Hughley spent the previous three seasons with the Bulldogs, who in hiring Jackson away from Grambling State, have made their sixth coach since transferring to Division I in 1998.
After 5 seasons within the SWAC, Bussie was supplied the Chicago State job and left to move north. The Braves final gained the SWAC in 2002. Morton was most just lately an assistant at Florida State, East Carolina and Jacksonville State.
After going 45-28 in two seasons, Hodgson grew to become a buzzy title and was anticipated to take a much bigger job. He is off to South Florida and the AAC. Pannone is the second straight former Alabama assistant to get this job. And for Arkansas State, it is a good growth on this sense: Pannone is a grinder’s grinder of a coach. He’ll fully embrace transferring to Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Scott Davenport was an establishment at Bellarmine, guiding this system from D-II to D-I in recent times. He gained a nationwide title in 2011 and went to 4 D-II Remaining Fours in whole, along with 426 video games throughout 20 seasons. In whole, he spent greater than 4 many years teaching basketball in Louisville and was a fixture in that metropolis. Along with his retirement, Bellarmine has allowed Scott handy the job to his son, Doug, who has been on employees for 9 years.
Bryant is on its third coach in three years’ time, as Martelli is off to VCU. This system simply made the NCAAs and is solidly positioned within the America East. Christian beforehand coached six seasons at Mount St. Mary’s, one season at Siena and three seasons at George Washington. He is made the NCAA Event twice.
McGeehan lasted 12 seasons with the Combating Camels however was fired following a 15-17 marketing campaign. He went 184-199 and could not convey Campbell to the NCAAs throughout his dozen years. The varsity moved from the Large South to the CAA two years in the past and can search a reboot underneath Andrzejek, who arrives underneath uncommon and distinctive circumstances. Andrzejek simply helped Florida win a nationwide title. It is a large PR enhance for the Combating Camels.
Chippewas AD Amy Folan fired Barbee on April 3. He was there for 4 seasons and went 49-75. This system final made the NCAAs in 2003 and it is wanting up at loads of groups within the single-bid MAC proper now. Bronkema is an intriguing rent. The 41-year-old spent the previous 12 seasons at Ferris State, together with a D-II nationwide title in 2018. Ferris State is situated in Michigan; CMU did not have to go looking far. His document: 224-85. Take a swing, why not?
A one-year experiment gone awry underneath Spinelli. Chicago State went 4-28 and completed 362 at KenPom in its first season within the NEC. Actually one of many 5 hardest jobs in all of Division I. Bussie was beforehand the coach at Alcorn State for 5 seasons.
The Vikings obtained three years and 65 wins underneath Robinson, who’s off to North Texas. Cleveland State has attraction on the mid-major stage, because of Dennis Gates stabilizing this system previous to Robinson doing a very nice job with it. Summers was a part of that: he was an assistant underneath Gates from 2019-22, and was employed again after spending the previous couple of seasons at Missouri.
Medved had an awesome scenario in Fort Collins, however house is residence and Minnesota was one he could not flip down. CSU went by a quick search to switch him, however made the sensible alternative to advertise from inside. Farokhmanesh is a reputation endlessly connected to the NCAA Event for the shot he hit towards Kansas in 2009, however he is paid his dues as a GA and assistant coach for greater than a decade at this level. He was crucial in serving to Medved construct event groups at CSU. Good work right here.
Engles was with the Lions for 9 years however by no means wound up with a season above .500. It is a powerful gig, however it’s in an awesome a part of New York Metropolis. Florida assistant Kevin Hovde was the favourite from the beginning and formally accepted the job in the course of the first weekend of the NCAA Event. Then … he helped Florida win the entire rattling factor. What a coup for Columbia. Hovde was beforehand an assistant there underneath Kyle Smith in the course of the 2010s.
4 years and out for Wulburn, who was placed on depart mid-season for actions not disclosed publicly. Denver is within the Summit League and has by no means made the NCAAs relationship again to its Division I begin within the late Nineties. Bergstraser carried a 75-22 in three seasons with Minnesota State Moorehead (D-II).
Drake’s carried out nicely for itself. Contemplate: McCollum, Darian DeVries and Niko Medved are its three former coaches. They have been all employed to Large Ten jobs on this yr’s cycle. If Drake needed to lose McCollum to anybody, Iowa is the softest blow. The notion of this job has altered drastically previously decade. Henderson is a worthy subsequent man up in Des Moines after the job he did at South Dakota State.
FAMU is on its third coach in as many seasons after failing to return to a contract negotiation with Crarey, who’s off to Grambling State. The Rattlers went 14-17 final season. Ward is among the finest faculty athletes ever, having been a Heisman winner at FSU earlier than occurring to play 11 years within the NBA. What a large W for FAMU, and the most recent instance of an HBCU getting an actual pop by bringing on a widely known public determine to run one in every of its applications.
This opening had been rumored about going again to January. Fordham made it official on the primary weekend of the NCAAs. Urgo went from 25-8 in Yr 1 to 13-20 after which 12-21 this yr, together with a last-place end within the A-10. Magpayo is coming from UC Riverside, however he hung out within the NYC space as an assistant underneath Kyle Smith greater than a decade in the past. May wind up being a very good rent. He is a particularly sensible coach.
Jackson was right here since 2017 however left for Alabama A&M. The Tigers made the 2024 NCAA Event underneath his watch and stabilized within the SWAC after some actually darkish instances earlier this century. Crarey comes over from Florida A&M, the place he left after one season.
Huss is leaving after two seasons and a stellar 56-15 document to be the coach-in-waiting at his alma mater, Creighton. That is the highest job in that convention. Athletic director Dan Hauser did not take lengthy to advertise Clayman up a spot, opting to maintain issues in-house at some extent the place the Panthers are well-positioned within the Large South.
Iona administration is getting dragged for a way poorly it handled Anderson, who was fired after simply two seasons, together with a run to the MAAC title recreation. That is the coach who led FDU to the No. 16-over-No. 1 NCAA Event upset of Purdue in 2023. Anderson went 33-34 with the Gaels. Expectations within the post-Rick Pitino section in New Rochelle obtained actually excessive, actually quick, however nonetheless: fairly harsh stuff. New Orleans Pelicans assistant Dan Geriot, who performed at Richmond, is yet one more NBA-to-college rent, which has turn out to be the pattern on this yr’s cycle.
IU Indy fired Corsaro for trigger on Might 13 after an investigation decided “Corsaro’s conduct didn’t meet the college’s values and requirements concerning the remedy of pupil athletes.” Corsaro denied the college’s claims and introduced he intends to pursue authorized channels to push again on a smear towards his popularity. Corsaro was at IU Indy for one season.
The 76-year-old Philly legend retired after almost 50 years in faculty basketball teaching. Dunphy gained greater than 600 video games and is among the many preferred and achieved coaches within the storied historical past of Philadelphia basketball. La Salle’s program is among the many extra cash-strapped on the multi-bid-league stage. Nichols obtained the nod after just a few low-major coaches from the northeast have been closely regarded into. La Salle has made one NCAA tourney previously 33 years.
The Bisons needed to scurry after Acuff was employed by Samford, which opened as a result of Bucky McMillan obtained an opportunity at Texas A&M. Lipscomb gained the ASUN this season and was a No. 14 seed within the NCAA Event. Carroll is one of some D-II hires this cycle, although he has Lipscomb ties. He coached Trevecca Nazarene College the previous two seasons, however was with the Bisons from 2019-23 as an assistant.
The Lancers promoted Thomas after Aldrich left after seven seasons (and two NCAA tourney appearances) to be the highest assistant underneath Ryan Odom at Virginia.
After a 15-year run that included two Solar Belt auto bids (2014, 2023), Marlin was fired in December. After some wait-and-see and some tussles with contract negotiations, Louisiana obtained White to the end line. He is 44 and been able to run a program for just a few years now after spending the previous eight with Kelvin Sampson. An enormous get for the Ragin’ Cajuns.
Richard started his time as coach of the Warhawks within the Solar Belt in 2010, however he was by no means been in a position to break by and make the NCAAs. Program final made the Large Dance in 1996. Cunningham was employed from inside; he beforehand was a head coach at Troy from 2013-19.
With Wade off to NC State, Baylor assistant Invoice Armstrong was subsequent in line to educate these Cowboys. This system will look to maintain the momentum it constructed over the previous two years and keep atop the Southland.
Prohm’s second go-round with the Racers wasn’t fruitful. He resigned following Murray State’s loss to Bradley, leaving with a 45-52 document in three years. Phrase within the Missouri Valley is Murray State is able to make investments extra money into its program than another faculty in that league for the 2025-26 season. Miller, a Creighton who has been within the operating in recent times at various jobs, beat out a litany of power-conference assistants.
DeChellis introduced his retirement on March 19, stepping away from Navy after 14 seasons and 196 wins. DeChellis was additionally a head coach beforehand at East Tennessee State and Penn State, totaling for 29 seasons and 415 wins, making him one in every of simply seven coaches energetic this previous season with not less than 100 wins at three faculties. Perry was promoted from inside. He is spent the previous 12 years with the varsity.
Pitino leaving was inevitable. He had an excessive amount of curiosity from too many roles, and importantly, New Mexico will quickly be in a Mountain West that features the likes of Hawaii, UC Davis and UTEP. This system has good custom, an awesome residence setting and supportive neighborhood. However its league affiliation is about for a downgrade. That is nonetheless a top quality job, however it is going to be fascinating to see if it could stay on the identical tier. Olen is a very nice get after what he did at UC San Diego in this system’s change to D-I.
Driscoll left to be the affiliate head coach at Kansas State. He and Jerome Tang have been extraordinarily shut relationship again to their time as assistants underneath Scott Drew at Baylor. Driscoll spent 16 years at UNF and is this system’s winningest coach (248-264). He took UNF to the 2015 NCAA Event and gained 4 ASUN championships. Driscoll’s choice has turn out to be a small pattern previously two seasons, as mid-major coaches face an rising uphill battle within the portal. Kennen, who has been at UNF simply so long as Driscoll, will function interim for 2025-26.
The Imply Inexperienced misplaced Hodge to West Virginia, and previous to that, Grant McCasland to Texas Tech. Now Robinson will depart Cleveland State to maintain UNT as a top-four program within the American Athletic Convention. The brand will change for him, however his main wardrobe shade scheme will not.
A semi-surprise, as Springmann solely made it two seasons earlier than getting sacked. The Golden Eagles went 7-23 this yr and sunk to the underside of the Summit League. Barnett most just lately was on Darian DeVries’ employees at West Virginia, however served underneath Steve Alford at Nevada and UCLA previous to that.
It was a decade for Donahue in Philly, with the Quakers making the NCAAs in 2018. This season was the worst but, with Penn going 8-19 and ending No. 292 at KenPom. Fran McCaffery is an alum, and at 65, is the man in Philly. That is an fascinating late-career cease for the previous Iowa coach.
The Highlanders had 4 years with Nichols (off to La Salle), which totaled a 68-63 document on the Large South program. The varsity has made three NCAA Tournaments since 1998. Chu is a head-turning rent; he wasn’t even thought of to be within the preliminary checklist of finalists for the job. The 34-year-old SMU assistant beforehand hung out within the analytics departments of the Indiana Pacers and Dallas Mavericks.
David Patrick resigned final Might (and ultimately joined Matt McMahon’s employees at LSU), which led to Czepil being the interim. The Hornets completed the common season 7-24. Bibby, the longtime Sacramento Kings guard, has accepted the job. Utterly out of left area.
It is a downer: Saint Francis simply made the NCAAs for the primary time since 1991. Lower than per week faraway from its exit, the varsity introduced it might be transitioning to D-III, a mirrored image of the fact of the place D-I athletics is heading within the revenue-sharing period. Krimmel introduced his retirement in near-conjunction with the varsity’s announcement. I used to be available for Saint Francis’ win within the NEC title recreation and wrote about Krimmel’s superior story . Take the time to learn that if you have not but; it was one in every of my favourite tales to do within the ultimate two months of the season.
Fairly good work right here by AD Martin Newton, who misplaced an excellent younger coach however changed him with a man who simply took Lipscomb to the NCAA Event. Samford is getting Acuff after three straight seasons of 20-plus wins, too.
Henderson spent the previous six seasons with the Jackrabbits and took SDSU to the NCAAs in 2024 and 2022. With him going to Drake, this system promoted his long-time assistant, Petersen, to run the present in Brookings.
Keller coached SFA for almost 9 seasons and gained 18 or extra video games in six of these years. He was fired in January. He additionally was chargeable for one of many greatest upsets in faculty basketball historical past, when his Lumberjacks workforce upset No. 1 Duke in November of 2019 . Braueuer comes through Texas Tech, however his ties inside Texas date again to being on Grant McCasland’s employees at North Texas as nicely.
After 5 seasons and 89 wins within the Large West, Magpayo is transferring cross-country to take a job within the A-10 at Fordham. UC Riverside is among the least-funded faculties within the West. Powerful gig at a spot that is been D-I since 2000 however by no means made the NCAAs. Argenal spent the previous two seasons at D-II Cal State San Bernardino and was an assistant underneath Eric Musselman at Arkansas previous to that.
With Olen going to New Mexico following a 30-5 season and Large West title, Allard was the decide to advertise from inside. He is an alum as well. UCSD was one thing of a revelation this season and it will be fascinating to see if the Tritons can proceed to be a mid-major drive, post-Olen.
The Runnin’ Rebels went 18-15 this season, falling within the Mountain West quarterfinals to Utah State. Vegas by no means made an NCAA Event underneath Kruger’s watch, and past that, by no means had a season the place it completed higher than 73rd at KenPom. The varsity will not be in an excellent monetary scenario, and sources stated just a few candidates concerned walked away not that enthused, given the challenges forward. Pastner was pushing for this job for just a few weeks, and his expertise operating Memphis and Georgia Tech gave him an edge.
A tragic inclusion to the tracker, as Abdur-Rahim tragically died within the preseason at 43 , resulting in Ben Fletcher serving because the interim head coach over the previous four-plus months. Abdur-Rahim was a rising star. The American Athletic Convention named Abdur-Rahim its Honorary Coach of the Yr for 2024-25. Hodgson comes over on a six-year deal after two years with Arkansas State. If he continues on his trajectory, USF can be within the prime three of the American in not more than two years.
VCU is among the finest mid-major jobs within the nation, and since it is that, it is liable to teaching turnover at a fee that is extra unstable that the majority different faculties. However this can be a actually good job with one of many strongest home-court setting and fan bases you may discover in faculty hoops. With Odom gone, VCU AD Ed McLaughlin picked his 1b choice after his 1a (Richard Pitino) went to Xavier. Martelli Jr. went 43-25 the previous two seasons with Bryant within the America East.