Coaching Carousel ‘26

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USF coach Bryan Hodgson to Providence

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ESPN: Syracuse is working to finalize a deal to hire Siena coach Gerry McNamara as the school’s next head coach

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Here is ESPN's take on this circus.
Tracking the latest men's college basketball coaching carousel buzz - ESPN

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Bill Self on his coaching future: “I’ll get back and get with family and visit and see what’s going on. I love what I do … I’ll get back home and it’ll all be discussed.”

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Creighton's Greg McDermott is retiring, per Pete Thamel/Jeff Borzello. Alan Huss (head coach at High Point from 2003-2025) was the coach in waiting and will now take over.

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VCU and Phil Martelli Jr have agreed to a contract extension

Sounds like Josh Schertz signed his new deal at SLU

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Reports of Randy Bennett potentially heading to Arizona St and Hubert Davis’ future being uncertain at UNC.

Trilly Donovan says Bennett to Arizona State

AND ESPN is reporting that former St. Mary's player Mickey McConnel (associated HC) will take the head job at SMC

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ESPN: Syracuse is working to finalize a deal to hire Siena coach Gerry McNamara as the school’s next head coach

McNamara officially announced at Syracuse

Will be interesting to see how this goes -- Syracuse has been struggling and were even on the down in the late Boeheim years (despite a couple times making tourney runs after mediocre regular seasons). It makes absolute sense to hire GMac, but a lot of schools have recently hired prized alums and they just haven't gotten it done.

Also, Gerry traveled.

[KevMan1976]

McNamara officially announced at Syracuse

Will be interesting to see how this goes -- Syracuse has been struggling and were even on the down in the late Boeheim years (despite a couple times making tourney runs after mediocre regular seasons). It makes absolute sense to hire GMac, but a lot of schools have recently hired prized alums and they just haven't gotten it done.

Also, Gerry traveled.

That last line gave me a chuckle while at work, so thank you.

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Jon Rothstein--who has failed to tweet a single thing yesterday or today about Calhoun to UC--says that UCF is extending Johnny Dawkins

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VCU and Phil Martelli Jr have agreed to a contract extension

Sounds like Josh Schertz signed his new deal at SLU

Schertz signed a 6 year deal. I live in the St. Louis area, and SLU is a very fun team to watch.

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McNamara officially announced at Syracuse

Will be interesting to see how this goes -- Syracuse has been struggling and were even on the down in the late Boeheim years (despite a couple times making tourney runs after mediocre regular seasons). It makes absolute sense to hire GMac, but a lot of schools have recently hired prized alums and they just haven't gotten it done.

Also, Gerry traveled.

I wonder if McNamara will play the famous Syracuse zone or something else.

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Hubert Davis out at UNC

https://goheels.com/news/2026/3/24/carolina-athletics-announces-leadership-change-in-mens-basketball-program

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Who’s the Bill Belichick of the NBA now looking to land a college gig? (Just kidding)

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Jon Rothstein--who has failed to tweet a single thing yesterday or today about Calhoun to UC--says that UCF is extending Johnny Dawkins

he's probably still pissed about his man crush, mick cronin, leaving here