Comfort Zone: In-House Promotions Account for Nearly 1/5 of NCAA's Coaches

May 14th, 2012 - 21:56

Nearly one-fifth of the nation's current Division I schools didn't need to pay moving expenses because they promoted coaches from within. Numerous marquee coaches past and present positioned their sons to succeed them but Saint Francis (PA) took nepotism to a new level when the school's athletic director hired his son, Rob Krimmel, as the new coach of the Red Flash.

Krimmel is one of eight active coaches, including NCAA titlist Tom Izzo of Michigan State, who served as an aide for at least the 10 previous seasons before he was promoted to bench boss. Following is an alphabetical list of individuals at a school where he was serving as an assistant when hired as head coach:

Active Head Coach School Seasons as Assistant for Same School
Jerome Allen Pennsylvania* 2009-10 under Glen Miller
Kevin Baggett Rider 2006-07 through 2011-12 under Tommy Dempsey
John Becker Vermont 2006-07 through 2010-11 under Mike Lonergan
Dave Bike Sacred Heart* 1976-77 and 1977-78 under Don Feeley
Jim Boeheim Syracuse* 1969-70 through 1975-76 under Roy Danforth
Will Brown Albany 2001-02 under Scott Beeten
Mitch Buonaguro Siena 2005-06 through 2009-10 under Fran McCaffery
Jason Capel Appalachian State 2009-10 under Buzz Peterson
David Carter Nevada 1999-2000 through 2008-09 under Trent Johnson and Mark Fox
Gravelle Craig Bethune-Cookman 2004-05 through 2010-11 under Clifford Reed Jr.
Scott Cross Texas-Arlington* 1998-99 through 2005-06 under Eddie McCarter
Keith Dambrot Akron* 2001-02 through 2003-04 under Dan Hipsher
Jamie Dixon Pittsburgh 1999-2000 through 2002-03 under Ben Howland
Billy Donlon Wright State 2006-07 through 2009-10 under Brad Brownell
Bryce Drew Valparaiso* 2005-06 through 2010-11 under Homer Drew
Anthony Evans Norfolk State 2003-04 through 2006-07 under Dwight Freeman
Mark Few Gonzaga 1991-92 through 1998-99 under Dan Fitzgerald and Dan Monson
Tyler Geving Portland State 2005-06 through 2008-09 under Ken Bone
Max Good Loyola Marymount half of 2008-09 under Bill Bayno
Ray Harper Western Kentucky 2008-09 to 2011-12 under Ken McDonald
Steve Hawkins Western Michigan 2000-01 through 2002-03 under Bobby McCullum
Willie Hayes Alabama A&M* 1995-96 through 2010-11 under Vann Pettaway
B.J. Hill Northern Colorado 2006-07 through 2009-10 under Tad Boyle
Jason Hooten Sam Houston State 2004-05 through 2009-10 under Bob Marlin
Todd Howard IUPUI 1994-95 through 2010-11 under Ron Hunter
Tom Izzo Michigan State 1983-84 through 1994-95 under Jud Heathcote
Lewis Jackson Alabama State* 2000-01 through 2004-05 under Rob Spivery
Ben Jacobson Northern Iowa 2001-02 through 2005-06 under Greg McDermott
Jason James Tennessee-Martin 2002-03 through 2008-09 under Bret Campbell
Tony Jasick IU PU Fort Wayne 2005-06 through 2010-11 under Dane Fife
Edward Joyner Jr. Hampton 2007-08 and 2008-09 under Kevin Nickelberry
Rob Krimmel St. Francis (PA)* 2000-01 through 2011-12 under Bobby Jones and Don Friday
Greg Lansing Indiana State 2006-07 through 2009-10 under Royce Waltman and Kevin McKenna
Chris Mack Xavier* 2004-05 through 2008-09 under Sean Miller
Phil Martelli St. Joseph's 1985-86 through 1994-95 under Jim Boyle and John Griffin
Bashir Mason Wagner 2010-11 and 2011-12 under Dan Hurley
Randy Monroe Maryland-Baltimore County 1994-95 through 2003-04 under Earl Hawkins and Tom Sullivan
LeVelle Moton North Carolina Central* 2007-08 and 2008-09 under Henry Dickerson
Kevin Ollie Connecticut* 2010-11 and 2011-12 under Jim Calhoun
Matt Painter Purdue* 2004-05 under Gene Keady
Josh Pastner Memphis 2008-09 under John Calipari
Steve Payne Tennessee Tech 2002-03 through 2010-11 under Mike Sutton
Jack Perri Long Island 2005-06 through 2011-12 under Jim Ferry
Saul Phillips North Dakota State 2004-05 through 2006-07 under Tim Miles
Dave Pilipovich Air Force 2007-08 to 2011-12 under Jeff Reynolds
J.P. Piper Nicholls State 2002-03 and 2003-04 under Ricky Blanton
Chico Potts Mississippi Valley State 2008-09 through 2011-12 under Sean Woods
Steve Prohm Murray State 2006-07 through 2010-11 under Billy Kennedy
Brett Reed Lehigh 2002-03 through 2006-07 under Billy Taylor
Byron Rimm II Prairie View 2005-06 under Darrell Hawkins
Dave Rose Brigham Young 1997-98 through 2004-05 under Steve Cleveland
Rob Senderoff Kent State 2008-09 through 2010-11 under Geno Ford
Steve Shields UALR 2000-01 through 2002-03 under Porter Moser
John Shulman Chattanooga 2002-03 and 2003-04 under Jeff Lebo
Brad Stevens Butler 2000-01 through 2006-07 under Thad Matta and Todd Lickliter
Scott Sutton Oral Roberts 1995-96 through 1998-99 under Bill Self and Barry Hinson
Wayne Tinkle Montana* 2001-02 through 2005-06 under Don Holst, Pat Kennedy and Larry Krystkowiak
Andy Toole Robert Morris 2007-08 through 2009-10 under Mike Rice Jr.
Greg Vetrone Fairleigh Dickinson 1989-90, 1990-91 and 2008-09 under Tom Green
Chris Walker Texas Tech 2011-12 under Billy Gillispie
Brian Wardle Green Bay 2005-06 through 2009-10 under Tod Kowalczyk
Buzz Williams Marquette 2007-08 under Tom Crean
Travis Williams Tennessee State 2009-10 through 2011-12 under John Cooper
Marty Wilson Pepperdine* 2008-09 through 2010-11 under Tom Asbury
Ted Woodward Maine 1996-97 through 2003-04 under John Giannini
Mike Young Wofford 1989-90 through 2001-02 under Richard Johnson

*Alma mater.