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Which head coach will be the next Final Four newcomer?

COLLEGE PARK, MD - MARCH 25: Head coach Cori Close of the UCLA Bruins signals to her players during a NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament - Second Round game against the Maryland Terrapins at the Xfinity Center Center on March 25, 2019 in College Park, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
COLLEGE PARK, MD - MARCH 25: Head coach Cori Close of the UCLA Bruins signals to her players during a NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament - Second Round game against the Maryland Terrapins at the Xfinity Center Center on March 25, 2019 in College Park, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
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RALEIGH, NC – MARCH 25: Kentucky Wildcats head coach Matthew Mitchell during the 2019 Div 1 Championship – Second Round college basketball game between the Kentucky Wildcats and the NC State Wolfpack on March 25, 2019 at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, NC. (Photo by Michael Berg/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NC – MARCH 25: Kentucky Wildcats head coach Matthew Mitchell during the 2019 Div 1 Championship – Second Round college basketball game between the Kentucky Wildcats and the NC State Wolfpack on March 25, 2019 at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, NC. (Photo by Michael Berg/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Matthew Mitchell, Kentucky

The Wildcats lost in the second round of the NCAA Tournament this season and graduated standout senior Maci Morris, but espnW National Freshman of the Year Rhyne Howard will likely keep the Wildcats as an SEC title contender and a Final Four dark horse for the next few seasons. Howard’s role at Kentucky as leader is likely to attract others to play with her as well. As long as Mitchell is coaching and Howard is on the roster, the Wildcats will be a Final Four threat.

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