Risky Business: Dunne Hired by Marist Despite Losing Record Last Season

At the time, it seemed equivalent to betting everything on a penny stock. But it can turn into a bonanza as evidenced by Duke's Mike Krzyzewski going on to become the all-time winningest major-college mentor after arriving in Durham to homestead Krzyzewskiville on the heels of a season W-L record eight games below .500 with Army.

Could another Special K be in the mix when John Dunne was hired by Marist after posting a losing mark last season with Saint Peter's? Dunne and Mike Davis (Texas Southern to Detroit) joined the following alphabetical list of active coaches hired by their current school despite coming off a season when posting a losing record:

Active DI Coach	Current School	Losing Season Record With Previous School
Rod Barnes	Cal State Bakersfield (since 2011-12)	11-18 with Georgia State in 2010-11
Duggar Baucom	The Citadel (since 2015-16)	11-19 with Virginia Military in 2014-15
Mike Davis	Detroit (since 2018-19)	16-20 with Texas Southern in 2017-18
Tommy Dempsey	Binghamton (since 2012-13)	13-19 with Rider in 2011-12
John Dunne	Marist (since 2018-19)	14-18 with Saint Peter's in 2017-18
Travis Ford	Saint Louis (since 2016-17)	12-20 with Oklahoma State in 2015-16
Jeff Jones	Old Dominion (since 2013-14)	10-20 with American University in 2012-13
LaVall Jordan	Butler (since 2017-18)	11-24 with Milwaukee in 2016-17
Derek Kellogg	LIU (since 2017-18)	15-18 with Massachusetts in 2016-17
Mike Krzyzewski	Duke (since 1980-81)	9-17 with Army in 1979-80
Jim Les	UC Davis (since 2011-12)	12-20 with Bradley in 2010-11
Greg McDermott	Creighton (since 2010-11)	15-17 with Iowa State in 2009-10
Rick Ray	Southeast Missouri State (since 2015-16)	13-19 with Mississippi State in 2014-15