What was already common knowledge throughout college basketball across the country was made official earlier this week! Rice University head men's coach Willis Wilson, who completed his tenth year at the helm of the Owls' program this spring, was named the Best Dressed College Basketball Coach in the country by the internet site CollegeInsider.com.
Internet columnist Angela Lento, as she has done as a feature story the last few years, came out with her list of the best dressed coaches in college basketball titled "Runway To The Fashionable Final Four." In conjunction with March Madness, Lento picked 64 of the best-dressed college coaches, seeded them by region, then ran a series of weekly articles during the NCAA Tournament where only the most dapper could advance to her championship final.
Wilson, the No. 1 seed of the Midwest region, was named the best-dressed when he "defeated" Drexel head coach Bruiser Flint in Lento's "Fashionable Final."
"It is really quite flattering," Wilson said after Lento's feature story hit the world-wide web on Tuesday, April 2. "It was very creative the way she had it all set up, and the parallels she was able to draw. She obviously had a lot of fun combining the topics of basketball and fashion. She did a good job and I certainly don't have any argument with her championship pick."
In the column series, all of which are archived on the CollegeInsider.com web site, Wilson advances to the "Fashionable Four" by placing ahead of (in order) Doug Oliver of Idaho State, Cy Alexander of South Carolina State, Kyle Macy of Morehead State and Melvin Watkins of Texas A&M. Wilson then wins the best-dressed title with back-to-back decisions over Gary Waters (Rutgers) in the semi-finals and then Bruiser Flint in the championship.