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JOHN BRANNEN
Alabama (entering fifth season)
Those UTC fans with long memories may recall that despite the Mocs defeating Marshall in the 1997 Southern Conference tournament final on their way to the NCAA Sweet 16, Brannen was named the tourney MVP. A Rhodes Scholar candidate in 1996, he led the SoCon in scoring the next year, averaging more than 20 points a game.
He is credited with recruiting Virginia Commonwealth’s 2008 signing class that anchored the Rams’ 2011 run to the Final Four. The married father of two also helped the Tide collect the nation’s No. 5 recruiting class in 2011.
DENNIS FELTON
Former Western Kentucky and Georgia head coach