Do private city schools have a chance?

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Hello everyone,

New to posting here and wanted to get everyone's opinion on something that has been bothering me for a while. Do you think it's possible for a city school, specifically a private school that's in direct competition with big 4 sports teams, to join the elite of college basketball, and remain there? Butler caught lightning in a bottle and proved it was possible to get there, but is it possible to sustain that kind of success? Gtown and Nova are consistently relevant but can a private city school ever ascend to the royalty status of UK Duke UNC Kansas or even Louisville UConn and Syracuse? The last private city school to win the NCAAs was nova 1985, and since then only 3 or 4 private city schools have made the final. (Butler twice, SH in 89, and there might have been a Georgetown in there.) large rural state schools have always dominated college sports, but they haven't dominated basketball to this degree until the last 30 years. Even big state schools in cities like ucla have struggled to be successful in the NCAA tournament, (I'll exclude Louisville here cause they don't have pro teams.) that said if there is any city that can help to create a private school with that kind of national relevance it's NYC. Do city schools have a chance? Are the last 30 years the rule is this a cycle that will eventually come to an end?
 
Good Day Jay!

Welcome to MJJ forum. It is a fabulous place to have discussions and hone your skills and get ready for the show.

I believe that although it is difficult as they have less funds to spend on all the bells and whistles of larger schools with FB programs the bottom line is recruiting. If a big name coach goes to one of these schools or a coach builds a school that sends players to a pro league you will see the rise. You will never see a large number at one time but individual programs will rise with the tide.

Again welcome to the MJJ Forum and hope to see you up in the show soon!
 
Thanks for the response. You make a great point about sending kids to the league, that seems to be an area where the Johnnies can compete with alot of big state schools, although recently we havent had much sucess turing NBA caliber talent into NCAA glory, but over the long haul it's hard to count us out.
 
I think the ability to send kids to the league is becoming less and less of a factor. I mean, are the programs really the ones sending these kids to the league? Most of the kids entering the league are underclassman, and they are only in college because of the age rule. These players were going to be in the league no matter what. People say that Kentucky sends all these players to the NBA...but in reality, Willie Cauley-Stein was going to be in the NBA regardless of where he went to college, whether it was Kentucky or the New Hampshire College of Ice Sculpture. You have the occasional player that will develop into an NBA player over time, but that is very rare in today's world.

To answer the original question....the only way private city schools will have a chance is if the NBA gets rid of the age rule. That will prevent many of these powerhouses from creating All-Star teams and then 'rebuilding' every year.
 
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