2024 - 2025 Men's college basketball Official Thread - Chomp Congrats Florida
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John Calipari and the Razor-Thin Margins of Legacy
The battle for the soul of college basketball is won and done. So where does that leave Coach Cal?
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The Winners and Losers of the First Round of the NCAA Tournament
The first two days of March Madness featured a very back-looking Cooper Flagg, lackluster outings from Tiger teams, and some underdog magic.
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The Draft Prospects With the Most to Gain in the NCAA Tournament
The run to the Final Four is also the final exam for players expecting to make the jump to the pros. Here’s what we’re looking to learn about several notable prospects.
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UConn telling everyone:
Great game ... UCONN vs Florida.
Two years after losing the Texas job, Chris Beard right at home at Ole Miss
The university and the city of Oxford have welcomed the coach as he rebuilds the men's basketball team.
'Best few weeks of my life': Mount St. Mary's coach Lind and son reflect on tourney run
The Mount St. Mary's coach addressed reporters with his son, who gave a heartfelt reflection.
Sources: Texas fires Terry after falling in First 4
Texas has fired coach Rodney Terry after two-plus seasons in charge, sources told ESPN. Xavier coach Sean Miller is expected to be among the top targets, according to sources.
No. 1 Florida stave off massive upset vs. No. 8 UConn in March Madness
No. 1 Florida clawed back to stave off a massive upset in a 77-75 win over No. 8 UConn Huskies in the second round of March Madness.
March Madness Day 4: Live updates, analysis as men's Sweet 16 is set
Follow along as the final eight games of the men's opening weekend seal this year's Sweet 16 field.
2025 NBA draft: Here's our top 50 prospects who are playing during March Madness
From Cooper Flagg to Johni Broome to Augustas Marciulionis, ESPN's draft insiders share potential pro players to watch during the NCAA tournament.
Two years after losing the Texas job, Chris Beard right at home at Ole Miss
The university and the city of Oxford have welcomed the coach as he rebuilds the men's basketball team.www.espn.com
'Best few weeks of my life': Mount St. Mary's coach Lind and son reflect on tourney run
The Mount St. Mary's coach addressed reporters with his son, who gave a heartfelt reflection.
Sources: Texas fires Terry after falling in First 4
Texas has fired coach Rodney Terry after two-plus seasons in charge, sources told ESPN. Xavier coach Sean Miller is expected to be among the top targets, according to sources.
| Team | Former | Interim | New | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcorn State | Landon Bussie | Bussie left Alcorn State on March 20, 2025, after five seasons for Chicago State.[85] | ||
| Bellarmine | Scott Davenport | — | Doug Davenport | Scott Davenport announced his retirement on March 10, 2025 after 20 seasons at Bellarmine. He left the program as its winningest head coach with 426 wins, including winning the 2011 D-II national championship.[86] Davenport's son and Knights top assistant Doug, who had been named the designated successor in 2022,[87] was officially promoted the following day.[88] |
| Campbell | Kevin McGeehan | John Andrzejek | Campbell announced on March 9, 2025, that it had not renewed McGeehan's contract after 12 seasons and a 184–199 record.[89] Florida assistant coach was hired by the Fighting Camels on March 20, and will be formally introduced at the conclusion of Florida's season.[90] | |
| Chicago State | Scott Spinelli | Landon Bussie | Less than 11 months after promoting Spinelli to head coach, Chicago State fired him after a 4–28 season on March 7, 2025.[91] The Cougars hired Alcorn State head coach Bussie on March 20.[85] | |
| Columbia | Jim Engles | Engles stepped down from his head coaching role on March 10, 2025, after eight seasons and a 71–150 record.[92] | ||
| Denver | Jeff Wulbrun | Denver and Wulbrun, the latter of who was on leave through the end of the season, mutually agreed to part ways on March 20, 2025 after four seasons and a 53–74 record.[93] | ||
| Florida State | Leonard Hamilton | — | Luke Loucks | Hamilton announced on February 3, 2025, that he would resign from FSU following the end of the 2024–25 season. He spent 23 years as head coach and resigned as the winningest coach in the program's history with 460 wins.[94] Sacramento Kings assistant coach Loucks, who played for the Seminoles from 2008–2012 under Hamilton, was hired as his replacement on March 9.[95] |
| Fordham | Keith Urgo | Fordham parted ways with Urgo on March 20, 2025, after three seasons, including winning just 25 games the last 2 years after winning that same amount of games in his first season.[96] | ||
| Indiana | Mike Woodson | — | Darian DeVries | Indiana announced on February 7, 2025, that Woodson will step down from his head coaching position following the season after 4 seasons.[97] Under Woodson, the Hoosiers were 82–53 overall with back-to-back appearences in the NCAA Tournament during Woodson's first 2 seasons. On March 18, 2025, the school announced that former West Virginia head coach Darian DeVries would be hired as his replacement.[98] |
| Iona | Tobin Anderson | Dan Geriot | Iona fired Anderson after 2 seasons and a 33–34 record on March 17, 2025.[99] New Orleans Pelicans assistant coach Geriot was hired by the Gaels as his replacement three days later.[100] | |
| Iowa | Fran McCaffery | Iowa fired McCaffery on March 14, 2025, after 15 seasons. McCaffery led the Hawkeyes to a program record 297 wins and 7 NCAA tournament appearances, but failed to make the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year, the third time under his tenure.[101] | ||
| La Salle | Fran Dunphy | — | Darris Nichols | Dunphy, who was in his 3rd season as head coach of La Salle, announced on February 20, 2025, that he will retire from his position at the end of the season, but will remain with his alma mater as special assistant to the president of the university, for which he agreed to a lifetime contract for that role.[102] On March 11, 2025, the Explorers hired Radford head coach Nichols as his replacement.[103] |
| Louisiana | Bob Marlin | Derrick Zimmerman | Quannas White | Louisiana announced on December 19, 2024, that Marlin was relieved of his duties and assistant coach Zimmerman would serve as the team's interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Marlin finished with a record of 269–198 and two NCAA tournament appearances during his 14-plus-year tenure with the Ragin' Cajuns.[104] On March 10, 2025, Houston assistant coach White was hired as the new head coach.[105] |
| Louisiana–Monroe | Keith Richard | — | Phil Cunningham | Richard announced on December 20, 2024, that he will retire at the end of the season, his 15th at Louisiana–Monroe.[106] His 170 wins as head coach of ULM is the 2nd highest all-time in the program. Warhawks top assistant Cunningham was promoted to fill the vacant position on March 18, 2025.[107] |
| Miami (FL) | Jim Larrañaga | Bill Courtney | Jai Lucas | On December 26, 2024, Larrañaga announced effective immediately he would be stepping down as head coach of Miami.[108] Larrañaga coached 15 years at Miami finishing with an overall record of 274–174, the winningest record in Hurricanes basketball history. He appeared in six NCAA tournaments with the Hurricanes, as well as one Final Four in 2023. Hurricanes associate head coach Courtney was announced as the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. On March 6, 2025, the school announced the hiring of Duke associate head coach Lucas as the new head coach.[109] |
| Minnesota | Ben Johnson | Minnesota fired Johnson on March 13, 2025, after 4 seasons. Under Johnson, the Golden Gophers were 56–71 overall, including a 22–57 record in conference play and never finished higher than 9th in the standings.[110] | ||
| Murray State | Steve Prohm | — | Ryan Miller | Unable to replicate the success from his first time at Murray State, Prohm stepped down from his head coaching position on March 8, 2025, after a 45–52 record in three seasons of his second stint.[111] Creighton top assistant Miller was hired by the Racers on March 17.[112] |
| Navy | Ed DeChellis | After 14 seasons at Navy and 29 overall as head coach, DeChellis announced his retirement on March 19, 2025. DeChellis won 196 games with the Midshipmen and coached the most games in program history with 426.[113] | ||
| NC State | Kevin Keatts | Will Wade | Keatts was fired on March 9, 2025, after eight seasons at NC State. Under Keatts, the Wolfpack went 151–113, including finishing 12–19 this year and missing the Conference tournament less than a year after making the Final Four.[114] | |
| Oral Roberts | Russell Springmann | ORU fired Springmann on March 7, 2025, after two seasons and a 19–42 record.[115] | ||
| Penn | Steve Donahue | Penn parted ways with Donahue on March 10, 2025, after nine seasons and a 131–130 record.[116] | ||
| Radford | Darris Nichols | — | Zach Chu | Nichols left Radford after four seasons on March 11, 2025, for the La Salle job.[103] Chu, the Chief Strategist for SMU, was hired by the Highlanders on March 16.[117] |
| South Florida | Amir Abdur-Rahim | Ben Fletcher | The 43-year-old Abdur-Rahim died on October 24, 2024, just 11 days before beginning his second season as South Florida head coach, following complications during a medical procedure at a Tampa hospital. In his first and only season at USF, he led the team to a school-record 25 wins, an American Athletic Conference regular season championship, and was named AAC Coach of the Year.[118] Five days after his death, Bulls associate head coach Fletcher was named interim head coach for the season.[119] Following the season, USF announced on March 14, 2025, that Fletcher would not be retained.[120] | |
| Stephen F. Austin | Kyle Keller | Tony Jasick | Matt Braeuer | SFA relieved Keller from his duties on January 22, 2025, after 8+ seasons. Under Keller, the Lumberjacks were 171–95 overall but had started this season 8–11, including a 1–7 record in conference play. Associate head coach Jasick was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[121] On March 7, Texas Tech assistant coach Braeuer was hired as the new head coach.[122] |
| UNLV | Kevin Kruger | UNLV fired Kruger on March 15, 2025, after four seasons and a 76–55 record.[123] | ||
| Utah | Craig Smith | Josh Eilert | Alex Jensen | Utah announced on February 24, 2025, that Smith was relieved of his coaching duties and assistant coach Eilert would serve as the team's interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Smith finished with a 65−62 with zero NCAA tournament appearances during his 3+ year tenure with the Utes.[124] On March 6, Dallas Mavericks assistant coach Jansen, a member of the 1998 national championship runner-up team, was announced as the new head coach.[125] |
| VCU | Ryan Odom | — | Odom left VCU on March 21, 2025, after two seasons for the Virginia job.[126] | |
| Villanova | Kyle Neptune | Mike Nardi | Villanova dismissed Neptune on March 15, 2025, after 3 seasons and a 54–47 record with no NCAA tournament appearances. Wildcats associate head coach Nardi, who was named interim head coach following Neptune's dismissal, will continue to serve in that role for the team in the inaugural College Basketball Crown.[127] | |
| Virginia | Tony Bennett | Ron Sanchez | Ryan Odom | Virginia announced on October 17, 2024 that Bennett had retired, effective immediately, and made a formal announcement the next day. Bennett left the Cavaliers after 15 seasons as the winningest head coach of the program with 364 wins, 10 NCAA tournament appearances, 6 ACC regular-season titles, 2 ACC tournament championships, and a national title in 2019.[128] Associate head coach Sanchez, who rejoined the staff last season after spending the past five seasons as Charlotte head coach, was named interim head coach for the season.[129] After a 15–17 season, UVA announced on March 12, 2025, that Sanchez would note be retained.[130] On March 21, Virginia announced that VCU head coach Ryan Odom would be their new coach.[126] |
| West Virginia | Darian DeVries | DeVries left West Virginia on March 18, 2025 after a single season for the Indiana job.[98] |
Damn. What a game!!! Maryland at the buzzer.
He did. They treated him like Giannis.
Hate to be the grinch like hating ass get off my lawn internets member. Fuck that bullshit, Colorado State got robbed. What game are we playing when you can walk to the damn basket like a damn triple jump.
Damn at least the 5 year contract was guaranteed. He had a pretty good run, surprised to see him sent packing so fast.
Not a good look young brother.