NCAA Basketball: Ranking all 362 D-I head coaches for 2023-24 season--Busting Brackets
353. Matt Crenshaw (IUPUI) (Last year: 355)
- Overall record: 8-53
A former point guard at IUPUI, Crenshaw enters his third season at the helm of his alma mater hoping for better results. He briefly played overseas and spent a dozen years as an assistant to the Jaguars before a short stint at Ball State. Crenshaw took over as head coach in 2021 and hasn’t won more than five games in either of his first two seasons. IUPUI has been a bottom feeder in the Horizon League in recent years and he’ll need to start showing some progress here soon.
349. Sundance Wicks (Green Bay) (Last year: N/A)
- Overall record: 0-0
Wicks takes over at Green Bay but this actually isn’t his first head coaching experience. He had a pair of seasons leading D2 Missouri Western before his most recent three year stint on Wyoming’s coaching staff. Prior to that, Wicks had more than a decade as an assistant, including time in the Big 12 at Colorado many years ago. Green Bay has largely been a disappointment in recent years, and the former MWC assistant has a Wisconsin-based rebuild ahead.
221. Jerrod Calhoun (Youngstown State) (Last year: 230)
- Overall record: 96-96
Influenced by some of the sports’ best coaches, Calhoun played at Cleveland State under Rollie Massimino and was a student assistant and later a staffer under Bob Huggins at both Cincinnati and West Virginia. His first head coaching experience came at Fairmont State, as he led the Fighting Falcons to the D2 title game in 2017. A few weeks later he was hired by Youngstown State and has turned the Horizon League’s perennial doormat into a contender, winning 24 games and the league’s regular season title this past season.
213. Daniyal Robinson (Cleveland State) (Last year: 331)
- Overall record: 21-14
Before his head coaching career began, Robinson spent more than two decades as a collegiate assistant. He worked initially at Little Rock and Illinois State under Porter Moser and would later be on his staff at Loyola-Chicago. Robinson was briefly at Houston and spent nearly a decade at Iowa State under three different head coaches. Cleveland State gave him that first head coaching shot last offseason and the first year was certainly a solid effort, with the Vikings winning 21 games for the first time in nearly a decade.
193. Andrew Toole (Robert Morris) (Last year: 190)
- Overall record: 216-210
Much of Toole’s basketball experience has come right here at Robert Morris. He was a guard at Elon and Penn and an assistant at Lafayette before he joined the Colonials back in 2007. After three years on Mike Rice Jr.’s staff, he was given the program’s reigns. Early on, he produced some fantastic results and got Robert Morris to the Big Dance back in 2015. However, the program has taken a step back since joining the Horizon League in 2020. It’s worth mentioning that this season’s 16-win mark was significantly higher than their first two years in the conference.
183. Jon Coffman (Purdue-Fort Wayne) (Last year: 184)
- Overall record: 156-130
Earlier in his coaching career, Coffman was an assistant at a few D1 schools, including an 8-year stint with Stetson. In 2011, he was brought onto the IPFW staff under Tony Jasick and would actually succeed him as head coach just three years later. Coffman is nearly a decade into his head coaching career, though many things have changed with these Mastodons. He’s won regular season titles in both the Summit League and Horizon League, has kept Purdue Fort Wayne in relatively good position, coming off a mediocre 17-win season.
170. Bart Lundy (Milwaukee) (Last year: 244)
- Overall record: 118-99
Certainly successful throughout his coaching career, Lundy is in his fourth stop as a head coach and his second at the D1 level. He had two very successful stints at Queens when the program was still D2 and was decent across six seasons leading High Point from 2003 to 2009. Also a staffer at Marquette and an assistant at North Texas, Lundy was hired last season by Milwaukee after his second stint at Queens. The Panthers made a major jump in his first season, winning 22 games and finishing 2nd in the Horizon League.
142. Greg Kampe (Oakland) (Last year: 140)
- Overall record: 413-361
Now the longest-tenured college basketball head coach, Kampe played at Bowling Green, was an assistant at Toledo, and was then hired by Oakland in 1984. He begins his 40th season with Oakland, having taken the Golden Grizzlies to several D2 Tournaments before leading them to D1 ball in the late 90’s. He won a few Summit League titles and has led Oakland into March Madness three times, though none of those trips have come since joining the Horizon League a decade ago. He’s fresh off three consecutive 5th place finishes in the Horizon.
129. Mike Davis (Detroit) (Last year: 126)
- Overall record: 411-329
- Final Four in 2002
After a very solid playing career both at Alabama and internationally, Davis served as a coach at several different institutions. He coached in the CBA and was on staff for both Alabama and Indiana before he was selected to succeed Bob Knight at Indiana. He led the Hoosiers to the national title game in his second season, but was fired after six years. He’s had stints at UAB and Texas Southern, leading the Tigers to four trips to the Big Dance, before he was hired by Detroit in 2018. He’s just 59-88 with the Titans, even with his son Antoine setting all kinds of records in the Horizon League.
94. Darrin Horn (Northern Kentucky) (Last year: 103)
- Overall record: 250-156
In the 90’s, Horn played ball at Western Kentucky and later served as both an assistant and head coach at the school. His head coaching career began with the Hilltoppers right after helping Marquette to the Final Four in 2003. After leading Western Kentucky to the Sweet Sixteen in 2008, he was hired by South Carolina but flamed out after four seasons. He’s had a significant rejuvenation at Northern Kentucky these last four years. He’s 79-45 with the Norse and is fresh off a trip to the NCAA Tournament and his second Horizon League Tournament title.
92. Scott Nagy (Wright State) (Last year: 93)
- Overall record: 316-176
Much of Nagy’s career came in building the basketball program at South Dakota State. He was a graduate assistant at Illinois before joining the Jackrabbits and would later serve as their head coach for 21 years. After plenty of postseason success at both the D2 and D1 level in Brookings, Nagy departed in 2016 and took over at Wright State. He ushered the Raiders back to the Big Dance in just his second season then won three straight Horizon League regular season titles. Last year was just his second without a conference regular season or tournament title, but Wright State is still in good shape.
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