2024 Coaching Carousel

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ESPN - Guide to the 2024 men's college basketball coaching hot seat

The coaching carousel has regained its usual pace since the COVID-impacted cycle of 2020, when fewer than 30 coaching changes were made. There were 57 job changes in 2021, 60 in 2022 and 61 last year. We're currently at six openings, with another two or three that have interim coaches at the helm.

To get you prepared for the next two months of coaching machinations and the accompanying rumors -- of which there will be many -- let's take a look at the biggest jobs, names and storylines to watch on the 2024 men's college basketball carousel.

Tony Stubblefield was fired by DePaul / Replaced by Chris Holtmann
Chris Holtmann was fired by Ohio State / Jake Diebler
Jared Grasso was fired by Bryant / Replaced by Phil Martelli, Jr
Barclay Radebaugh resigned from Charleston Southern / Saah Nimley
Cliff Ellis retired from Coastal Carolina / Replaced by Justin Gray
Jay Young was fired by Fairfield / Replaced by Chris Casey
Bob Huggins was fired by West Virginia / Replaced by Darian DeVries
Jeff Jones is retiring from Old Dominion / Replaced by Mike Jones
Leonard Perry was fired from Pacific / Replaced by Dave Smart
John Smith will be fired by Cal Poly / Replaced by Mike DeGeorge
Anthony Boone was fired by Central Arkansas / Replaced by John Shulman
Lorenzo Romar was fired by Pepperdine / Replaced by Ed Shilling
Matt Crenshaw was fired by IUPUI / Replaced by Paul Corsaro
Mike Davis was fired by Detroit Mercy / Replaced by Mark Montgomery
Edward Joyner Jr was fired by Hampton / Replaced by Ivan Thomas
Ron Cottrell was fired by Houston Christian / Replaced by Craig Doty
Tavaras Hardy was fired by Loyola Maryland / Replaced by Josh Loeffler
Greg Gary was fired by Mercer / Replaced by Ryan Ridder
Dana Ford was fired by Missouri State / Replaced by Cuonzo Martin
Bryan Mullins was fired by Southern Illionis / Replaced by Scott Nagy
Luke Yaklich was fired by UIC / Replaced by Rob Ehsan
Mike Hopkins was fired by Washington / Replaced by Danny Sprinkle
Justin Gray left Western Carolina / Replaced by Tim Craft
Dane Fischer was fired by William & Mary / Replaced by Brian Earl
Kenny Payne was fired by Louisville / Replaced by Pat Kelsey
Dan Monson was fired by Long Beach State / Replaced by Chris Acker
Reggie Witherspoon was fired by Canisius / Replaced by Jim Christian
Keith Dambrot is retiring from Duquesne / Replaced by Dru Joyce III
Justin Hutson was fired by Fresno State / Replaced by Vance Walberg
Tim Craft left Gardner-Webb / Replaced by Jeremy Luther
Mike Boynton was fired by Oklahoma State / Replaced by Steve Lutz
Scott Pera was fired by Rice / Replaced by Rob Lanier
Travis Ford was fired by Saint Louis / Replaced by Josh Schertz
Jerod Haase was fired by Stanford / Replaced by Kyle Smith
Ryan Ridder left UT Martin / Replaced by Jeremy Shulman
Steve Henson was fired by UTSA / Replaced by Austin Claunch
Juwan Howard was fired by Michigan / Replaced by Dusty May
Jerry Stackhouse was fired by Vanderbilt / Replaced by Mark Byington
Robert McCullum was fired by Florida A&M / Replaced by Patrick Crarey
Carmen Maciarello was fired by Siena / Replaced by Gerry McNamara
Matt Figger was fired by UTRGV / Replaced by Kahil Fennell
Brian Earl left Cornell / Replaced by Jon Jaques
Darian DeVriees left Drake / Replaced by Ben McCollum
Dusty May left Florida Atlantic / Replaced by John Jakus
Rob Lanier fired by Southern Methodist / Replaced by Andy Enfield
Kyle Smith left Washington State / Replaced by David Riley
Dave Dickerson fired by USC Upstate / Replaced by Marty Richter
Danny Sprinkle has left Utah State / Replaced by Jerrod Calhoun
Mark Byington has left James Madison / Replaced by Preston Spradlin
Dan D'Antoni was fired by Marshall / Replaced by Cornelius Jackson
Pat Kelsey leaves College of Charleston / Replaced by Chris Mack
Andy Enfield has left USC / Replaced by Eric Musselman
Scott Nagy left Wright State / Replaced by Clint Sargent
Preston Spradlin left Morehead State / Replaced by Jonathan Mattox
Jerrod Calhoun left Youngstown State / Replaced by Ethan Faulkner
Steve Lutz left Western Kentucky / Replaced by Hank Plona
David Riley left Eastern Washington / Replaced by Dan Monson
Eric Musselman left Arkansas / Replaced by John Calipari
Josh Schertz left Indiana State / Replaced by Matthew Graves
John Calipari left Kentucky / Replaced by Mark Pope
Dan Engelstad left Mount St. Mary's / Replaced by Donnie Lind
Mark Pope left BYU / Replaced by Kevin Young
Gerald Gillion left Chicago State / Replaced by Scott Spinelli
Scott Slessinger left New Orleans / Replaced by Stacy Hollowell


This list will grow for sure. Seems to be an average of around 60 changes per year. (64) Jobs open (0)

The interim coaches will mostly be replaced by real hires after the season.

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ESPN - Guide to the 2024 men's college basketball coaching hot seat



Tony Stubblefield was fired by DePaul / Matt Brady (INTERIM)
Chris Holtmann was fired by Ohio State / Jake Diebler (INTERIM)
Bryant fired Jared Grasso / Replaced by Phil Martelli, Jr
Charleston Southern fired Barclay Radebaugh / Saah Nimley (INTERIM)
Coastal Carolina fired Cliff Ellis / Benny Moss (INTERIM)
Fairfield fired Jay Young / Chris Casey (INTERIM)
West Virginia fired Bob Huggins / Josh Eilert (INTERIM)





This list will grow for sure. Seems to be an average of around 60 changes per year.

The interim coaches will mostly be replaced by real hires after the season.

Not that it matters but Cliff Ellis retired, as opposed to getting fired.

[SubGod22]

Not that it matters but Cliff Ellis retired, as opposed to getting fired.

I meant to go back and double check these as I thought one of the openings was for that reason, but couldn't remember who off the top of my head. And then I didn't.

[WuShock16]

Barclay Radebaugh stepped down mid-season similar to Mark
Turgeon (mutually agreed to part ways).

I have a pretty good story involving him.

[SHOXAAC]

Barclay Radebaugh stepped down mid-season similar to Mark
Turgeon (mutually agreed to part ways).

I have a pretty good story involving him.

You big tease!

[SubGod22]

Charleston Southern removed the interim tag from Nimley

[SubGod22]

The Missouri Valley is down three coaches with the terminations of Dana Ford (SWOMO), Bryan Mullins (SIU) and Luke Yaklich (UIC)

[SubGod22]

Rumors seem to indicate that Porter Moser is going to take the DePaul job.

Ben McCollum may be in line for Missouri State.

[Stickboy46]

Starting this for any interesting coaching Carousel talk

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/insider/story/_/id/39625878/coaching-carousel-2024-25-tracker-latest-buzz-prime-candidates-analysis-top-vacancies

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• A few names in the mix at Central Arkansas: Wichita State assistant TJ Cleveland, Arkansas-Pine Bluff head coach Solomon Bozeman and Creighton assistant Jalen Courtney-Williams."

[Stickboy46]

From the Paul Mills thread

[RoyalShock]

Not directly related to us, but a couple of days ago SIU canned Bryan Mullins after he exceeded expectations.

[ShockTalk]

Not directly related to us, but a couple of days ago SIU canned Bryan Mullins after he exceeded expectations.

Agreed! Kind of tough firing a former great player who has had only 1 losing season in conference or overall, in 5 years.

[shocktown]

Dana Ford is out at SWOMO.

[ShockTalk]

Dana Ford is out at SWOMO.

Can't say I'm sad about it.

[MoValley John]

Dana Ford is out at SWOMO.

Swomo is the poster child of coaching carousel