What to know:DiToma was hired away by San Francisco after three seasons at FDU. Gary Henderson, associate head coach, Utah: Henderson, 60, was Kentuckys head coach from 2009-16 and served as Mississippi States interim head coach for almost the whole 2018 season, leading the Bulldogs to Omaha. He spent 27 years as the head coach at Charlotte before returning to his alma mater in 2019 as assistant athletic director for baseball operations and player development. Former coach: Karl KuhnNew coach: Alex Guerra. That will not be the case this season and many around the country are expecting a return to a typical number of head coaching changes, which for the last several years has been around 30or about 10% of all Division I jobs. Rodriguez ends his tenure in Waco at 197-146, making him the third-winningest coach in program history. Sun Belt He spent the last year as head coach at Penn State-Abington. Smith was picked to take the program forward. What to know: BYU on April 11 announced Littlewood was resigning as head coach effective immediately, citing personal reasons. Scott Jackson, head coach, Liberty: Jackson has in five seasons at Liberty won more than 150 games and back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Tournament. What to know:APSU on April 25 announced Janssen's firing. Former coach: Steve RodriguezNew coach: Mitch Thompson. The college hot sheet breaks down 20 of the best performers after an exciting second weekend of college baseball. The timing of his dismissal is unusual and left Marshall looking for a head coach just four months before its first season as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. Hes led the Wolfpack to two Mountain West titles in the last three years and this year has them in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2000. They went 21-30 this season and finished 11th in the Big Ten, following a 22-20 campaign in 2021 that fell short of some lofty expectations. But the Buckeyes had struggled in recent years. Former coach: Stanley StubbsNew coach: Milton Barney Jr. What to know:After one season with the Delta Devils, Stubbs stepped down on June 15. What to know:Tracz was hired away by Army in July, ending a 13-year tenure as the head coach of his alma mater. Hot seat may seem like a stretch, but this is Texas we are talking about. Record: 108-73 (6th season), 51-54 ACC, 1 NCAA Tournament appearance Contract: Signed a new amended deal in 2021 through 2025-26 Keatts has bounced back from a miserable 4-16 ACC season a year ago, and the Pack are in the mix for an NCAA tourney bid with an 18-5 overall mark. Aranda is one of the hottest names in college football right now and . Bragga, 48, would bring plenty of experience and a strong offensive approach to a new program. Miller, 47, has spent his whole coaching career in his hometown of Philadelphia and has shown he can be successful in challenging circumstances. For years, we've kept our fans abreast of the latest scoop involving coaches in college baseball. As the end of the season draws near, things are already starting to heat up with changes already announced at Austin Peay State, Florida International and Tulane, in addition to several retirements. Reggie Christiansen, Sacramento State: Over the last decade, Christiansen has built Sac State into one of the most consistent programs in California and has led the Hornets to their only three regionals appearances in program history. Miller. He has a good thing going in Greenville and last July signed a contract extension through 2025, but hell also continue to be highly sought after in the job market. He is . Hill, 41, could follow in the footsteps of the likes of Tony Robichaux, Mike Bianco and Todd Butler from McNeese to a bigger program. 3 Tennessee suspends baseball coach Vitello. Only one high-major program and 28 total programs entered the 2020-21 season with first-year head coaches. We have you covered. Former coach:Andy PascoeNew coach: Tayler Sheriff (interim). He led the Huskies to the 2018 College World Series, their first ever trip to Omaha, and three times reached the NCAA Tournament. He led the Spartans to a share of the 2011 Big Ten regular-season title and they reached the NCAA Tournament the following year for the first time since 1979. With Alabama-Birmingham open across town, Dunn is a name to watch. Former coach:Travis JanssenNew coach: Roland Fanning. Former coach: Lindsay Meggs (retired)New coach: Jason Kelly. Lower-end major conference jobs are an area to watch. Baseball is not football or basketball, the two biggest revenue generators for college sports and the two most likely to engage the kind of donor support needed to pay significant buyouts. SIU won its most games since 1990 and played deep into May with a chance to reach the NCAA Tournament. Miller spent the last seven years on staff at Lehigh, including the last year as associate head coach. 6. He went 60-59 in three seasons and the Trojans finished under .500 in each of his full seasons at the program's helm. Record at current school: 6-7, second season Only in the SEC could a coach be treated like an unpopular leader of a third-world country. Hes helped the Bulldogs to back-to-back College World Series appearances and this year signed the sixth-ranked recruiting class. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) Bryan Harsin - Auburn LeCroy comes to VCU after 12 years as the recruiting coordinator at Clemson, his alma mater. Prachniak comes to UNA from Delaware, where he spent the last two seasons as associate head coach. McNeese has the talent to be one of the seasons biggest surprises nationally. Entering the 2022 campaign, his overall record while leading the Diamond Lions is 144-216, with his best year coming in 2016. He led the Antelopes through their transition to Division I and to the NCAA Tournament in each of the last two seasons, including this year as an at-large team. Now, he takes over the Jayhawks, who are looking to take a step forward in the new-look Big 12. Bruce went 171-168 with the Wolf Pack and led them to two Mountain West titles and the 2021 NCAA Tournament. Sogard, 33, figures to follow a similar path. Justin Haire, Campbell: Haire has quickly risen through the coaching ranks, going from NAIA assistant coach to Division I head coach in a decade. Would history repeat itself if the Gamecocks dont return to the NCAA Tournament in 2020? He led the Explorers to a program-record 32 wins in 2021. Vazquez is a strong recruiter who helped Melendez build powerhouses at Bethune-Cookman and Alabama State and now has kept the Hornets as one of the top programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Fitzgerald comes to Kansas after an impressive career as an assistant coach. 3 national seed in the NCAA Tournament. He led the Wolverines to the 2019 College World Series finals and this season won the Big Ten Tournament. All rights reserved. He is the winningest coach . Sheriff, who joined the team as pitching coach a year ago, will lead WIU as the interim head coach in 2023. While the Hawks havent risen to those heights since, he has built a solid, consistent program in 10 years as head coach. 1y Jeff Borzello. GCU has become one of the premier programs in the WAC. Despite that head start this winter, largely as the result of coaches leaving for jobs in pro ball, the 2020 carousel looks like it will have a slower pace. T.J. Bruce, head coach, Nevada: Bruce, 39, has put together a solid tenure in six years at Nevada. Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images/Getty Images But even at the top end of the market in a normal season, few programs are willing to fire a coach with multiple years left on his contract and pay a large buyout. Former coach: Mervyl MelendezNew coach: Rich Witten. In a bid to adapt to the various pandemic mandates implanted nationally, the college . The pandemic's effects were last summer acutely felt on the coaching job market. Since the end of the 2019 season, there have been 41 coaching changes around the sport from the planned retirements of Florida States Mike Martin and UNC Wilmingtons Mark Scalf, to shakeups at traditional powers like Southern California and Wichita State, to the unexpected changes at Nebraska and Washington State. The college hot sheet breaks down 20 of the best performers after an exciting second weekend of college baseball. Former coach: Darin ThomasNew coach: Clay Van Hook. 1 recruiting class in school history, give him a strong resume. Burroughs is a part of the John Cohen coaching tree, which has been a popular one in recent job searches. Robert Woodard, head coach, Charlotte: Woodard, 36, this season led Charlotte to its first-ever Conference USA title and first conference title since 2013. He also managed in the minor leagues, a stretch that included a season of coaching Mike Trout in Double-A. His track record as a hitting coach is impressive and goes back to his time at Missouri State, and he has also proven himself as a recruiter. With as much fan interest and money involved as there is in the SEC, changes can never be ruled out. Its unlikely the A&M search would get to him, but the fallout created from it could lead to a fit. Inside The Numbers: Fewer Repeat Opening Day Starters. Fox inherited a mess in 2019, but this is his fourth season and his roster doesn't look like one that will be able to compete for the top half of the Pac-12. Hartford is chasing another title this spring as the favorite in the America East. Joseph sophomore Tounde Yessoufou had a big double-double, with 29 points on 14-for-18 shooting from the floor, and 12 rebounds in an 87-44 win over Arroyo Grande on Tuesday. Breaking down the performance of the seven draft-and-follow players selected in the 2022 draft. But A&M and LSU have the resources to make it possible. He previously served as pitching coach at Boston College, helping the Eagles reach super regionals in 2016, and was head coach at Rhode Island for nine years. Fresh off a Big 12 Championship in 2021, Dave Aranda's Baylor Bears were picked as the favorite to repeat as Big 12 Champs again in 2022. Can that harmony continue? Laffertys experience in the league and the success of Ole Miss top-ranked 2016 recruiting class, the first No. Pierre was an assistant coach throughout Cooper's tenure and took over for the 2022 season as interim head coach. South Carolina and coach Mark Kingston also garnered some hot-seat speculation during the offseason. Steve Holm, Illinois State: Holm made quite the splash last spring in his debut season as a head coach, leading Illinois State to a share of the Missouri Valley Conference regular season title and its first NCAA Tournament appearances since 2010. Hes also quickly proven himself as a head coach. Lane Burroughs, head coach, Louisiana Tech: Burroughs this season led Louisiana Tech to its best season in more than 30 years and has the Bulldogs as a regional host. What to know:Stiffler left VCU to take over at Notre Dame, leaving after 10 years as head coach and 15 years with the program. By Teddy Cahill. Toasty Buns: 5 coaches on the hot seat who could be following Scott Frost. Draft expert Carlos Collazo will be hosting a chat at noon ET Thursday to answer any questions you might have regarding the 2023 draft class. Darren Williams Ready for Final Ride at Kentucky. Former coach: Daron Schoenrock (retired)New coach: Kerrick Jackson. Hes done a good job of building La Tech to this point and he also has experience in the SEC as an assistant coach. 5. Adam Gase, Dolphins- It's not good when you go from 10-6 in one year and then come back the next season and finish 6-10. Former coach:Eric WedgeNew coach: Loren Hibbs (interim). Ole Miss announced it had fired head basketball coach Kermit Davis on Friday morning as the Rebels sat in a tie for last in the SEC at 2-13 in league play and 10-18 overall. There is a lot of excitement, but also a lot of pressure for coaches to pickup wins. What to know:Pascoe is out after three seasons at WIU. He began his career as a graduate assistant at UNA in 1989 and spent 20 years as an assistant coach with the program before taking over as head coach in November 2008. Four of . With the increased revenue for athletic departments and . The Longhorns look poised to bounce back this spring and signed the No. Now, however, all of that is in doubt as Hartford has announced its intention to move its athletic department to Division III within the next three years. Former coach: Jeff WaggonerNew coach: Greg Beals. Others may see this year as an opportunity with fewer major conference jobs open to attract a level of coach who would not ordinarily be in the mix for their job. Erik Bakich, head coach, Michigan: Bakich led Michigan to a runner-up finish in the 2019 College World Series, but his track record as a head coach goes back much further than that run. Jobs like Charleston Southern, Holy Cross and Pacific may be more in line with the kinds of openings to expect this summer. Unfortunately, it's a business and not every coach is going to have it easy. Kansas has not reached the NCAA Tournament since 2014, however, and finished last in the Big 12 in back-to-back seasons, including a 4-20 conference mark this year. Who are the college football coaches on the hot seat entering the 2021 season? Tony Vitello, head coach, Tennessee: Vitello, 42, is known for his recruiting prowess, something that is crucial for success in the SEC. ), including nine as head coach. DiToma was hired away from Fairleigh Dickinson after three seasons as head coach. He takes over after 10 years on staff, including the last four as associate head coach. 18h. on February 13, 2020. ), a Division III school. He was the Blue Raiders coach for four seasons, going 78-104 during his tenure, including a 29-26 mark in 2022. He also has significant experience as an assistant coach, working at East Carolina, Auburn, Mercer and Florida State. After winning just nine games in 2018, the Jaguars last year went 32-24 and won the SWAC Tournament to advance to regionals for the first time since 2009. Hendersons experience makes him a quality candidate at Utah and beyond. Jayson King, Dayton: The Flyers are a touch under the radar right now but have a chance to change that in a big way this spring. Cal went 14-18 in his first year, which all things considered, isn't an awful start. Florida State ultimately landed its top target, hiring Jarrett away from Notre Dame after his incredible three-year run in South Bend. They assuredly won't be the only two coaches that do not survive the 2022 coaching cycle. Omar Johnson, head coach, Jackson State: Johnson has been the head coach at Jackson State since 2007 and has not had a losing season in 15 years. Roman, who was hired as an assistant coach on DiToma's staff a year ago, was promoted to head coach. Shaw is a name that seems to pop up in connection to NFL head coach vacancies every season. Jimbo Fisher, Texas A&M. Jimbo Fisher is not having a good year. The move came less than a week after the Seminoles' season came to an end in the Auburn Regional, where they went 1-2. Hamm was hired away from Eastern Connecticut State, which he led to the 2022 Division III national championship. . He won 463 games with the Tigers and led them to the 2007 NCAA Tournament. McMullan is clearly comfortable in Charlottesville, but theres little doubt hed be successful as a head coach. Hed be a good fit for a program looking for an experienced, steady hand. Former coach:Jim FosterNew coach: Chris Tracz. Stack is a decent recruiter, honestly. These are the 25 hirings since 2000 that have . Former coach:Chris SaboNew coach:Tim Donnelly (interim). Hibbs, who also played at Wichita State, takes over the program as the interim head coach for 2023. The mens basketball job market is off to an early start, as Boston College this week fired Jim Christian. Had two of his guys drafted after his first season. Meyers, who was hired as associate head coach this summer, was promoted to interim head coach for the 2023 season. He is one of the best coaches in the West and has a long, impressive track record as a recruiter that dates back to his days as an assistant at San Diego, when he brought in Kris Bryant. The Knights on June 13 announced they had promoted Chris Dominguez to head coach. Yeskies approach and embrace of new analytics and technology should help him eventually transition to running a program. In order to access this exclusive content you must have a Baseball America Account. Now, Donnelly, who this summer was hired as an assistant coach, will take over the program on an interim basis for the 2023 season. He spent six years at FIU and went 126-154. Stiffler spent the last 10 years as head coach at Virginia Commonwealth and was an assistant coach at the program for five years prior. Barney, who played at Grambling State and was an assistant coach at Alcorn State, was hired as MVSU's next head coach. During that 6 year stretch, they were a 4 seed twice, a 5 seed twice, and a 6 seed. While that group is now in the hands of coaches who have been a part of the program for several years, seeing at least a couple open broader searches would not be a surprise (though in UCRs case, the university must decide whether it wants to continue sponsoring an athletic department). Jordan Bischel, head coach, Central Michigan: Bishel, 39, has a unique combination of youth and experience. Early success by newcomers like Will Wade and Nate Oats over recent seasons has shortened the timeline for coaches within the conference to create sustained success. Now, he takes over the Jayhawks, who are looking to take a step forward in the new-look Big 12. Matt Bragga: Three years ago, Bragga was the hot name on the coaching market after leading Tennessee Tech to a super regionals appearance. Prior to joining the Brewers, he spent 13 years as a college coach, including five as a head coach in NAIA. December 21, 2016. Hes been courted for head coaching jobs before and will continue to be in demand, though hes in a good spot at TCU. Former coach: Ritch PriceNew coach: Dan Fitzgerald. He took the Rams to back-to-back NCAA Tournaments and in 2015 guided them to their first-ever super regional. To replace him, Baylor hired Thompson, who spent the last nine years as head coach of McLennan (Texas) JC and won the 2021 national championship. It is the first time in program history that the Black Knights have made three straight regionals appearances. Plotting 90th percentile exit velocity against contact rate for college hitters ranked among our top 200 list. Now, it will be up to Stankiewicz to awaken the sleeping giant. He stepped away from the program in October, citing health reasons, and in December the university announced he would not return to his post as head coach. In 2019, his second season, he led the Volunteers to regionals for the first time since 2005 and this year Tennessee earned the No. He led the Tigers to the Southwest Athletic Conference championship in 2010, their first in 25 years, and for the last four seasons finished either first or second in the SWAC West Division. That was a sharp increase from 2020, when there were 14 coaching changes, and up from pre-pandemic levels, when there were on average 25-30 changes annually. He has worked as both a hitting and pitching coach, in addition to being the Longhorns recruiting coordinator. Ole Miss Rebels. He was fired by the Buckeyes at the end of the season before being hired by Akron, but he never coached an official game for the Zips, as he leaves after fall practice. The Longhorns went 5-7 last season including a six-game losing streak (with a 57-56 loss to Kansas mixed in) and there was . It was a sensational run for a program that had made regionals just once in the 13 years between Paul Mainieri's departure and Jarrett's arrival. "I'm pleased that Luke is going to be taking over the program," said athletic director Curtis Wittenberg. As the spring begins, its a good time to look at which coaches are on the rise. Former coach: Travis JewettNew coach: Jay Uhlman. There are three new athletic directors in the conference (Louisiana State, Mississippi and Texas A&M), but all three inherited coaches that have been in their jobs for more than a decade, have made CWS appearances and won the SEC Tournament in the last four years. Jackson is in a good spot and can choose any further moves carefully. He also previously coached at Eastern Illinois and Penn State. Overland will now take over the program after 10 seasons on staff at his alma mater. He led UTA to the Southland Tournament title in 2012, his lone regionals appearance. Former coach: Shawn StifflerNew coach:Bradley LeCroy. Former coach:Rob DiTomaNew coach: Manny Roman. And, so, Lee is out after seven seasons and a 242-136 record. He led the Buckeyes to the NCAA Tournament three times, most recently in 2019, and twice won the Big Ten Tournament. Since the end of the 2019 season, there have been 41 coaching changes . Copyright 2023 Baseball America Enterprises. Duncan figures to follow in their footsteps sooner or later. Bryan Harsin, Auburn. Alex Sogard, head coach, Wright State: The last three Wright State head coaches have left for jobs in major conferences: Rob Cooper (Penn State), Greg Lovelady (Central Florida) and Jeff Mercer (Indiana). He went 581-558-3, led the Jayhawks to regionals three times and won the 2006 Big 12 Tournament. What to know: Meggs announced his retirement on June 6 after 13 seasons at the program's helm. As long as BC goes to a bowl, all is fine. In all, his record as a head coach is 430-370-3. SEC assistant coaches are typically popular on the coaching market and Gautreau figures to be one of the next to get a chance as a head coach. You can submit your questions here. So, where will the open jobs come from? So, leaving wont come easy for OSullivan, 52. 3h. David Miller, head coach, La Salle: In four seasons, Miller has helped La Salle take several steps forward. Justin Hill, head coach, McNeese State: Hill over the last eight years has built McNeese into a Southland Conference power, winning back-to-back tournaments and the regular-season title in 2017. Former coach: Larry SudbrookNew coach:Jason Rathbun. Hes been courted before for premium jobs (South Carolina, Stanford) but chose to stay in Ann Arbor. He led the Blue Devils to regionals in four of the last five seasons and this year led them to their first ACC Tournament title in program history. The Panthers on June 23 hired Witten, who spent the last five seasons as an assistant coach at Virginia Commonwealth. Virginia has scuffled over the last five years, twice missing the NCAA Tournament, but hes still undeniably one of the top coaches in the country. He's been a standout recruiter and has deep Midwestern ties. Ultimately, BYU took the interim tag off his title, promoting him to the position full time. Big 12 NCAA men's college basketball conference Conference standings and conference rankings. Its unlikely he moves on nowthis is just his second season as a head coach, hes a Charlotte native and the program and job have real upsidebut Woodard also is a rising star in the industry both for his work as a pitching coach and now his fast start at Charlotte. By Teddy Cahill. With Opening Day fast approaching, heres a look at some of the factors that will drive this years coaching market and what to be watching throughout the spring. These college basketball coaches have all made their mark on the game at one time or another. Still, Michigan State has made impressive progress as a program under Boss. Hadra led the Keydets to a 147-249 record and is the second-winningest coach in program history. He comes to USC from Grand Canyon, where he spent 11 seasons as coach and guided the Antelopes through their transition to Division I. What to know:Melendez announced May 18 that he would step down at the end of the season. He won more than 850 games in his career, which included stops at Waldorf (Iowa), Northern Iowa, Northern Illinois, Evansville, Notre Dame, South Dakota State and Butler. Copyright 2023 Baseball America Enterprises. He this season led the Knights to 24 wins and a fourth-place finish in the Northeast Conference, their best season since 2016. By Teddy Cahill. That kept the Gamecocks on the yo-yo theyve been on for four seasons, alternating between super regional appearances and missing the NCAA Tournament. Former coach: Greg BealsNew coach: Bill Mosiello. What to know:Florida State on June 10 fired Mike Martin Jr. after three seasons as head coach. He ended that run in 2014 and in 2018 guided them to their first ever NCAA Tournament appearance. What to know:Multiple sources told Baseball America that Gill would not return after three seasons as head coach at USC. Its never easy replacing a legend and Bragga struggled to do so in Houston, going 51-76-1 in three seasons. It will be up to Pratt to take the Cougars into the Big 12, a change in conference affiliation that will take place in a year. Following that postseason run, USC hired him away. Former coach: Link JarrettNew coach:Shawn Stiffler. College football's 2020 season brought a number of unprecedented firsts in a fiscally-challenging year for . Former coach: Jim TomanNew coach:Jerry Meyers (interim). Shaw's overall record is far from terrible at 93-45, but he is just 11-19 over the last three seasons. Pick a side (17'): Mercy rule in SEC, Rings for Super Reg By Brad Crawford Jan 20, 2021. Kevin McMullan, associate head coach, Virginia: McMullan, the 2009 Assistant Coach of the Year, has been voted by head coaches as the assistant coach with the brightest future as a head coach each of the last three times Baseball America has held the survey, most recently in 2020. Beemer, 31, comes to Butler after four years as the recruiting coordinator at Ball State, his alma mater. Hot Seat Rating: 6. Only one major conference baseball job turned over during the 2020 offseasonMike Fox retired after 22 years at North Carolina and his longtime assistant Scott Forbes was promoted to replace him. Jarrett, 49, has certainly impressed in his two seasons in South Bend. Now, it will turn to Wallis to continue that work. College football hot seat: 5 coaches under pressure to start 2022. Mamula spent the last seven seasons as an assistant coach at Florida Atlantic and previously was an assistant coach for five years at Delaware from 2002-06. And that success came after he took Appalachian State to a regional final. Johnsons teams play an exciting, aggressive style of baseball that regularly puts them among the national leaders in stolen bases. Kansas has not reached the NCAA Tournament since 2014, however, and finished last in the Big 12 in back-to-back seasons, including a 4-20 conference mark this year. Click here to get started. Anderson now takes over the reins at his alma mater. Carl Lafferty, recruiting coordinator, Mississippi: SEC assistant coaches are always in demand on the job market and Lafferty is among the best. But that doesnt mean other programs cant try to hire him away. College basketball hot seat 2022: A busy carousel possible in the SEC, and ID'ing top candidates. Plotting 90th percentile exit velocity against contact rate for college hitters ranked among our top 200 list. After those turnarounds, he should be getting looks for premium jobs. What to know:Bakich was hired away by Clemson after a decade in Ann Arbor. He started at GCU in 2014, as the program began its Division I transition, and spent nine seasons as an assistant coach on Stankiewicz's staff before his promotion. After all, the Bears went 8-23 the . Former coach:Nick RestainoNew coach: Pat Egan. But LSU would represent a new challenge and a big opportunity. He is the winningest coach in program history with 553 wins and twice led the Bulldogs to the NCAA Tournament, most recently in 2017. Baseball coaches also generally have lower salaries and shorter contracts than their football and basketball counterparts, which could make a coaching change more palatable in baseball than in other sports. 1. The Grambling alumnus had the interim tag removed in October, following a year that saw the Tigers finish second in the SWAC West, and he will continue as head coach. Sean Allen, recruiting coordinator/pitching coach, Texas: Allen has spent the last nine years on staff under David Pierce, working at Sam Houston State, Tulane and Texas. SEC Baseball Weekend One Recap - Highway To Hoover. Kirk Saarloos, recruiting coordinator/pitching coach, Texas Christian: Saarloos, 41, is one of the most respected pitching coaches in the country and has also impressed in recruiting. Neary was promoted to take over the program after spending the last year as an assistant coach at St. Peter's. St. Johns is the best of the group and the chance to coach one of the Big Easts powerhouses would interest many coaches. His experience in a variety of roles should help him make the jump to being a head coach. He led the Bears to three straight NCAA Tournament appearances from 2017-19, but they missed regionals in each of the last two seasons and this year finished a disappointing 26-28. He also spent six years on staff at William & Mary. The Huskies three NCAA Tournament appearances all came with Kelly on staff and hes regarded as one of the best pitching coaches in the country. Plotting 90th percentile exit velocity against contact rate for college hitters ranked among our top 200 list. As head coach, he went 340-198, led the Rams to the NCAA Tournament three times (including the last two seasons) and in 2015 to their first-ever super regional appearance. Reggie Christiansen, head coach, Sacramento State: Over the last decade, Christiansen, 45, has built Sac State into one of the most consistent programs in California and has led the Hornets to their only three regionals appearances in program history. 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