The coaching carousel for men’s college basketball is in a full spin at the moment.
It was announced on Monday that Iona head coach Rick Pitino would leave the program after three seasons to return to the Big East as the St. John’s head coach. Pitino was linked to multiple programs but ultimately chose to head up the Red Storm’s program.
Another major shakeup happened between Big East rivals, the Providence Friars and Georgetown Hoyas. Providence head coach Ed Cooley opted to take over the Hoyas program after 12 seasons with the Friars.
These two moves have opened up head coaching jobs with Iona and Providence. Recently Georgia Tech filled its men’s basketball coach vacancy with Boston Celtics‘ assistant Damon Stoudamire and Ole Miss hired former Texas and Texas Tech head coach Chris Beard to lead their program.
The breakdown of coaching movement among major programs around the country.
| School | Previous Coach | New Coach |
| Georgetown | Patrick Ewing | Ed Cooley |
| Georgia Tech | Josh Pastner | Damon Stoudamire |
| Ole Miss | Kermit Davis | Chris Beard |
| Providence | Ed Cooley | Open |
| St. John’s | Mike Anderson | Rick Pitino |
| Syracuse | Jim Boeheim | Adrian Autry |
| Texas | Chris Beard | Rodney Terry (interim) |
| Texas Tech | Mark Adams | Open |
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