Gender Neutral: DI Men's Head Coaches Who Previously Coached Females
August 6th, 2017 - 7:50
Is there any doubt Michael Porter Sr. received a whopping three-year, $1.125 million contract as assistant coach at Missouri more for delivering two sons who are regal recruits rather than value of his one season of experience as an NCAA Division I men's coaching aide at Washington? But perhaps Mizzou also factored in worth of Porter's previous collegiate coaching experience as an assistant for the Tigers' female program. At any rate, how many current DI head coaches have coaching women at collegiate or professional level on their resumes? Former Maryland All-American Juan Dixon, new mentor for Coppin State, is among four HBCU head coaches on the following alphabetical list of bench bosses in this unique category:
| Active DI Mentor | School | Experience Coaching Women at Collegiate or Professional Level |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Cherry | High Point | Middle Tennessee State assistant in 1998-99 |
| Juan Dixon | Coppin State | University of District of Columbia head coach in 2016-17 |
| Wes Flanigan | UALR | Northwest Mississippi Community College assistant at turn of 21st Century |
| Bob Hoffman | Mercer | Compiled 88-16 record at Southern Nazarene (Okla.) from 1987-88 through 1989-90 |
| George Ivory | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | Jackson State assistant from 1987-88 through 1997-98 |
| Edward Joyner Jr. | Hampton | Johnson C. Smith assistant from 2002-03 through 2006-07 |
| Mike Maker | Marist | Hartnell Community College (Calif.) coach in 1990-91 |
| Kevin Nickelberry | Howard University | Columbia Union (Md.) head coach from 1991-92 through 1993-94 |
| Fran O'Hanlon | Lafayette | Temple assistant in 1984-85 |
| Russ Pennell | Central Arkansas | Phoenix Mercury interim head coach in 2013 (9-4 record) |