ACC Basketball: Ranking all 15 head coaches for 2019-20 season

By Joey Loose | Oct 1, 2019

DURHAM, NC - FEBRUARY 09: (L-R) Head coach Mike Krzyzewski of the Duke Blue Devils and head coach Roy Williams of the North Carolina Tar Heels shake hands prior to their gaem at Cameron Indoor Stadium on February 9, 2017 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

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MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – APRIL 08: Head coach Tony Bennett of the Virginia Cavaliers cuts down the net after his teams 85-77 win over the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the 2019 NCAA men’s Final Four National Championship game at U.S. Bank Stadium on April 08, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /

There are some incredible head coaches in ACC Basketball, but how do they compare against each other? Let’s examine and rank them for this upcoming year.

As a new college basketball season approaches, we prepare to welcome a whole new host of names to the forefront of the game. The game drastically changes from year to year as players graduate or move on to the next level. There are certainly programs that contend on a regular basis even as players come and go. These programs are usually the ones with the most successful head coaches.

There was plenty of amazing history in ACC Basketball and the scope of coaches is no different. While there’s still several living legends active in the league, memories of Dean Smith or Jim Valvano continue to resonate through these fanbases. This league contains the one of sport’s greatest rivalries and hosts months of competitive and exciting basketball each year.

What we’re going to do is to take a closer look at the fifteen head coaches in his conference. Our main objective is to rank the coaches, not the programs. The focus is on the particular coach and his background, though of course we’ll say a few words on how these programs should far in the future. No stone will be left unturned and everything is taken into account for these rankings, meaning an inexperienced yet successful head coach could rank ahead of someone with decades of experience.

As a final note, remember that this is the ACC. This is college basketball’s greatest conference. Every coach in this conference has had success at the highest level otherwise they wouldn’t be an ACC head coach. All fifteen of these coaches have done solid work even if some are greater than others. Now, let’s get into these rankings, starting at the very bottom of this packed league.