Deans of Coaches: Only Three Leagues Boast Longest Tenure > 20 Seasons
"Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Extensive coaching turnover and league realigning left Duke's Mike Krzyzewski as one of a mere three coaches to be in the same alliance more than the last 20 years. Coach K moved atop the dean-of-coaches list last season after Syracuse and Jim Boeheim switched to the Atlantic Coast Conference after 34 years in the Big East.
As league play shifts into gear, following are the longest-tenured active coaches in their present Division I conference (including 2014-15 campaign):
NOTE: Alexander's first 16 seasons in MEAC were with South Carolina State, Dambrot's first two seasons in MAC were with Central Michigan and Hinson's first nine seasons in MVC were with Missouri State.