Coaching Carousel 2024

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College basketball coaching changes tracker 2024: Louisville gets Kelsey; FAU taps Baylor assistant John Jakus

Before the NCAA Tournament kicks back into action, take a tour around the carousel and see the latest movement in college hoops

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Charleston

Out: Pat Kelsey "Considered among the top five-or-so mid-major jobs in the country because of its location, there will be ridiculous competition for this gig. Sitting head coaches will be targeted, as they should, but if there is one assistant who might be the pick, UConn's Luke Murray will be in the mix. Knows the area and has been waiting for the right job. If Charleston chooses to pick a high-major assistant instead of a sitting head coach, he's going to be as strong a candidate as any." James Madison Out: Mark Byington "Byington was hired on Monday as next coach at Vanderbilt after leading the Dukes to a 32-4 record and an NCAA Tournament appearance this season. Extremely good mid-major job that will have a fierce competition to succeed Byington. The candidate pool is exclusively head coaches, I'm told." Saint Louis Out: Travis Ford "SLU sacked Ford moments after the team's season ended in the A-10 Tournament. He was there eight seasons and went to one NCAA Tournament. Many in the business believe this program has been an underachiever vs. its potential for decades. With no hire yet, it's only fair to assume SLU is waiting on a coach whose season is still ongoing. Josh Schertz is the presumptive guy here."

 

[Walter]

I don't get CoC being a top five mid major job in the country because of location. Is that really how job desirability is determined? The vcu job must be a bottom five then. CoC is in the god awful CAA. It is only a good job now because they had a good coach.

 

[mkaufman1]

I don't get CoC being a top five mid major job in the country because of location. Is that really how job desirability is determined? The vcu job must be a bottom five then. CoC is in the god awful CAA. It is only a good job now because of they had a good coach.

It might also be in terms of what type of resources they have. I heard they have a sizable NIL fund as well. They also paid Kelsey upwards of 1m a year (not sure of exact breakdowns)

 

[Pablo]

https://hoopdirt.com/report-southern-illinois-expected-to-name-nagy-as-new-head-basketball-coach/

"ESPN’s Jeff Borzello is reporting that Southern Illinois is expected to hire Wright State’s Scott Nagy as their new head basketball coach.

Nagy has 29-years experience as a head coach having serving the past eight at Wright State, and the previous 21 seasons at South Dakota State. He holds an overall career mark of 577-332 (.635) and did not win less than 18 games/yr during his stay at WSU.

Nagy would replace SIU alum Bryan Mullins, who was released after going 19-13 this past season.

More on this move once in becomes official."

 

[GMUgemini]

It might also be in terms of what type of resources they have. I heard they have a sizable NIL fund as well. They also paid Kelsey upwards of 1m a year (not sure of exact breakdowns)

Sure but there are at least 5 schools in the A10 better than Charleston, not to mention the Mountain West or Missouri Valley.

And if we are talking strictly resources, the Christian juggernauts of GCU and Liberty can toss as much as they want at their basketball teams.

Maybe top 5 mid-major job currently open? They would definitely be behind SLU there for sure.

 

[GMUSSTN]

Kelsey stayed at Winthrop longer than anyone thought he was going to, and had chances to jump to a P6 job from there. He seems more focused on moving to the right program vs. chasing a bag. More power to him.

 

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https://hoopdirt.com/dru-joyce-iii-named-head-basketball-coach-at-duquesne/

"Joyce III, a native of Akron, Ohio, has spent the last two seasons as associate head coach with the Dukes, helping guide Duquesne to an overall record of 45-25 (.643), including a 20-16 (.556) mark in the Atlantic 10, during that span."

Sources: Oklahoma St. targets Hilltoppers' Lutz

Oklahoma State is targeting Steve Lutz, who took Western Kentucky to the Conference USA title in his first season, for its coaching vacancy, sources told ESPN.

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[jessej]

https://hoopdirt.com/dru-joyce-iii-named-head-basketball-coach-at-duquesne/

"Joyce III, a native of Akron, Ohio, has spent the last two seasons as associate head coach with the Dukes, helping guide Duquesne to an overall record of 45-25 (.643), including a 20-16 (.556) mark in the Atlantic 10, during that span."

Sources: Oklahoma St. targets Hilltoppers' Lutz

Oklahoma State is targeting Steve Lutz, who took Western Kentucky to the Conference USA title in his first season, for its coaching vacancy, sources told ESPN.

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will LeBron help in recruiting or NIL?

Dru Joyce III, high school teammate of LeBron James, to coach Duquesne, replacing retired Keith Dambrot

Joyce was an assistant for the Dukes under Dambrot, who coached Joyce and James at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School

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[Masonfan3]

will LeBron help in recruiting or NIL?

Dru Joyce III, high school teammate of LeBron James, to coach Duquesne, replacing retired Keith Dambrot

Joyce was an assistant for the Dukes under Dambrot, who coached Joyce and James at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School

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100000000% yes he will.

 

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James Madison hires Morehead State's Spradlin

James Madison has hired Morehead State's Preston Spradlin as its new head coach, the school announced Friday.

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Syracuse mainstay McNamara to coach at Siena

Gerry McNamara has signed a deal to take over as the men's basketball coach at Siena, deciding to leave Syracuse after two decades as a standout player, assistant and eventually ascending to associate head coach for the Orange.

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https://hoopdirt.com/official-nagy-named-head-basketball-coach-at-southern-illinois/

"Southern Illinois University Carbondale has named Scott Nagy the 15th men’s basketball head coach in the program’s history.

With nearly three decades of head coaching experience at Wright State and South Dakota State, Nagy has a career 577-332 (.635) record and ranks No. 18 in wins among active Division I head coaches."

 

[Pablo]

https://hoopdirt.com/updated-2024-coaching-changes-tracker-presented-by-d1-relocation/

Division I (D1) Coaching Changes (2024)

School	Conference	Former Coach	New Coach
Bryant	America East	Jared Grasso	Phil Martelli, Jr
Cal Poly	Big West	John Smith	Mike DeGeorge
Canisius	MAAC	Reggie Witherspoon	TBD
Central Arkansas	ASUN	Anthony Boone	John Shulman
Charleston Southern	Big South	Barclay Radebaugh	Saah Nimley
Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	Cliff Ellis	Justin Gray
Cornell	Ivy League	Brian Earl	TBD
DePaul	Big East	Tony Stubblefield	Chris Holtmann
Detroit Mercy	Horizon	Mike Davis	TBD
Drake	Missouri Valley	Darian DeVries	TBD
Duquesne	A-10	Keith Dambrot	Dru Joyce III
Fairfield	MAAC	Jay Young	Chris Casey
Florida A&M	SWAC	Robert McCullum	TBD
Florida Atlantic	American	Dusty May	John Jakus
Fresno State	Mountain West	Justin Hutson	TBD
Gardner-Webb	Big South	Tim Craft	Jeremy Luther
Hampton	CAA	Edward Joyner, Jr.	Ivan Thomas
Houston Christian	Southland	Ron Cottrell	Craig Doty
IUPUI	Horizon	Matt Crenshaw	Paul Corsaro
James Madison	Sun Belt	Mark Byington	Preston Spradlin
Long Beach State	Big West	Dan Monson	Chris Acker
Louisville	ACC	Kenny Payne	Pat Kelsey
Loyola Maryland	Patriot League	Tavaras Hardy	TBD
Marshall	Sun Belt	Dan D'Antoni	Cornelius Jackson
Mercer	SoCon	Greg Gary	Ryan Ridder
Michigan	Big Ten	Juwan Howard	Dusty May
Missouri State	Missouri Valley	Dana Ford	Cuonzo Martin
Morehead State	OVC	Preston Spradlin	TBD
Ohio State	Big Ten	Chris Holtmann	Jake Diebler
Oklahoma State	Big 12	Mike Boynton	TBD
Old Dominion	Sun Belt	Jeff Jones	Mike Jones
Pacific	WCC	Leonard Perry	Dave Smart
Pepperdine	WCC	Lorenzo Romar	TBD
Rice	American	Scott Pera	Rob Lanier
Siena	MAAC	Carmen Maciarello	Gerry McNamara
SMU	ACC	Rob Lanier	Andy Enfield
Southern Illinois	Missouri Valley	Bryan Mullins	TBD
St. Louis	A-10	Travis Ford	TBD
Stanford	ACC	Jerod Haase	Kyle Smith
UIC	Missouri Valley	Luke Yaklich	TBD
USC	Big Ten	Andy Enfield	TBD
USC Upstate	Big South	Dave Dickerson	TBD
UT Martin	OVC	Ryan Ridder	Jeremy Shulman
Utah State	Mountain West	Danny Sprinkle	TBD
UTRGV	WAC	Matt Figger	TBD
UTSA	American	Steve Henson	Austin Claunch
Vanderbilt	SEC	Jerry Stackhouse	Mark Byington
Washington	Big Ten	Mike Hopkins	Danny Sprinkle
Washington State	WCC	Kyle Smith	TBD
West Virginia	Big 12	Bob Huggins	Darian DeVries
Western Carolina	SoCon	Justin Gray	Tim Craft
William & Mary	CAA	Dane Fischer	Brian Earl

 

[Walter]

JMU made a good hire. I hate that. Spradlin can coach.

 

[GSII]

Chris Mack to Charleston. Great move.

 

[Pablo]

Chris Mack to Charleston. Great move.

Sources: Mack to return as coach at Charleston

Chris Mack, who hasn't coached since being fired by Louisville in January 2022, is expected to become the next head coach at Charleston, sources confirmed to ESPN.

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"Mack is expected to become the next head coach at Charleston, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday night. Mack is the former head coach at Louisville and Xavier and has led his teams to nine NCAA tournament appearances in 13 years.

Mack hasn't coached since being fired by Louisville in January 2022, a departure that led to that school's ill-fated hiring of Kenny Payne.

Mack's best work came at Xavier, which he led to five consecutive NCAA tournaments during the school's first five years in the Big East to close his tenure there. He led Xavier to eight NCAA appearances in nine total seasons as head coach.

He'll take over a Charleston program that has been at the top of the Coastal Athletic Association the past two years and reached the NCAA tournament in each of the past two years under head coach Pat Kelsey. who earlier this week was named Louisville's coach.

Charleston has seven NCAA appearances in school history and its coaching lineage includes Bobby Cremins and John Kresse.

Mack's hiring is a bold one for Charleston, which has been atop the speculation for the Atlantic 10 in the wake of UMass' upcoming departure to the Mid-American Conference. If Charleston is added to the conference in the coming months, Mack would give the A-10 a proven and consistent winner. He is 278-133 in 13 years as a head coach. He won a pair of A-10 regular season titles and one Big East regular season title while at Xavier."

 

[KAOriginal]

Well if Charleston comes to the A10...at least it's a city I could go enjoy for road games in Jan/Feb....

 

[Walter]

Remember when Pat Kelsey wanted the Mason job but we hired Kimmie? We dodged that bullet. Sure, we likely would have had two NCAA tournament appearances but would have lost our coach.

 

[mkaufman1]

Remember when Pat Kelsey wanted the Mason job but we hired Kimmie? We dodged that bullet. Sure, we likely would have had two NCAA tournament appearances but would have lost our coach.

Kelsey didn't want the Mason job. We were linked to him and Brad liked him, but he was in no hurry to visit Mason / not very interested.

 

[EXpatriot13]

Remember when Pat Kelsey wanted the Mason job but we hired Kimmie? We dodged that bullet. Sure, we likely would have had two NCAA tournament appearances but would have lost our coach.

Assuming you forgot to use the sarcasm font for this entire post.

 

[Pablo]

Sources: Utah St. finalizing Calhoun as new coach

Utah State moved quickly to replace Danny Sprinkle and is finalizing a five-year deal to hire Jerrod Calhoun as its next head coach, sources told ESPN.

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"Calhoun led Youngstown State to back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time in school history. He went 118-106 in seven seasons there, winning a Horizon League regular-season title in 2022-23 and the only NIT bid in school history.

Utah State moved quickly to replace Danny Sprinkle, who left the program Monday for Washington after one season in Logan. First-year athletic director Diana Sabau ran an efficient and targeted search that prioritized head-coaching experience.

According to sources, Utah State plans to give Calhoun a strong commitment to a staff salary pool. In the wake of the Aggies' regular-season Mountain West title and first-round NCAA win over TCU, the school is aiming to keep the roster intact and the momentum going to stay atop the conference.

At 42, Calhoun has experience beyond his age. He led Youngstown State to the school's only conference title as a Division I program. His winning percentage (52%) is more than 10 percent higher than the school's all-time win percentage, a sign of how he defied historical norms during his time there."

https://hoopdirt.com/sargent-elevated-to-head-basketball-coach-at-wright-state/

"Sargent has been on the Wright State coaching staff since 2016, including serving as the associate head coach the last three seasons. He will be formally introduced to the media on Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. at the Mills Morgan Center/Setzer Pavilion."

 

[Walter]

Kelsey didn't want the Mason job. We were linked to him and Brad liked him, but he was in no hurry to visit Mason / not very interested.

You probably know more inside information than me, but I heard he did want the job.