Deans of Coaches: Coach K is Only King of Conference More Than 25 Years
"Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Extensive coaching turnover and league realigning has left Duke's Mike Krzyzewski as the only active coach to be in the same alliance more than the last 25 years. Coach K moved atop the dean-of-coaches list two seasons ago after Syracuse and Jim Boeheim switched to join Krzyzewski in the Atlantic Coast Conference after 34 years in the Big East.
As league play shifts into high gear, following are the longest-tenured active coaches in their present Division I conference (including 2015-16 campaign):
NOTE: Alexander's first 16 seasons in MEAC were with South Carolina State, Dambrot's first two seasons in MAC were with Central Michigan and Hinson's first nine seasons in MVC were with Missouri State.