AAC Basketball: Top 10 head coaches of the century (2000-20)

By Joey Loose | Jul 10, 2020

ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 07: Phillip Nolan #0, Shabazz Napier #13, his mother Carmen Velasquez, and head coach Kevin Ollie of the Connecticut Huskies look on after defeating the Kentucky Wildcats 60-54 in the NCAA Men's Final Four Championship at AT&T Stadium on April 7, 2014 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /

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HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY – FEBRUARY 18: Gregg Marshall the head coach of the Witchita State Shockers (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

7. Gregg Marshall – Wichita State (2017-2020)

Long before Marshall and Wichita State joined the AAC in 2017 he had already made an astounding impact on college basketball. Before joining the Shockers in 2007, he had led Winthrop to seven NCAA Tournaments in nine seasons. At Wichita State, he took the Shockers to the Final Four in 2013 and into the Tournament undefeated the following year. They had been dominating the MVC, and the AAC posed an exciting new challenge.

In those first three years, they have won at least 22 games each season. Even if that is a step down from their MVC years, the Shockers are still adjusting to a better conference. He led Wichita State to the NCAA Tournament in 2018, their first year in the league, and made the NIT semifinals the following season. His 70-31 record is nothing to be disappointed with to this point.

Wichita State has been an impressive program ever since Marshall took over the reins. While his work these last three seasons haven’t jumped off the page, it’s still impressive to see the Shockers join the AAC and immediately become a contender on a yearly basis. They’ve been above .500 in the conference each of their first three years and should continue to compete for conference titles for as long as Marshall is around.