NCAA Basketball: 10 Coaches who have overstayed their welcome entering 2019-20
By Bryan Mauro
2. Bill Herrion – New Hampshire
When the administration at the University of New Hampshire hired Bill Herrion, the goal was to break the NCAA tournament streak and qualify for the first time in school history. The last 14 years have shown that New Hampshire is not going to make the NCAA tournament for a long time. Not only do the Wildcats struggle on the floor, their conference has been dominated by the University of Vermont for quite some time. In a one bid league it is always going to be tough to make the NCAA tournament.
Coach Herrion has done nothing to help the Wildcats get over the hump. Outside of a three-year stretch in which New Hampshire won 19, 20, and 20 games, the team has failed to reach the 15-win plateau. The current head coach did experience moderate success at Drexel and did make three NCAA tournaments in a row. The next job at East Carolina was a disaster and the disaster has continued at New Hampshire.
New Hampshire has recruiting limitations, like other small schools and like most of the schools in their conference. Many of these schools have been able to put together mostly competitive teams. The Wildcats have never finished higher than third in the league. It appears that Herrion has gotten stagnant and his teams seem to get worse. It has been mentioned here numerous times. How many seasons does one get to attempt to turn around a program. The Wildcats badly need a fresh face, it would do wonders for a stagnant program and an apathetic fan base.