Jim Harrick
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Oct 6, 2026
David LevineHOST
It's different now, and we even hit on this a bit.
David LevineHOST
Didn't talk about this with Jamie and Charles, but in our Steve Lavin interviews at the end of last season, we talked about how Jim Harrick lost his job because of a steak dinner-
Duffy BallardHOST
Yeah
David LevineHOST
... that he took the Collins twins to Monty's in, in Westwood, and there was a, a faulty expense report, and that cost Jim Harrick, an NCAA title winner, his job.
David LevineHOST
Today, just laughable when you think about a guy like AJ D'Antoni making $7 million at BYU last year, whereas Jim Harrick got fired for a, you know, probably a $250 steak dinner.
David LevineHOST
But anyway.
Duffy BallardHOST
Been a revolution, not an evolution.
Marques JohnsonGUEST
And so, so there was some trepidation on my part of whether or not, number one, how badly UCLA wanted me.
Marques JohnsonGUEST
They were after this kid who, um, was a great, great player, went to Morningside High School, played for Jim Harrick, who later coached at UCLA.
Marques JohnsonGUEST
His name was Jackie Robinson, wound up, uh, playing for Tark at, uh, UNLV.
Marques JohnsonGUEST
But they wanted him more than they wanted me, and so, so I didn't really...
John RothsteinHOST
That hasn't happened again since 2002, the last time that Georgia was a team that won in the NCAA tournament.
John RothsteinHOST
The head coach, when Georgia was able to win an NCAA tournament game, Jim Harrick.
John RothsteinHOST
And if you remember, Jim Harrick went to Georgia after he nearly took Rhode Island to the Final Four in 1998.
John RothsteinHOST
But that's how long it's been since Georgia has won a game in the NCAA tournament.
John RothsteinHOST
Next up on our list of teams that can overachieve, it's another team.