The men’s NCAA basketball coaching carousel’s biggest moves, including Sean Miller to Texas

As big as the transfer portal is in college athletics, it’s almost even more significant when coaches switch jobs in NCAA men’s basketball.

Some of the biggest programs in men’s college basketball (e.g. Villanova and Virginia) will have new coaches on their sidelines for the 2025-26 season. So to help you keep track of who is going where and what vacancies are still available, we will keep an updated tracker of the coaching carousel in men’s college hoops.

The first portion of this article will highlight the high-major programs while the “other notable changes” section will cover the rest.

Florida State Seminoles

FORMER COACH: Leonard Hamilton

NEW COACH: Luke Loucks (Previously: Sacramento Kings assistant)

Indiana Hoosiers

FORMER COACH: Mike Woodson

NEW COACH: Darian DeVries (Previously: West Virginia head coach)

Iowa Hawkeyes

FORMER COACH: Fran McCaffery

NEW COACH: Ben McCollum (Previously: Drake head coach)

Miami Hurricanes

FORMER COACH: Jim Larrañaga

NEW COACH: Jai Lucas (Previously: Duke associate head coach)

Minnesota Golden Gophers

FORMER COACH: Ben Johnson

NEW COACH: Niko Medved (Previously: Colorado State head coach)

NC State Wolfpack

FORMER COACH: Kevin Keatts

NEW COACH: Will Wade (Previously: McNeese head coach)

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Texas Longhorns

FORMER COACH: Rodney Terry

NEW COACH: Sean Miller (Previously: Xavier head coach)

Utah Utes

FORMER COACH: Craig Smith

NEW COACH: Alex Jensen (Previously: Dallas Mavericks assistant)

Villanova Wildcats

FORMER COACH: Kyle Neptune

NEW COACH: TBD

Virginia Cavaliers

FORMER COACH: Tony Bennett

NEW COACH: Ryan Odom (Previously: VCU)

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West Virginia Mountaineers

FORMER COACH: Darian DeVries

NEW COACH: TBD

Other notable changes

Bellarmine Knights: Scott Davenport → Doug Davenport

Campbell Fighting Camels: Kevin McGeehan → John Andrzejek

Chicago State Cougars: Scott Spinelli → TBD

Colorado State Rams: Niko Medved → TBD

Columbia Lions: Jim Engles → TBD

Denver Pioneers: Jeff Wulbrun → TBD

Drake Bulldogs: Ben McCollum → TBD

Fordham Rams: Keith Urgo → TBD

Iona Gaels: Tobin Anderson → Dan Geriot

La Salle Explorers: Fran Dunphy → Darris Nichols

Longwood Lancers: Griff Aldrich → Ronnie Thomas

Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns: Bob Marlin → Quannas White

McNeese Cowboys: Will Wade → TBD

Murray State Racers: Steve Prohm → Ryan Miller

Oral Roberts Golden Eagles: Russell Springmann → TBD

Pennsylvania Quakers: Steve Donahue → TBD

Radford Highlanders: Darris Nichols → TBD

Sacramento State Hornets: Michael Czepil (interim) → TBD

South Florida Bulls: Amir Abdur-Rahim → TBD

Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks: Kyle Keller / Matt Braeuer

UL Monroe Warhawks: Keith Richard → TBD

UNLV Rebels: Kevin Kruger → TBD

VCU Rams: Ryan Odom → TBD

Xavier Musketeers: Sean Miller → TBD

This article originally appeared on For The Win: Tracking the men’s NCAA basketball coaching carousel’s biggest moves

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