Been Around Block: Four New Bench Bosses Return to Old Stomping Grounds
May 4th, 2022 - 9:01
Porter Moser coached two schools in the Missouri Valley Conference (Illinois State and Loyola of Chicago) before aligning with Oklahoma. Four mentors - George Ivory, Archie Miller, Michael White and Mo Williams - have joined the following alphabetical list of active coaches who were bench bosses of two different members in the same league:
| Active Coach | Conference | Previous School | Present School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Beard | Big 12 | Texas Tech (2016-17 through 2020-21) | Texas (since 2021-22) |
| Steve Donahue | Ivy League | Cornell (2000-01 through 2009-10) | Penn (since 2015-16) |
| Cliff Ellis | Sun Belt | South Alabama (1976-77 through 1983-84) | Coastal Carolina (since 2007-08) |
| John Groce | Mid-American | Ohio University (2008-09 through 2011-12) | Akron (since 2017-18) |
| Stan Heath | Mid-American | Kent State (2001-02) | Eastern Michigan (since 2021-22) |
| Bill Herrion | North Atlantic/America East | Drexel (1991-92 through 1998-99) | New Hampshire (since 2006-07) |
| Bob Huggins | Big 12 | Kansas State (2006-07) | West Virginia (since 2012-13) |
| George Ivory | SWAC | Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2008-09 through 2020-21) | Mississippi Valley State (since 2022-23) |
| Archie Miller | Atlantic 10 | Dayton (2011-12 through 2016-17) | Rhode Island (since 2022-23) |
| Bruce Pearl | SEC | Tennessee (2005-06 through 2010-11) | Auburn (since 2014-15) |
| Keith Richard | Sun Belt | Louisiana Tech (1998-99 through 2000-01) | Louisiana-Monroe (since 2010-11) |
| Michael White | SEC | Florida (2015-16 through 2021-22) | Georgia (since 2022-23) |
| Maurice "Mo" Williams | SWAC | Alabama State (2020-21 and 2021-22) | Jackson State (since 2022-23) |
| Sean Woods | SWAC | Mississippi Valley State (2008-09 to 2011-12) | Southern LA (since 2018-19) |