The college basketball teaching carousel is revving up.
This is a have a look at who’s in and who’s out.
April 10
Louisville extends HC Pat Kelsey
Kelsey obtained a one-year extension on high of the five-year contract he already had with Louisville. Now, he is secured via 2030. In his first season because the Cardinals head coach, he led them again to the NCAA Event for the primary time since 2019. He did so by luring key transfers to Louisville comparable to Chucky Hepburn, Terrence Edwards and J’Vonne Hadley. He is restocked once more, grabbing Adrian Wooley, Isaac McKneely and Ryan Conwell out of the switch portal. Louisville went 27-8 in 2025, its first profitable season since 2020, earlier than shedding to Creighton within the first spherical of the NCAA Event. Kelsey will attempt to construct on that basis on this upcoming yr and for seasons to return.
Arizona extends HC Tommy Lloyd
Lloyd will now be locked in with the Wildcats via the 2030 season after receiving an extension and pay bump on Thursday. Lloyd had signed a five-year extension in February 2024, however now will add one other season to that contract. This comes after Lloyd led Arizona to the Candy 16 for the third time in 4 seasons. Whereas the Wildcats have not progressed past that time beneath Lloyd, he is led them to a 112-33 file and NCAA Event berths in all 4 years.
The brand new deal will bump his pay to $4.4 million every of the primary two years, with $700,000 as well as duties. His wage will enhance $250,000 yearly beginning after the second yr of the contract.
Creighton hires High Point HC Alan Huss as Greg McDermott successor
Huss is leaving Excessive Level after two seasons as its head coach to grow to be an assistant beneath Creighton head coach Greg McDermott, FOX Sports’ John Fanta reported Thursday. The transfer was made with the intention of Huss, who performed at Creighton and was beforehand an assistant coach for the varsity, succeeding McDermott as head coach when the latter decides to retire. Over the previous two seasons, Excessive Level racked up a mixed 56-15 file beneath Huss and made the NCAA Event final season.
April 9
Cleveland State hires Missouri assistant Rob Summers
Missouri assistant coach Rob Summers has agreed to a deal to grow to be Cleveland State’s subsequent head coach, FOX Sports’ John Fanta reported Wednesday. Summers beforehand labored as an assistant at Cleveland State, teaching beneath now-Missouri coach Dennis Gates. Summers replaces Daniyal Robinson, who left Cleveland State to grow to be the top coach at North Texas after three straight 20-plus-winning seasons.
April 4
Texas A&M hiring Samford‘s Bucky McMillan
Texas A&M is about to rent McMillan on a five-year deal to grow to be the varsity’s subsequent males’s basketball coach.
April 1
Maryland hiring Texas A&M‘s Buzz Williams
Simply days after shedding head coach Kevin Willard to Villanova, Maryland has hired Williams away from Texas A&M, in accordance with FOX Sports activities’ John Fanta. The 2 sides agreed to a six-year deal, according to ESPN.
Texas A&M, which was a No. 4 seed within the NCAA Event earlier than shedding to fifth-seeded Michigan within the second spherical, went a mixed 120-73 and made the NCAA Event thrice over six seasons beneath Williams, who was beforehand the top coach at Virginia Tech and Marquette. The Terrapins, who claimed a No. 4 seed within the match, have been eradicated within the Candy 16.
March 30
North Texas hiring Cleveland State‘s Daniyal Robinson
Robinson spent the final three seasons at Cleveland State, main the Vikings to 20-plus-win seasons all three years. Earlier than that, he had stints as an assistant at Loyola Chicago and Iowa State. North Texas is coming off a 27-8 season and a second-place end within the American Athletic Convention. The Mean Green have made the NCAA Event simply as soon as since 2011, however are at the moment enjoying for a spot within the Nationwide Invitational Event title recreation.
Robinson will change Ross Hodge, who stuffed the top teaching emptiness at West Virginia after two seasons at North Texas.
New Mexico hiring UC San Diego‘s Eric Olen
New Mexico has agreed to a five-year deal to make Olen the varsity’s subsequent head coach. He led the Tritons to the 2025 NCAA Event in its first yr of eligibility. He gained the Big West this yr at 18-2, going 51-17 the previous two years.
March 29
Arkansas State hires Alabama assistant Ryan Pannone
Pannone, 40, spent the previous two seasons on the Crimson Tide’s bench as an assistant to move coach Nate Oats, who introduced Pannone to Alabama from the NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans, the place he spent one season as an assistant. He helped the Tide attain the Closing 4 final season. That is Pannone’s first alternative as a Division I head coach. He has expertise as the top man as he led the Pelicans’ developmental workforce, the Birmingham Squadron, from 2019-2022. Pannone additionally coached abroad in Israel and Slovakia.
Pannone will change Bryan Hodgson, who was introduced as South Florida‘s head coach on March 28. The Red Wolves are coming off a 25-11 season wherein they gained a share of the Solar Belt common season title. They have not appeared within the NCAA Event since 1999.
South Dakota State promotes assistant Bryan Petersen
Peterson had spent the final six seasons as an assistant on Eric Henderson’s workers and when Henderson took the top teaching job at Drake on Friday, the Jackrabbits turned to Peterson. That is his first place as a Division I head coach, however he was the top man on the junior faculty degree with Kirkwood Group Faculty for six seasons. He led the Eagles to NJCAA Division II Championships in 2016 and 2019. The Jackrabbits are coming off a 20-12 season, wherein they completed in third place within the Summit League and missed the NCAA Event.
March 28
Drake hires South Dakota State‘s Eric Henderson
Henderson spent the previous six seasons at SDSU, which was his first Division I head teaching place. He amassed a 129-60 file and took the Jackrabbits to 2 NCAA Tournaments. SDSU gained the Summit League regular-season title in 4 of Henderson’s six seasons, highlighted by the 2021-2022 season after they went undefeated (18-0) in league play. Henderson was an SDSU assistant from 2016-2019 earlier than being promoted to move coach.
Drake is coming off its finest season in class historical past. The Bulldogs went a program-best 31-4 and gained their first NCAA Event recreation since 1971. In his first season, head coach Ben McCollum restructured a roster that had misplaced its core when former head coach Darian DeVries left for West Virginia. McCollum introduced a slew of gamers with him from his earlier submit at Northwest Missouri State, they usually introduced success to Drake. McCollum parlayed that into incomes the top coach place at Iowa, so Drake had to search around for a head coach but once more and landed on Henderson. After McCollum’s departure, 5 of Drake’s gamers entered the switch portal and 4 others are set to graduate.
March 26
Colorado State promotes assistant Ali Farokhmanesh
Fifteen years after getting into the nationwide highlight for his heroics as a participant at Northern Iowa within the 2010 NCAA Event, Farokhmanesh will re-enter the highlight in a unique capability. Colorado State has promoted him to be the varsity’s subsequent head coach. The choice got here two days after former head coach Niko Medved left for a similar job at Minnesota. Farokhmanesh, who turns 37 in April, has labored beneath Medved over the previous eight seasons. He spent a yr at Drake as an assistant earlier than becoming a member of Medved’s workers at Colorado State in 2018, serving to the Rams attain the NCAA Event in three of the previous 4 seasons. The Rams gained the Mountain West title earlier in March.
VCU faucets Bryant‘s Phil Martelli Jr.
One week after Ryan Odom departed for Virginia, VCU announced the hiring of Martelli as its subsequent head coach. The son of legendary Saint Joseph’s head coach Phil Martelli Sr., the youthful Martelli spent the previous two seasons on the helm of Bryant. The Bulldogs are contemporary off profitable the America East regular-season and match championships, in addition to showing of their second NCAA Event since transitioning to Division I. Bryant fell to Michigan State within the Spherical of 64. Martelli performed 4 years at Saint Joseph’s beneath his father earlier than becoming a member of the teaching ranks, with stints at Central Connecticut, Manhattan, Delaware and Niagara. He additionally labored within the NBA G League and spent a yr because the director of program administration at Saint Joseph’s.
West Virginia hiring North Texas‘ Ross Hodge
The Mountaineers are hiring Hodge on a five-year deal, according to CBS Sports. Hodge was beforehand the affiliate head coach at North Texas from 2017-23 earlier than changing into its head coach for the previous two seasons. Underneath Hodge, North Texas went a mixed 46-23, together with a 27-8 total file and 14-4 file within the AAC this season, good for second within the convention. West Virginia is coming off a 19-13 season (10-10 in Big 12 play) and just lately misplaced head coach Darian DeVries, who left for Indiana, after one season.
March 25
Xavier hiring New Mexico‘s Richard Pitino
Xavier is planning to rent Pitino as its subsequent head coach, in accordance a report confirmed by FOX Sports activities’ John Fanta. Pitino led Mexico to a 27-7 file within the common season and a first-round win over Marquette within the NCAA Event.
UNLV to rent Josh Pastner
Pastner, who beforehand had stints at Memphis and Georgia Tech, is finalizing a take care of UNLV to grow to be its subsequent head coach, according to ESPN. The Runnin’ Rebels parted methods with Kevin Kruger earlier this month.
Pastner has guided his groups to the NCAA Event 5 instances in his 14 seasons as a head coach: every year 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-year-old Pastner has a profession file of 276-187. UNLV has not made the Huge Dance since 2013.
Sacramento State to rent Mike Bibby
Former NBA star Mike Bibby, who performed seven seasons for the Sacramento Kings, signed a deal to grow to be Sacramento State College’s subsequent males’s basketball coach on Monday, per ESPN. After retiring from the NBA in 2012, Bibby turned to a profession of teaching, beginning his personal AAU membership known as “Workforce Bibby.”
Bibby, 46, additionally spent six years as an assistant at Shadow Mountain Excessive College in Phoenix, Arizona, the place he performed as a pupil. He hasn’t coached in highschool, although, since 2019 and the Hornets‘ place can be Bibby’s first job ever at a university program.
The Hornets (7-25 total, 3-15 Huge Sky) completed in final place within the Huge Sky convention this season, and have had only one profitable season since 2015.
That being mentioned, Sacramento State has been aggressive in its push to enhance its athletic division just lately. They’re a candidate to affix the new-look Pac-12 convention. The college is slated to open a brand new basketball facility on campus subsequent fall. And now they’ve employed Bibby to run their program.
Minnesota to rent Colorado State‘s Niko Medved
Hours after almost teaching Colorado State 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 make Colorado State one of many high non-power convention packages within the nation over the previous couple of seasons. The Rams have made the NCAA Event in three of the previous 4 years, profitable the Mountain West Convention Event earlier in March. In addition they gained their first NCAA Event recreation in 12 years, upsetting fifth-seeded Memphis within the Spherical of 64. Colorado State was simply seconds away from advancing to the Candy 16 on Sunday, however Maryland drained a shot on the buzzer to beat the Rams.
Now, Medved will head again house. The Minneapolis native can be tasked with turning round a Minnesota program that hasn’t made the NCAA Event since 2019. Ben Johnson struggled in his four-year stint as Minnesota’s head coach, posting a shedding file in three seasons — together with a 15-17 file this previous season. That is Medved’s fourth head teaching gig. He beforehand 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 deal with Ben McCollum, an Iowa Metropolis native, to grow to be its subsequent head coach. McCollum, who simply accomplished his first yr at Drake, has been one of many winningest coaches in faculty basketball over the previous decade, no matter division. He coached Northwest Missouri State to 4 Division II titles, profitable 4 Division II tournaments in a five-tournament span between 2017-22. He boasted a 395-91 total file throughout his 15-year tenure as its head coach.
Drake tabbed McCollum to interchange Darian DeVries after he left for West Virginia final offseason. McCollum continued the success Drake had beneath DeVries whereas taking this system to new heights in his lone season on the helm. He led the Bulldogs to their first regular-season Missouri Valley Convention title in six seasons earlier than serving to them win their third straight convention match title. He coached Eleventh-seeded Drake to an upset over sixth-seeded Missouri within the NCAA Event, marking this system’s first journey to the Spherical of 32 for the reason that match subject was expanded to 64 groups in 1985.
Drake’s match run ended Saturday with a loss to third-seeded Texas Tech. Following the sport, McCollum sidestepped questions on his future. Following a 31-4 season, McCollum turned certainly one of faculty basketball’s high teaching commodities. He was rumored to be a robust candidate for the Villanova job as nicely. Iowa has missed the match the previous two seasons, going 17-16 this yr. Longtime coach Fran McCaffrey was dismissed because of this.
March 23
Texas to rent Xavier‘s Sean Miller after firing Rodney Terry
It did not take lengthy for Texas to search out its Rodney Terry alternative. Roughly an hour after it was reported that Terry was completed because the Longhorns‘ head coach, they have been in a position to poach Sean Miller away from Xavier, FOX Sports’ John Fanta confirmed. The Austin American-Statesman was the primary to verify the information.
Miller was considered as an early frontrunner for the job, in accordance with Fanta. In his second stint as Xavier’s head coach, Miller helped the Musketeers grow to be aggressive once more within the Huge East. They reached the NCAA Event in two of his three seasons throughout his second stint as head coach, making the Candy 16 within the 2022-23 season and profitable a First 4 recreation this yr earlier than shedding within the Spherical of 64.
In his first stint at Xavier, Miller emerged as one of many high head coaches within the nation. He led Xavier to 4 straight NCAA Tournaments over his five-year stint (2004-09), making it to the Elite Eight in a kind of seasons. That helped him get the Arizona job in 2009, the place he made the Elite Eight three extra instances. Arizona was constantly amongst the most effective groups within the Pac-12 throughout Miller’s time there, however he was fired following the 2020-21 season as this system had been concerned in a federal investigation trying into corruption in faculty basketball. The NCAA finally charged Miller with 5 Degree I violations.
As for Terry, he turned Texas’ head coach on an interim foundation through the 2022-23 season, changing Chris Beard after he was fired on account of a home violence arrest. He went 22-8 within the 30 video games he coached for Texas that yr, serving to the Longhorns win the Huge 12 Event earlier than reaching the Elite Eight.
That run induced Texas to take away the interim tag from Terry’s title, however it served because the excessive level throughout his tenure in Austin. Texas went 21-13 within the 2023-24 season, ending tied for seventh within the Huge 12 standings earlier than getting knocked out within the Spherical of 32 within the NCAA Event.
In 2024-25, Texas struggled to get acclimated into the SEC in its first yr within the convention. It went 6-12 in convention play, ending tied for thirteenth within the SEC. At 19-15, Texas was nonetheless in a position to make the NCAA Event, however it misplaced within the First 4 to Xavier.
March 21
Virginia hires Ryan Odom as its subsequent coach
VCU‘s Odom has agreed to grow to be the subsequent head coach at Virginia, sources told FOX Sports’ John Fanta. Odom has spent the previous two seasons with the Rams however is probably finest identified for his five-year stint at UMBC. In 2018, the Retrievers pulled off one of the biggest upsets in sports history after they turned the primary No. 16 seed in males’s match historical past to beat a No. 1 seed. That No. 1 seed was, after all, Virginia.
Odom left UMBC for Utah State in 2021 and stayed with the Aggies for 2 seasons earlier than taking the job with VCU. He went a mixed 96-46 during the last 4 years.
Earlier within the month, the Cavaliers determined to maneuver on from Ron Sanchez, who was the interim head coach this previous season after Tony Bennett’s retirement. Virginia missed out on the NCAA Event this yr.
March 20
Campbell hires Florida assistant John Andrzejek as subsequent head coach
Andrzejek is taking up as the top coach at Campbell, the varsity introduced. He spent the previous two seasons at UF, serving to the Gators earn their first SEC championship since 2014 and a No. 1 seed on this yr’s NCAA match.
March 19
North Carolina State hiring McNeese‘s Will Wade as subsequent head coach
NC State has its subsequent head coach, coming to phrases on an settlement with Wade, OG Media reported. The settlement between the 2 sides fell on the eve of McNeese’s Spherical of 64 matchup within the 2025 NCAA Event, the place the Twelfth-seeded Cowboys will tackle fifth-seeded Clemson. Wade, 42, has gone 49-8 in his two seasons at McNeese, main the Cowboys to the match in 2024. He beforehand coached at Chattanooga, VCU and LSU, reaching the NCAA Event 5 instances in seven seasons with the latter two colleges. His time at LSU got here to an finish in 2022 after the NCAA served a discover of allegations primarily based on its investigation over reported recruiting violations.
Kevin Keatts was fired as NC State’s coach earlier on March 9, marking an abrupt finish to an eight-year tenure coming lower than a yr after the Wolfpack’s inconceivable run to the ACC championship and the Closing 4. Keatts’ squad went 12-19 this season. He went 151-113 all-time, together with 69-84 in ACC play and earned three NCAA Event bids.
Navy head coach Ed DeChellis retires
DeChellis introduced that he is retiring from teaching after 14 seasons as head coach of the Midshipmen and 29 years as a head coach in complete. “It has been a fantastic honor to serve on the Naval Academy and I really feel very lucky to have had the chance to educate so many distinctive younger males,” DeChellis said in an announcement. Navy went 15-19 total and 10-8 in Patriot League play this season, good for fifth within the convention. The Midshipmen went a mixed 196-230 beneath DeChellis over 14 seasons. He was beforehand the top coach for Penn State and East Tennessee State.
March 18
Indiana hires Darian DeVries as subsequent head coach
The Hoosiers employed DeVries as their new head coach, college officers introduced. DeVries spent this previous season as West Virginia‘s head coach. He spent the earlier six at Drake. DeVries replaces former Indiana star Mike Woodson, who introduced final month he can be stepping down on the finish of his fourth season in command of the Hoosiers.
March 17
Iona fires head coach Tobin Anderson
The Gaels fired Anderson simply two years after he changed Rick Pitino as the varsity’s coach. They made the announcement two days after shedding within the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference title recreation and lacking out on an NCAA Event bid. 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 shifting on from Kruger after 4 seasons. UNLV went 18-15 total and 11-9 in Mountain West play this season, good for sixth within the convention. It misplaced to Utah State within the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Event. UNLV went a mixed 76-55 beneath Kruger and by no means made the NCAA Event.
Villanova fires head coach Kyle Neptune
The Wildcats, who misplaced to UConn within the quarterfinal spherical of the Big East Event, are shifting on from Neptune after three seasons. Villanova went 19-14 total and 11-19 in Huge East play this season, good for sixth within the convention. The Wildcats went a mixed 54-47 beneath Neptune, who changed former head coach and two-time nationwide champion Jay Wright. Neptune was the top coach at Fordham for the 2021-22 season earlier than changing into Villanova’s head coach and was an assistant coach beneath Wright at Villanova from 2013-21.
March 14
Iowa fires head coach Fran McCaffery
The Hawkeyes are shifting on from McCaffery after 15 seasons. They went 17-16 total and 7-13 in Big Ten play this season, good for a five-way tie for Twelfth within the convention. Iowa misplaced to Illinois within the second spherical of the Huge Ten Event on Thursday. The Hawkeyes went a mixed 297-207 beneath McCaffery, highlighted by one Huge Ten Event title and 7 NCAA Event appearances.
March 13
Minnesota fires head coach Ben Johnson
Following its loss to Northwestern within the first spherical of the Huge Ten Event, Minnesota determined to half methods with Johnson. The Golden Gophers went 15-17 total and 7-13 in Huge Ten play this season, ending in a five-way tie for Twelfth within the convention. Johnson, who performed his closing two seasons of collegiate ball with the Golden Gophers (2002-03, 2003-04), had been Minnesota’s head coach the previous 4 seasons, with this system going a mixed 56-71 and posting one profitable season (2023-24).
March 12
Virginia shifting on from interim coach Ron Sanchez
Following its loss to Georgia Tech within the second spherical of the ACC Event, Virginia introduced that it would not retain Sanchez. The Cavaliers went 15-17 total and 8-12 in ACC play this season, ending in a tie for ninth place within the convention. Sanchez, who was on Virginia’s teaching workers from 2009-18 and 2023-25, was named interim coach shortly earlier than the 2024-25 season following the abrupt retirement of longtime coach Tony Bennett.
March 11
Arizona State retains head coach Bobby Hurley
ASU is expected to stick with Hurley for the 2025-26 season, which might be his Eleventh yr within the place. The Sun Devils entered March 11 at 13-18 total this season and 4-16 in Big 12 play, fifteenth place within the convention. Arizona State is a mixed 168-149 beneath Hurley, highlighted by three NCAA Event appearances.
March 6
Utah employed Dallas Mavericks assistant coach Alex Jensen
Jensen, a former Utes participant beneath Rick Majerus, was Utah’s high goal 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 earlier than becoming a member of Dallas in 2023.
March 5
Miami (Fla.) hires Jai Lucas as subsequent head coach
Lucas, 36, is in his third season as an assistant at Duke — coming in when Jon Scheyer took over in 2022. He completed out the 2024-25 common season with the Blue Devils however left for Miami earlier than the postseason started. Lucas, who agreed to a five-year deal, is about to grow to be the ACC’s youngest head coach. He inherits a workforce within the midst of certainly one of its worst seasons in program historical past, one that saw legendary longtime coach Jim Larranaga step down midseason.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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