NCAA Basketball: Ranking all 358 D-I head coaches for 2021-22 season

60. Kevin Willard (Seton Hall) (Last year: 61)

• Overall record: 249-199

Willard’s coaching career began on the staffs of Rick Pitino with the Boston Celtics and Louisville. He then spent three years engineering a turnaround as head coach at Iona before accepting the Seton Hall job in 2010. Willard has led the Pirates to four NCAA Tournaments and a Big East regular season title, helping put this program back on the map. Last year was a slight step back, but replacing Myles Powell is no immediate task.

59. Fred Hoiberg (Nebraska) (Last year: 45)

• Overall record: 129-101

Hoiberg starred at Iowa State and spent a heroic five years leading his alma mater, his first collegiate coaching venture. After a rocky tenure leading the Chicago Bulls, he took over at Nebraska in 2019, though his first two years have been even rockier. Hoiberg is just 14-45, with a pair of last place finishes in the Big Ten, and has a monumental task ahead if he’s digging the Cornhuskers out of this hole.

58. Anthony Grant (Dayton) (Last year: 57)

• Overall record: 271-151

It’s been a solid coaching journey for Grant, now entering his fifth season as head coach at his alma mater. A long-time assistant under Billy Donovan, Grant had previous success as head coach at VCU and Alabama before returning to the college game with the Flyers. His 2020 season was absolutely fantastic, with a dominant 29-2 season ruined by the pandemic shortening the season. Last year’s 14-10 mark was clearly far less dominant.

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

• Overall record: 330-267

For some, it was a bit of a surprise to see Young take the Virginia Tech job two offseasons ago. He spent the last 30 years at Wofford, including 17 as the Terrier’s head coach. Young led Wofford to five NCAA Tournaments, and a first round Tourney win in his final season with the program. He arrived at Virginia Tech, and after a struggle in year one, led the Hokies to a major turnaround this past season, with a 3rd place finish in the ACC and another NCAA Tournament bid.

56. Kevin Keatts (NC State) (Last year: 51)

• Overall record: 151-75

The story for Keatts has been immediate success as a collegiate head coach. He was part of the Louisville staff that ‘won’ the national title in 2013 and then spent three great years leading UNC Wilmington, taking the Seahawks to three CAA titles and two NCAA Tournament bids. Hired in 2017, Keatts took the Wolfpack to an NCAA Tournament in his first year and has kept NC State as a middle of the pack ACC program ever since.

55. Greg Gard (Wisconsin) (Last year: 59)

• Overall record: 119-70

Gard was a player and assistant under Bo Ryan for nearly three decades, including his entire tenure at Wisconsin. When Ryan retired in 2015, Gard was made head coach and his tenure with Wisconsin has been solid, leading the Badgers to a pair of Sweet Sixteens, plus a Big Ten regular season title in 2020. The Badgers expect to contend for Big Ten titles regularly and we’ll have to see if Gard continues to do so.

54. Andy Enfield (USC) (Last year: 78)

• Overall record: 198-138

Enfield made the headlines when his Florida Gulf Coast squad made that shocking run to the Sweet Sixteen back in 2013. This season was another big achievement for the former professional shooting coach. In his eighth season with USC, he led the Trojans all the way to the Elite Eight, his third Tourney bid with the program. With some high-level recruits, he led the Trojans to one of their finest seasons in recent memory and could set them up for further Pac-12 success.

53. Brian Dutcher (San Diego State) (Last year: 70)

• Overall record: 96-31

Dutcher may be just four years into his head coaching career, but has proven he’s one of the best in the business in just a short time. After decades assisting Steve Fisher, both at Michigan and San Diego State, he took over the program in 2017 and has maintained the Aztecs as a power in the MWC. Dutcher has led the Aztecs to a pair of NCAA Tournaments, a pair of MWC titles, and an incredible 30-2 run through the 2020 season.

52. Tom Crean (Georgia) (Last year: 52)

• Overall record: 397-280
• Final Four in 2003

It’s year four for Crean at Georgia, hoping to resurrect this program and sustain the success he built at Marquette and Indiana. The former Tom Izzo aide led Marquette to the Final Four and resurrected Indiana, leading them to three Sweet Sixteens. Last year’s 14-12 mark with the Bulldogs was a definite step in the right direction, up to 10th place in the tough SEC, though Crean will obviously need to do a bit better than that in the coming years.

51. Ed Cooley (Providence) (Last year: 53)

• Overall record: 286-204

After a decade on Al Skinner’s staffs, mostly at Boston College, Cooley got his own head coaching career started with a solid five year run at Fairfield. Since 2011, he’s roamed the sidelines at Providence and made quite an impact for the Friars. He led Providence to five straight NCAA Tournaments, a feat never before accomplished for the program. The last few seasons have been less impressive, but last year’s 13-13 wasn’t too bad.