Big 12 Basketball: Ranking the 10 head coaches for 2019-20 season

There are some talented head coaches in Big 12 Basketball, but how do they compare against one another? Let’s take a look and rank them for this upcoming season.

As the next college basketball season nears, a clean slate begins for every program in the nation. New faces emerge as the college basketball landscape drastically changes once again, with new freshmen and transfers ready to set the world on fire. There are schools that compete at a high level each and every season, but things are very different in college basketball from one year to the next. One thing that doesn’t change so quickly is the head coaches.

For Big 12 Basketball, this is no different. There’s an impressive group of head coaches in this conference, including a few of the nation’s most successful. Long gone are the days of Phog Allen or Henry Iba, but these programs certainly remember their contributions. Basketball is taken to another level in the Big 12 and these head coaches, both old and current, have built these programs into their position.

We’re going to examine each of the ten head coaches in this conference, taking a closer look at each of them. The goal of this piece is not to rank the programs but solely to focus on the coaches. We’ll look at background information and how coaches have fared at their current Big 12 schools. There will be just a brief mention of what to expect moving forward. Keep in mind that the ranking are based on a number of criteria; an experienced head coach can be well below someone with a lot of success in a short amount of time.

As already mentioned, the Big 12 is filled from top to bottom with solid head coaches. In this power conference, every coach has had success at the highest level, earning them their jobs. Even the coaches near the bottom of the list have had impressive careers and could certainly work their way up future lists. Without further ado, let’s jump right into the rankings.