In the college basketball coaching world, the ultimate goal for many is a head coaching job on Tobacco Road.That is why former North Carolina State coach Herb Sendek shocked so many with his 2006 decision to leave NC State and the prestige of Tobacco Road for Arizona State, a school with a grand total of four NCAA Tournament bids since 1981.
As if the critics needed any more ammunition to fire Sendek's way, his first campaign in Tempe was a flaming disaster. The Sun Devils went 8-22 on the year and lost their first 14 Pac-10 conference games.
But in his second season in the desert, Sendek appears to have revived the once dormant Sun Devils hoops program much quicker than anyone could have imagined.
