On Hot Seat: Which DI Coaches Should Be Looking Over Their Shoulders?
July 16th, 2017 - 7:04
An average of nearly 50 Division I schools annually made head coaching changes since the mid-1990s. The dominoes already started to fall this summer when Thad Matta was forced out at Ohio State and Dave Wojcik abandoned ship amid seeing handwriting on the wall at San Jose State. Following is an alphabetical list of active coaches who probably are looking over their shoulders heading into a shaky-ground 2017-18 campaign:
| Hot-Seat Coach | School | Principal Reason Mentor on Shaky Ground |
|---|---|---|
| Todd Bozeman | Morgan State | four consecutive losing campaigns |
| Brad Brownell | Clemson | six consecutive seasons failing to reach NCAA playoffs |
| Joe Callero | Cal Poly | four consecutive losing seasons |
| Chris Casey | Niagara | four losing records at least 13 games below .500 in as many years |
| Michael Curry | Florida Atlantic | three losing records at least 10 games below .500 in as many seasons |
| Dennis Cutts | UC Riverside | four losing seasons in as many years |
| Tommy Dempsey | Binghamton | five losing records in as many seasons |
| Tracy Dildy | Chicago State | seven losing records in as many seasons |
| Pat Duquette | UMass Lowell | four losing records in as many seasons |
| Anthony Evans | Florida International | four losing records in as many seasons |
| Bill Evans | Idaho State | finished 10th or worse in Big Sky Conference standings four times in last five years |
| Jim Fox | Appalachian State | won only 1/3 of games past three seasons |
| John Gallagher | Hartford | three straight losing seasons including being at least 13 games below .500 each of past two years |
| Murray Garvin | South Carolina State | three 20-loss seasons in last four years |
| Jayson Gee | Longwood | four losing seasons at least 12 games below .500 in as many years |
| John Giannini | La Salle | losing overall and Atlantic 10 Conference records covering last four seasons |
| Matthew Graves | South Alabama | four losing records overall and in Sun Belt Conference competition in as many seasons |
| Larry Hunter | Western Carolina | five losing records in last six seasons |
| George Ivory | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | six losing records in last seven seasons |
| Brian Katz | Cal State Sacramento | eight losing records in nine seasons |
| Matt Langel | Colgate | six losing records in as many seasons |
| Anthony Latina | Sacred Heart | four losing records in as many seasons |
| Jeff Lebo | East Carolina | four consecutive non-winning records and second-division finishes in league standings |
| Paul Lusk Jr. | Missouri State | six non-winning Missouri Valley Conference records in as many seasons |
| Mike Maker | Marist | three records at least 16 games below .500 in as many seasons |
| Mike Martin | Brown | five non-winning Ivy League records in as many seasons |
| Mark Montgomery | Northern Illinois | six non-winning Mid-American Conference records in as many seasons |
| Jack Murphy | Northern Arizona | only one winning record in first five seasons with fewer than 10 victories each of last two campaigns |
| Kevin Nickelberry | Howard University | seven non-winning records in as many seasons |
| Fran O'Hanlon | Lafayette | 10 non-winning records in last 13 seasons, including fewer than 10 victories each of past two campaigns |
| Andre Payne | Mississippi Valley State | three years compiling fewer than nine victories each season |
| Russ Pennell | Central Arkansas | three years registering fewer than nine victories each season |
| Dave Pilipovich | Air Force | four consecutive losing records overall and in Mountain West Conference competition |
| Dave Simmons | McNeese State | five consecutive losing records including fewer than nine wins each of last two seasons |
| G.G. Smith | Loyola (Md.) | four losing records in as many seasons |
| Keith Walker | Delaware State | three non-winning records in as many full seasons with last two notching fewer than 11 victories |
| Bob Walsh | Maine | three seasons in as many years posting fewer than nine victories |
| Corey Williams | Stetson | four seasons at least nine games below .500 |
| Billy Wright | Western Illinois | three seasons in as many years notching fewer than 11 victories |