Team |
Former
|
Interim
|
New
|
Reason |
Arkansas |
Eric Musselman |
|
John Calipari |
Musselman left Arkansas after 5 seasons to take the USC job on April 4, 2024.[158] On April 10, the Razorbacks announced that former Kentucky head coach and Hall-of-Famer John Calipari will take over as their next men's basketball coach.[159] |
Bryant |
Jared Grasso |
Phil Martelli Jr. |
Grasso, who had been on a leave of absence from Bryant since September, with the school providing no more information as to why, announced his resignation on November 13, 2023 after 5 seasons. Bulldogs associate head coach Phil Martelli Jr., who was named acting head coach during Grasso's initial leave, was set to continue in that role for the rest of the season[160] until 2 days later when he was officially named the new head coach of the program.[161] |
BYU |
Mark Pope |
|
Kevin Young |
On April 12, 2024, Pope left BYU after 5 seasons with a 110–52 record to become the head coach at his alma mater, the University of Kentucky.[162] Phoenix Suns associate head coach Young was hired by the Cougars on April 16.[163] |
Cal Poly |
John Smith |
|
Mike DeGeorge |
Cal Poly announced on March 1, 2024 that Smith would not return at the end of the season, ending his 5-year tenure at the school. Under Smith, the Mustangs were 30–117 overall, having lost at least 20 games in all seasons under Smith.[164] On March 26, the school hired DeGeorge from Division II Colorado Mesa as his replacement.[165] |
Canisius |
Reggie Witherspoon |
|
Jim Christian |
Witherspoon and Canisius mutually agreed to part ways on March 16, 2024 after 8 seasons and a 108–130 record.[166] Jim Christian, formerly the head coach at Kent State, TCU, Ohio, and most recently Boston College, was hired by the Golden Griffins on April 8.[167] |
Central Arkansas |
Anthony Boone |
|
John Shulman |
Central Arkansas relieved Boone of his duties on March 2, 2024 after a 43–96 record in 4+ seasons.[168] Former Chattanooga head coach Shulman, head coach at NCAA D2 Alabama-Huntsville for the past 5 years, was hired by the Bears on March 18.[169] |
Charleston |
Pat Kelsey |
|
Chris Mack |
Kelsey left Charleston on March 28, 2024 after 3 seasons for the Louisville opening.[170] The Cougars announced Chris Mack as their new head coach on April 2. Mack's most recent head coaching job had been at Louisville from 2018–2022, and previous Charleston head coach Kelsey had been an assistant under Mack at Xavier from 2009–2011.[171] |
Charleston Southern |
Barclay Radebaugh |
Saah Nimley |
Radebaugh announced his resignation from Charleston Southern on November 30, 2023 after 18+ seasons. He left as the school's longest tenured head coach as well as the program's winnigest coach with 228 wins. Buccaneers associate head coach and former star player Nimley was named interim head coach for the rest of the season.[172] On March 4, 2024, Nimley was officially named the new head coach of Charleston Southern.[173] |
Chicago State |
Gerald Gillion |
|
Scott Spinelli |
Gillion resigned from Chicago State on April 13, 2024 after 3 seasons. He is expected to be the associate head coach at soon-to-be conference foe LIU.[174] Cougars assistant coach Spinelli was promoted to the position on April 20.[175] |
Coastal Carolina |
Cliff Ellis |
Benny Moss |
Justin Gray |
Ellis announced his retirement from coaching on December 6, 2023 after 49 seasons, the last 17 spent at Coastal Carolina. The 78-year-old retired as the program's winningest head coach with 297 wins, and his 831 career NCAA D1 wins puts him in 9th all time. Longtime Chanticleers assistant coach Moss was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[176] On March 11, 2024, the school hired Western Carolina head coach Gray for the position.[177] |
Cornell |
Brian Earl |
|
Jon Jaques |
Earl left Cornell on March 23, 2024 after 7 seasons for the William & Mary job.[178] The Big Red promoted associate head coach and Cornell alum Jaques to the position on April 5.[179] |
DePaul |
Tony Stubblefield |
Matt Brady |
Chris Holtmann |
Stubblefield was fired on January 22, 2024 after a 3–15 start to the season. Stubblefield finished his career at DePaul with a 28–54 record and no NCAA tournament appearances in 2½ seasons. Former Marist and James Madison head coach Matt Brady, who was serving as Special Assistant to the Head Coach, was announced as the Blue Demons' interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[180] On March 14, the school hired former Ohio State head coach Holtmann for the job.[181] |
Detroit Mercy |
Mike Davis |
|
Mark Montgomery |
Detroit Mercy and Davis mutually agreed to part ways on March 7, 2024, after 6 seasons, in which the Titans went 60–119 overall, including a 1–31 record this season.[182] The Titans announced the hiring of Michigan State assistant and former Northern Illinois head coach Montgomery on April 3.[183] |
Drake |
Darian DeVries |
|
Ben McCollum |
DeVries left Drake on March 24, 2024 after 6 seasons for West Virginia.[184] Ben McCollum, who won 4 Division II championships in 15 seasons at Northwest Missouri State, was hired by the Bulldogs on April 1.[185] |
Duquesne |
Keith Dambrot |
|
Dru Joyce III |
Less than 24 hours after leading Duquesne to their first NCAA tournament appearance since 1977 by virtue of winning the A10 tournament, Dambrot announced on March 18, 2024 that he will retire at the end of the season after 7 seasons with the Dukes and 26 seasons overall.[186] It was announced on March 28 that associate head coach Dru Joyce III would be promoted to head coach.[187] |
Eastern Washington |
David Riley |
|
Dan Monson |
Riley left EWU on April 2, 2024 after 3 seasons for the head coaching job at Washington State.[188] Monson, most recently head coach at Long Beach State and also head coach at nearby Gonzaga during its breakout 1998–99 season, was hired by the Eagles on April 12.[189] |
Fairfield |
Jay Young |
Chris Casey |
Young, who was set to begin his 5th season as Fairfield head coach, announced he was stepping down on October 16, 2023, just 3 weeks before the team's season opener at Boston College. Stags assistant coach Casey was initially named interim head coach for the season.[190] On March 12, 2024, Fairfield removed the interim tag from Casey and officially named him head coach.[191] |
Florida A&M |
Robert McCullum |
|
Patrick Crarey II |
FAMU announced on March 20, 2024 that Mccullum's contract, set to expire on June 30, will not be renewed after 7 seasons and a 67–133 record.[192] NAIA St. Thomas (FL) head coach Crarey was hired by the Rattlers on April 17.[193] |
Florida Atlantic |
Dusty May |
|
John Jakus |
ESPN reported on March 23, 2024 that May had agreed on a deal to become Michigan's new head coach after 6 seasons at FAU, and the university officially announced May's hiring hours later.[194] The Owls hired Baylor assistant Jakus as his replacement on March 27.[195] |
Fresno State |
Justin Hutson |
|
Vance Walberg |
Hutson announced he was stepping down from his head coaching position on March 14, 2024 after 6 seasons and a 92–94 record at Fresno State.[196] Vance Walberg, a former head coach at Pepperdine who was in his 2nd stint as head coach at Clovis West HS in suburban Fresno, was hired by the Bulldogs on April 6.[197] |
Gardner–Webb |
Tim Craft |
|
Jeremy Luther |
Craft left Gardner-Webb on March 13, 2024 after 11 seasons for the Western Carolina head coaching job.[198] Runnin' Bulldogs associate head coach Luther was promoted to the position on March 27.[199] |
Green Bay |
Sundance Wicks |
|
Doug Gottlieb |
Wicks left Green Bay on May 12, 2024 to take the head coaching job at Wyoming after one season where he went 18–14.[200] Doug Gottlieb was hired by the Phoenix 2 days later.[201] |
Hampton |
Edward Joyner |
|
Ivan Thomas |
Hampton parted ways with Joyner on March 11, 2024, after 15 seasons with a 223–257 record.[202] Georgetown associate head coach Thomas was hired by the Pirates on March 15.[203] |
Houston Christian |
Ron Cottrell |
|
Craig Doty |
Houston Christian decided on March 7, 2024 to not renew Cottrell's contract after 33 seasons.[204] The Huskies hired Doty from D–II Emporia State on March 15.[205] |
Indiana State |
Josh Schertz |
|
Matthew Graves |
Schertz left Indiana State on April 6, 2024 after 3 seasons for the Saint Louis job.[206] Sycamores associate head coach Graves was promoted to fill the vacancy on April 11.[207] |
IUPUI |
Matt Crenshaw |
|
Paul Corsaro |
IUPUI, which will transition to IU Indy after this season, parted ways with Crenshaw on March 6, 2024 after a 14–79 record in 3 seasons.[208] Paul Corsaro, head coach at the nearby D2 University of Indianapolis, was hired by the Jaguars on March 25.[209] |
James Madison |
Mark Byington |
|
Preston Spradlin |
Byington was hired by Vanderbilt on March 25, 2024 after an 82–36 record in 4 seasons at JMU.[210] The Dukes hired Morehead State head coach Spradlin on March 29.[211] |
Kentucky |
John Calipari |
|
Mark Pope |
On April 9, 2024, Calipari announced he was stepping down at Kentucky. He finished with a record of 410–122 in 15 seasons with the program.[212] BYU head coach Pope, a Kentucky alum and captain of the 1996 championship team, was hired by the Wildcats on April 12.[162] |
Long Beach State |
Dan Monson |
|
Chris Acker |
In one of the most unusual coaching changes this season, Long Beach State and Monson agreed on a mutual separation, effective after the season, on March 11, 2024 after 17 seasons.[213] Almost a week after the announcement, LBSU won the Big West Tournament to make the NCAA tournament, which they lost in the first round to Arizona. Officially, the Beach finished 275–273 under Monson, making him the winningest head coach of the program. On April 2, the school hired San Diego State assistant coach Acker as his replacement.[214] |
Louisville |
Kenny Payne |
|
Pat Kelsey |
Following a disastrous 12–52 record in 2 seasons with his alma mater, Louisville fired Payne on March 13, 2024.[215] The Cardinals announced the hiring of Charleston head coach Kelsey on March 28.[170] |
Loyola (MD) |
Tavaras Hardy |
|
Josh Loeffler |
Hardy resigned from Loyola on March 8, 2024 after 6 seasons and a 66–110 record.[216] Cincinnati assistant coach Loeffler, an assistant with the Greyhounds from 2013–2017, was hired as his replacement on March 30.[217] |
Marshall |
Dan D'Antoni |
|
Cornelius Jackson |
Marshall parted ways with D'Antoni on March 25, 2024 after 10 seasons and named Thundering Herd associate head coach Jackson as his replacement.[218] |
Maryland Eastern Shore |
Jason Crafton |
|
Cleo Hill Jr. |
UMES parted ways with Crafton on May 9, 2024 after 4 seasons and a 43–76 record.[219] On June 1, the Shore Hawks hired Division II Winston-Salem State head coach Cleo Hill Jr. as his replacement.[220] |
Mercer |
Greg Gary |
|
Ryan Ridder |
Mercer announced on March 11, 2024, that Gary's contract would not be renewed after 5 seasons, in which the Bears went 81–79.[221] UT Martin head coach Ridder was hired by the Bears on March 15.[222] |
Michigan |
Juwan Howard |
|
Dusty May |
Michigan announced on March 15, 2024, that Howard was relived of his coaching duties after 5 seasons. Howard finished with an 87–72 record, with one Elite Eight and one Sweet Sixteen appearance.[223] The Wolverines would soon reach a deal with Florida Atlantic's May to replace Howard on March 23.[194] |
Missouri State |
Dana Ford |
|
Cuonzo Martin |
Missouri State fired Ford on March 10, 2024 after 6 seasons and a 106–82 record.[224] On March 27, the Bears announced that Cuonzo Martin would return to Missouri State to be the Head Coach, having served there from 2008–2011.[225] |
Morehead State |
Preston Spradlin |
|
Jonathan Mattox |
Spradlin left Morehead State after 7½ seasons on March 29, 2024 for the James Madison opening.[211] Murray State assistant Johnathan Mattox, who spent 9 seasons as an assistant with the Eagles, was named the school's 15th head coach on April 5,.[226] |
Mount St. Mary's |
Dan Engelstad |
|
Donny Lind |
Engelstad resigned from the Mount on April 10, 2024 after 6 seasons to join Adrian Autry's staff as assistant coach at Syracuse.[227] UNC Greensboro assistant coach Lind, previously an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator with the Mountaineers from 2013–16, was hired as his replacement on April 20.[228] |
New Orleans |
Mark Slessinger |
|
Stacy Hollowell |
Slessinger left UNO on April 19, 2024 after 13 seasons to become the associate head coach at Indiana State.[229] Texas Southern assistant coach Hollowell was hired by the Privateers on April 25.[230] |
Ohio State |
Chris Holtmann |
Jake Diebler |
Holtmann was fired on February 14, 2024 in the middle of his 7th season as Ohio State head coach following a 14–11 start, a 4–10 start in conference play, and a streak of 15 consecutive losses in road games. His overall record with the Buckeyes was 137–85. Associate head coach Diebler was initially named interim head coach for the rest of the season.[231] On March 17, the interim tag was removed from Diebler and he officially became the new head coach of the program.[232] |
Oklahoma State |
Mike Boynton |
|
Steve Lutz |
Boynton was fired on March 14, 2024 after his 7th season as Oklahoma State head coach after a 12–20 season. His overall record with the Cowboys was 119–109 with 1 NCAA tournament appearance.[233] Western Kentucky head coach Lutz was hired as his replacement on April 1.[234] |
Old Dominion |
Jeff Jones |
Kieran Donohue |
Mike Jones |
After the first 9 games of his 11th season as Old Dominion head coach, Jeff Jones initially stepped away from the team for the rest of the season for health reasons after suffering a heart attack on December 20, 2023. Monarchs assistant coach Donohue was named interim head coach for the rest of the season after Jones had to take treatment for prostate cancer again.[235] On February 26, 2024, Jones officially announced his retirement.[236] On March 1, Maryland assistant and former ODU player Mike Jones was hired as the new head coach.[237] |
Pacific |
Leonard Perry |
Josh Newman |
Dave Smart |
Perry was reassigned as men's head basketball coach to other duties for the university on March 4, 2024 after 3 seasons. Tigers associate head coach Newman served as the interim head coach through the remainder of the season.[238] The school would then hire Texas Tech assistant Smart on March 27.[239] |
Pepperdine |
Lorenzo Romar |
|
Ed Schilling |
Pepperdine announced on March 5, 2024, that Romar would not return after the season, ending his second stint with the school after 6 years.[240] Grand Canyon assistant coach Schilling was hired by the Waves on April 2.[241] |
Rice |
Scott Pera |
|
Rob Lanier |
Rice announced on March 14, 2024 that Pera will not return to the program after 7 seasons and a 96–127 record.[242] On March 24, the Owls hired former SMU head coach Lanier.[243] |
Sacramento State |
David Patrick |
Michael Czepil |
|
Patrick left Sac State on May 22, 2024 after 2 seasons to become associate head coach at LSU, having been an assistant there from 2012–2016. Hornets associate head coach Czepil was named interim head coach of the team for the 2024–25 season.[244] |
Saint Louis |
Travis Ford |
|
Josh Schertz |
Saint Louis parted ways with Ford on March 13, 2024 after a 146–109 record with only one NCAA tournament appearance in 8 seasons.[245] The Billikens hired Indiana State head coach Schertz as his replacement on April 6.[206] |
Siena |
Carmen Maciariello |
|
Gerry McNamara |
Siena fired Maciariello on March 20, 2024, after a 68–72 record in 5 seasons, capped off by a 4–28 record this season.[246] Longtime Syracuse assistant coach McNamara was hired by the Saints on March 29.[247] |
SMU |
Rob Lanier |
|
Andy Enfield |
Despite doubling their win total from last year, SMU fired Lanier on March 21, 2024 after 2 seasons ahead of their move to the ACC.[248] USC head coach Enfield was hired by the Mustangs as his replacement on April 1.[249] |
Southern Illinois |
Bryan Mullins |
|
Scott Nagy |
Southern Illinois parted ways with Mullins on March 8, 2024 after 5 seasons, in which the Salukis went 86–68 with no postseason appearances.[250] The school hired Wright State head coach Nagy as his replacement on March 28.[251] |
Stanford |
Jerod Haase |
|
Kyle Smith |
Stanford fired Haase on March 14, 2024 after 8 seasons, in which the Cardinal went 126–127 with no NCAA tournament appearances.[252] Washington State head coach was hired as his replacement on March 25.[253] |
UIC |
Luke Yaklich |
|
Rob Ehsan |
UIC fired Yaklich on March 10, 2024 after a 47–70 record in 4 seasons.[254] Stanford assistant coach and former UAB head coach Ehsan was hired by the Flames on April 1.[255] |
USC |
Andy Enfield |
|
Eric Musselman |
Enfield left USC on April 1, 2024 after 11 seasons for the SMU job.[249] Arkansas head coach Eric Musselman was hired by the Trojans on April 4.[158] |
USC Upstate |
Dave Dickerson |
|
Marty Richter |
Dickerson resigned from USC Upstate on March 25, 2024 after 6 seasons and a 65–117 record to become associate head coach of Ohio State.[256] Drake assistant coach Richter was hired by the Spartans on April 5.[257] |
UT Martin |
Ryan Ridder |
|
Jeremy Shulman |
Ridder left UT Martin on March 15, 2024, after 3 seasons for the Mercer job.[222] Jeremy Shulman, head coach at NJCAA Eastern Florida State for the last 14 seasons, was hired by the Skyhawks on March 27.[258] |
UT Rio Grande Valley |
Matt Figger |
|
Kahil Fennell |
UTRGV and Figger mutually agreed to part ways on March 19, 2024, after 3 seasons and a 29–65 record.[259] BYU assistant Fennell was hired by the Vaqueros on April 5.[260] |
UTSA |
Steve Henson |
|
Austin Claunch |
Henson's contract with UTSA was not renewed on March 14, 2024, ending his 8-year tenure with a 110–144 record.[261] Alabama assistant and former Nicholls head coach Claunch was hired by the Roadrunners on March 17.[262] |
Utah State |
Danny Sprinkle |
|
Jerrod Calhoun |
Following their NCAA tournament exit, on March 25, 2024, Washington announced it was hiring Danny Sprinkle for their head coaching vacancy. He ended his only season at Utah State with a 27–6 record and NCAA tournament appearance.[263] Youngstown State head coach Calhoun was hired by the Aggies on March 30.[264] |
Vanderbilt |
Jerry Stackhouse |
|
Mark Byington |
Vanderbilt and Stackhouse mutually agreed to part ways on March 14, 2024 after a 70–92 record in 5 seasons with no NCAA tournament appearances.[265] On March 25, James Madison head coach Byington was hired by the Commodores.[210] |
Washington |
Mike Hopkins |
|
Danny Sprinkle |
Washington announced on March 8, 2024, that after the season concluded, Hopkins would be relieved of his duties after 7 seasons.[266] Under Hopkins, the Huskies were 118–106 with one appearance in the NCAA tournament. Utah State head coach Danny Sprinkle was announced as the replacement on March 25.[263] |
Washington State |
Kyle Smith |
|
David Riley |
Smith left Washington State on March 25, 2024 after 5 seasons for the Stanford job.[253] Eastern Washington head coach Riley was hired by the Cougars on April 2.[188] |
Western Carolina |
Justin Gray |
|
Tim Craft |
Gray left Western Carolina on March 11, 2024, after 3 seasons for the Coastal Carolina head coaching position.[177] Gardner-Webb head coach Craft was hired by the Catamounts 2 days later.[198] |
Western Kentucky |
Steve Lutz |
|
Hank Plona |
Lutz left Western Kentucky on April 1, 2024, after 1 season for the Oklahoma State head coaching position.[234] Hilltoppers assistant coach Plona was promoted to fill the vacancy the following day.[267] |
West Virginia |
Bob Huggins |
Josh Eilert |
Darian DeVries |
Huggins resigned on June 17, 2023, one day after being arrested in Pittsburgh on a DUI charge. The arrest came six weeks after he had used an anti-gay slur in an interview with a Cincinnati radio station, for which he had been suspended for the first three games of the 2023–24 season. Huggins finished his 16-year tenure at his alma mater with 345 wins, the most in program history, along with 11 NCAA tournament appearances.[268] A week after Huggins' departure, the Mountaineers named assistant coach Eilert as interim head coach for the 2023–24 season.[269] On March 24, 2024, the school hired Drake head coach Darian DeVries for the job.[184] |
William & Mary |
Dane Fischer |
|
Brian Earl |
Fischer was fired from William & Mary on March 10, 2024 after a 5-year record of 56–91.[270] Cornell head coach Brian Earl was hired by the Tribe on March 23.[178] |
Wright State |
Scott Nagy |
|
Clint Sargent |
Nagy departed Wright State on March 28, 2024 after 8 seasons for the Southern Illinois opening.[251] Raiders associate head coach Sargent was promoted to the open position the same day.[271] |
Wyoming |
Jeff Linder |
|
Sundance Wicks |
Linder departed from Wyoming on May 9, 2024 after 4 seasons, where he went 63–59, to take an assistant role at Texas Tech.[272] Green Bay head coach Sundance Wicks, a former assistant under Linder, was hired by the Cowboys 3 days later.[200] |
Youngstown State |
Jerrod Calhoun |
|
Ethan Faulkner |
Calhoun left Youngstown State on March 30, 2024 after 7 seasons for the Utah State job.[264] Penguins associate head coach Faulkner was promoted to the position 2 days later.[273] |