NCAA Basketball: Ranking all 364 D-I head coaches for 2024-25 season

120. David Riley (Washington State) (Last year: 202)

Overall record: 62-38

Another young rising name in the coaching world, Riley played for Jim Hayford at Whitworth before starting his coaching career under him at Eastern Washington. Riley stayed on the Eagles staff for a decade until he was promoted to head coach in 2021. While he’s yet to reach the NCAA Tournament, the record speaks for itself while he’s also led Eastern Washington to each of the last two Big Sky regular season titles. He now transitions to Washington State, taking over a program stuck in the WCC after its Pac-12 rivals left them behind.

119. LeVelle Moton (North Carolina Central) (Last year: 127)

Overall record: 257-175

Every moment of Moton’s collegiate career has seen him shaping lives at North Carolina Central, where he played in the backcourt back in the 1990’s. After a brief high school career, he joined the Eagles’ staff in 2007 and was made head coach two years later. His 15 years as head coach has seen him build and shape this program, taking North Carolina Central to their first four NCAA Tournaments, four MEAC titles, and a plethora of success. While they missed out on the Big Dance again this year, his team claimed 2nd place yet again in an 18-win campaign.

118. Pat Chambers (Florida Gulf Coast) (Last year: 111)

Overall record: 221-211

Chambers gained early coaching experience at Villanova under Jay Wright before beginning his head coaching career at Boston University in 2009. After two seasons, including a trip to the Big Dance, he was hired by Penn State and spent nine years in the Big Ten, winning the NIT back in 2018. After stepping down during the pandemic, Chambers has bounced back since being hired by Florida Gulf Coast two seasons ago. He’s slightly below .500 with the Eagles and is coming off a 6th place finish in the ASUN race.

117. Adrian Autry (Syracuse) (Last year: 126)

Overall record: 20-12

Chosen as the successor to Jim Boeheim, Autry began his head coaching career with Syracuse last season. He had been a point guard for the Orange back in the early 90’s and played overseas for many years. After work at the high school level and at Virginia Tech, Autry joined Boeheim’s staff back in 2011 and would spend the next 12 years as an important piece of that staff. The program is now in his hands, and that 20-win campaign was a decent first season, though there’s clearly work ahead in western New York.

116. Kim English (Providence) (Last year: 148)

Overall record: 55-43

A star guard at Missouri just over a decade ago, English got right into coaching after his professional playing career came to a close. After stints at Tulsa, Colorado, and Tennessee, his first head coaching chance came with George Mason. In his second year, he took the Patriots to 20 wins and great improvement before heading to Providence last offseason. Certainly still a young coach, English has shown significant promise, taking the Friars to 21 wins and the NIT in his first year at the helm.

115. Wayne Tinkle (Oregon State) (Last year: 115)

Overall record: 298-268

Tinkle was a talented center at Minnesota in the late 80’s who played professionally for more than a decade. He started his coaching career back with those Grizzlies and became their head coach back in 2006. After nearly 158 wins and three NCAA Tournaments in eight years, Tinkle left for Oregon State in 2014. His time with the Beavers has been quite eventful, ending their long NCAA Tournament drought and later taking them to the Elite Eight as a 12-seed in 2021. The last three years have been really rough, finishing near or at the bottom of the Pac-12 standings, though the WCC is their new challenge now.

114. Greg Kampe (Oakland) (Last year: 142)

Overall record: 437-373

The longest-actively tenured head coach in D1 basketball, Kampe played at Bowling Green and was an assistant at Toledo before being hired by Oakland in 1984. He’s been the face of that program for 40 years, coaching plenty of notable figures and leading the Golden Grizzlies from D2 success to Summit League success to the Horizon League. After a decade of falling short, Kampe won his first Horizon League crown last season and made history by upsetting 3-seed Kentucky in the Big Dance.

113. Josh Schertz (Saint Louis) (Last year: 214)

Overall record: 66-40

A former Bart Lundy assistant at multiple schools, Schertz has significantly proven his own worth in his head coaching career. He helmed Lincoln Memorial for 13 seasons, taking that program to three D2 Final Fours among other success. Schertz moved to Indiana State in 2021 and is coming off a historic third season with the Sycamores, with a 32-7 mark and a trip to the NIT title game. This offseason saw Schertz accept a new challenge with Saint Louis, hoping to move mountains in the A-10 in the very near future.

112. Jeff Boals (Ohio) (Last year: 114)

Overall record: 153-102

After playing at Ohio in the early 90’s, Boals got right into coaching and is having some of his best success at his alma mater. He was an assistant at numerous schools, most notably aiding Thad Matta for seven years at Ohio State. His first head coaching stop was at Stony Brook, culminating in a 24-win season before being hired away by Ohio in 2019. Boals took his Bobcats to an NCAA Tournament and upset win over Virginia in just his second season. He’s averaging nearly 20 wins a season and tied for 2nd in the MAC last year.

111. Bob Marlin (Louisiana) (Last year: 106)

Overall record: 491-320

Marlin has been coaching for quite a long time, serving as a junior college coach in the early 90’s before starting his D1 career in 1998. A Mississippi State alum and former Alabama assistant, he spent 12 seasons at Sam Houston State, taking the Bearkats to a pair of titles in the Southland. He made the move to Louisiana in 2010 and has done great work for most of his time in Lafayette, leading the Ragin’ Cajuns to two NCAA Tournaments and several other postseason bids. Last year marked 19 wins but not a return trip to the Big Dance.

110. Kyle Keller (Stephen F. Austin) (Last year: 97)

Overall record: 163-84

Born in Dallas, Keller spent much of his early career coaching in his home state, including a head coaching stint at Tyler Junior College in the late 90’s. He served stints on the staffs at Oklahoma State, his alma mater; Kansas, under Bill Self; and with Texas A&M before Stephen F. Austin hired him in 2016. Keller took the Lumberjacks to that historic upset over Duke a few seasons ago and has won conference titles in both the Southland and WAC. Coming off a pair of unimpressive seasons, he now leads the Lumberjacks back into the Southland this upcoming season.

109. Rob Senderoff (Kent State) (Last year: 99)

Overall record: 264-164

During the earliest days of his coaching career, Senderoff cut his teeth at an assistant at schools like Fordham and Towson but has really found his success at Kent State. He served multiple head coaches as an assistant with the school, sandwiching quite a stint on the staff at Indiana. In 2011, he was promoted to head coach of the Golden Flashes and has led the program to two NCAA Tournaments and several other postseason appearances. After making the Big Dance in 2023, last year paled in comparison with just a 17-17 record.

108. Eric Henderson (South Dakota State) (Last year: 121)

Overall record: 109-48

Henderson played and coached at Wayne State before starting his coaching career in earnest at the high school level. He spent time as an assistant at both North Dakota State and South Dakota State before being promoted to the top job by these Jackrabbits in 2019. In the half decade that’s follow Henderson has led them to two NCAA Tournaments, four Summit League regular season titles, and a plethora of total success. Last year was the second of those trips to the Big Dance; he has this program humming along nicely.

107. Cuonzo Martin (Missouri State) (Last year: N/A)

Overall record: 264-198

A Purdue wing in the early 90’s, Martin played briefly after being drafted in 1995 and began his collegiate coaching career on the Purdue staff under Gene Keady. His head coaching career actually began at Missouri State back in 2008, followed by stints with Tennessee, California, and Missouri. He took each of those last three schools to the Big Dance, including a Sweet Sixteen with the Volunteers, but is now looking for similar luck in his second stint at Missouri State.

106. Casey Alexander (Belmont) (Last year: 107)

Overall record: 255-163

Alexander played at Belmont back in the early 90’s and didn’t leave campus for nearly two decades, becoming an assistant right away after his graduation. He aided Rick Byrd for 16 years before starting his head coaching career at Stetson. He followed that with a very impressive run at Lipscomb, taking the Bisons to the NIT title game in 2019. Just weeks later, he made the move back home to Belmont, taking over after Byrd’s retirement. Alexander has won at least 20 games in his first five seasons leading the Bruins, but still hunts for that first trip to the Big Dance with this program.

105. Mike Rhoades (Penn State) (Last year: 105)

Overall record: 192-130

Possessing two decades of head coaching experience, Rhoades has been around this game for some time and hopes to build on that career with these Nittany Lions. He had ten prosperous seasons at D3 Randolph-Macon before helping VCU to the Final Four as an assistant under Shaka Smart. After getting his feet wet as head coach at Rice, he returned to VCU as head coach in 2017. Three NCAA Tournaments later and Rhoades accepted the Penn State job, with a 9th place finish last year not the worst start to his tenure.

104. Russ Turner (UC Irvine) (Last year: 103)

Overall record: 289-180

The earliest coaching experience for Turner came during stints at Wake Forest and Stanford, learning under some great head coaches. He would follow Mike Monntgomery to the NBA and spent several years working for the Golden State Warriors. UC Irvine handed him his first head coaching job in 2010 and have seen great success. This past season saw the Anteaters win their 7th regular season title in the Big West under Turner’s leadership. He’s also responsible for that Tourney win over Kansas State in 2019.

103. James Jones (Yale) (Last year: 119)

Overall record: 396-311

Certainly synonymous with Yale basketball, Jones has been the head coach of the Bulldogs since 1999. He worked at a few other colleges, including a brief stint on the Yale staff, before settling in New Haven for the last quarter century. His Bulldogs have finished in the top half of the Ivy League standings in every season aside from his first and he’s responsible for four trips to the Big Dance. Recent successes have been numerous, highlighted by this past season’s Tourney upset win over Auburn.

102. Dennis Gates (Missouri) (Last year: 48)

Overall record: 83-74

Gates played and coached at numerous schools throughout his earlier days, playing at California before spending nearly a decade with Leonard Hamilton at Florida State. The first stage of his head coaching career was outstanding, resurrecting a disappointing Cleveland State program with a pair of Horizon League titles. Gates was then hired to lead Missouri in 2022 and took them to the second round of the Big Dance in his first season. However, last season was devastating; with his Tigers going winless in SEC play.

101. Ron Hunter (Tulane) (Last year: 82)

Overall record: 462-348

Thirty years deep into his head coaching career, Hunter had just a few years of coaching experience when IUPUI gave him the top job in 1994. He spent the next 17 years leading the Jaguars from NAIA to the NCAA Tournament before making the move to Georgia State. Hunter then won 171 games across eight seasons with the Panthers, including that memorable Tourney upset win with his son hitting the game-winning shot. Success hasn’t quite come with Tulane, with the Green Wave finishing just 5-13 in the AAC this past season.