Deans of Coaches: Only Three Leagues Boast Longest Tenure > 20 Seasons

"Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Extensive coaching turnover and league realigning left Duke's Mike Krzyzewski as one of a mere three coaches to be in the same alliance more than the last 20 years. Coach K moved atop the dean-of-coaches list last season after Syracuse and Jim Boeheim switched to the Atlantic Coast Conference after 34 years in the Big East.

As league play shifts into gear, following are the longest-tenured active coaches in their present Division I conference (including 2014-15 campaign):

Coach School Years NCAA Division I Conference
Mike Krzyzewski Duke 35 Atlantic Coast
Billy Donovan Florida 23 SEC
Dave Loos Austin Peay 23 Ohio Valley
Phil Martelli Saint Joseph's 20 Atlantic 10
Mike McConathy Northwestern State 20 Southland
Cy Alexander North Carolina A&T 19 Mid-Eastern Athletic
Tom Izzo Michigan State 19 Big Ten
Fran O'Hanlon Lafayette 19 Patriot League
Howie Dickenman Central Connecticut State 18 Northeast
Lorenzo Romar Washington 17 Pac-12
Bob Williams UC Santa Barbara 17 Big West
Rick Barnes Texas 16 Big 12
James Jones Yale 16 Ivy League
Mark Few Gonzaga 15 West Coast
Steve Fisher San Diego State 15 Mountain West
Will Brown Albany 14 America East
James "Bruiser" Flint Drexel 14 CAA
Jay Wright Villanova 14 Big East
Keith Dambrot Akron 13 Mid-American
Kermit Davis Middle Tennessee 13 Sun Belt
Mike Young Wofford 13 Southern
Barry Hinson Southern Illinois 11 Missouri Valley
Duggar Baucom Virginia Military 10 Big South
Lewis Jackson Alabama State 10 SWAC
Rob Jeter Milwaukee 10 Horizon League
Barclay Radebaugh Charleston Southern 10 Big South
John Dunne Saint Peter's 9 Metro Atlantic Athletic
Brad Huse Montana State 9 Big Sky
Randy Rahe Weber State 9 Big Sky
Marvin Menzies New Mexico State 8 Western Athletic
Scott Nagy South Dakota State 8 Summit League
Eddie Payne USC Upstate 8 Atlantic Sun
Tim Floyd Texas-El Paso 5 Conference USA

NOTE: Alexander's first 16 seasons in MEAC were with South Carolina State, Dambrot's first two seasons in MAC were with Central Michigan and Hinson's first nine seasons in MVC were with Missouri State.