Job Security: Numerous NCAA DI Coaches Looking Over Their Shoulders
September 21st, 2026 - 10:08
Is time running out? The pressure is on numerous NCAA Division I coaches facing pink slips while striving to turn around their programs. Roughly 50 to 60 DI schools annually made head-coaching changes since the mid-1990s.
Steve Pikiell, posting only two winning Big Ten Conference records and one NCAA Tournament victory in his first 10 seasons with Rutgers, was on the hot seat even before shackled by undergoing cancer surgery. Following is an alphabetical list of nearly 40 active mentors in jeopardy of losing their jobs:
| Coach | School | Principal Reason on Shaky Ground |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Baggett | Rider | losing record in five of last six seasons |
| Grant Billmeier | NJIT | averaged 21 setbacks in first three seasons |
| Solomon Bozeman | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | five losing seasons with at least 18 setbacks |
| Shane Burcar | Northern Arizona | averaged 20 losses in last six years |
| Jeff Capel III | Pittsburgh | finished in bottom half of ACC standings six of his first eight years with the Panthers |
| Bill Coen | Northeastern | averaged 20 defeats in last five campaigns |
| Ed Conroy | The Citadel | more than 20 defeats in last four seasons of second stint at school |
| Ed Cooley | Georgetown | averaged 19 defeats in first three years with the Hoyas |
| Quinton Ferrell | Presbyterian | minimum of 18 defeats each of his six full seasons |
| Adam Fisher | Temple | finished in bottom half of American Athletic Conference standings each of first three seasons |
| Joe Golding | Texas-El Paso | averaged 17 reversals in last four years |
| Stan Gouard | Southern Indiana | averaged 21 losses in first four seasons at DI level |
| George Halcovage | Buffalo | three seasons at least four games below .500 in MAC competition |
| Penny Hardaway | Memphis | total of one NCAA playoff triumph in first eight seasons |
| Martin Ingelsby | Delaware | finished in 12th place in league standings each of last two campaigns |
| Rob Jeter | Southern Utah | averaged 21 defeats in first three years |
| Dwayne Killings | Albany | lost at least 16 games each of first five seasons |
| Chris Kraus | Stonehill | four consecutive losing campaigns with at least 17 setbacks |
| Anthony Latina | Sacred Heart | only one winning record in first 13 seasons |
| Shantay Legans | Portland | no winning record in WCC competition in first five seasons |
| Mike McGarvey | Lafayette | lost at least 20 contests each of first three full seasons |
| Tim Miles | San Jose State | lost a minimum of 20 games in four of first five campaigns |
| Archie Miller | Rhode Island | finished at least four games under .500 in A10 competition each of his first four seasons |
| Porter Moser | Oklahoma | never finished among among top six in Big 12 Conference standings in five seasons with no NCAA playoff win |
| Lamont Paris | South Carolina | incurred at least 19 losses in three of first four campaigns |
| Dave Paulsen | Holy Cross | averaged 21 defeats each of first three seasons with the Crusaders |
| David Ragland | Evansville | averaged 23 losses each of first four seasons |
| Monte Ross | North Carolina A&T | averaged 23 setbacks each of first three seasons |
| Levell Sanders | Binghamton | five non-winning seasons |
| Micah Shrewsberry | Notre Dame | averaged 19 defeats in first three seasons |
| Marty Simmons | Eastern Illinois | minimum of 18 defeats each of first five seasons |
| Larry Stewart | Coppin State | minimum of 24 losses each of first three seasons |
| Billy Taylor | Elon | failed to finish among top eight teams in CAA standings each of first four years |
| Jaret von Rosenberg | East Texas A&M | minimum of 20 losses each of first four seasons at NCAA DI level |
| Stan Waterman | Delaware State | minimum of 19 reversals in four of first five seasons |
| Andrew Wilson | Virginia Military | averaged 24.5 defeats in first four seasons |