2018 College Basketball Coaching Carousel

[bostonfan]

Mar 22, 2018 7:26:10 GMT -5 iowa80 said:

Didn't Hurley make some speech on his commitment to URI after the rumors about him coming here? Gotta love these guys.
3.1 million a year at UConn.

I don't blame Hurley, or any of these coaches, for taking a more prestigious or better paying job. I just wish they would refrain from all the talk about how committed they are to a certain school or group of players and then leaving in a few months or a year for the next best job. It just makes them look phony.

I know the press asks the questions but it would be better if they could find a way of just not answering.

[EtomicB]

Found this interesting & kinda funny..

[iowa80]

Any word on David Cox going with Hurley? Could he move up at URI?

[boxout05]

AAC will be a much better conference in a few years if Penny and Hurley can stand up Memphis and UConn to go along with Cincy, Wichita State, whatever random team will be good year-to-year.

[BigmanU]

Mar 22, 2018 10:13:17 GMT -5 boxout05 said:

AAC will be a much better conference in a few years if Penny and Hurley can stand up Memphis and UConn to go along with Cincy, Wichita State, whatever random team will be good year-to-year.

Unfortunately, I agree with this.

[hoyaboya]

Mar 22, 2018 10:05:31 GMT -5 iowa80 said:

Any word on David Cox going with Hurley? Could he move up at URI?

Corey Evans
@coreyevans_10
Would expect David Cox to be a heavy favorite for Rhode Island opening now. Critical to recent recruiting success including top mid-major class this winter. Cupboard far from bare next year at URI

[hoyaboya]

Mar 22, 2018 9:59:50 GMT -5 EtomicB said:

Found this interesting & kinda funny..

After losing out on Dan Hurley to UConn, Pittsburgh is now talking to Buffalo coach Nate Oats and Washington coach Mike Hopkins, multiple sources told ZAGSBLOG.

www.zagsblog.com/2018/03/22/pittsburgh-talking-to-buffalo-coach-nate-oats/

[the_way]

Mar 22, 2018 10:13:17 GMT -5 boxout05 said:

AAC will be a much better conference in a few years if Penny and Hurley can stand up Memphis and UConn to go along with Cincy, Wichita State, whatever random team will be good year-to-year.

Don't forget Houston.

[hoyaboya]

There is a lot of work to be done in Storrs, but Hurley is capable of engineering a swift turnaround at UConn.

Hurley's final URI staff included former UConn assistant Tom Moore, who should be able to give Hurley the lay of the land. In terms of ace recruiters, Hurley's addition of former AAU coach Ty Boswell paid immediate dividends at Rhode Island. Boswell has a close relationship with Huskies' star Jalen Adams, which can only help if there's any hope of Adams returning for the 2018-19 season. Looking forward, Boswell’s former AAU team remains chock full of talent and boasts arguably the best freshman in America in Terrence Clark. Look for the Huskies to develop a pipeline into that program in the years ahead.

David Cox, Hurley's associate head coach this past season, is expected to be heavily in the mix to fill now vacant position at URI. If Cox remains at Rhode Island, look for Hurley’s final assistant spot to go to someone with ties from outside of New England due to the geographical reach of the AAC.

basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/news/what-is-uconn-getting-in-dan-hurley-

[hoyaboya]

Mar 22, 2018 11:14:56 GMT -5 the_way said:

Mar 22, 2018 10:13:17 GMT -5 boxout05 said:

AAC will be a much better conference in a few years if Penny and Hurley can stand up Memphis and UConn to go along with Cincy, Wichita State, whatever random team will be good year-to-year.

Don't forget Houston.

Don't want to go overboard, but if somehow the Big East loses Chris Mack to Louisville and Kevin Willard to Pitt, this could go down as a really bad offseason for the Big East, particularly compared to the AAC.

[the_way]

Mar 22, 2018 11:21:05 GMT -5 hoyaboya said:

Mar 22, 2018 11:14:56 GMT -5 the_way said:

Don't forget Houston.

Don't want to go overboard, but if somehow the Big East loses Chris Mack to Louisville and Kevin Willard to Pitt, this could go down as a really bad offseason for the Big East, particularly compared to the AAC.

Well, we still have some solid teams and coaches.

Plus, given Xavier's track record of coaching hires, they usually make a good hire that wins consistently. It is known as the stepping stone job.

Seton Hall on the other hand is a different story. If they were to slide, it wouldn't spell doom for the conference

[boxout05]

Mar 22, 2018 11:14:56 GMT -5 the_way said:

Mar 22, 2018 10:13:17 GMT -5 boxout05 said:

AAC will be a much better conference in a few years if Penny and Hurley can stand up Memphis and UConn to go along with Cincy, Wichita State, whatever random team will be good year-to-year.

Don't forget Houston.

Thought about them, but they've been good one year (and who knows if Kelvin Sampson texts them into NCAA violations). Would have said the same about SMU a few years ago, Temple makes tourneys...those aren't the teams that concern me though.

[the_way]

Mar 22, 2018 11:46:35 GMT -5 boxout05 said:

Mar 22, 2018 11:14:56 GMT -5 the_way said:

Don't forget Houston.

Thought about them, but they've been good one year (and who knows if Kelvin Sampson texts them into NCAA violations). Would have said the same about SMU a few years ago, Temple makes tourneys...those aren't the teams that concern me though.

They've been improving each year he has been there.

As long as he is there, they will be a factor.

But you are right, he can coach as well as he cheats.

[hoyasaxa2003]

Mar 22, 2018 13:11:01 GMT -5 @kmdhoya said:

Mar 22, 2018 11:21:05 GMT -5 hoyaboya said:

Don't want to go overboard, but if somehow the Big East loses Chris Mack to Louisville and Kevin Willard to Pitt, this could go down as a really bad offseason for the Big East, particularly compared to the AAC.

Pittsburgh wouldn't be interested in Kevin Willard. Seton Hall was the biggest disappointment in the Big East this year. How does a mostly senior class of very good players, including Delgado, Carrington, Rodriguez & Powell go 10-9 against Big East teams this year as well as lose to rival Rutgers.

Whoever does take the Pitt job will have to be paid handsomely because he is taking on a complete mess.

It's easy to forget that Willard was pretty close to getting fired before he had the very good 2016 team. The problem with Willard is less that he had a disappointing year, and more that it's unclear how good he really is. It is important to remember that Willard had 5 terrible seasons in the Big East before finally breaking through in 2016. I realize it takes time to build a roster, etc., but much of Seton's Hall success in that period has been on the backs of the Whitehead/Delgado/Rodriguez/Carrington class that is graduating now (obviously Whitehead has been gone).

To Willard's credit he has successfully recruited some other good players, so maybe he's turned the corner and will keep Seton Hall as a solid program - but that is far from assured.

[njhoya78]

Newly added information is in bold. Former Big East Conference head coaches are indicated in italics. Open Division I head coaching positions are indicated by underline. There are presently 22 Division I head coaching vacancies.

ARIZONA (Pacific 12)-- Sean Miller (9 years; 22-6 this season; 242-72 at 'Zona; 312-119 overall) advised his team February 24 that he would not coach in that evening's game at Oregon after being implicated in a discussion to pay a potential recruit, as captured by an FBI wiretap, and was replaced as head coach on an interim basis February 24 by Lorenzo Romar (associate head coach at 'Zona and former head coach at Washington). Miller denied any involvement during a March 1 press conference, and was reinstated as head coach that day.
ARKANSAS LITTLE ROCK (Sun Belt)-- Wes Flanigan (2 years; 7-25 this season; 22-42 at UA Little Rock and overall) was fired March 9.
BRYANT (Northeast)-- Tim O'Shea (10 years; 3-24 this season; 96-206 at Bryant; 216-301 overall) announced his retirement February 11, effective at the end of the season.
CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE (Big West)-- Dennis Cutts (5 years; 5-9 this season; 50-87 at UC Riverside and overall) was fired January 1, replaced as head coach on an interim basis by Justin Bell (associate head coach at UC Riverside), and replaced as head coach March 14 by David Patrick (associate head coach at Texas Christian).
CALIFORNIA STATE NORTHRIDGE (Big West)-- Reggie Theus (5 years; 6-24 this season; 53-105 at CSN; 94-128 overall) was fired March 6, and was replaced as head coach March 12 by Mark Gottfried (former head coach at Murray State, Alabama and North Carolina State).
CHICAGO STATE (Big West)-- Tracy Dildy (8 years; 3-29 this season; 53-188 at CSU and overall) was fired March 12.
COLORADO STATE (Mountain West)-- Larry Eustachy (6 years; 10-14 this season; 121-74 at CSU; 523-330 overall) was placed on administrative leave February 3 after the commencement of an internal investigation January 31 into allegations of misconduct with players, assistant coaches and other staff members, and was replaced as head coach on an interim basis February 3 by Steve Barnes (associate head coach at CSU). Barnes was himself placed on administrative leave February 10 for undisclosed reasons, and was replaced as interim head coach on an interim basis February 10 by Jase Herl (assistant coach at CSU). Eustachy announced February 26 that he was "stepping down" as head coach, in a statement released by CSU; Eustachy will officially remain on administrative leave until June 30, when he will tender his resignation, and was replaced as head coach March 22 by Niko Medved (head coach at Drake).
CONNECTICUT (American)-- Kevin Ollie (6 years; 14-18 this season, 127-79 at UConn and overall) was fired March 10 "for just cause" resulting from an ongoing NCAA investigation into program violations, was replaced as head coach on an interim basis by Raphael Chillious (associate head coach at UConn), and was replaced as head coach March 22 by Dan Hurley (head coach at Rhode Island).
DELAWARE STATE (Mid-Eastern)-- Keith Walker (5 years, including one as an interim head coach; 3-25 this season; 42-91 at DSU and overall) was fired February 22, and replaced as head coach on an interim basis by Keith Johnson (assistant coach at DSU).
DETROIT MERCY (Horizon)-- Bacari Alexander (2 years; 0-1 this season; 8-23 at UDM and overall) was indefinitely suspended for a "personnel matter" November 13, and replaced as head coach on an interim basis November 13 by Jermaine Jackson, Sr. (assistant coach at UDM). Alexander was reinstated as head coach by UDM on December 6, after missing seven games.
DRAKE (Missouri Valley)-- Niko Medved (1 year; 17-17 this season and at Drake; 79-67 overall) resigned March 22 to accept the head coaching position at Colorado State.
EAST CAROLINA (American)-- Jeff Lebo (8 years; 2-4 this season; 116-122 at ECU; 327-277 overall) resigned November 29, and was replaced as head coach on an interim basis November 29 by Michael Perry (assistant coach at ECU).
EASTERN KENTUCKY (Ohio Valley)-- Dan McHale (3 years; 11-20 this season; 38-55 at EKU and overall) was fired February 26, and was replaced as head coach on an interim basis February 26 by Reese Gains (assistant coach at EKU).
EVANSVILLE (Missouri Valley)-- Marty Simmons (11 years; 17-15 this season; 184-175 at UE; 282-248 overall) was fired March 13, and was replaced as head coach March 22 by Walter McCarty (assistant coach at NBA Boston Celtics, and former player with NBA's New York Knickerbockers, Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Clippers).
FLORIDA ATLANTIC (Conference USA)-- Michael Curry (4 years; 12-19 this season; 39-83 at FAU and overall) was fired March 16, and was replaced as head coach March 22 by Dusty May (assistant coach at Florida).
FRESNO STATE (Mountain West)-- Rodney Terry (7 years; 21-11 this season; 126-108 at Fresno) resigned March 12 to accept the head coaching position at Texas El Paso.
GEORGIA (Southeast)-- Mark Fox (9 years; 18-15 this season; 163-133 at UGA; 286-176 overall) was fired March 10, and was replaced as head coach March 15 by Tom Crean (former head coach at Indiana and Marquette).
HIGH POINT (Big South)-- Scott Cherry (9 years; 14-16 this season; 146-134 at HPU and overall) resigned "by mutual agreement" March 7.
INCARNATE WORD (Southland)-- Ken Burmeister (12 years, last five in Division I; 7-21 this season; 74-67 at UIW in Division I and 127-71 at UIW overall; 186-182 overall) was fired March 6, and was replaced as head coach March 21 by Dr. Carson Cunningham (head coach at NAIA Division I Carroll College).
LONGWOOD (Big South)-- Jayson Gee (5 years; 7-26 this season; 42-120 at Longwood; 202-169 overall) resigned March 2.
LOUISVILLE (Atlantic Coast)-- Rick Pitino (16 years; 25-9 this past season; 416-141 at UL; 770-269 overall) was placed on administrative leave, as a prelude to being fired for cause, September 26 after announcement of a Department of Justice investigation into the payment of money by athletic shoe/apparel manufacturers to high school basketball players as facilitated through college basketball coaching staffs members, in which Louisville has been implicated, and was replaced as head coach on an interim basis September 29 by David Padgett (assistant coach at UL); Pitino was fired for cause October 17. Padgett (22-14 this season as interim head coach) was advised March 21 that he will not be considered for the head coaching position he filled this season on an interim basis.
MAINE (America East)-- Bob Walsh (4 years; 6-26 this season; 24-100 at Maine; 228-163 overall) announced March 5 that he would not seek an extension of his expiring four-year contract, and was replaced as head coach March 5 by Richard Barron (special assistant to the Maine director of athletics, and former Maine women's basketball head coach).
MARIST (Metro Atlantic)-- Mike Maker (4 years; 6-25 this season; 28-97 at Marist; 175-129 overall) was fired March 5.
McNEESE STATE (Southland)-- Dave Simmons (12 years; 11-17 this season; 154-212 at McNeese and overall) was fired March 4, and was replaced as head coach March 15 by Heath Schroyer (assistant coach at Brigham Young, and former head coach at Tennessee Martin, Wyoming and Portland State).
MEMPHIS (American)-- Orlando "Tubby" Smith (2 years; 21-13 this season; 40-26 at UofM; 597-302 overall) was fired March 14, and was replaced as head coach March 19 by Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway (entrepreneur active in sports promotional activities in Memphis, and former player with NBA's Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns, New York Knickerbockers and Miami Heat).
MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE (Conference USA)-- Kermit Davis (16 years; 25-7 this season; 332-187 at MTSU; 453-249 overall) resigned March 15 to accept the head coaching position at Mississippi.
MISSISSIPPI (Southeastern)-- Andy Kennedy (12 years; 11-16 this season; 245-155 at Ole Miss; 266-168 overall) announced his resignation February 12, effective at the end of the season. Kennedy announced February 18 that he would step down as head coach immediately rather than at the end of the season, was replaced as head coach on an interim basis February 18 by Tony Madlock (assistant coach at Ole Miss), and was replaced as head coach March 15 by Kermit Davis (head coach at Middle Tennessee State, and former head coach at Idaho and Texas A&M).
MISSOURI STATE (Missouri Valley)-- Paul Lusk (7 years; 18-15 this season; 106-121 at MSU and overall) was fired March 3, and was replaced as head coach March 21 by Dana Ford (head coach at Tennessee State).
NICHOLLS STATE (Southland)-- Richie Riley (2 years; 21-11 this season; 35-28 at Nicholls and overall) resigned March 15 to accept the head coaching position at South Alabama.
NORTH CAROLINA CHARLOTTE (Conference USA)-- Mark Price (3 years; 3-6 this season; 30-42 at UNCC and overall) was fired December 14, and was replaced as head coach on an interim basis December 14 by Houston Fancher (assistant coach at UNCC). Fancher (3-17 this season as interim head coach) was fired March 6, and was replaced as head coach March 19 by Ron Sanchez (associate head coach at Virginia).
PEPPERDINE (West Coast)-- Marty Wilson (8 years, including one as an interim head coach; 4-22 this season; 89-135 at Pepperdine and overall) was informed February 13 that his contract would be terminated at the end of the season, and was replaced as head coach by Lorenzo Romar (associate head coach at Arizona, and former head coach at Pepperdine, Saint Louis and Washington).
PITTSBURGH (Atlantic Coast)-- Kevin Stallings (2 years; 8-24 this season; 24-41 at Pitt; 479-324 overall) was fired March 8.
RHODE ISLAND (Atlantic 10)-- Dan Hurley (6 years; 26-8 this season; 113-82 at URI; 151-105 overall) resigned March 22 to accept the head coaching position at Connecticut.
SAN DIEGO (West Coast)-- Lamont Smith (3 years; 18-12 this season; 36-50 at USD and overall) was placed on administrative leave February 26 after his arrest on suspicion of domestic violence charges, and was replaced as head coach on an interim basis "for the entire post-season" February 26 by Sam Scholl (assistant coach at USD). Smith resigned March 7.
SOUTH ALABAMA (Sun Belt)-- Matthew Graves (5 years; 14-18 this season; 65-96 at USA and overall) was fired March 8, and was replaced as head coach March 15 by Richie Riley (head coach at Nicholls State).
SOUTH CAROLINA UPSTATE (Atlantic Sun)-- Kyle Perry (1 year; 7-25 this season, at Upstate and overall) was fired March 1.
SOUTHERN (Southwest)-- Roman Banks (5 years; 22-13 this past season; 99-67 at SU and overall) resigned March 31 to accept the athletic director position at SU, and was replaced as head coach on an interim basis March 31 by Morris Scott (associate head coach at SU, and former interim head coach at Okaloosa-Walton College, now JUCO Northwest Florida State).
TENNESSEE STATE (Ohio Valley)-- Dana Ford (4 years; 15-15 this season; 57-65 at TSU and overall) resigned March 21 to accept the head coaching position at Missouri State.
TEXAS EL PASO (Conference USA)-- Tim Floyd (8 years; 1-5 this season; 138-99 at UTEP; 444-282 overall) announced his retirement November 27 immediately after a UTEP loss to Lamar, was replaced as head coach on an interim basis November 28 by Phil Johnson (assistant coach at UTEP), and was replaced as head coach March 12 by Rodney Terry (head coach at Fresno State).
UTAH STATE (Mountain West)-- Tim Duryea (3 years; 17-17 this season; 47-49 at USU and overall) was fired March 11.
WESTERN CAROLINA (Southern)-- Larry Hunter (13 years; 13-19 this season; 193-229 at WCU; 397-277 overall) resigned March 4.

[DanMcQ]

www.bostonglobe.com/sports/celtics/2018/03/22/celtics-assistant-walter-mccarty-named-evansville-coach/MRYL5SSpGbGeKviaKIKUsN/story.html

[hoyaboya]

Mar 22, 2018 10:13:17 GMT -5 boxout05 said:

AAC will be a much better conference in a few years if Penny and Hurley can stand up Memphis and UConn to go along with Cincy, Wichita State, whatever random team will be good year-to-year.

Another positive PR story for the AAC - pretty classy move by Gregg Marshall:

"a college coach (Wichita State's Gregg Marshall) put aside his self-interest and allowed an athlete (prized recruit Alex Lomax) a full release from his letter of intent so he could pursue a better fit?"

www.kansas.com/sports/college/wichita-state/article206418999.html

[njhoya78]

Newly added information is in bold. Former Big East Conference head coaches are indicated in italics. Open Division I head coaching positions are indicated by underline. There are presently 23 Division I head coaching vacancies.

ARIZONA (Pacific 12)-- Sean Miller (9 years; 22-6 this season; 242-72 at 'Zona; 312-119 overall) advised his team February 24 that he would not coach in that evening's game at Oregon after being implicated in a discussion to pay a potential recruit, as captured by an FBI wiretap, and was replaced as head coach on an interim basis February 24 by Lorenzo Romar (associate head coach at 'Zona and former head coach at Washington). Miller denied any involvement during a March 1 press conference, and was reinstated as head coach that day.
ARKANSAS LITTLE ROCK (Sun Belt)-- Wes Flanigan (2 years; 7-25 this season; 22-42 at UA Little Rock and overall) was fired March 9.
BRYANT (Northeast)-- Tim O'Shea (10 years; 3-24 this season; 96-206 at Bryant; 216-301 overall) announced his retirement February 11, effective at the end of the season.
CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE (Big West)-- Dennis Cutts (5 years; 5-9 this season; 50-87 at UC Riverside and overall) was fired January 1, replaced as head coach on an interim basis by Justin Bell (associate head coach at UC Riverside), and replaced as head coach March 14 by David Patrick (associate head coach at Texas Christian).
CALIFORNIA STATE NORTHRIDGE (Big West)-- Reggie Theus (5 years; 6-24 this season; 53-105 at CSN; 94-128 overall) was fired March 6, and was replaced as head coach March 12 by Mark Gottfried (former head coach at Murray State, Alabama and North Carolina State).
CHICAGO STATE (Big West)-- Tracy Dildy (8 years; 3-29 this season; 53-188 at CSU and overall) was fired March 12.
COLORADO STATE (Mountain West)-- Larry Eustachy (6 years; 10-14 this season; 121-74 at CSU; 523-330 overall) was placed on administrative leave February 3 after the commencement of an internal investigation January 31 into allegations of misconduct with players, assistant coaches and other staff members, and was replaced as head coach on an interim basis February 3 by Steve Barnes (associate head coach at CSU). Barnes was himself placed on administrative leave February 10 for undisclosed reasons, and was replaced as interim head coach on an interim basis February 10 by Jase Herl (assistant coach at CSU). Eustachy announced February 26 that he was "stepping down" as head coach, in a statement released by CSU; Eustachy will officially remain on administrative leave until June 30, when he will tender his resignation, and was replaced as head coach March 22 by Niko Medved (head coach at Drake).
CONNECTICUT (American)-- Kevin Ollie (6 years; 14-18 this season, 127-79 at UConn and overall) was fired March 10 "for just cause" resulting from an ongoing NCAA investigation into program violations, was replaced as head coach on an interim basis by Raphael Chillious (associate head coach at UConn), and was replaced as head coach March 22 by Dan Hurley (head coach at Rhode Island).
DELAWARE STATE (Mid-Eastern)-- Keith Walker (5 years, including one as an interim head coach; 3-25 this season; 42-91 at DSU and overall) was fired February 22, and replaced as head coach on an interim basis by Keith Johnson (assistant coach at DSU).
DETROIT MERCY (Horizon)-- Bacari Alexander (2 years; 0-1 this season; 8-23 at UDM and overall) was indefinitely suspended for a "personnel matter" November 13, and replaced as head coach on an interim basis November 13 by Jermaine Jackson, Sr. (assistant coach at UDM). Alexander was reinstated as head coach by UDM on December 6, after missing seven games.
DRAKE (Missouri Valley)-- Niko Medved (1 year; 17-17 this season and at Drake; 79-67 overall) resigned March 22 to accept the head coaching position at Colorado State.
EAST CAROLINA (American)-- Jeff Lebo (8 years; 2-4 this season; 116-122 at ECU; 327-277 overall) resigned November 29, and was replaced as head coach on an interim basis November 29 by Michael Perry (assistant coach at ECU).
EASTERN KENTUCKY (Ohio Valley)-- Dan McHale (3 years; 11-20 this season; 38-55 at EKU and overall) was fired February 26, was replaced as head coach on an interim basis February 26 by Reese Gains (assistant coach at EKU), and was replaced as head coach March 23 by A.W. Hamilton (assistant coach at North Carolina State).
EVANSVILLE (Missouri Valley)-- Marty Simmons (11 years; 17-15 this season; 184-175 at UE; 282-248 overall) was fired March 13, and was replaced as head coach March 22 by Walter McCarty (assistant coach at NBA Boston Celtics, and former player with NBA's New York Knickerbockers, Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Clippers).
FLORIDA ATLANTIC (Conference USA)-- Michael Curry (4 years; 12-19 this season; 39-83 at FAU and overall) was fired March 16, and was replaced as head coach March 22 by Dusty May (assistant coach at Florida).
FRESNO STATE (Mountain West)-- Rodney Terry (7 years; 21-11 this season; 126-108 at Fresno) resigned March 12 to accept the head coaching position at Texas El Paso.
GEORGIA (Southeast)-- Mark Fox (9 years; 18-15 this season; 163-133 at UGA; 286-176 overall) was fired March 10, and was replaced as head coach March 15 by Tom Crean (former head coach at Indiana and Marquette).
HIGH POINT (Big South)-- Scott Cherry (9 years; 14-16 this season; 146-134 at HPU and overall) resigned "by mutual agreement" March 7.
INCARNATE WORD (Southland)-- Ken Burmeister (12 years, last five in Division I; 7-21 this season; 74-67 at UIW in Division I and 127-71 at UIW overall; 186-182 overall) was fired March 6, and was replaced as head coach March 21 by Dr. Carson Cunningham (head coach at NAIA Division I Carroll College).
LA SALLE (Atlantic 10)-- Dr. John Giannini (14 years; 13-19 this season; 212-226 at La Salle; 508-375 overall) was fired March 23.
LONGWOOD (Big South)-- Jayson Gee (5 years; 7-26 this season; 42-120 at Longwood; 202-169 overall) resigned March 2.
LOUISVILLE (Atlantic Coast)-- Rick Pitino (16 years; 25-9 this past season; 416-141 at UL; 770-269 overall) was placed on administrative leave, as a prelude to being fired for cause, September 26 after announcement of a Department of Justice investigation into the payment of money by athletic shoe/apparel manufacturers to high school basketball players as facilitated through college basketball coaching staffs members, in which Louisville has been implicated, and was replaced as head coach on an interim basis September 29 by David Padgett (assistant coach at UL); Pitino was fired for cause October 17. Padgett (22-14 this season as interim head coach) was advised March 21 that he will not be considered for the head coaching position he filled this season on an interim basis.
LOYOLA (MARYLAND) (Patriot)-- G.G. Smith (5 years; 9-22 this season; 56-98 at Loyola and overall) resigned March 8.
MAINE (America East)-- Bob Walsh (4 years; 6-26 this season; 24-100 at Maine; 228-163 overall) announced March 5 that he would not seek an extension of his expiring four-year contract, and was replaced as head coach March 5 by Richard Barron (special assistant to the Maine director of athletics, and former Maine women's basketball head coach).
MARIST (Metro Atlantic)-- Mike Maker (4 years; 6-25 this season; 28-97 at Marist; 175-129 overall) was fired March 5.
McNEESE STATE (Southland)-- Dave Simmons (12 years; 11-17 this season; 154-212 at McNeese and overall) was fired March 4, and was replaced as head coach March 15 by Heath Schroyer (assistant coach at Brigham Young, and former head coach at Tennessee Martin, Wyoming and Portland State).
MEMPHIS (American)-- Orlando "Tubby" Smith (2 years; 21-13 this season; 40-26 at UofM; 597-302 overall) was fired March 14, and was replaced as head coach March 19 by Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway (entrepreneur active in sports promotional activities in Memphis, and former player with NBA's Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns, New York Knickerbockers and Miami Heat).
MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE (Conference USA)-- Kermit Davis (16 years; 25-7 this season; 332-187 at MTSU; 453-249 overall) resigned March 15 to accept the head coaching position at Mississippi.
MISSISSIPPI (Southeastern)-- Andy Kennedy (12 years; 11-16 this season; 245-155 at Ole Miss; 266-168 overall) announced his resignation February 12, effective at the end of the season. Kennedy announced February 18 that he would step down as head coach immediately rather than at the end of the season, was replaced as head coach on an interim basis February 18 by Tony Madlock (assistant coach at Ole Miss), and was replaced as head coach March 15 by Kermit Davis (head coach at Middle Tennessee State, and former head coach at Idaho and Texas A&M).
MISSOURI STATE (Missouri Valley)-- Paul Lusk (7 years; 18-15 this season; 106-121 at MSU and overall) was fired March 3, and was replaced as head coach March 21 by Dana Ford (head coach at Tennessee State).
NICHOLLS STATE (Southland)-- Richie Riley (2 years; 21-11 this season; 35-28 at Nicholls and overall) resigned March 15 to accept the head coaching position at South Alabama.
NORTH CAROLINA CHARLOTTE (Conference USA)-- Mark Price (3 years; 3-6 this season; 30-42 at UNCC and overall) was fired December 14, and was replaced as head coach on an interim basis December 14 by Houston Fancher (assistant coach at UNCC). Fancher (3-17 this season as interim head coach) was fired March 6, and was replaced as head coach March 19 by Ron Sanchez (associate head coach at Virginia).
PEPPERDINE (West Coast)-- Marty Wilson (8 years, including one as an interim head coach; 4-22 this season; 89-135 at Pepperdine and overall) was informed February 13 that his contract would be terminated at the end of the season, and was replaced as head coach by Lorenzo Romar (associate head coach at Arizona, and former head coach at Pepperdine, Saint Louis and Washington).
PITTSBURGH (Atlantic Coast)-- Kevin Stallings (2 years; 8-24 this season; 24-41 at Pitt; 479-324 overall) was fired March 8.
RHODE ISLAND (Atlantic 10)-- Dan Hurley (6 years; 26-8 this season; 113-82 at URI; 151-105 overall) resigned March 22 to accept the head coaching position at Connecticut.
SAN DIEGO (West Coast)-- Lamont Smith (3 years; 18-12 this season; 36-50 at USD and overall) was placed on administrative leave February 26 after his arrest on suspicion of domestic violence charges, and was replaced as head coach on an interim basis "for the entire post-season" February 26 by Sam Scholl (assistant coach at USD). Smith resigned March 7.
SOUTH ALABAMA (Sun Belt)-- Matthew Graves (5 years; 14-18 this season; 65-96 at USA and overall) was fired March 8, and was replaced as head coach March 15 by Richie Riley (head coach at Nicholls State).
SOUTH CAROLINA UPSTATE (Atlantic Sun)-- Kyle Perry (1 year; 7-25 this season, at Upstate and overall) was fired March 1.
SOUTHERN (Southwest)-- Roman Banks (5 years; 22-13 this past season; 99-67 at SU and overall) resigned March 31 to accept the athletic director position at SU, and was replaced as head coach on an interim basis March 31 by Morris Scott (associate head coach at SU, and former interim head coach at Okaloosa-Walton College, now JUCO Northwest Florida State).
TENNESSEE STATE (Ohio Valley)-- Dana Ford (4 years; 15-15 this season; 57-65 at TSU and overall) resigned March 21 to accept the head coaching position at Missouri State.
TEXAS EL PASO (Conference USA)-- Tim Floyd (8 years; 1-5 this season; 138-99 at UTEP; 444-282 overall) announced his retirement November 27 immediately after a UTEP loss to Lamar, was replaced as head coach on an interim basis November 28 by Phil Johnson (assistant coach at UTEP), and was replaced as head coach March 12 by Rodney Terry (head coach at Fresno State).
UTAH STATE (Mountain West)-- Tim Duryea (3 years; 17-17 this season; 47-49 at USU and overall) was fired March 11.
WESTERN CAROLINA (Southern)-- Larry Hunter (13 years; 13-19 this season; 193-229 at WCU; 397-277 overall) resigned March 4.

[hoyaboya]

In order for the conference to stay near the top, the Big East needs its top coaches to remain in the league rather than jumping ship for “better” jobs. With Xavier’s Chris Mack meeting with Louisville this weekend, the Big East is in danger of losing its second top-tier coach in the last two years. The other was former Butler head coach Chris Holtmann, who departed for Ohio State last summer.

Now, I’m not saying that coaches are wrong for switching jobs but it is a mark against the Big East. Despite the play of the conference as of late, jobs in the ACC and the Big Ten remain more enticing. This has been evident over the past two offseasons and it could lead other coaches to new jobs. If the Big East continues to lose their high-level coaches, eventually the league is going to run out of replacements. It is also important to mention that Butler, who seems to have hit a home run with LaVall Jordan, is arguably the best program in the country when it comes to hiring coaches.

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[williambraskyiii]

Mar 23, 2018 12:18:14 GMT -5 hoyaboya said:

In order for the conference to stay near the top, the Big East needs its top coaches to remain in the league rather than jumping ship for “better” jobs. With Xavier’s Chris Mack meeting with Louisville this weekend, the Big East is in danger of losing its second top-tier coach in the last two years. The other was former Butler head coach Chris Holtmann, who departed for Ohio State last summer.

Now, I’m not saying that coaches are wrong for switching jobs but it is a mark against the Big East. Despite the play of the conference as of late, jobs in the ACC and the Big Ten remain more enticing. This has been evident over the past two offseasons and it could lead other coaches to new jobs. If the Big East continues to lose their high-level coaches, eventually the league is going to run out of replacements. It is also important to mention that Butler, who seems to have hit a home run with LaVall Jordan, is arguably the best program in the country when it comes to hiring coaches.

bustingbrackets.com/2018/03/23/big-east-basketball-potential-departure-chris-mack-another-blow/

My goodness, this is an idiotic take. Coaches at most any level will take hard looks at blue blood program openings. This isn't unique to the "new" Big East. I recall one Thomas "Diet Coke" Crean leaving MQ in 2008 to go to Indiana. Also, there are always attractive coaching prospects to fill positions (if you conduct a legitimate search). Young coaches aren't like the white rhino...to insinuate that there will be a famine for the big east if we lose a few coaches is ludicrous.