Hewitt seems like a great recruiter, but in 11 season had only 1 winning record in conference. 190-162 overall. I know the ACC is tough and all, but you figure with all the talent he recruited he would be able to have a couple seasons above .500 in conference
He might not even be looking for a job, if he is getting a $7 million buyout
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=6209623
The intersting thing about Hewitt is that despite that mediocre conference record, he
did make the NCAA Tournament five times at Georgia Tech. But that did not matter as he only finished in the top 3 of the ACC once:
Head coaching recordSeason Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Siena (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (1997–2000)
1997–1998 Siena 17–12 10–8 T–3rd
1998–1999 Siena 25–6 13–5 T–1st NCAA 1st Round
1999–2000 Siena 24–9 15–3 1st NIT 2nd Round
Siena: 66–27 38–16
Georgia Tech (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2000–present)
2000–2001 Georgia Tech 17–13 8–8 T–5th NCAA 1st Round
2001–2002 Georgia Tech 15–16 7–9 T–5th
2002–2003 Georgia Tech 16–15 7–9 5th NIT Quarterfinals
2003–2004 Georgia Tech 28–10 9–7 T–3rd NCAA Runner-up
2004–2005 Georgia Tech 20–12 8–8 T–4th NCAA 2nd Round
2005–2006 Georgia Tech 11–17 4–12 T–10th
2006–2007 Georgia Tech 20–12 8–8 T–6th NCAA 1st Round
2007–2008 Georgia Tech 15–17 7–9 T–7th
2008–2009 Georgia Tech 11–17 2–14 12th
2009–2010 Georgia Tech 23–13 7–9 7th NCAA 2nd Round
2010–2011 Georgia Tech 10–12 3–6
Georgia Tech: 186–154 70–99
Total: 252–181
Hmmm. Sounds a lot like Les's record at Bradley. But the difference is that Hewitt made all of those NCAA Tournaments and that STILL wasn't good enough! If Les had made even just two more NCAA Tournaments during his nine year stint as Bradley coach, he would have a job here for life, and we would not be having a lot to talk about on the boards right now outside of next year's recruits and NCAA bubble talk!
