Candid Coaches: Which college basketball conference has the best stable of coaches?

Posted Aug 27, 2019
Which conference, top to bottom, has the best stable of coaches? "The ACC has three Hall of Fame coaches [Jim Boeheim, Mike Krzyzewski, Roy Williams], the winningest coach of all-time [Krzyzewski], maybe the best coach in the game right now [Tony Bennett] and a bunch of other really good guys. Not sure how the answer could be any other conference." (CBS Sports)

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