220. Mike McConathy (Northwestern State) (Last year: 222)
- Overall record: 295-321
After a long head coaching career at the junior college level, McConathy has more than equaled the experience, entering his 21st season at Northwestern State. He’s got three NCAA Tournaments on his resume, including his 2006 team that upset 3-seed Iowa in the first round. Unfortunately, the last few years have been much rougher for his Demons, though last year’s 11-win season was a major step forward. This team hasn’t sniffed the NCAA Tournament since 2013; can McConathy get them back there again?
219. Bill Herrion (New Hampshire) (Last year: 215)
- Overall record: 409-420
As evident by his record, Herrion has a lot of head coaching experience at the D1 level. He spent eight years leading Drexel, six years at East Carolina, and has been at New Hampshire since 2005. His longevity is impressive, but his teams have not made the NCAA Tournament since 1996, his third straight trip with Drexel. His job is seemingly secure, though New Hampshire only won 5 games last year; he’s trending in the wrong direction near the end of his career.
218. Allen Edwards (Wyoming) (Last year: 173)
- Overall record: 51-52
Edwards began his head coach career at Wyoming three seasons ago, promoted after five years on the Cowboys staff. He played college ball for Rick Pitino at Kentucky and got his head coaching career off to a solid start, winning the CBI back in 2017. He followed up a pair of 20-win seasons with an 8-24 record last season. Things are not looking up for Wyoming moving forward and Edwards needs to move mountains to hold onto this job.
217. John Gallagher (Hartford) (Last year: 235)
- Overall record: 124-163
Though they’ve been competitive in America East play the last two seasons, Gallagher enters his tenth year at Hartford without an NCAA Tournament appearance. He’s done a good enough job with the Hawks, though a conference title is very clearly still on his to do list. We’ll see how Hartford fares moving forward, as Vermont looks pretty unstoppable once again in this league.
216. Greg Herenda (Fairleigh Dickinson) (Last year: 290)
- Overall record: 81-108
There have been positive results for Herenda after six seasons at Fairleigh Dickinson. After leading UMass Lowell to a bunch of D2 Tournament appearances, he’s taken the Knights twice to the NCAA Tournament, including last year’s team. Building on last year’s success will be key for the Knights as they reload for the future, though Herenda has proven that he’s a winner at every level.
215. Kevin McGeehan (Campbell) (Last year: 246)
- Overall record: 91-107
Unfortunately for McGeehan, he put together his best team at Campbell this past season and got upended in the Big South Tournament. He came to Campbell in 2013 after eight years assisting at Richmond following a high school coaching career. Postseason bids in three straight seasons are a solid run, though the loss of Chris Clemons will be huge for Campbell. McGeehan brought talent to the Fighting Camels and it’ll be interesting to see how he reloads for the future.
214. Edward Joyner (Hampton) (Last year: 204)
- Overall record: 170-157
Most of Joyner’s coaching experience has come at Hampton and he’s certainly done a solid job of building this program. He’s made three NCAA Tournaments in his ten years coaching the Pirates. He navigated the team from the MEAC to the Big South, with last year a solid first year in their new conference. Having a record like that coaching low-major basketball is impressive enough.
213. Reggie Witherspoon (Canisius) (Last year: 210)
- Overall record: 252-273
Witherspoon began at Canisius in 2013, though much of that record reflects his 14 years as head coach at Buffalo. He’s yet to make an NCAA Tournament, a fact that looks worse when you see the success created by successors Bobby Hurley and Nate Oats. He’s actually done a nice job at Canisius, finishing in the top two of the league the last two seasons, but still playing catchup to Iona for conference crowns.
212. Sam Scholl (San Diego) (Last year: 291)
- Overall record: 21-15
Scholl became head coach of San Diego in February 2018 after the arrest of Lamont Smith and has actually done a great job. Coaching at his alma mater, Scholl led the Toreros to 21 wins and an NIT bid in his first full season leading the program. The WCC is remarkably tough these days, but Scholl has this team looking good, building off the success he and Smith had in the years before taking over.
211. Ed DeChellis (Navy) (Last year: 224)
- Overall record: 319-381
DeChellis has had a bit of a bizarre coaching career. After playing and assistant at Penn State, he spent seven years as head coach of ETSU before Penn State brought him back as head coach. In 2011, he left the Nittany Lions to the NCAA Tournament and bolted two months later for Navy. Progress has been slow with the Midshipmen, though they’ve at least finished in the top half of the conference each of the last four seasons.