2025-26 College basketball coaching carousel

[Shelbyville Manhattan]

At least Magpayo has experience doing the impossible. The only two 20-win seasons for UC-Riverside (speaking of schools that need to consider self-relegating, but at least it's a UC school with an enrollment north of 25,000) since it moved up to D-I were on his watch.

Last time Fordham brought someone in from outside the metro area, Jeff Neubauer (Eastern Kentucky) squeaked out a 17-14 debut season thanks to the softest non-conference schedule imaginable before he sputtered to the finish line with five straight increasingly bad losing seasons. There is not a D-I school--low-level ones barely hanging on included--that need to give up the ghost more than Fordham. forking go back to the MAAC or Patriot and STFU.

 

[georgealfano]

At least Magpayo has experience doing the impossible. The only two 20-win seasons for UC-Riverside (speaking of schools that need to consider self-relegating, but at least it's a UC school with an enrollment north of 25,000) since it moved up to D-I were on his watch.

UC Riverside has been Division 1 since at least 2000

 

[Della9250]

 

[MileHigh]

UC Riverside has been Division 1 since at least 2000

Left the CCAA for the Big West starting in 1999-2000 academic year.

 

[nickp]

I thought he would stay at Maryland and all this Villanova talk was a false flag for him to get more money from Maryland

 

[Hot and Rickety]

I feel as if this was the only possible outcome after he aired the school's dirty laundry at a news conference. And it should be noted that this all played out almost exactly the same way as when he left Seton Hall for Maryland (a job he allegedly agreed to take before the Pirates' season was over that year).

Maryland is in a bind now. No AD. No coach, and a late start on both finding one and compiling a team for next year. Plus a school with a reputation for putting resources into an also-ran football team instead of its traditionally successful basketball program.

 

[micropolitan guy]

UCSD's Eric Olen to New Mexico. Solid hire, probably bring some of his team with him.

 

[micropolitan guy]

South Dakota State promotes assistant Bryan Peterson. Predecessor went to Drake.

 

[HanSenSE]

Left the CCAA for the Big West starting in 1999-2000 academic year.

In a good spot in the Big West too. Except for Davis and Hawaii (and Hawaii joins the Mountain West in 2026), it's all bus trips.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

Again, even by the standards of college basketball coaches, Kevin Willard is a miserable brick.

'He played us like a drum': Inside Kevin Willard's turbulent Maryland departure

Highlighting a fight that is brewing on college campuses, Willard wanted a bigger piece of the pie than Maryland could offer

www.cbssports.com

His shirt is going to wear so thin so fast at cult-like Villanova.

 

[tapintoamerica]

Again, even by the standards of college basketball coaches, Kevin Willard is a miserable brick.

'He played us like a drum': Inside Kevin Willard's turbulent Maryland departure

Highlighting a fight that is brewing on college campuses, Willard wanted a bigger piece of the pie than Maryland could offer

www.cbssports.com

His shirt is going to wear so thin so fast at cult-like Villanova.

Great story. Thoroughly reported.

 

[tapintoamerica]

I find it interesting that Buzz Williams is being mentioned for the Maryland gig. Caveat emptor, Testudo.
Buzz is nothing if not predictable. He wears out his welcome and the feelings are mutual by about year five or six.
Marquette: 6 years
Hokies: 5 years
ATM: 6th year
Seems like it's time. Helluva coach. Just don't expect him to stick around.