Power-League Schools With Multiple Assistants Who Were DI Bench Bosses
May 8th, 2026 - 9:10
How does Louisiana State plan to emerge from the SEC cellar? Well, has there ever been a head coach such as Will Wade whose staff includes three former head coaches for multiple schools combining for 54 years of NCAA Division I head coaching experience and nearly 1,000 victories (assistants Johnny Jones, Rick Stansbury and Damon Stoudamire)? Following is a list of power-conference members with multiple aides who previously were DI bench bosses:
| School | Head Coach | Assistant Coaches With DI Head Coaching Experience |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | Tommy Lloyd | Jason Gardner (64-94 record with IUPUI in five seasons from 2014-15 through 2018-19) and Jack Murphy (78-149 with NAU in seven seasons from 2012-13 through 2018-19) |
| Arizona State | Randy Bennett | Rick Croy (143-108 with California Baptist in eight DI seasons from 2018-19 through 2025-26) and David Patrick (51-80 with UC Riverside in two seasons in 2018-19 and 2019-20 and Sacramento State in two seasons in 2022-23 and 2023-24) |
| Baylor | Scott Drew | Steve Henson (110-144 with UTSA in eight seasons from 2016-17 through 2023-24) and Ron Sanchez (87-95 with Charlotte in five seasons from 2018-19 through 2022-23 and as Virginia interim in 2024-25) |
| Colorado | Tad Boyle | Bill Grier (117-144 with San Diego in eight seasons from 2007-08 through 2014-15) and Danny Manning (126-154 with Tulsa in two seasons in 2012-13 and 2013-14, Wake Forest in six seasons from 2014-15 through 2019-20 and as Maryland interim in 2021-22) |
| Creighton | Alan Huss | Derek Kellogg 229-211 with Massachusetts in nine seasons from 2008-09 through 2016-17 and LIU in five seasons from 2017-18 through 2021-22) and Steve Merfeld (144-148 with Hampton in five seasons from 1997-98 through 2001-02 and Evansville in five seasons from 2002-03 through 2006-07) |
| DePaul | Chris Holtmann | LaVall Jordan (94-98 with Milwaukee and Butler in six seasons from 2016-17 through 2021-22), Bryan Mullins (86-68 with Southern Illinois in five seasons from 2019-20 through 2023-24) and Jack Owens (70-83 with Miami of Ohio in five seasons from 2017-18 through 2021-22) |
| Kansas | Bill Self | Joe Dooley (215-177 with East Carolina in eight seasons from 1995-96 through 1998-99 and 2018-19 through 2021-22 and with Florida Gulf Coast in five seasons from 2013-14 through 2017-18) and Kenneth "Doc" Sadler (211-201 with Texas-El Paso in two seasons in 2004-05 and 2005-06, Nebraska in six seasons from 2006-07 through 2011-12 and Southern Mississippi in five seasons from 2014-15 through 2018-19) |
| Kentucky | Mark Pope | Mark Fox (324-263 with Nevada in five seasons from 2004-05 through 2008-09, Georgia in nine seasons from 2009-10 through 2017-18 and California in four seasons from 2019-20 through 2022-23), Nick Robinson (29-90 with Southern Utah in four seasons from 2012-13 through 2015-16) and Maurice "Mo" Williams (71-110 in six seasons from 2020-21 through 2025-26) |
| Louisiana State | Will Wade | Johnny Jones (428-359 with Memphis in 1999-00, North Texas from 2001-02 through 2011-12, Louisiana State from 2012-13 through 2016-17 and Texas Southern from 2018-19 through 2025-26), Rick Stansbury (432-255 with Mississippi State from 1998-99 through 2011-12 and Western Kentucky from 2016-17 through 2022-23) and Damon Stoudamire (113-132 with Pacific from 2016-17 through 2020-21 and Georgia Tech from 2023-24 through 2025-26) |
| Mississippi | Chris Beard | Mark Adams (87-115 with Texas-Pan American in five seasons from 1992-93 through 1996-97 and Texas Tech in two seasons in 2021-22 and 2022-23) and Wes Flanigan (22-42 with UALR in 2016-17 and 2017-18) |
| Oregon | Dana Altman | Brian Fish (65-92 with Montana State in five seasons from 2014-15 through 2018-19), Kevin McKenna (43-52 with Indiana State in three seasons from 2007-08 through 2009-10) and Tony Stubblefield (30-66 with New Mexico State as interim in 2004-05 and DePaul in three seasons from 2021-22 through 2023-24) |
| St. John's | Rick Pitino | Steve Masiello (162-177 with Manhattan in 11 seasons from 2011-12 through 2021-22) and Bob Walsh (24-100 with Maine in four seasons from 2014-15 through 2017-18) |
| Tennessee | Rick Barnes | Earl Grant (199-181 with College of Charleston in seven seasons from 2014-15 through 2020-21 and Boston College in five seasons from 2021-22 through 2025-26), Steve McClain (233-208 with Wyoming in nine seasons from 1998-99 through 2006-07 and Illinois-Chicago in five seasons from 2015-16 through 2019-20) and Gregg Polinsky (34-76 with Georgia Southern in four seasons from 1995-96 through 1998-99) |
| Texas A&M | Henry "Bucky" McMillan | Frank Haith (343-237 with Miami FL in seven seasons from 2004-05 through 2010-11, Missouri in three seasons from 2011-12 through 2013-14 and Tulsa in eight seasons from 2014-15 through 2021-22) and Kyle Keller (171-95 with Stephen F. Austin in nine seasons from 2016-17 to 2024-25) |
NOTE: Kansas assistant Jacque Vaughn was an NBA head coach in six professional seasons.