The Road Well-Traveled: Nomads Brown and Jankovich Hook Up at SMU
Seems as if it takes a vagabond to know one. When Tim Jankovich joined Larry Brown at Southern Methodist as coach-in-waiting, it paired two wanderlust bench bosses. USC's Kevin O'Neill is the only active mentor who has packed his suitcases more often for so many moves.
SMU is the fifth different university Jankovich has worked for in the state of Texas. Following is a look at the pit stops for head coaches who worked with more than 10 different colleges and NBA franchises in a coaching capacity:
Kevin O'Neill (14) - *Arizona, Delaware, Detroit (NBA), Indiana (NBA), *Marquette, *Marycrest (Iowa), Memphis (NBA), New York (NBA), *North Country Community College (N.Y.), *Northwestern, *Southern California, *Tennessee, *Toronto (NBA), Tulsa
Larry Brown (13) - *Carolina/Denver (ABA), *Charlotte (NBA), *Detroit (NBA), *Indiana (NBA), *Kansas, *L.A. Clippers (NBA), *New Jersey (NBA), *New York (NBA), North Carolina, *Philadelphia (NBA), *San Antonio (NBA), *SMU, *UCLA
Tim Jankovich (13) - Baylor, Colorado State, *Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College, Illinois, *Illinois State, Kansas, Kansas State, *North Texas, Oklahoma State, Pan American, SMU, Texas, Vanderbilt
Billy Kennedy (11) - California, *Centenary, Creighton, Miami (Fla.), *Murray State, New Orleans, Northwestern State, *Southeastern Louisiana, *Texas A&M, Tulane, Wyoming
*Worked for team as head coach.