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NCAA Basketball: 10 Coaches who have overstayed their welcome entering 2019-20

By Bryan Mauro

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - MARCH 14: Head coach Patrick Chambers of the Penn State Nittany Lions yells instructions to his team against the Minnesota Golden Gophers at the United Center on March 14, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - MARCH 14: Head coach Patrick Chambers of the Penn State Nittany Lions yells instructions to his team against the Minnesota Golden Gophers at the United Center on March 14, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /
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NASHVILLE, TN – MARCH 14: (L-R) Assistant coaches Tony Delk and Scott Padgett of the Kentucky Wildcats look on from the bench against the Mississippi State Bulldogs during the final of the SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament at the Bridgestone Arena on March 14, 2010 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Chris Chambers/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN – MARCH 14: (L-R) Assistant coaches Tony Delk and Scott Padgett of the Kentucky Wildcats look on from the bench against the Mississippi State Bulldogs during the final of the SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament at the Bridgestone Arena on March 14, 2010 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Chris Chambers/Getty Images) /

10. Scott Padgett – Samford

Samford is not a basketball program rich with tradition. They have only made the NCAA tournament twice in the history of their school. When the Bulldogs selected former NBA and Kentucky standout Scott Padgett to be their coach, the vision was NCAA tournaments and success. Padgett is entering his sixth year at the helm in Birmingham, and the Bulldogs are still looking for the success everyone envisioned they could have.

In the six years that Padgett has been in charge it would be hard to claim that Samford has improved. They have two winning seasons total out of the five with one postseason tournament win and that was the CIT. Outside of that season in which Samford won 20 games, the program has seen tremendous attrition of virtually every good player the program has had. Christen Cunningham went on to play in the NCAA tournament with Louisville. Former center Wyatt Walker moved on to NC State, and point guard Justin Coleman moved on to play at Arizona.

After the attrition, Samford improved this season and won 17 games. The Southern Conference was much improved this season and Samford showed they could be competitive in a few games. If Padgett does not take steps forward this year it is hard to justify him continuing to keep his job. Samford has not improved under Padgett. The worst thing a program can do is continue to stay stagnant. Five seasons is long enough to build a program and Padgett needs to start winning or he may be on the way out.

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