Degrees of Success: Educational Backgrounds of 2019 NCAA Playoff Coaches
March 17th, 2019 - 21:22
NCAA Tournament head coaches will need to draw upon all of their resources to motivate their clubs in postseason play. Following is an alphabetical list assessing the educational backgrounds of mentors in the 2019 NCAA playoffs:
| 2019 NCAA Tourney Coach | School | Bachelor's | Master's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dana Altman | Oregon | Business | Business Administration |
| Rick Barnes | Tennessee | Health & Physical Education | |
| Chris Beard | Texas Tech | Kinesiology | |
| John Becker | Vermont | History | Information Systems |
| John Beilein | Michigan | History | |
| Randy Bennett | Saint Mary's | Biology | |
| Tony Bennett | Virginia | Humanities | |
| Jim Boeheim | Syracuse | Social Science | Social Science |
| John Brannen | Northern Kentucky | Business Management | |
| Rick Byrd | Belmont | Physical Education | Physical Education |
| John Calipari | Kentucky | Marketing | |
| Tim Cluess | Iona | Accounting | |
| Bill Coen | Northeastern | unavailable | Business Administration |
| Tim Craft | Gardner-Webb | History | |
| Mick Cronin | Cincinnati | History | |
| Kermit Davis | Mississippi | unavailable | |
| Johnny Dawkins | Duke | Political Science | |
| Travis DeCuire | Montana | Marketing | |
| Scott Drew | Baylor | Liberal Arts | Liberal Studies |
| Fran Dunphy | Temple | Marketing | Counseling & Human Relations |
| Mark Few | Gonzaga | Physical Education | Athletic Administration |
| Travis Ford | Saint Louis | Communications | |
| Greg Gard | Wisconsin | Physical & Health Education | Counselor Education |
| Joe Golding | Abilene Christian | Exercise & Sport Science | |
| Leonard Hamilton | Florida State | Physical Education | Physical & Health Education |
| Greg Herenda | Fairleigh Dickinson | Business Administration & Marketing | |
| Chris Holtmann | Ohio State | Psychology | Athletic Administration |
| Mike Hopkins | Washington | Speech Communications | |
| Ben Howland | Mississippi State | Physical Education | unavailable |
| Ron Hunter | Georgia State | Education | Education |
| Bobby Hurley | Arizona State | unavailable | |
| Tom Izzo | Michigan State | Health and Physical Education | |
| Chris Jans | New Mexico State | Marketing & Finance | |
| James Jones | Yale | Communications | Educational Administration |
| Jeff Jones | Old Dominion | Psychology | |
| Lon Kruger | Oklahoma | Business | Physical Education |
| Mike Krzyzewski | Duke | Officer Training | |
| Matt Langel | Colgate | Management | |
| Chris Mack | Louisville | Communication Arts | |
| Fran McCaffery | Iowa | Economics | Education |
| Ritchie McKay | Liberty | Athletic Administration | |
| Matt McMahon | Murray State | Marketing | |
| LeVelle Moton | North Carolina Central | Recreation Administration | |
| Chris Mullin | St. John's | unavailable | |
| Eric Musselman | Nevada | unavailable | |
| Nate Oats | Buffalo | Math Education | |
| Matt Painter | Purdue | Sociology | |
| Bruce Pearl | Auburn | Business Administration | |
| Richard Pitino | Minnesota | History | |
| Steve Prohm | Iowa State | Education | |
| Mike Rhoades | Virginia Commonwealth | History | |
| David Richman | North Dakota State | Physical Education | Sport & Recreation Management |
| Kelvin Sampson | Houston | Health & Physical Education | Coaching & Administration |
| Bill Self | Kansas | Business | Athletic Administration |
| Byron Smith | Prairie View A&M | unavailable | |
| Craig Smith | Utah State | Secondary Education | Teaching & Learning |
| Mark Turgeon | Maryland | Personnel Administration | |
| Russell Turner | UC Irvine | English & Economics | |
| Will Wade | Louisiana State | unavailable | |
| Brian Wardle | Bradley | Communication Studies | |
| Bruce Weber | Kansas State | Education | Physical Education |
| Michael White | Florida | Business | |
| Kevin Willard | Seton Hall | unavailable | |
| Buzz Williams | Virginia Tech | Kinesiology | Kinesiology |
| Roy Williams | North Carolina | Education | Education |
| Steve Wojciechowski | Marquette | Sociology | |
| Jay Wright | Villanova | Economics/Sociology | |
| Mike Young | Wofford | Physical Education |