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NCAA Basketball: Ranking all 353 D-I head coaches for 2018-19

LAWRENCE, KS - JANUARY 30: Head coach John Calipari of the Kentucky Wildcats and head coach Bill Self of the Kansas Jayhawks greet each other prior to the game at Allen Fieldhouse on January 30, 2016 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
LAWRENCE, KS - JANUARY 30: Head coach John Calipari of the Kentucky Wildcats and head coach Bill Self of the Kansas Jayhawks greet each other prior to the game at Allen Fieldhouse on January 30, 2016 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /
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200. Pat Skerry (Towson)

  • Overall record 116-120

Prior to taking over at Towson in 2011, Skerry’s only head coaching experience was two years at D-III Curry. He’s done pretty solid work at Towson, engineering a big turnaround after a 1-31 debut. However, just two postseason appearances in seven years is cause for concern, one apiece in the CIT and defunct Vegas 16.

199. King Rice (Monmouth)

  • Overall record 117-121

Another former Tar Heel guard under Dean Smith, King Rice embarked on a long assistant coaching career, most notably under Kevin Stallings, before being hired at Monmouth in 2011. While many argue that his 2016 team should’ve received an NCAA at -large bid, he’s yet to do anything more than a pair of NIT bids, and Monmouth has taken a step back recently.

198. Jamion Christian (Siena)

  • Overall record 104-100

After a short assistant coaching career, Christian took over his alma mater Mount St. Mary’s in 2012, spending six years before Siena hired him this past offseason. He led the Mountaineers to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances, and Saints fan are hoping he can perform a similar turnaround for Siena. He’s a young coach and he did work briefly under Shaka Smart, so anything is possible.

197. Rodney Terry (UTEP)

  • Overall record 129-113

Terry will begin his first season at UTEP following seven years of decent success as head coach at Fresno State. The UTEP program has struggled hard in recent years, and he has a tough task ahead. He has spent much of his life living and working in Texas, including nine years on Rick Barnes’ staff at Texas, so this might be a perfect fit for him in the future.

196. Jeff Neubauer (Fordham)

  • Overall record 233-191

After spending eight years as an assistant under John Beilein at both Richmond and West Virginia, Neubauer spent 10 years as head coach of Eastern Kentucky before being hired by Fordham in 2015. The Rams were just 9-22 last season as Neubauer attempts to build a competing program in the tough A-10, tough he did make a meager CIT appearance in his first season. His two NCAA Tournament appearances at EKU are also solid.

195. Wes Miller (UNC-Greensboro)

  • Overall record 119-112

A player on the 2005 Tar Heels national title squad, Miller was promoted to head coach of UNCG in late 2011 and the young coach made his first NCAA Tournament last season. Things started slowly for Miller, but he’s 52-18 in his last two years and has the Spartans in a prime position to compete for as long as he stays at UNCG.

194. Matt Figger (Austin Peay)

  • Overall record 23-19

Figger spent many years as an assistant before Austin Peay hired him in 2017, including a decade with Frank Martin at Kansas State and South Carolina. His first year with the Governors was somewhat successful, a 19-15 mark and a CIT bid, but Figger has his eyes set on a bigger prize.

193. Derek Kellogg (LIU Brooklyn)

  • Overall record 177-158

After playing for and coaching under John Calipari, Kellogg took over at UMass in 2008, spending nine years before being fired and landing in Long Island in 2017. He led the Minutemen to one NCAA Tournament and a couple of NIT bids, but that wasn’t enough for a program in the Final Four in 1996, unable to recapture Calipari’s magic. He did lead LIU Brooklyn to the Tourney in his first season; perhaps it won’t be the last time either.

192. Jeff Linder (Northern Colorado)

  • Overall record 42-31

Linder’s coaching journey has taken him around the western US as an assistant, his final stop six years at Boise State before being named head coach of Northern Colorado in 2016. His first year was an understandable struggle, but the Bears won the CIT last season, and Linder has things going in a positive direction.

191. Shantay Legans (Eastern Washington)

  • Overall record 21-20

After eight years as assistant coach, Legans became EWU head coach in 2017. A 20-15 mark and a CBI bid in his first year both represented a solid start to his coaching career, but he has his eyes on a bigger prize as his Eagles try to win the Big Sky.