SportsLine.com staff
June 5, 2001
| School | Former coach | Record | New Coach |
| Butler | Thad Matta | 24-8, 1 year | Todd Lickliter |
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Out: Matta leaves for great opportunity at Xavier after one superb season. In: Former Butler player has never been a head coach. |
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| Cal Poly | Jeff Schneider | 70-84, 5 yrs | Kevin Bromley |
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Out: Schneider resigned Jan. 10 during 5-game losing streak. In: Bromley had been interim after Schneider resigned. |
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| Denver | Martin Fletcher | 33-77, 4 yrs | Terry Carroll |
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Out: Pioneers moved from D-II to D-I under Fletcher. In: Carroll was an Iowa State assistant the past 3 years. |
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| Drexel | Steve Seymour | 28-29, 2 yrs | Bruiser Flint |
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Out: The Dragons' 15-12 season couldn't save Seymour. In: Ex-UMass coach Flint going home to Philly. |
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| Duquesne | Darelle Porter | 23-65 record, 3 yrs | Danny Nee |
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Out: Second-youngest coach (31) was 8-42 in A-10. In: Nee has a career record of 368-278 in 21 years. |
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| Florida A&M | Mickey Clayton | 5 years | Mike Gillespie |
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Out: Lost last eight games this season to finish 6-23. In: Gillespie was 258-56 in 11 years at Tallahassee Community College. |
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| George Washington | Tom Penders | 49-42, 3 years | Karl Hobbs |
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Out: Penders, 527-361 in 30 years as a coach, said he was burned out. In: Former UConn assistant is a top recruiter and strategist. |
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| Hofstra | Jay Wright | 122-85, 7 years | Tom Pecora |
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Out: It was inevitable Wright would take the step up. In: Pecora had been a Hofstra assistant since '94. |
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| Idaho | David Farrar | 49-61, 5 years | Leonard Perry |
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Out: Vandals went 6-21 this past season. In: Perry was an assistant at Iowa State for 3 years. |
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| Kent State | Gary Waters | 92-60, 5 years | Stan Heath |
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Out: The well-dressed Waters has proved he's no Golden Flash in the pan. In: Michigan St. assistant for 3 Final Fours and a national title. |
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| LaSalle | Speedy Morris | 239-202, 15 years | Billy Hahn |
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Out: Morris suffered eighth consecutive losing season. In: Hahn assisted Maryland's Gary Williams the past 12 seasons. |
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| Louisville | Denny Crum | 675-295, 30 years | Rick Pitino |
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Out: Hall of Famer Crum had two losing seasons in last four. In: Ex-Kentucky coach Pitino returns to the Bluegrass State. |
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| Massachusetts | Bruiser Flint | 86-73, 5 years | Steve Lappas |
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Out: UMass 46-48 with no NCAAs during past three seasons. In: Lappas trades Villanova and Big East for UMass and A-10. |
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| McNeese State | Ron Everhart | 92-104, 7 yrs | Tic Price |
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Out: Cowboys won Southland regular-season title and reached NIT. In: Price formerly was head coach at New Orleans and Memphis. |
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| Michigan | Brian Ellerbe | 62-60, 4 years | Tommy Amaker |
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Out: Home attendance fell 30-35 percent during Ellerbe's regime. In: Amaker gets five-year deal to build winner. |
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| Mo.-Kansas City | Dean Demopoulos | 14-16, 1 year | Rich Zvosec |
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Out: Demopoulos resigns to become Seattle SuperSonics assistant. In: Zvosec promoted from being Kangaroos' assistant. |
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| Morgan State | Chris Fuller | 53-114, 6 yrs | Butch Beard |
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Out: Golden Bears were 6-23 this past season. In: Former NBA player and coach returns to college ranks. |
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| New Orleans | Joey Stiebling | 57-58, 4 yrs | Monte Towe |
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Out: Stiebling fired despite being Sun Belt coach of the year. In: Towe was coach at Santa Fe Community College in Gainesville, Fla. |
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| North Texas | Vic Trilli | 20-87, 5 yrs | Johnny Jones |
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Out: Eagles finished 4-24 this season. In: Jones served on an interim basis at Memphis prior to John Calipari. |
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| Northeastern | Rudy Keeling | 48-92, 5 yrs | Ron Everhart |
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Out: Keeling didn't have a winning record in 5 seasons. In: Everhart leaves McNeese State after 22-9 season. |
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| Northern Illinois | Andy Greer | 4-17, 1 year | Rob Judson |
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Out: Interim Greer replaced Brian Hammel, who resigned on Dec. 6. In: Judson was an Illinois assistant the past five seasons. |
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| Northern Iowa | Sam Weaver | 30-57, 3 years | Greg McDermott |
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Out: Panthers were 7-24 and finished last in the MVC this past season. In: McDermott moves over from North Dakota State. | |||
| Ohio | Larry Hunter | 204-148, 12 years | Tim O'Shea |
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Out: No NCAA Tournament or NIT the past six seasons. In: O'Shea assisted Al Skinner for 13 seasons. |
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| Old Dominion | Jeff Capel | 122-98, 7 years | Blaine Taylor |
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Out: Capel resigned citing family issues. In: Taylor was a Stanford assistant the past three years. |
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| Pepperdine | Jan van Breda Kolff | 47-18, 2 years | Paul Westphal |
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Out: VBK led Waves to NCAAs and NIT in his brief stint. In: NBA lifer will try his hand at college coaching for the first time. |
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| Portland | Rob Chavez | 93-102, 7 yrs | Michael Holton |
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Out: Pilots were 11-32 in the West Coast Conference the past 3 years. In: Former UCLA assistant Holton cites John Wooden as his mentor. |
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| Rhode Island | Jerry DiGregorio | 12-48, 2 years | Jim Baron |
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Out: DiGregorio had a tough act to follow in Jim Harrick. In: Baron leaves alma mater and Bonnies for A-10 opportunity. |
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| Robert Morris | Danny Nee | 7-22, 1 year | Mark Schmidt |
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Out: Nee's rebuilding project lasted just 1 year. In: Schmidt, a former Xavier assistant, becomes third RMC coach in three years |
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| Rutgers | Kevin Bannon | 59-60, 4 years | Gary Waters |
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Out: Nude free-throw shooting, several transfers and no NCAAs. In: Two-week search results in quality hire. |
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| St. Bonaventure | Jim Baron | 206-202, 14 years | Jan van Breda Kolff |
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Out: Baron leaves alma mater for another rebuilding project. In: VBK leaves Pepperdine to return to the East Coast. |
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| St. Mary's, Calif. | David Bollwinkel | 35-80, 4 years | Randy Bennett |
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Out: Gaels were 2-27 this past season. In: Bennett was a Saint Louis assistant the past two seasons. |
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| Seton Hall | Tommy Amaker | 68-55, 4 years | Louis Orr |
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Out: Trip to NCAA Sweet 16 and 3 NITs not what fans expected. In: Before a year as Siena coach, Orr was a Syracuse assistant. |
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| Siena | Louis Orr | 20-11, 1 year | Rob Lanier |
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Out: Ex-NBAer Orr was 20-11 in his only season at Siena. In: 32-year-old cousin of former NBA great Bob Lanier. |
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| South Carolina | Eddie Fogler | 123-116, 8 years | Dave Odom |
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Out: Fogler resigns, saying he doesn't intend to coach again. In: Odom accepts after Tubby Smith and Jim Calhoun said no. |
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| Southern | Tommy Green | 74-64, 5 years | Ben Jobe |
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Out: 11-16 season was Green's first losing record since 1996-97. In: Jobe, 68, returns; previously was 193-101 in 10 years at Southern. |
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| Stetson | Murray Arnold | 42-47, 3 1/2 years | Derek Waugh |
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Out: Arnold retired Dec. 27 for health reasons. In: Waugh, 29, becomes youngest Division I head coach. |
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| Tennessee | Jerry Green | 89-36, 4 years | Buzz Peterson |
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Out: Forced out despite four consecutive NCAA Tourney appearances. In: Tennessee native Peterson 105-50 in 5 years as head coach. |
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| Texas Southern | Robert Moreland | 399-352, 26 years | Ronnie Courtney |
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Out: Led Tigers to '77 NAIA title but little SWAC success. In: Courtney had been Houston-area high school coach. |
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| Texas Tech | James Dickey | 166-124, 10 years | Bob Knight |
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Out: Red Raiders suffered fourth consecutive losing season. In: Knight will win -- if he doesn't self destruct, first. |
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| Towson | Mike Jakulski | 37-76, 4 years | Michael Hunt |
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Out: Jakulski was 0-28 vs. league powers Delaware, Drexel and Hofstra. In: Hunt spent last 7 years as SEC assistant (Tennessee, Georgia). |
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| Tulsa | Buzz Peterson | 26-11, 1 year | John Phillips |
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Out: Peterson led Golden Hurricane to NIT title. In: Phillips had been a Hurricane assistant for 4 years. |
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| UNLV | Max Good | 13-9, 1 year | Charlie Spoonhour |
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Out: Good replaced fired Bill Bayno in December. In: Spoonhour surprisingly comes out of retirement. |
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| Villanova | Steve Lappas | 230-172, 13 years | Jay Wright |
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Out: Bolts at chance to restore UMass to former heights. In: Ex-'Nova assistant Wright took Hofstra to NCAAs last 2 years. |
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| Wake Forest | Dave Odom | 240-132, 12 years | Skip Prosser |
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Out: Deacons won 2000 NIT title under Odom, a 3-time ACC Coach of Year. In: Courted by many, Prosser finally leaves Xavier. |
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| Wisconsin | Brad Soderberg | 16-10, 1 year | Bo Ryan |
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Out: Soderberg stepped in when Dick Bennett quit in November. In: Ryan won 4 D-III championships before going to Wis.-Milwaukee. |
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| Wis.-Milwaukee | Bo Ryan | 30-27, 2 years | Bruce Pearl |
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Out: Ryan leaves for Madison to coach the state's biggest attraction. In: Pearl shined at Div. II Southern Indiana, turning into a national power. |
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| Xavier | Skip Prosser | 148-65, 7 years | Thad Matta |
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Out: Four NCAA Tournaments, two NITs in 7 years. In: After one season coaching alma mater, Matta is tabbed to keep Xavier zooming along. |
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