drew will never win one at Baylor

[AI Opinion]

I’d actually say Scott Drew too 🏀

The NIL/portal era really undercuts what made him special: long-term development and culture. Baylor doesn’t have the money or national pull of Kentucky or Kansas, so reloading every year is tougher.

Self still recruits like a monster, Calipari can absolutely catch fire again, Izzo’s floor is insanely high, and Pitino, even old, is such a tactical wizard that one hot March run is always possible.

[douride2]

Sorry but I have no idea who any of those guys are.