NCAA Basketball: Ranking all 362 D-I head coaches for 2023-24 season

300. Robert McCullum (Florida A&M) (Last year: 287)

• Overall record: 145-231

McCullum has been in coaching for almost five decades and has had an impact literally across the country. He’s been an assistant at a number of schools, notably under Lon Kruger at Florida and Illinois and with Dana Altman at Oregon. Previously, he was already a D1 head coach at Western Michigan and South Florida and has been entrenched at Florida A&M since 2017. Unfortunately, last season’s 7-22 finish was his worst mark with the Rattlers.

299. Jason Crafton (Maryland-Eastern Shore) (Last year: 327)

• Overall record: 34-56

Originally from Brooklyn, Crafton was a video coordinator at Villanova and a longtime assistant at Navy before beginning his head coaching career at D2 Nyack, his alma mater. While his record there wasn’t impressive, he got another shot when Maryland Eastern Shore brought him to town in 2019. The Hawks skipped the pandemic season, meaning Crafton has coached three full years and he’s coming off a fantastic year, leading his team to 18 wins and a 3rd place finish in the MEAC.

298. Dane Fischer (William & Mary) (Last year: 291)

• Overall record: 46-68

Fischer spent much of his collegiate coaching career as an assistant under Dave Paulsen, working with him at Williams, Bucknell, and George Mason. In total, Fischer had 14 years of D1 coaching experience when he was hired by William & Mary for his first head coaching job back in 2019. After a 21-win campaign in his debut season, things have been less successful for the Tribe, though this past year’s 13-20 mark was actually a step back in the right direction.

297. Jeff Wulbrun (Denver) (Last year: 318)

• Overall record: 26-38

A native of the West Coast, Wulbrun played at Cal State Fullerton before spending a long stint as an assistant at California back in the 90’s. He was a high school head coach and worked at four other D1 schools, including nine seasons at UAB and Stanford with Jerod Haase. He took over at Denver in 2021, his first collegiate head coaching job, and has made progress in his first two seasons. Inheriting a 2-win team, Wulbrun has won 11 and 15 games respectively in his first two years and looks to continue that trajectory.

296. Jon Judkins (Utah Tech) (Last year: 290)

• Overall record: 35-50

Judkins has only worked at a pair of colleges in his long coaching career and has been a head coach for the last thirty years. He originally spent a dozen seasons leading Snow College, a junior college in Utah, before landing at Utah Tech, then known as Dixie State. Since 2005, Judkins has led the Trailblazers and had already been on hand for many years when they joined D1 back in 2020. After D2 success, Utah Tech has settled for three seasons under .500 and very small steps in the WAC.

295. Jim Engles (Columbia) (Last year: 289)

• Overall record: 156-230

Engles has more than three dozen years of D1 coaching experience and has been a head coach for the last 15 years. After stints at Wagner, Rider, and Columbia, he was hired by NJIT in 2008 and actually had quality success with those Highlanders until returning to Columbia as their new head coach in 2016. Unfortunately, his Lions have finished dead last in the Ivy League in each of the last three seasons and have failed to win more than 11 games in a season since he was hired.

294. Mo Williams (Jackson State) (Last year: 324)

• Overall record: 28-54

A star guard at Alabama in the early 2000’s, Williams spent more than a decade playing in the NBA, even winning a championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016. His coaching career began soon after his retirement, spending a pair of seasons at Cal State Northridge before getting an early chance to run his own program. Williams had two adequate years leading Alabama State before accepting the Jackson State job last offseason. In year one, he won 14 games with the Tigers and finished 4th in the SWAC; certainly a decent start.

293. Jay Young (Fairfield) (Last year: 274)

• Overall record: 50-73

Previously leading Newbury to a junior college Final Four and New Haven to some success at the D2 level, Young was named Fairfield’s head coach in 2019, giving him his first D1 head coaching job. He had spent the last 14 years on Steve Pikiell’s staffs at Stony Brook and Rutgers, but Young was certainly ready for his own opportunity. There hasn’t been too much to celebrate in his first four seasons with the Stags, as Fairfield has yet to finish above .500 and has settled for three straight 7th place finishes in the MAAC.

292. Chris Markwood (Maine) (Last year: 353)

• Overall record: 13-17

Two decades ago, Markwood transferred from Notre Dame to Maine and became a major piece for the Black Bears before joining their coaching staff. He’s back after coaching stints at Vermont, Northeastern, and Boston College, contributing on some successful teams and spending a year in the ACC. In his first season as head coach, Markwood led Maine to a 13-win season, which was by far their best result in over a decade. Perhaps Markwood was the perfect hire to finally resurrect this program.

291. Jase Coburn (Portland State) (Last year: 295)

• Overall record: 26-36

There hasn’t been a lot to celebrate at Portland State recently, but Coburn enters year three hoping to turn that around. He was a high school and junior college coach before joining Portland State’s staff back in 2013. After assisting two different coaches, he was promoted to the top job in 2021 and has taken the Vikings to a pair of 7th place finishes in the Big Sky. Last year was a slight step back with just 12 wins as well as the program’s third straight season under .500.

290. Jonas Hayes (Georgia State) (Last year: 235)

• Overall record: 14-21

After playing forward at Georgia, Hayes began his coaching career and bounced around at a few different schools, most notably spending stints at his alma mater and at Xavier. He actually succeeded Travis Steele in March 2022 and led the Musketeers to an NIT title before he accepted his first full-time heading coaching job at Georgia State. Although the Panthers are fresh off success, Hayes’ first season ended with just 10 wins and a last place finish in the Sun Belt.

289. Barclay Radebaugh (Charleston Southern) (Last year: 284)

• Overall record: 226-320

Ignoring a single season as head coach at Queens, then still a non-D1 program, Radebaugh has spent a majority of his head coaching career at Charleston Southern. He worked as an assistant at Wofford, Winthrop, and even Miami before the Buccaneers hired him in 2005. While he hasn’t yet led the Buccaneers to the Big Dance in nearly two decades, he did take Charleston Southern to a few NIT bids. Lately things have been less impressive, with four straight finishes under .500.

288. Darrell Walker (Little Rock) (Last year: 278)

• Overall record: 61-86

Formerly a guard at Arkansas and in the NBA for a decade, Walker’s coaching career has been quite eventful, including stints as head coach at both the NBA and WNBA level. He was a longtime pro coach before taking the head coaching job at Clark Atlanta in 2016. After leading that program to a pair of D2 Tournaments, he accepted the Little Rock job and it’s been an up and down affair. Walker won the Sun Belt regular season title in his second season, but the Trojans have been below .500 the last three years, averaging just 10 wins a season.

287. Dwight Perry (Wofford) (Last year: N/A)

• Overall record: 12-12

He was a player at Kentucky, an intern at Stanford, and a graduate assistant at VCU, but Perry has seemingly found a home in the SoCon. He spent half a decade at Furman before he was hired as an assistant at Wofford in 2019. During this past season, he became the interim head coach in early December, helping guide the Terriers to a 5th place finish in the SoCon. He was named the full-time head coach in the offseason and will hope to get Wofford back towards winning titles in this league.

286. David Kiefer (Southeastern Louisiana) (Last year: 298)

• Overall record: 53-70

Certainly no stranger to basketball, Kiefer has served at numerous colleges and high schools, even starting his career as a student manager under Bob Huggins. After spending time as a video aide at UCF and South Carolina, his first full-time D1 job came at Southeastern Louisiana. After four years assisting Jay Ladner, Kiefer was given the top job in 2019. Though his first two seasons weren’t great, Kiefer has led the Lions to a pair of Top 3 finishes in the Southland, winning 18 games this past season.

285. Adam Fisher (Temple) (Last year: N/A)

• Overall record: 0-0

Fisher begins his own head coaching career after gaining plenty of D1 experience. He’s a graduate of Penn State who has worked not only at his alma mater but as a graduate assistant at Villanova and a full-time assistant for Jim Larranaga at Miami. Following a pair of seasons with Micah Shrewsberry with the Nittany Lions, Fisher takes over at Temple, hoping to resurrect an Owls program that has been less successful since joining the AAC a decade ago.

284. Matt McKillop (Davidson) (Last year: 343)

• Overall record: 16-16

After playing under and spending over a decade as an assistant to his father, McKillop took over as Davidson’s head coach last season. He briefly played with Stephen Curry and helped the Wildcats recruit a ton of impressive talent in recent years, but running the program is a different animal. While an 8th place finish in year one isn’t ideal, McKillop is only getting started and we won’t know what to make of him until he has a few more years under his belt.

283. Dave Dickerson (USC Upstate) (Last year: 288)

• Overall record: 123-181

Things have actually been trending in a good direction for USC Upstate in recent years as Dickerson begins year six leading the Spartans. His best success came as a D1 assistant, winning a national championship with Maryland and helping Ohio State to a Final Four just over a decade ago. Dickerson had a rocky stint as head coach at Tulane, but his time in Spartansburg has begun turning around, leading USC Upstate to 16 wins and a trip to the CBI this past season.

282. Stan Gouard (Southern Indiana) (Last year: 358)

• Overall record: 16-17

Outside of a three-year stint on Indiana State’s staff, this past season was Gouard’s first D1 experience. He had 12 years as the head coach at Indianapolis before taking over Southern Indiana in 2020. He won a D2 national title under Bruce Pearl as a player for the Screaming Eagles back in 1995 and now has led his alma mater to the D1 level. The record isn’t stunning, but tying for 6th in the OVC and getting a CBI invite is a very solid start, especially in just year three with the program.

281. Anthony Latina (Sacred Heart) (Last year: 279)

• Overall record: 125-177

A former point guard at Brandeis, Latina spent nearly two decades as a collegiate assistant, with stints at UMass Lowell and Central Connecticut before he was brought to Sacred Heart back in 2005. After eight years assisting Dave Bike, he began his head coaching career with those Pioneers and has been in position for a decade already. Sacred Heart has had some solid seasons under Latina’s leadership and finished 5th in the NEC this past season, bouncing back after a 10-20 mark the previous season.