Court Report: College basketball’s coaching carousel season is here, so let’s look at the jobs that could open

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March is the most important month on the basketball calendar for many obvious reasons, one of them being: carousel season. We are on the precipice of at least four dozen coaching changes over the next five weeks. Last year, 12 jobs in the Big Six conferences flipped. Could 2024 exceed that? All it takes is one unexpected move to trigger three or four more. 

That in mind, I’m publishing a pithy carousel primer with a focus on high-major conferences. These are schools across the six big leagues that either have opened, are expected to open or have been subject to some increased speculation in recent weeks. 

Disclaimer: If a school you’re curious about isn’t here, that isn’t to say a change won’t happen; it’s just not on the front burner as of now. A few schools not included below are up for some debate behind the scenes, but the information there is not solid and/or public enough as of today to include on my list. 

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Florida State. Leonard Hamilton retirement watch has been a thing for the past couple of years and will remain so until he clarifies if he will return for a 23rd season. If Hamilton has privately made a decision, the list of people aware of that decision is likely under five. (At Miami, Jim Larrañaga went on record with me last year and declared he was years away from retiring.)

Louisville. I would expect Kenny Payne to be fired within a day’s time of Louisville’s final loss. It’s a shame this didn’t work out; it would’ve been a sweet story had Payne been able to restore some glory at his alma mater. With a vacancy looming, Louisville will be among the two or three most coveted jobs on the market and the candidate pool will be extensive.

Norlander believes Kevin Keatts gets one more season to improve at NC State.
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NC State….

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Author : Matt Norlander

Publish date : 2024-03-05 19:55:31

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