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Potential Candidates (in not particular order):
These are the names that have been mentioned so far.
Let me know if anyone wants to add any additional names.
Also if anyone hears that a coach has "officially" taken his name out of contention.
1. Ben Howland
19811982 Gonzaga (assistant)
19821994 UC Santa Barbara (assistant)
19941999 Northern Arizona
19992003 Pittsburgh
20032013 UCLA
Current Salary - None ($2.0 Million last year at UCLA)
Head coaching record
Overall 398205 (winning percentage .660)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Regional Championships Final Four (2006, 2007, 2008)
Pac-10 Tournament Championship (2006, 2008)
Pac-10 Regular Season Championship (2006, 2007, 2008)
Pac-12 Regular Season Championship (2013)
Big East Tournament Championship (2003)
Big East Regular Season Championship (2002, 2003)
Big Sky Tournament Championship (1998)
Big Sky Regular Season Championship (1997, 1998)
Awards
Henry Iba Award (2002)
Naismith College Coach of the Year (2002)
Pac-10 Coach of the Year (2006)
Big East Coach of the Year (2002)
Big Sky Coach of the Year
2. Gregg Marshall
19851987 RandolphMacon (asst.)
19871988 Belmont Abbey (asst.)
19881996 College of Charleston (asst.)
19961998 Marshall (asst.)
19982007 Winthrop
2007present Wichita State
Current Salary - $1.7 million
Head coaching record
Overall 368154 (.705)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NCAA Men's Division I Regional (2013)
NIT Championship (2011)
7x Big South Tournament Championship (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007)
6x Big South Regular Season Championship (1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007)
2x Missouri Valley Regular Season Championship (2012, 2014)
Missouri Valley Tournament Championship (2014)
Awards
Naismtih National Coach of the Year (2014)
NABC National Coach of the Year (2014)
AP Coach of the Year (2014)
Henry Iba National Coach of the Year (2014)
Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year (2007)
4x Big South Coach of the Year (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007)
3x Missouri Valley Coach of the Year (2012, 2013, 2014)
3. Chris Mack
19931994 McAuley HS Junior Varsity
19951999 Mount Notre Dame HS
19992001 Xavier (asst.)
20012004 Wake Forest (asst.)
20042009 Xavier (asst.)
2009present Xavier
Current Salary - $860,807
Head coach record
111-57 (.661)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
None
Awards
A-10 Regular Season Championship (2010, 2011)
A-10 Coach of the Year (2011)
4. Tim Miles
19891995 Northern State (asst.)
19951997 Mayville State
19972001 Southwest Minnesota State
20012007 North Dakota State
20072012 Colorado State
2012present Nebraska
Current Salary - $1.525 Million
Head coaching record
Overall 313250 (.556)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2001 Northern Sun champs (SW Minnesota St.)
Awards
2014 Big10 Coach of the year
5. Lawrence Frank
19921994 Marquette (NCAA I) (assistant)
19941997 Tennessee (NCAA I) (assistant)
19972000 Vancouver Grizzlies (assistant)
20002004 New Jersey Nets (assistant)
20042010 New Jersey Nets
20102011 Boston Celtics (assistant)
20112013 Detroit Pistons
2013present Brooklyn Nets (evaluator)
Current Salary - unpublished (working as NBA scout)
Head Coach record
Overall 279-335 (.454) - all NBA
Accomplishments and Honors
Championships - None
Awards - None
6. Archie Miller
20032004 Western Kentucky (asst.)
20042006 NC State (asst.)
20062007 Arizona State (asst.)
20072008 Ohio State (asst.)
20092011 Arizona (asst.)
2011present Dayton
Current Salary - $335,000 (but rumored to $1.0 mil now)
Head Coach record
Overall 6338 (.624)
Accomplishments and Honors
Championships - None
Awards - None
7. Tad Boyle
19941997 Oregon (asst.)
19971998 Tennessee (asst.)
19982000 Jacksonville State (asst.)
20002006 Wichita State (asst.)
20062010 Northern Colorado
2010present Colorado
Current Salary - $1.42 million
Head coaching record
Overall 148115 (.563)
Accomplishments and Honors
Championships - None
Awards - None
8. Richard Pitino, Jr.
2004-2005 College of Charleston (admin. asst.)
2005-2006 Northeastern (asst.)
2006-2007 Duquesne (asst.)
2007-2009 Louisville (asst.)
2009-2011 Florida (asst.)
2011-2012 Louisville (associate HC)
2012-2013 FIU
2013-present Minnesota
Current Salary - $1.2 million
Head coaching record
Overall 4327 (.614)
Accomplishments and Honors
Championships
2014 NIT Champions
Awards - None
9. Michael White
20002003 Jacksonville State (asst.)
20032004 Jacksonville State (assoc. HC)
20042011 Ole Miss (asst.)
2011present Louisiana Tech
Current Salary - $
Head Coach record
Overall 74-31 (.705)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
WAC Regular Season Championship (2013)
C-USA Regular Season Championship (2014)
Awards
USBWA District VII Coach of the Year (2013)
NABC District 6 Coach of the Year (2013)
WAC Don Haskins Coach of the Year (2013)
10. Donnie Tyndall
19941996 Iowa Central CC (asst.)
19961997 St. Catharine
19972001 LSU (asst.)
20012002 Idaho (assoc.)
20022006 Middle Tennessee (assoc.)
20062012 Morehead State
2012present Southern Mississippi
Current Salary - $
Head coaching record
Overall 200-106 (.654)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Ohio Valley Tournament Championship (2009)
Ohio Valley Tournament Championship (2011) Conference USA Regular Season Championship (2014)
11. Keith Dambrot
19841986 Tiffin
19861989 Eastern Michigan (asst.)
19891991 Ashland
19911993 Central Michigan
19982001 St. VincentSt. Mary HS
20012004 Akron (asst.)
2004present Akron
Current Salary - $
Head coaching record
Overall 337174 (.659)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
MAC East Division Championship (2007, 2012, 2013)
MAC Tournament Championship (2009, 2011, 2013)
Awards
MAC Coach of the Year (2013)
12. Eric Mussleman
1988-present All professional
Current Salary - none (not currently employed)
Overall Coaching Record: 566-340 (.625 pct.)
NBA record: 108-138 (.439 pct.)
CBA record: 270-122 (.688 pct.)
USBL record: 53-3 (.946 pct.)
NBA D-League record: 77-30 (.719 pct.)
Pro teams coached:
* Rapid City Thrillers, 1989-1995 (CBA)
* Florida Sharks, 1995-1996 (USBL)
* Florida/West Palm Beach Dogs, 1996-1997 (CBA)
* Golden State Warriors, 2002-2004 (NBA)
* Sacramento Kings, 2006-2007 (NBA)
* Reno Bighorns, 2010-2011 (NBADL)
* Los Angeles D-Fenders, 2011-2012 (NBADL)
National teams coached:
* Dominican Nat'l Team: 2010-2011
* U.S. 2011 Team, Adidas Global Experience (2010)
* Team China, Adidas Global Experience (2009)
* Venezuela national basketball team (2011- )
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
* Coach of the Year, NBA D-League, 2011-2012
* 2x USBL champion with Florida Sharks (1994-95, 1995-96)
* Youngest coach in CBA history (23) with Rapid City Thrillers (1988)
* Fastest coach to win 100 CBA games at age 28 (1992)
13. Rick Byrd
19761978 Maryville (asst.)
19781980 Maryville
19801983 Tennessee Tech (asst.)
19831986 Lincoln Memorial
1986present Belmont
Current Salary - $
Head Coaching record
Overall 689-356 (.517)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
TCAC Tournament Championship (1988, '94, '95)
A-Sun North Division Championship (2003)
A-Sun Regular Season Championship (2006, 2008, 2010, 2011)
A-Sun Tournament Championship (2006, '07, '08, '11, '12)
OVC East Division Championship (2013, '14)OVC
OVC Tournament Championship (2013)
Awards
NAIA National Coach of the Year (1995)
Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year (2011)
A-Sun Coach of the Year (2008, '11)
OVC Coach of the Year (2013)[1]
Belmont Athletic Hall of Fame (1996)
NAIA Hall of Fame (2004)
Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame (2013)
Dr. James Naismith National Sportsmanship Award (1994)
NCAA Bob Frederick Sportsmanship Award (2012)
14. Mick Cronin
19911996 Woodward HS (asst.)
19972001 Cincinnati (asst.)
20012003 Louisville (asst.)
20032006 Murray State
2006present Cincinnati
Current Salary - $1.55 million
Head coaching record
Overall 231131 (.638)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
OVC Tournament Championship (2004, 2006)
OVC Regular Season Championship (2006)
AAC Regular Season Championship (2014)
Awards
Athlon assistant coach of the year (2003)
OVC Coach of the Year (2006)
AAC Coach of the Year (2014)
15. Brad Underwood
19881992 Dodge City CC
19922003 Western Illinois (asst.)
20032006 Daytona Beach CC
20062012 Kansas State (asst.)
20122013 South Carolina (asst.)
2013present Stephen F. Austin
Current salary - $200,000
Overall Head Coach Record
32-3 (.915)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Southland Conference Regular Season (2014)
Southland Conference Tournament (2014)
Awards
Southland Coach of the Year (2014)
Joe B. Hall Coach of the Year (2014)
16. Leon Rice
19891992 Oregon (asst.)
19921994 Northern Colorado (asst.)
19961998 Yakima Valley CC (asst.)
19982010 Gonzaga (asst.)
2010present Boise State
Current Salary - $
Head coaching record
Overall 7754 (.588)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
None
17. Shaka Smart
19992001 California (PA) (asst.)
20012003 Dayton (dir. of basketball ops.)
20032006 Akron (asst.)
20062008 Clemson (asst.)
20082009 Florida (asst.)
2009present VCU
Current Salary - $1.52 million
Head coaching record
Overall 13746 (.749)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
CBI Tournament Champions (2010)
Regional Championships Final Four (2011)
CAA Tournament Championship (2012)
18. Dave Rice
19911992 UNLV (grad. asst.)
19921993 Chaffey CC (asst.)
19932004 UNLV (asst.)
20042005 Utah State (asst.)
20052011 BYU (asst.)
2011present UNLV
Current Salary - $
Head coaching record
Overall 7031 (.693)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
MWC regular season (2000, 20072009, 2011)
Big West Tournament (2005)
WAC regular season (1999)
WAC Tournament (1998)
19. Will Wade
20092013 VCU (asst.)
2013present Chattanooga
Current Salary - $
Head coaching record
Overall 1815 (.545)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
None
Candidates that have removed their names from consideration (publicly):
None so far
These are the names that have been mentioned so far.
Let me know if anyone wants to add any additional names.
Also if anyone hears that a coach has "officially" taken his name out of contention.
1. Ben Howland
19811982 Gonzaga (assistant)
19821994 UC Santa Barbara (assistant)
19941999 Northern Arizona
19992003 Pittsburgh
20032013 UCLA
Current Salary - None ($2.0 Million last year at UCLA)
Head coaching record
Overall 398205 (winning percentage .660)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Regional Championships Final Four (2006, 2007, 2008)
Pac-10 Tournament Championship (2006, 2008)
Pac-10 Regular Season Championship (2006, 2007, 2008)
Pac-12 Regular Season Championship (2013)
Big East Tournament Championship (2003)
Big East Regular Season Championship (2002, 2003)
Big Sky Tournament Championship (1998)
Big Sky Regular Season Championship (1997, 1998)
Awards
Henry Iba Award (2002)
Naismith College Coach of the Year (2002)
Pac-10 Coach of the Year (2006)
Big East Coach of the Year (2002)
Big Sky Coach of the Year
2. Gregg Marshall
19851987 RandolphMacon (asst.)
19871988 Belmont Abbey (asst.)
19881996 College of Charleston (asst.)
19961998 Marshall (asst.)
19982007 Winthrop
2007present Wichita State
Current Salary - $1.7 million
Head coaching record
Overall 368154 (.705)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NCAA Men's Division I Regional (2013)
NIT Championship (2011)
7x Big South Tournament Championship (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007)
6x Big South Regular Season Championship (1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007)
2x Missouri Valley Regular Season Championship (2012, 2014)
Missouri Valley Tournament Championship (2014)
Awards
Naismtih National Coach of the Year (2014)
NABC National Coach of the Year (2014)
AP Coach of the Year (2014)
Henry Iba National Coach of the Year (2014)
Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year (2007)
4x Big South Coach of the Year (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007)
3x Missouri Valley Coach of the Year (2012, 2013, 2014)
3. Chris Mack
19931994 McAuley HS Junior Varsity
19951999 Mount Notre Dame HS
19992001 Xavier (asst.)
20012004 Wake Forest (asst.)
20042009 Xavier (asst.)
2009present Xavier
Current Salary - $860,807
Head coach record
111-57 (.661)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
None
Awards
A-10 Regular Season Championship (2010, 2011)
A-10 Coach of the Year (2011)
4. Tim Miles
19891995 Northern State (asst.)
19951997 Mayville State
19972001 Southwest Minnesota State
20012007 North Dakota State
20072012 Colorado State
2012present Nebraska
Current Salary - $1.525 Million
Head coaching record
Overall 313250 (.556)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2001 Northern Sun champs (SW Minnesota St.)
Awards
2014 Big10 Coach of the year
5. Lawrence Frank
19921994 Marquette (NCAA I) (assistant)
19941997 Tennessee (NCAA I) (assistant)
19972000 Vancouver Grizzlies (assistant)
20002004 New Jersey Nets (assistant)
20042010 New Jersey Nets
20102011 Boston Celtics (assistant)
20112013 Detroit Pistons
2013present Brooklyn Nets (evaluator)
Current Salary - unpublished (working as NBA scout)
Head Coach record
Overall 279-335 (.454) - all NBA
Accomplishments and Honors
Championships - None
Awards - None
6. Archie Miller
20032004 Western Kentucky (asst.)
20042006 NC State (asst.)
20062007 Arizona State (asst.)
20072008 Ohio State (asst.)
20092011 Arizona (asst.)
2011present Dayton
Current Salary - $335,000 (but rumored to $1.0 mil now)
Head Coach record
Overall 6338 (.624)
Accomplishments and Honors
Championships - None
Awards - None
7. Tad Boyle
19941997 Oregon (asst.)
19971998 Tennessee (asst.)
19982000 Jacksonville State (asst.)
20002006 Wichita State (asst.)
20062010 Northern Colorado
2010present Colorado
Current Salary - $1.42 million
Head coaching record
Overall 148115 (.563)
Accomplishments and Honors
Championships - None
Awards - None
8. Richard Pitino, Jr.
2004-2005 College of Charleston (admin. asst.)
2005-2006 Northeastern (asst.)
2006-2007 Duquesne (asst.)
2007-2009 Louisville (asst.)
2009-2011 Florida (asst.)
2011-2012 Louisville (associate HC)
2012-2013 FIU
2013-present Minnesota
Current Salary - $1.2 million
Head coaching record
Overall 4327 (.614)
Accomplishments and Honors
Championships
2014 NIT Champions
Awards - None
9. Michael White
20002003 Jacksonville State (asst.)
20032004 Jacksonville State (assoc. HC)
20042011 Ole Miss (asst.)
2011present Louisiana Tech
Current Salary - $
Head Coach record
Overall 74-31 (.705)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
WAC Regular Season Championship (2013)
C-USA Regular Season Championship (2014)
Awards
USBWA District VII Coach of the Year (2013)
NABC District 6 Coach of the Year (2013)
WAC Don Haskins Coach of the Year (2013)
10. Donnie Tyndall
19941996 Iowa Central CC (asst.)
19961997 St. Catharine
19972001 LSU (asst.)
20012002 Idaho (assoc.)
20022006 Middle Tennessee (assoc.)
20062012 Morehead State
2012present Southern Mississippi
Current Salary - $
Head coaching record
Overall 200-106 (.654)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Ohio Valley Tournament Championship (2009)
Ohio Valley Tournament Championship (2011) Conference USA Regular Season Championship (2014)
11. Keith Dambrot
19841986 Tiffin
19861989 Eastern Michigan (asst.)
19891991 Ashland
19911993 Central Michigan
19982001 St. VincentSt. Mary HS
20012004 Akron (asst.)
2004present Akron
Current Salary - $
Head coaching record
Overall 337174 (.659)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
MAC East Division Championship (2007, 2012, 2013)
MAC Tournament Championship (2009, 2011, 2013)
Awards
MAC Coach of the Year (2013)
12. Eric Mussleman
1988-present All professional
Current Salary - none (not currently employed)
Overall Coaching Record: 566-340 (.625 pct.)
NBA record: 108-138 (.439 pct.)
CBA record: 270-122 (.688 pct.)
USBL record: 53-3 (.946 pct.)
NBA D-League record: 77-30 (.719 pct.)
Pro teams coached:
* Rapid City Thrillers, 1989-1995 (CBA)
* Florida Sharks, 1995-1996 (USBL)
* Florida/West Palm Beach Dogs, 1996-1997 (CBA)
* Golden State Warriors, 2002-2004 (NBA)
* Sacramento Kings, 2006-2007 (NBA)
* Reno Bighorns, 2010-2011 (NBADL)
* Los Angeles D-Fenders, 2011-2012 (NBADL)
National teams coached:
* Dominican Nat'l Team: 2010-2011
* U.S. 2011 Team, Adidas Global Experience (2010)
* Team China, Adidas Global Experience (2009)
* Venezuela national basketball team (2011- )
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
* Coach of the Year, NBA D-League, 2011-2012
* 2x USBL champion with Florida Sharks (1994-95, 1995-96)
* Youngest coach in CBA history (23) with Rapid City Thrillers (1988)
* Fastest coach to win 100 CBA games at age 28 (1992)
13. Rick Byrd
19761978 Maryville (asst.)
19781980 Maryville
19801983 Tennessee Tech (asst.)
19831986 Lincoln Memorial
1986present Belmont
Current Salary - $
Head Coaching record
Overall 689-356 (.517)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
TCAC Tournament Championship (1988, '94, '95)
A-Sun North Division Championship (2003)
A-Sun Regular Season Championship (2006, 2008, 2010, 2011)
A-Sun Tournament Championship (2006, '07, '08, '11, '12)
OVC East Division Championship (2013, '14)OVC
OVC Tournament Championship (2013)
Awards
NAIA National Coach of the Year (1995)
Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year (2011)
A-Sun Coach of the Year (2008, '11)
OVC Coach of the Year (2013)[1]
Belmont Athletic Hall of Fame (1996)
NAIA Hall of Fame (2004)
Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame (2013)
Dr. James Naismith National Sportsmanship Award (1994)
NCAA Bob Frederick Sportsmanship Award (2012)
14. Mick Cronin
19911996 Woodward HS (asst.)
19972001 Cincinnati (asst.)
20012003 Louisville (asst.)
20032006 Murray State
2006present Cincinnati
Current Salary - $1.55 million
Head coaching record
Overall 231131 (.638)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
OVC Tournament Championship (2004, 2006)
OVC Regular Season Championship (2006)
AAC Regular Season Championship (2014)
Awards
Athlon assistant coach of the year (2003)
OVC Coach of the Year (2006)
AAC Coach of the Year (2014)
15. Brad Underwood
19881992 Dodge City CC
19922003 Western Illinois (asst.)
20032006 Daytona Beach CC
20062012 Kansas State (asst.)
20122013 South Carolina (asst.)
2013present Stephen F. Austin
Current salary - $200,000
Overall Head Coach Record
32-3 (.915)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Southland Conference Regular Season (2014)
Southland Conference Tournament (2014)
Awards
Southland Coach of the Year (2014)
Joe B. Hall Coach of the Year (2014)
16. Leon Rice
19891992 Oregon (asst.)
19921994 Northern Colorado (asst.)
19961998 Yakima Valley CC (asst.)
19982010 Gonzaga (asst.)
2010present Boise State
Current Salary - $
Head coaching record
Overall 7754 (.588)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
None
17. Shaka Smart
19992001 California (PA) (asst.)
20012003 Dayton (dir. of basketball ops.)
20032006 Akron (asst.)
20062008 Clemson (asst.)
20082009 Florida (asst.)
2009present VCU
Current Salary - $1.52 million
Head coaching record
Overall 13746 (.749)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
CBI Tournament Champions (2010)
Regional Championships Final Four (2011)
CAA Tournament Championship (2012)
18. Dave Rice
19911992 UNLV (grad. asst.)
19921993 Chaffey CC (asst.)
19932004 UNLV (asst.)
20042005 Utah State (asst.)
20052011 BYU (asst.)
2011present UNLV
Current Salary - $
Head coaching record
Overall 7031 (.693)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
MWC regular season (2000, 20072009, 2011)
Big West Tournament (2005)
WAC regular season (1999)
WAC Tournament (1998)
19. Will Wade
20092013 VCU (asst.)
2013present Chattanooga
Current Salary - $
Head coaching record
Overall 1815 (.545)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
None
Candidates that have removed their names from consideration (publicly):
None so far
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