Pity the next Kansas basketball coach.
The standard to lead one of college hoops’ most tradition-rich programs has been established at an absurd level over a 120-year history, an anniversary that will be celebrated Saturday when the Jayhawks play host to Oklahoma State.
The position has been held by eight men on a full-time basis, ranging in service from Larry Brown’s five years to Phog Allen’s 39. Both men won NCAA championships. The only KU coach with a losing record was its first, and we can give James Naismith a break on that. After all, he invented the game.