Martelli earned the full-time job near the beginning of the season. Bryant had a big win at FAU in November. The Bulldogs finished third in the America East with a record of 19 wins and 12 losses.
Smith won just 30 games in five seasons. This is the bottom job in the Big West.
The Golden Griffins parted ways with Witherspoon after eight seasons. I haven't danced on this program since 1996 and 1957 before that.
The Bears went 9-23 in Boone's fourth and final season, failing to qualify for the ASUN tournament. The program has been his DI since 2006, but he has not yet qualified for the NCAA Tournament. This position is expected to be filled by the end of the week.
The Buccaneers were sticking with Nimley. Nimley was promoted to full-time following a 10-19 season and the retirement of Radebaugh, who had led the program for the past 18 seasons. Bucks hasn't danced since 1997.
After Bob Huggins resigned, Ellis became the winningest active coach in the game, but then chose to retire in December. This line from Coastal Carolina's press release puts his underrated 49-year career into perspective: “With 831 NCAA wins, Ellis ranks ninth in Division I men's basketball history for wins. Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Boeheim, Bob Huggins, Jim Calhoun, Roy Williams, Bob Knight, Dean Smith, Adolph Rupp.'' As for Gray, he was a Western He came by way of Carolina and went 51-47 in three seasons in a tough job as a top-two player in the SoCon.
After eight seasons in Ithaca, New York, the Big Red job opened up after Earl took the William & Mary job. The obvious move here is to promote alumnus and associate head coach John Jacks from within.
The Titans finished with 1 win and 31 losses, the worst winning percentage in DI. One person wins? IUPUI also fired its coach. Davis lasted six seasons, but never won more than 14 games.
The industry fully expected DeVries to move on to a bigger job after leading Drake to his third NCAA Tournament. This is not a good program historically. We need to ensure recruitment to avoid a steep decline in the Missouri Valley.
Dambro announced that he would retire after the team's NCAA Tournament run. D'Ambrot won four games in four days, leading the Dukes to their first Atlantic 10 title since 1977 and a 57-51 victory over VCU in the A-10 title game. D'Ambrot is perhaps best known for coaching NBA superstar LeBron James during his time at St. Vincent and Saint Louis University. From 1998 he attended Mary High School until 2001.
Young resigned in October under mysterious circumstances, which the university has not disclosed. Chris Casey became interim coach and did a good job under pressure. He was officially promoted earlier this week. The Stags are 20-11 and are the favorites to win the MAAC automatic bid.
This was made public/official shortly after the Bulldogs lost to Utah State in the MW quarterfinals on Thursday. Hutson's contract is up and he will be moving on after six seasons. Compared to other teams in the league right now, that's a tough task.
The Rattlers have decided not to renew McCollum's contract after he compiled a 67-133 record in seven seasons in the SWAC. The school last joined the NCAA in 2007.
As expected, May moved on. One of the leading candidates for the job is Kyle Church, who served as Maye's top assistant at FAU and would ideally be promoted internally to prevent a complete roster wipeout. However, I expect Brian White to take a mid-level tour and meet with several current head coaches before making his decision. I doubt anything will be done by Tuesday.
The Bulldogs are biding their time after Tim Craft was courted by Western Carolina.
After 15 years, things have changed for Hampton, which won three NCAA championships in 2016 under Joyner. The Pirates won nine games this season, their second in the CAA after being promoted from the Big South. Thomas, a longtime assistant under Ed Cooley, agreed and came over from Georgetown.
A major changing of the guard in the Southland Conference. Houston Christian (formerly Houston Baptist) has been coached by Cottrell since his 1990, when the program was reinstated as his NAIA school. Cottrell spent his 33 seasons with the program, winning 524 games.
Crenshaw won just 14 games in three seasons, but this is a basement job in the Horizon League and will take years to become remotely viable in that conference.
What a story! Monzon, who has coached The Beach since 2007, told CBS Sports that the break was mutual and that he initiated the split. “I asked for a meeting today. I have no intention of retiring if the right person is found, but after 17 years, the program needs a new voice and I need a new challenge.” After that. Monson will try to avoid coaching in the Big West's final game on Thursday against No. 2 seed Arizona in the Big West.
Hardy resigned Friday after six seasons and a 66-110 record. The Greyhounds had their lowest record of the season under Coach Hardy, finishing with 7 wins and 25 losses.
Gary, a former Purdue assistant, coached the Bears for five seasons, but since leaving ASUN in 2014, he has hovered around .500 every year in the SoCon, yet to have a 20-win season. Mr. Ridder was recruited from UT Martin.
This was not surprising. Ford lasted six seasons, but he never made it out of the Missouri Valley and into the NCAAs. The school last competed in the Big Dance in 1999. A notable name here is D-II Northwest Missouri State coach Ben McCollum. He is a four-time All-American and has provided multiple DI coaching opportunities over the past three years.
Jones retired in late February but had not coached since December due to multiple health issues. ODU wasted little time in hiring his much-touted replacement. University of Maryland assistant Mike Jones has long-standing ties to the D.C. area after coaching him for 19 years at DeMartha High School. He is also an ODU alumnus. It's an easy choice.
This had been expected for months. Perry won 29 games in three seasons replacing Damon Stoudemire. This is considered the worst job in WCC. The Tigers would like to acquire a young offensive helper from the high-major ranks.
Another West Coast Conference position is also available. Romar was an unknown coach for six years, compiling a record of 117 wins and 156 losses. There are few campuses better to live on than here, so even if we haven't made the NCAA Tournament in 22 years, this job will attract talent. Eastern Washington coach David Riley has been frequently talked about for the job. In some cases, it can be a smokescreen for another candidate.
Rice fired Pera after seven seasons in Houston, his highest point coming in 2022-23 when the Owls went 19-16. Early names for the job include Longwood coach Griff Aldrich, former Georgia Tech coach Josh Pastner, Florida assistant Karlin Hartman and Xavier assistant Adam Cohen.
SLU fired Ford shortly after the team's season ended in the A-10 tournament. He was there for eight seasons and made one NCAA Tournament appearance. Many industry insiders believe that the program has underperformed relative to its potential for decades. Names involved here include Josh Schertz, Blake Ahern, and Chris Mack.
The Saints fired Macchiariello after a 4-28 season, which resulted in the program finishing 357th out of 362 teams in KenPom. However, he had a batting average above .500 in his first four seasons. It's a tough task, especially considering they could have taken the Saints to the NCAAs in 2020 had the tournament been held. From 1997 to 1987, the average Siena coach stayed at the school for 3.9 seasons.
Rumors grew last month that Mullins would take the coaching job in March. That proved to be true after losing to UIC in the first round of the Missouri Valley Tournament. The SIU graduate left with an 86-68 record in five seasons, but did not make the NCAA Tournament. Who gets this? Some interesting names have surfaced. That's a solid MVC gig.
Ridder, who has been at UT Martin for the past three seasons, will take Mercer's vacant job, according to multiple reports. He will be the Skyhawks' fifth coach in 10 seasons.
Jakuric had a solid reputation as a defensive tactician when he joined the team, but he left after four seasons with a record of 47 wins and 70 losses. The Flames moved from the Horizon League to the Missouri Valley in Jakulich's third year as coach, but went 8-32 in league play. This program has been a victim of his cycle in the transfer portal over the past two years. The school should complete the search by the end of the week.
The Roadrunner is now on the market a year after its stay at AAC. The last time the program selected him for the NCAAs was in 2011.
Figger was released by UTRGV after posting a 29-65 record in three seasons. The Vaqueros were 6-25 this season. It was an easy hook, but it happened just as the show decided to leave the WAC and head to the Southland region after 11 seasons.
Job openings create countless domino effects every year, and that's exactly what happened here. Gray left for Coastal Carolina, leading to changes in Western Carolina. Tim Craft comes after playing Gardner-Webb for 11 seasons.
Fisher had an overall record of 55-90 as William & Mary's coach. He will be replaced by Earle, who went 96-103 in eight seasons at Cornell University.
