The men’s NCAA basketball coaching carousel’s biggest moves, including Sean Miller to Texas
As big as the transfer portal is in college athletics, it's almost even more significant when coaches switch jobs in NCAA men's basketball.
Some of the biggest programs in men's college basketball (e.g. Villanova and Virginia) will have new coaches on their sidelines for the 2025-26 season. So to help you keep track of who is going where and what vacancies are still available, we will keep an updated tracker of the coaching carousel in men's college hoops.
The first portion of this article will highlight the high-major programs while the "other notable changes" section will cover the rest.
Florida State Seminoles
FORMER COACH: Leonard Hamilton
NEW COACH: Luke Loucks (Previously: Sacramento Kings assistant)
Indiana Hoosiers
FORMER COACH: Mike Woodson
NEW COACH: Darian DeVries (Previously: West Virginia head coach)
Iowa Hawkeyes
FORMER COACH: Fran McCaffery
NEW COACH: Ben McCollum (Previously: Drake head coach)
Miami Hurricanes
FORMER COACH: Jim Larrañaga
NEW COACH: Jai Lucas (Previously: Duke associate head coach)
Minnesota Golden Gophers
FORMER COACH: Ben Johnson
NEW COACH: Niko Medved (Previously: Colorado State head coach)
NC State Wolfpack
FORMER COACH: Kevin Keatts
NEW COACH: Will Wade (Previously: McNeese head coach)
AMIR KHAN:March Madness star team manager may follow McNeese's Will Wade to NC State
Texas Longhorns
FORMER COACH: Rodney Terry
NEW COACH: Sean Miller (Previously: Xavier head coach)
Utah Utes
FORMER COACH: Craig Smith
NEW COACH: Alex Jensen (Previously: Dallas Mavericks assistant)
Villanova Wildcats
FORMER COACH: Kyle Neptune
NEW COACH: TBD
Virginia Cavaliers
FORMER COACH: Tony Bennett
NEW COACH: Ryan Odom (Previously: VCU)
RYAN ODOM: Virginia hired the coach who handed Cavaliers their worst loss ever to save the program
West Virginia Mountaineers
FORMER COACH: Darian DeVries
NEW COACH: TBD
Other notable changes
Bellarmine Knights: Scott Davenport → Doug Davenport
Campbell Fighting Camels: Kevin McGeehan → John Andrzejek
Chicago State Cougars: Scott Spinelli → TBD
Colorado State Rams: Niko Medved → TBD
Columbia Lions: Jim Engles → TBD
Denver Pioneers: Jeff Wulbrun → TBD
Drake Bulldogs: Ben McCollum → TBD
Fordham Rams: Keith Urgo → TBD
Iona Gaels: Tobin Anderson → Dan Geriot
La Salle Explorers: Fran Dunphy → Darris Nichols
Longwood Lancers: Griff Aldrich → Ronnie Thomas
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns: Bob Marlin → Quannas White
McNeese Cowboys: Will Wade → TBD
Murray State Racers: Steve Prohm → Ryan Miller
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles: Russell Springmann → TBD
Pennsylvania Quakers: Steve Donahue → TBD
Radford Highlanders: Darris Nichols → TBD
Sacramento State Hornets: Michael Czepil (interim) → TBD
South Florida Bulls: Amir Abdur-Rahim → TBD
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks: Kyle Keller / Matt Braeuer
UL Monroe Warhawks: Keith Richard → TBD
UNLV Rebels: Kevin Kruger → TBD
VCU Rams: Ryan Odom → TBD
Xavier Musketeers: Sean Miller → TBD
This article originally appeared on For The Win: Tracking the men’s NCAA basketball coaching carousel’s biggest moves
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