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

By Joey Loose

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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340. Murray Garvin (South Carolina State)

  • Overall record 63-115

His tenure started midway through the 2012-13 season, but since then Garvin has led the Bulldogs to nothing too extraordinary. He does boast a CIT appearance after a solid 2016 season, but there’s also that disappointing 62-107 record.

339. Jack Murphy (Northern Arizona)

  • Overall record 70-132

Hired in 2012, Murphy’s six years in Northern Arizona have been very up and down, following up a runner-up finish in the 2015 CIT with three abysmal seasons. The former Denver Nuggets assistant is just 19-75 over the last three seasons; doing that again in his seventh year would not be advisable.

338. David McLaughlin (Dartmouth)

  • Overall record 18-44

After some decent work with D-II Stonehill (2004-2013), and three seasons as an assistant at Northeastern, McLaughlin was hired to lead Dartmouth in 2016. A pair of 7-20 seasons have followed and the Big Green have yet to look competitive in the Ivy League, though they haven’t won the conference since 1959.

337. Dustin Kerns (Presbyterian)

  • Overall record 15-25

Kerns took over in 2017 after serving as an assistant at Wofford and Santa Clara among other places. His 11-21 debut season wasn’t abysmal, but it’ll take time for him to build a competent program; Presbyterian hasn’t yet made the Tourney in their brief time as a D-I program.

336. Rick Croy (Cal Baptist)

  • Overall record 4-4

Entering his sixth year at Cal Baptist, Croy will lead this program in their first year in D-I, while he also boasts three years as an assistant under Randy Bennett at Saint Mary’s. He made the D-II NCAA Tournament in his first five seasons with the Lancers, but life in D-I is much rougher.

335. Dan Engelstad (Mount St. Mary’s)

  • Overall record 0-7

Five decent years at D-III Southern Vermont preceded Engelstad’s hiring in May 2018, returning to the school he was an assistant at from 2007-2010. As long as he can build on the progress established by Jamion Christian (who left for Siena), things can go well for Engelstad, though he’s young and relatively inexperienced at the D-I level.

334. Billy Wright (Western Illinois)

  • Overall record 42-77

Prior to his hiring in 2014, Wright’s only head coaching experience was at Pike High School in Indianapolis. Things haven’t gone smoothly, just 38-73 four years in. Wright attended nearby Bradley and spent five years as an assistant at WIU from 2008-2013, but he’ll need to produce better results to keep his job.

333. Jimmy Allen (Army)

  • Overall record 30-41

Now in his third year at Army, Allen is no closer than any of his predecessors at leading the Black Knights to their first NCAA Tournament. Serving six solid years turning around D-III Averett, Allen is just 26-36 at Army, having also spent six years as an assistant before being elevated to the top job.

332. Pat Duquette (UMass Lowell)

  • Overall record 61-96

Having spent thirteen years under Al Skinner at Boston College and three more years at Northeastern, Duquette was hired at UMass Lowell in 2013, right when the program jumped to D-I. Just 56-91 since then, things haven’t been awful, but he hasn’t been close to competing in the America East.

331. Jay Joyner (North Carolina A&T)

  • Overall record 30-55

Joyner took over in January 2016 and was given the full-time job at North Carolina A&T. He started just 8-34 before a solid 2018 season led to a CIT appearance and things are looking up for the Aggies.

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