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NCAA Basketball: Ranking all 357 D-I head coaches for 2020-21 season

By Joey Loose

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - FEBRUARY 09: Head coach Tony Bennett of the Virginia Cavaliers greets head coach Mike Krzyzewski of the Duke Blue Devils before the start of a game at John Paul Jones Arena on February 9, 2019 in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Photo by Ryan M. Kelly/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - FEBRUARY 09: Head coach Tony Bennett of the Virginia Cavaliers greets head coach Mike Krzyzewski of the Duke Blue Devils before the start of a game at John Paul Jones Arena on February 9, 2019 in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Photo by Ryan M. Kelly/Getty Images) /
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CINCINNATI, OH – FEBRUARY 19: Head coach John Brannen of the Cincinnati Bearcats (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
CINCINNATI, OH – FEBRUARY 19: Head coach John Brannen of the Cincinnati Bearcats (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /

90. Bryce Drew (Grand Canyon) (Last year: N/A)

  • Overall record: 164-108

Drew got another shot at head coach when he took over at Grand Canyon. After leading alma mater Valparaiso to some great success and a pair of NCAA Tournaments, he saw three years at Vanderbilt end pretty badly, including a winless season in SEC play. Grand Canyon is a sleeping giant and Drew might be exactly the coach they need to push over the top and finally win their first WAC title.

89. Ron Hunter (Tulane) (Last year: 77)

  • Overall record: 404-292

After seeing his stock rise during his time at Georgia State, Hunter faces a much tougher challenge as he tries to turn around Tulane. He took the Panthers to three NCAA Tournaments and also spent nearly two decades leading IUPUI. A 12-18 start at Tulane is actually an improvement, with a lot of work ahead to finally make this team a contender in the tough AAC.

88. Tad Boyle (Colorado) (Last year: 82)

  • Overall record: 262-176

A longtime former aide to Mark Turgeon, Boyle spent four successful years leading Northern Colorado before transitioning to Colorado in 2010. He’s taken the Buffaloes to four NCAA Tournaments and has kept them in pretty solid shape in the Pac-12 in recent years. Colorado has never exactly been a national contender, but their consistent play under Boyle is laudable.

87. John Brannen (Cincinnati) (Last year: 86)

  • Overall record: 102-62

Brannen took over at Cincinnati last season and got things off to a solid start. The former Alabama assistant built great success at nearby Northern Kentucky, leading a very new D1 program to a pair of NCAA Tournaments in the Horizon League. His Bearcats were 20-10 and tied for the AAC regular-season crown last season, with Cincinnati set up to continue to contend for league titles for years to come.

86. Keith Dambrot (Duquesne) (Last year: 91)

  • Overall record: 381-211

Dambrot has held many different coaching jobs, including briefly coaching LeBron James in high school, before a long successful stint at Akron. After 13 years with the Zips, he took over at Duquesne in 2017 and is off to a solid start with the Dukes. This past season, Dambrot lead Duquesne to 21 wins and a 5th place finish in the A10 and is slowly building something great with this program.

85. Porter Moser (Loyola-Chicago) (Last year: 80)

  • Overall record: 267-237
  • Final Four in 2018

Moser previously spent time as head coach at Little Rock and Illinois State and has only led a single team to the NCAA Tournament, but it was certainly a great team. Loyola’s Final Four run in 2018 remains the highlight of Moser’s career, though his Ramblers have yet to follow up that success. They’ve been knocked out of the MVC Tournament in back to back years, though he clearly has elevated this Loyola program since taking it over in 2011.

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84. Mike Young (Virginia Tech) (Last year: 87)

  • Overall record: 315-260

After three decades at Wofford, including the last 17 as head coach, Young took over this past season at Virginia Tech. He took the Terriers to five NCAA Tournaments in sustained success and will look to do the same with the Hokies. He’s still in the process of building, finishing just 16-16 in his first season, but is a brilliant basketball mind; we’ll have to see how he fares in the ACC after great success in the SoCon.

83. Juwan Howard (Michigan) (Last year: 84)

  • Overall record: 19-12

After a long NBA career as a player and later assistant coach, Howard returned to Michigan and college basketball last season, succeeding the great John Beilein. In his first season, the former NBA stud led the Wolverines to an impressive Battle 4 Atlantis championship but finished just 9th in the Big Ten. It’ll take a few seasons to see how Howard fares as a collegiate coach, but his recruiting certainly seems up to par for the Wolverines.

82. John Becker (Vermont) (Last year: 83)

  • Overall record: 219-91

Since Becker became head coach at Vermont in 2011, the program has been playing fantastic basketball. He’s led the Catamounts to three NCAA Tournaments and has won 84% of games in America East play. He’s won at least 20 games in all nine seasons and has turned Vermont into one of the best mid-majors in New England. The question remains if Becker is content winning at Vermont and if he can pull off a Tourney upset one day soon.

81. Mark Fox (California) (Last year: 70)

  • Overall record: 300-194

Fox took over at California last season, having previously spent stints as head coach at Nevada and Georgia. Things went great for Fox at Nevada and his return to the West Coast could lead to success for the Golden Bears in the future. In his first year, he went 14-18, tying for 8th place in the Pac 12 as he starts to lay the groundwork for the future for this program.

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