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NCAA Basketball: Ranking all 353 D-I head coaches for 2019-20 season

By Joey Loose

DURHAM, NC - MARCH 03: (L-R) Head coach Mike Krzyzewski of the Duke Blue Devils talks to head coach Roy Williams of the North Carolina Tar Heels before their game at Cameron Indoor Stadium on March 3, 2018 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
DURHAM, NC - MARCH 03: (L-R) Head coach Mike Krzyzewski of the Duke Blue Devils talks to head coach Roy Williams of the North Carolina Tar Heels before their game at Cameron Indoor Stadium on March 3, 2018 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – MARCH 11: Head coach John Groce of the Illinois Fighting Illini reacts against the Purdue Boilermakers in the quarterfinal round of the Big Ten Basketball Tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on March 11, 2016 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – MARCH 11: Head coach John Groce of the Illinois Fighting Illini reacts against the Purdue Boilermakers in the quarterfinal round of the Big Ten Basketball Tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on March 11, 2016 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

110. Travis DeCuire (Montana) (Last year: 123)

  • Overall record: 109-58

DeCuire will begin this sixth year as head coach at his alma mater and is already off to a great start. The former Cal assistant has led the Grizzlies to the NCAA Tournament each of the last two years and is a mind-boggling 71-21 in Big Sky conference play. His Montana team is firmly at the top of the conference and looks to stay there in the future. DeCuire is just the latest Montana coach to bring success to the program and it wouldn’t be a surprise to see him entertain other job offers in the future.

109. Bob Richey (Furman) (Last year: 124)

  • Overall record: 48-18

Richey began his head coaching career just two seasons ago but is certainly off to a fantastic start with the Palladins. He’s yet to lead Furman to the NCAA Tournament, but last year’s team was briefly ranked in the AP Top 25 for the first time in program history. He just won 25 games and led Furman to the NIT. Richey’s career is only just beginning and we’ll have to see how his Furman team reloads and prepares for the future.

108. Mark Gottfried (Cal State Northridge) (Last year: 110)

  • Overall record: 414-262

Gottfried will enter his second season at Cal State Northridge with significantly more experience than the average Big West coach. He spent time as head coach at Murray State, Alabama, and NC State, making an Elite Eight with the Crimson Tide and two Sweet Sixteen’s with the Wolfpack. The success didn’t last and Gottfried landed with the Matadors, hoping to turn things around. His team started 13-21 but will surely improve on that mark this season.

107. Jerod Haase (Stanford) (Last year: 88)

  • Overall record: 128-102

After a long period on Roy Williams’ coaching staffs, Haase became a head coach with UAB in 2012 and took the Stanford job four years later. He led the Blazers to a first round NCAA Tournament win over Iowa State in 2015, but things are not going as fruitful with the Cardinal. He’s 48-49 at Stanford and hasn’t really gotten the team close to the NCAA Tournament. He’ll need to start turning things around fast.

106. Randy Rahe (Weber State) (Last year: 103)

  • Overall record: 266-153

With coaching experience all over Colorado and Utah, Rahe has done a solid job of building this Weber State program. In his thirteen seasons with the Wildcats, he’s earned three NCAA Tournament bids and has finished in the top 4 of the Big Sky in all but one of his seasons. Rahe has watched Montana win the last two Big Sky tournaments and should have his Wildcats back near the top of the conference again.

105. Scott Nagy (Wright State) (Last year: 113)

  • Overall record: 233-134

Nagy has done fantastic work throughout his long head coaching career. He spent 21 years at South Dakota State, achieving great success at the D2 level before leading the Jackrabbits to three NCAA Tournaments. In his first three seasons at Wright State, he’s made an NCAA Tournament and an NIT and has the Raiders set to compete at the top of the league for years to come. Nagy’s stock will continue to rise with each conference championship.

104. Russ Turner (UC Irvine) (Last year: 137)

  • Overall record: 188-128

A former assistant coach with the Golden State Warriors, Turner has quickly transformed UC Irvine into the top program in the Big West. This past season he led the Anteaters to a first round upset over 4-seed Kansas State in making his second NCAA Tournament. UC Irvine has finished in the top two of the conference each of the last six seasons and Turner has certainly demonstrated his coaching ability throughout his nine year tenure.

103. Herb Sendek (Santa Clara) (Last year: 105)

  • Overall record: 457-346

Sendek will enter his fourth season at Santa Clara, though he’s clearly more known for his head coaching tenures at Miami OH, NC State, and Arizona State. In his career, he’s made nine NCAA Tournaments, including a Sweet Sixteen run with NC State back in 2005. He’s back in the head coaching game at Santa Clara, where it certainly isn’t easy to win in the WCC. He’s 44-51 with the Broncos, though his team did finish in 5th place last year.

102. John Groce (Akron) (Last year: 100)

  • Overall record: 211-165

Groce begins his third year back in the MAC at Akron, having achieved his greatest head coaching success at Ohio. He won three NCAA Tournament games with the Bobcats before departing for Illinois, spending five less than stellar seasons before his firing. He’s shown his ability to win in the MAC and increased Akron’s win total last season, perhaps setting himself up for similar success in the future.

101. Jerry Stackhouse (Vanderbilt) (Last year: N/A)

  • Overall record: 0-0

Stackhouse takes over at Vanderbilt without any collegiate coaching experience on his resume. After his long NBA playing career, he was an NBA assistant coach and spent two years as a G League head coach. The Commodores are banking on his NBA experience to bring recruits to Vanderbilt, while his G League experience may have also played a factor. The Commodores didn’t win a single SEC game last season but it may take a few years to dig out of the basement.

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