2017-18 Coaches' Carousel

The links provided are usually to the school's official website.  Some schools do not issue a press release when they let go of their head coach.  Two examples are Winthrop and Arkansas.  Other schools do not issue a press release if their head coach left for a head coaching job at another school.

Head Coach Jobs Opened for 2017-18 

Totals-

40 Changes
35 new openings with
1 Interim Head Coach due to health issues.
3 Interim Head Coaches named Permanent Head Coach from 2016-17.
1 Interim Head Coach from 2016-17 was replaced.

Gender:
13 changes Female was replaced by Female (F-F)
8 changes Female was replaced by Male * (F-M)
14 changes Male replaced by Female (M-F)
6 changes Male replaced by Male(M-M)


Difference- Less wins than the the year before.


1. Wichita St. (F-F)

Opened Jan 22, 20017- Jody Adams-Birch

Filled Mar 29, 2017- Keitha Adams

2016-17 record- 15-16
2017-18 record- 14-17
Difference: -1


2. Winthrop (M-F)

Opened Feb. 24, 2017- Kevin Cook. No press release

Filled Mar 28, 2017-Lynette Woodard

2016-17 record-2-19
2017-18 recor- 3-27
Difference: +1

3. Murray St. (M-F)

Opened Feb 27, 2017- Rob Cross

Filled Mar 29, 2017- Rechelle Turner

2016-17 record- 15-14
2017-18 record- 11-19
Difference: -4

4. Nevada (F-F)

Opened Mar 1, 2017- Jane Albright

Filled Mar 31, 2017- Amanda Levens

2016-17 record- 11-19
2017-18 record- 19-17
Difference: +8

5. USC * (F-M)

Opened Mar 3, 2017-Cynthia Cooper-Dykes

Filled April 21, 2017-Mark Trakh

2016-17 record- 14-16
2017-18 record- 20-11
Difference: +6

6. Arkansas (M-M)

Opened Mar 3, 2017- Jimmy Dykes

Filled April 3, 2017- Mike Neighbors

2016-17 record- 13-17
2017-18 record-13-18
Difference: None

7. Florida Atlantic * (F-M)

Opened Mar 6, 2017-Kellie Lewis-Jay 

Filled April 6, 2017- Jim Jabir 

2016-17 record- 4-25
2017-18 recor- 13-15
Difference: + 9

8. Florida * (F-M)

Opened Mar 6, 2017-Amanda Butler

Filled Mar 27, 2017- Cameron Newbauer

2016-17 record- 15-16
2017-18 record- 11-19
Difference: -4

9.  Denver * (F-M)

Opened Mar 7, 2017- Kerry Cremeans

Filled Mar 28, 2017- Jim Turgeon

2016-17 record- 6-24
2017-18 recor-16-14
Difference: +10

10. Eastern Illinois * (F-M)

Opened Mar 7, 2017- Debbie Black- They originally issued a press release.  Now that story has been deleted from EIU's archives!  LAME!

Filled April 17, 2017- Matt Bollant

2016-17 record- 15-16
2017-18 record- 3-26
Difference: -12

11. Grand Canyon (M-F)

Opened Mar 7, 2017 -Trent May 

Filled April 11, 2017-Nichole Powell

2016-17 record- 15-12
2017-18 record-16-14
Difference: +1

12. Davidson (F-F)

Opened Mar 8, 2017-Michele Savage

Filled May 10, 2017- Gayle Coats Fulks

2016-17 record-6-23
2017-18 record-12-18
Difference: +6

13. Pepperdine  (M-F)

Opened- Mar 8, 2017- Ryan Weisenberg

Filled- Mar 29, 2017- Delisha Milton-Jones

2016-17 record- 7-23
2017-18 recor-10-20
Difference: -3

14. Tennessee St. (M-F)

Opened- Mar 9, 2017-Larry Inman

Filled-April 12, 2017-Jessica Kern

2016-17 record- 10-16
2017-18 record- 6-21
Difference: -4

15.  Southeastern Louisiana (M-F)

Opened Mar 9, 2017- Errol Gauff

Filled April 3, 2017- Ayla Guzzardo 

2016-17 record- 5-24
2017-18 recor- 8-21
Difference: +3

16. Miami (OH) (M-F)

Opened Mar 10, 2017- Cleve Wright

Filled April 3, 2017- Megan Duffy

2016-17 record- 11-21
2017-18 record-21-11
Difference: +10

17. Cal St Fullerton (M-M)

Opened Mar 11, 2017- Daron Park

Filled April 17, 2017- Jeff Harada

2016-17 record- 4-25
2017-18 record- 8-21
Difference: +4 including more than tripling the number of D1 wins. 2 to 7!

18. Illinois St. (F-F)

Opened Mar 13, 2017- Beth Smith- No press release by the school.

Filled- April 4, 2017- Kristen Gillspie

2016-17 record- 8-23
2017-18 record-14-16
Difference: +6

19. Marshall (M-M)

Opened Mar 12, 2017- Matt Daniel

Filled Mar 17, 2017- Tony Kemper

2016-17 record- 13-17
2017-18 recor- 9-20
Difference: -4

20. Illinois (M-F)

Opened Mar 14, 2017- Matt Bollant

Filled Mar 22, 2017- Nancy Fahey

2016-17 record- 9-22
2017-18 recor- 9-22
Difference: None

21. UMKC (F-F)

Opened Mar 16, 2017- Marsha Frese

Filled May 11, 2017- Jacie Hoyt

2016-17 record- 10-19
2017-18 record- 11-19
Difference: +1

22. Mt. St. Mary's (M-F)

Opened Mar 21, 2017- Bryan Whitten

Filled May 1, 2017-Maria Marchesano

2016-17 record- 12-18
2017-18 recor- 9-20
Difference: -3

23. North Carolina Central (F-F)

Opened Mar 23, 2017-Vanessa Taylor

Filled May 8, 2017- Trisha Stafford-Odom

2016-17 record- 8-21
2017-18 record-9-21
Difference: +1

24. Belmont (M-M)

Opened Mar 27, 2017-Cameron Newbauer

Filled April 24, 2017- Bart Brooks

2016-17 record- 27-6
2017-18 record- 31-4
Difference: +4

25. UTEP * (F-M)

Opened- Mar 29, 2017- Keitha Adams

Filled- April 24, 2017-Kevin Baker

2016-17 record- 8-23
2017-18 record- 17-14
Difference: +9

26. Washington (M-F)

Opened April 3, 2017-Mike Neighbors

Filled April 14, 2017- Jody Wynn

2016-17 record- 29-6
2017-18 record- 7-23
Difference: -22

27. Lafayette (F-F)

Opened April 4, 2017-Theresa Grentz

Filled May 31, 2017-Kia Damon

2016-17 record- 4-28
2017-18 record-11-19
Difference: +7

28.  UNC-Wilmington (F-F)

Opened April 11, 2017-Adell Harris

Filled May 3, 2017-Karen Barefoot

2016-17 record- 11-20
2017-18 record- 12-19
Difference: +1

29. Miss Valley St. (F-F)

Opened- April 12, 2017-Jessica Kern

Filled- May 5, 2017-Ashley Walker

2016-17 record- 10-20
2017-18 record- 2-28
Difference: -8

30. Long Beach St. * (F-M)

Opened April 14, 2017- Jody Wynn

Filled May 10, 2017 Jeff Cammon

2016-17 record- 23-11
2017-18 record- 8-23
Difference: -15

31. New Mexico St. (M-F)

Opened April 21, 2017-Mark Trakh

Filled May 3, 2017- Brooke Atkinson

2016-17 record- 24-7
2017-18 record-18-13
Difference: -6

32. Delaware (F-F)

Opened April 28, 2017-Tina Martin

Filled May 14, 2017- Natasha Adair

2016-17 record- 16-14
2017-18 record- 19-13
Difference: +3

33. ODU (F-F)

Opened May 3, 2017-Karen Barefoot

Filled May 24, 2017-Nikki McCray-Penson

2016-17 record- 17-14
2017-18 recor- 8-23
Difference: -9

34. Georgetown * (F-M)

Opened May 14, 2017- Natasha Adair

Filled June 14, 2017-James Howard

2016-17 record- 17-13
2017-18 recor- 16-16
Difference: -1

35. Towson (F-F)

Opened June 15, 2017- Niki Reid Geckeler. No official release. Job posted on Towson's website.

Filled June 28, 2017- Diane Richardson

2016-17 record- 12-18
2017-18 recor- 9-21
Difference: -3

36. UTSA (M-F)

Opened August 11, 2017- Luby Linchonchak

Filled August 11, 2017- Kristen Holt

2016-17 record- 14-16
2017-18 recor- 9-21
Difference: -5

Interim Head Coaches for the 2017-18 Season

1. Maine (M-F)

April 5, 2017- Head Coach Richard Barron takes a leave of absence due to health reasons.

April 5, 2017- Amy Vachon named Interim Head Coach for the 2017-18 season.

2016-17 record- 18-16
2017-18 record- 23-10
Difference: +5

Interim Head Coaches from 2016-17 season

1. Evansville (M-M)

Feb 29, 2016-Oties Epps resigned. Matt Ruffing was named Interim Head Coach for the rest of the 2015-16 season and the entire 2016-17 season.  

Named Permanent Head Coach Dec. 22, 2016- Matt Ruffing 

2016-17 record- 14-17
2017-18 record- 3-27
Difference: -11

2. Grambling * (F-M)

Nadine Domond left to become an assisstant coach at Rutgers. No press release.

Freddie Murray was the Interim Head Coach for the 2016-17 season.

Named Permanent Head Coach on April 5, 2017-Freddie Murray

2016-17 record- 19-15
2017-18 record- 19-14
Difference: None

3. Northern Arizona (F-F)

Robyne Bostick was the Interim Head Coach for the 2016-17 season.  No press release.

Also, no press release about former Head Coach Sue Darling's departure.

Filled- April 7, 2017- Loree Payne

2016-17 record- 9-21
2017-18 record= 7-23
Difference: -2

4. Morgan St. (M-M)

Ed Davis was the Interim Head Coach for the 2016-17 season.

No press release about former Head Coach Don Beasley's departure.

Named Permanent Head Coach on June 30, 2017- Ed Davis 

2016-17 record- 9-21
2017-18 record- 16-15
Difference: +7