Sports The college basketball coaching carousel is revving up.
Here’s a put a question to at who’s in and who’s out.
March 24 Xavier hiring Richard Pitino
Xavier is planning to rent Fresh Mexico head coach Richard Pitino as its next head coach, in accordance a fable confirmed by FOX Sports’ John Fanta. Pitino led Mexico to a 27-7 file within the customary season and a first-rate-round bag over Marquette within the NCAA Tournament.
UNLV plans to rent Josh Pastner
Josh Pastner, who previously had stints at Memphis and Georgia Tech, is finalizing a address UNLV to alter into its next head coach, essentially based on ESPN. The Runnin’ Rebels parted systems with Kevin Kruger earlier this month.
Pastner has guided his groups to the NCAA Tournament five instances in his 14 seasons as a head coach: every 365 days from 2011-14 with Memphis and in 2021 with Georgia Tech. He has been working in TV since George Tech fired him following the 2022-23 season.
The 47-365 days-feeble Pastner has a profession file of 276-187. UNLV has not made the Abundant Dance since 2012-13.
Sacramento Articulate to rent Mike Bibby
Aged NBA fundamental person Mike Bibby, who performed eight seasons for the Sacramento Kings, signed a deal to alter into Sacramento Articulate College’s next men’s basketball coach on Monday, per ESPN. After retiring from the NBA in 2013, Bibby turn out to be to a profession of coaching, starting up his contain AAU membership known as “Team Bibby.”
Bibby, 46, also spent six years as an assistant at Shadow Mountain Excessive College in Phoenix, Arizona, the build he performed as a pupil. He hasn’t coached in excessive faculty, even supposing, since 2019 and the Hornets’ salvage 22 situation will be Bibby’s first job ever at a college program.
The Hornets (7-25 total, 3-15 Abundant Sky) performed in closing salvage 22 situation within the Abundant Sky convention this season, and contain had lawful one a hit season since 2015.
That being acknowledged, Sacramento Articulate has been aggressive in its push to make stronger its athletic division not too long within the past. They are a candidate to affix the modern-stumble on Pac-12 convention. The college is slated to initiate a modern basketball facility on campus next descend. And now they’ve employed Bibby to dash their program.
Minnesota to rent Colorado Articulate ‘s Niko Medved
Hours after almost coaching Colorado Articulate to the Candy 16, Medved is headed to Minnesota to be the subsequent head coach of the Gophers, FOX Sports’ John Fanta reported Monday.
Medved, 51, has helped form Colorado Articulate regarded as a number of the tip non-energy convention packages within the nation over the closing few seasons. The Rams contain made the NCAA Tournament in three of the past four years, a hit the Mountain West Conference Tournament earlier in March. They also won their first NCAA Tournament sport in 12 years, upsetting fifth-seeded Memphis within the Spherical of 64. Colorado Articulate was lawful seconds a long way from advancing to the Candy 16 on Sunday, however Maryland drained a shot at the buzzer to beat the Rams.
Now, Medved will head assist home. The Minneapolis native will be tasked with turning around a Minnesota program that hasn’t made the NCAA Tournament since 2019. Ben Johnson struggled in his four-365 days stint as Minnesota’s head coach, posting a shedding file in three seasons — including a 15-17 file this past season. Here is Medved’s fourth head coaching gig. He previously coached at Furman and Drake, holding a 222-172 profession file over 12 years.
Iowa to rent Drake ‘s Ben McCollum as head coach
Iowa has reportedly agreed to a address Ben McCollum, an Iowa Metropolis native, to alter into its next head coach. McCollum, who lawful completed his first 365 days at Drake, has been regarded as a number of the winningest coaches in all of faculty basketball over the final decade, regardless of division. He coached Northwest Missouri Articulate to four Division II titles, a hit four Division II tournaments in a five-match span between 2017-22. He boasted a 395-91 total file all through his 15-365 days tenure as its head coach.
Drake tabbed McCollum to exchange Darian DeVries after he left for West Virginia closing offseason. McCollum persisted the success Drake had below DeVries while taking this system to modern heights in his lone season at the helm. He led the Bulldogs to their first customary-season Missouri Valley Conference title in six seasons sooner than helping them bag their third straight convention match title. He coached 11th-seeded Drake to an upset over sixth-seeded Missouri within the NCAA Tournament, marking this system’s first day out to the Spherical of 32 since the match topic was expanded to 64 groups in 1985.
Drake’s match dash ended Saturday with a loss to Third-seeded Texas Tech. Following the game, McCollum sidestepped questions about his future. Following a 31-4 season, McCollum turn out to be regarded as one of faculty basketball’s top coaching commodities. He was rumored to be a a lot candidate for the Villanova job as properly. Iowa has uncared for the match the past two seasons, going 17-16 this 365 days. Longtime coach Fran McCaffrey was brushed off for that reason.
March 23 Texas to rent Xavier’s Sean Miller after firing Rodney Terry
It didn’t take long for Texas to salvage its Rodney Terry exchange. Roughly an hour after it was reported that Terry was performed as the Longhorns’ head coach, they contain been ready to poach Sean Miller a long way from Xavier, FOX Sports’ John Fanta confirmed. The Austin American-Statesman was the foremost to confirm the news.
Miller was seen as an early frontrunner for the job, essentially based on Fanta. In his 2d stint as Xavier’s head coach, Miller helped the Musketeers change into competitive as soon as more within the Abundant East. They reached the NCAA Tournament in two of his three seasons all through his 2d stint as head coach, making the Candy 16 within the 2022-23 season and a hit a First Four sport this 365 days sooner than shedding within the Spherical of 64.
In his first stint at Xavier, Miller emerged as regarded as a number of the tip head coaches within the nation. He led Xavier to four straight NCAA Tournaments over his five-365 days stint (2004-09), making it to the Elite Eight in regarded as such a seasons. That helped him bag the Arizona job in 2009, the build he made the Elite Eight three more instances. Arizona was persistently amongst regarded as a number of the single groups within the Pac-12 all through Miller’s time there, however he was fired following the 2020-21 season as this system had been all for a federal investigation taking a put a question to into corruption in college basketball. The NCAA at closing charged Miller with five Stage I violations.
As for Terry, he turn out to be Texas’ head coach on an length in-between foundation all during the 2022-23 season, changing Chris Beard after he was fired attributable to a home violence arrest. He went 22-8 within the 30 video games he coached for Texas that 365 days, helping the Longhorns bag the Abundant 12 Tournament sooner than reaching the Elite Eight.
That dash caused Texas to take away the length in-between imprint from Terry’s title, however it served as the excessive level all through his tenure in Austin. Texas went 21-13 within the 2023-24 season, finishing tied for seventh within the Abundant 12 standings sooner than getting knocked out within the Spherical of 32 within the NCAA Tournament.
In 2024-25, Texas struggled to bag acclimated into the SEC in its first 365 days within the convention. It went 6-12 in convention play, finishing tied for 13th within the SEC. At 19-15, Texas was peaceful ready to form the NCAA Tournament, however it lost within the First Four to Xavier.
March 21 Virginia hires Ryan Odom, who led UMBC to the 16 vs. 1 upset in 2018, as its next coach
VCU’s Ryan Odom has agreed to alter into the subsequent head coach at Virginia, sources told FOX Sports’ John Fanta. Odom has spent the past two seasons with the Rams however is presumably only known for his five-365 days stint at UMBC. In 2018, the Retrievers pulled off regarded as a number of the ideal upsets in sports activities historical past when they turn out to be the foremost No. 16 seed in men’s match historical past to beat a No. 1 seed. That No. 1 seed was, consider that, Virginia.
Odom left UMBC for Utah Articulate in 2021 and stayed with the Aggies for two seasons sooner than taking the job with VCU. He went a blended 96-46 over the closing four years.
Earlier within the month, the Cavaliers decided to transfer on from Ron Sanchez, who was the length in-between head coach this past season after Tony Bennett’s retirement. Virginia uncared for out on the NCAA Tournament this 365 days.
March 20 Campbell hires Florida assistant John Andrzejek as next head coach
Andrzejek is taking on as the head coach at Campbell, the faculty announced. He spent the past two seasons at UF, helping the Gators assemble their first SEC championship since 2014 and a No. 1 seed in this 365 days’s NCAA match.
March 19 North Carolina Articulate hiring McNeese ‘s Will Wade as next head coach
NC Articulate has its next head coach, coming to terms on an agreement with Wade, OG Media reported. The agreement between the two aspects fell on the eve of McNeese’s Spherical of 64 matchup within the 2025 NCAA Tournament, the build the 12th-seeded Cowboys will take on fifth-seeded Clemson. Wade, 42, has long gone 49-8 in his two seasons at McNeese, main the Cowboys to the match in 2024. He previously coached at Chattanooga, VCU and LSU, reaching the NCAA Tournament five instances in seven seasons with the latter two colleges. His time at LSU came to an end in 2022 after the NCAA served a peer of allegations in step with its investigation over reported recruiting violations.
Kevin Keatts was fired as NC Articulate’s coach earlier on March 9, marking an abrupt end to an eight-365 days tenure coming not as a lot as a 365 days after the Wolfpack’s fabulous dash to the ACC championship and the Final Four. Keatts’ squad went 12-19 this season. He went 151-113 all-time, including 69-84 in ACC play and earned three NCAA Tournament bids.
Navy head coach Ed DeChellis retires
DeChellis announced that he’s retiring from coaching after 14 seasons as head coach of the Midshipmen and 29 years as a head coach in total. “It has been a great honor to serve at the Naval Academy and I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to coach so many exceptional young men,” DeChellis acknowledged in a press liberate. Navy went 15-19 total and 10-8 in Patriot League play this season, apt for fifth within the convention. The Midshipmen went a blended 196-230 below DeChellis over 14 seasons. He was previously the head coach for Penn Articulate and East Tennessee Articulate.
March 18 Indiana hires Darian DeVries as next head coach
The Hoosiers employed DeVries as their modern head coach, faculty officials announced. DeVries spent this past season as West Virginia’s head coach. He spent the previous six at Drake. DeVries replaces frail Indiana fundamental person Mike Woodson, who announced closing month he would possibly well perchance well be stepping down at the end of his fourth season in cost of the Hoosiers.
March 17 Iona fires head coach Tobin Anderson
The Gaels fired Anderson lawful two years after he replaced Rick Pitino as the faculty’s coach. They made the announcement two days after shedding within the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference title sport and missing out on an NCAA Tournament picture. That dropped the Gaels to 17-17 this season after going 16-17 in Anderson’s first season.
March 15 UNLV fires head coach Kevin Kruger
The Runnin’ Rebels are transferring on from Kruger after four seasons. UNLV went 18-15 total and 11-9 in Mountain West play this season, apt for sixth within the convention. It lost to Utah Articulate within the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Tournament. UNLV went a blended 76-55 below Kruger and never made the NCAA Tournament.
Villanova fires head coach Kyle Neptune
The Wildcats, who lost to UConn within the quarterfinal round of the Abundant East Tournament, are transferring on from Neptune after three seasons. Villanova went 19-14 total and 11-19 in Abundant East play this season, apt for sixth within the convention. The Wildcats went a blended 54-47 below Neptune, who replaced frail head coach and two-time national champion Jay Wright. Neptune was the head coach at Fordham for the 2021-22 season sooner than turning into Villanova’s head coach and was an assistant coach below Wright at Villanova from 2013-21.
March 14 Iowa fires head coach Fran McCaffery
The Hawkeyes are transferring on from McCaffery after 15 seasons. They went 17-16 total and 7-13 in Abundant Ten play this season, apt for a five-capacity tie for 12th within the convention. Iowa lost to Illinois within the 2d round of the Abundant Ten Tournament on Thursday. The Hawkeyes went a blended 297-207 below McCaffery, highlighted by one Abundant Ten Tournament title and seven NCAA Tournament appearances.
March 13 Minnesota fires head coach Ben Johnson
Following its loss to Northwestern within the foremost round of the Abundant Ten Tournament, Minnesota decided to section systems with Johnson. The Golden Gophers went 15-17 total and 7-13 in Abundant Ten play this season, finishing in a five-capacity tie for 12th within the convention. Johnson, who performed his final two seasons of collegiate ball with the Golden Gophers (2002-03, 2003-04), had been Minnesota’s head coach the past four seasons, with this system going a blended 56-71 and posting one a hit season (2023-24).
March 12 Virginia transferring on from length in-between coach Ron Sanchez
Following its loss to Georgia Tech within the 2d round of the ACC Tournament, Virginia announced that it wouldn’t defend Sanchez. The Cavaliers went 15-17 total and eight-12 in ACC play this season, finishing in a tie for ninth salvage 22 situation within the convention. Sanchez, who was on Virginia’s coaching team from 2009-18 and 2023-25, was named length in-between coach rapidly sooner than the 2024-25 season following the abrupt retirement of longtime coach Tony Bennett.
March 11 Arizona Articulate retains head coach Bobby Hurley
ASU is anticipated to follow Hurley for the 2025-26 season, which would possibly well perchance well be his 11th 365 days within the salvage 22 situation. The Sun Devils entered March 11 at 13-18 total this season and 4-16 in Abundant 12 play, 15th salvage 22 situation within the convention. Arizona Articulate is a blended 168-149 below Hurley, highlighted by three NCAA Tournament appearances.
March 6 Utah employed Dallas Mavericks assistant coach Alex Jensen
Jensen, a frail Utes participant below Rick Majerus, was Utah’s top target and replaces Craig Smith, who was fired on February 24 in his fourth season. Jensen has been an NBA assistant coach for 12 seasons. He spent 10 years with the Utah Jazz sooner than joining Dallas in 2023.
March 5 Miami (Fla.) hires Jai Lucas as next head coach
Lucas, 36, is in his third season as an assistant at Duke — coming in when Jon Scheyer took over in 2022. He performed out the 2024-25 customary season with the Blue Devils however left for Miami sooner than the postseason started. Lucas, who agreed to a five-365 days deal, is decided to alter into the ACC’s youngest head coach. He inherits a team within the course of regarded as one of its worst seasons in program historical past, one which noticed legendary longtime coach Jim Larranaga step down midseason.
The Associated Press contributed to this fable.
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