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NCAA Basketball: Best remaining open coaching jobs?

By Daniel Benjamin

Dec 22, 2016; Bloomington, IN, USA; Austin Peay Governors head coach Dave Loos talked to Austin Peay Governors guard John Murry (32) during the second half of the game at Assembly Hall. The Indiana Hoosiers defeated the Austin Peay Governors 97 to 62. Mandatory Credit: Marc Lebryk-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 22, 2016; Bloomington, IN, USA; Austin Peay Governors head coach Dave Loos talked to Austin Peay Governors guard John Murry (32) during the second half of the game at Assembly Hall. The Indiana Hoosiers defeated the Austin Peay Governors 97 to 62. Mandatory Credit: Marc Lebryk-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 25, 2017; Washington, DC, USA; Georgetown Hoyas head coach John Thompson III gestures to his team from the bench against the Creighton Bluejays in the second half at Verizon Center. The Hoyas won 71-51. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 25, 2017; Washington, DC, USA; Georgetown Hoyas head coach John Thompson III gestures to his team from the bench against the Creighton Bluejays in the second half at Verizon Center. The Hoyas won 71-51. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports /

Being an NCAA basketball coach definitely has its perks, but job security is not one of them.

March Madness is a term that describes the NCAA’s national basketball tournament, though, it also could be associated with how its member schools react to the conclusion of a season that does not meet their expectations.

Every March, sometimes before, a plethora of Division I college basketball coaches lose their jobs and this year was no different. At least 35 Division I basketball program’s will have a new coach at the start of the 2017-18 campaign, whether it’s because they fired their coach or the coach moved on to a higher paying gig. The Dayton Flyers and the Akron Zips are the latest teams that are scrambling for new coaches after Archie Miller left the Flyers for Indiana on Saturday and Keith Dambrot left for Duquesne.

Miller replaces Tom Crean who was fired by the school on March 16.  Crean, who was 166-135 in nine seasons with the Hoosiers, was done-in by high expectations. He led IU to the NCAA Tournament four times during his tenure, reaching the Sweet 16 three times. IU limped to a 18-16 finish this year after starting the season ranked 11th in the AP poll.

Miller is a high-energetic coach who did a fabulous job at Dayton. He led the Flyers to the postseason five out of the six years with the program, including to the NCAA Tournament the last four seasons. Miller posted a 139-63 overall record at Dayton, leading the Flyers to two A-10 conference titles and an Elite Eight appearance in 2014.

With the Duquesne, Indiana, and Quinnipiac jobs now filled, there are still 19 NCAA Division I coaching jobs open. Quinnipiac named Baker Dunleavy, the son of Tulane head coach Mike Dunleavy Sr., its new head coach on March 27.

Georgetown is the biggest name of the school’s to still have a vacancy, but is it the best job available?

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