NCAA Basketball: 10 mid-major coaches poised for bigger jobs after 2019-20

A number of mid-major NCAA Basketball head coaches took the jump this offseason for bigger jobs. Who’s most likely to do the same next year?

Just when the NCAA Basketball world thought the coaching carousel was over and things were going to start quieting down before the NBA draft, John Beilein went and threw a wrench into those plans and announced he was leaving the Michigan Wolverines to go and get his shot in the NBA. The carousel spins on.

What about those coaches who didn’t get the power jobs and deserve one?  Many of the coaches at mid major schools especially the low mid major schools, have accomplished everything they are going to at their schools. Many of these coaches should move to bigger schools with a more expansive budget. These coaches would thrive in that environment if given the chance.

Unfortunately for all of NCAA Basketball, many of these coaches will never get a chance at a power five job. The coaches do not have the name recognition of other coaches on the market. The coach’s overall records don’t always look appealing to the bigger schools due to lesser budget and less prestige. Those factors make it extremely hard to recruit. With a small budget, fewer players, and having to play buy games to fund your athletics budget for the year means many of these coaches are going to have records closer to .500 or under .500 overall.

That should not take away from the tremendous job they have done getting their teams ready to play. All of these individuals would make a fan base very happy if given a chance.