140. Al Skinner (Kennesaw State)
- Overall record 421-357
Skinner took the Kennesaw State job in 2015, get him back into head coaching after successful stints at Rhode Island (1988-97) and Boston College (1997-2010). Things have changed greatly in Boston, but making seven NCAA Tournament appearances in his final nine years wasn’t enough to keep his job. He’s a solid coach who’s just 36-66 at Kennesaw, a hard place to put together a solid program.
139. Mitch Henderson (Princeton)
- Overall record 136-78
After spending 11 years under Bill Carmody at Northwestern, Henderson returned to Princeton to coach his alma mater in 2011. He’s made the NCAA Tournament just once in seven years, but his Tigers were top three in the Ivy for his first six seasons. He’ll need to reload after a 13-16 finish in 2018.
138. Jim Les (UC Davis)
- Overall record 265-261
Les has been at UC Davis since 2011 after nine years as head coach of Bradley. The former NBA point guard’s most impressive year came in 2006 when Bradley made the Sweet Sixteen as a 13-seed. He’s had UC Davis competitive in the Big West recently, making an NCAA Tournament appearance and two NIT bids in the last four years.
137. Russell Turner (UC Irvine)
- Overall record 164-124
Turner spent six years assisting with the Golden State Warriors before UC Irvine gave him his first head coaching gig in 2010. He’s had the Anteaters competitive in the Big West, nearly knocking off Louisville in his one NCAA Tournament appearance in 2015, with a couple of NIT’s as well. He’s proven he can win in Irvine, but there are a lot of solid head coaches in his conference now, and they all can’t win the Big West every year.
136. Chris Mooney (Richmond)
- Overall record 258-212
Mooney spent one season as head coach of Air Force before taking the Richmond job in 2005. He led the Spiders to the Sweet Sixteen as a 12-seed in 2011, though having just two NCAA Tourney bids in thirteen seasons isn’t exactly impressive. He’s never won the A-10 regular season title, a task easier said than done, but he’s had Richmond in solid shape for more than a decade.
135. Matt McMahon (Murray State)
- Overall record 63-38
Murray State hired McMahon as head coach in 2015 and the young coach hopes to become the latest coach to turn great things in Murray into a better job, like Mick Cronin at Cincinnati, Billy Kennedy at Texas A&M, and Steve Prohm at Iowa State. Things started slowly, but Murray State was back in the NCAA Tournament last season and expects to contend in the OVC virtually every single year going forward.
134. Brian Gregory (South Florida)
- Overall record 264-204
Gregory took the South Florida job in 2017 with 13 years of head coaching experience in his pocket (8 at Dayton and 5 at Georgia Tech). At Dayton he won the NIT in 2010 and made a few NCAA Tourney bids, but his time in Georgia Tech was largely unsuccessful. He’s not a bad coach, but he has a lot of work ahead to turn South Florida (10-22 in his first year) into an AAC contender.
133. Nick McDevitt (Middle Tennessee)
- Overall record 101-71
McDevitt spent more than two decades with UNC-Asheville as player, assistant, and head coach before accepting the Middle Tennessee job in 2018. In his five years as head coach, he did lead the Bulldogs to an NCAA Tournament and an NIT, but expectations will be higher at Middle Tennessee, especially after what Kermit Davis accomplished these last few years.
132. Matt McCall (Massachusetts)
- Overall record 66-42
A former Florida grad and assistant, McCall spent two years as head coach at Chattanooga before being hired by UMass in 2017. He took the Mocs to the NCAA Tournament in 2016 but faces a challenging road with the Minutemen. He was just 13-20 in his first year, but the A-10 is a tough conference and the rebuild might take a few years.
131. Barry Hinson (Southern Illinois)
- Overall record 309-239
Twice an assistant under Bill Self, Hinson already has 17 years of head coaching experience and has been at Southern Illinois since 2012. He took over after Self left Oral Roberts and then spent nine years at Missouri State, though he’s yet to lead a team to the NCAA Tournament. Southern Illinois can compete in the MVC this season, so that trend could soon change.