John Castellani
With Elgin Baylor starring in his lineup, Castellani led the 1958 team to the NCAA title game in Louisville, Kentucky,[1] but lost 84–72 to the Kentucky Wildcats, led by head coach Adolph Rupp.[2] At the age of 31 he is the youngest head coach to lead a team to the national championship game.Only a month after the championship game, NCAA violations came to light concerning airfare bought for recruits Ben Warley and George Finley.The result was that Castellani resigned under fire on April 21,[3] Baylor left for the NBA, and Seattle was given a two-year postseason ban.After he was released by the Lakers, he attended law school at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.