| Team | Former
| Interim
| New
| Reason |
|---|
| Alabama A&M | Otis Hughley Jr. | — | Donte Jackson | Hughley resigned from AAMU on March 25, 2025 after three seasons and a 37–63 record.[107] Staying in theSWAC, the Bulldogs hired Grambling State head coach Jackson on April 3.[108] |
| Alcorn State | Landon Bussie | — | Jake Morton | Bussie left Alcorn State on March 20, 2025 after five seasons for Chicago State.[109] Morton, most recently assistant coach with Florida State, was hired by the Braves on April 11.[110] |
| Arkansas State | Bryan Hodgson | — | Ryan Pannone | Hodgson left Arkansas State on March 24, 2025 after two seasons for the South Florida job.[111] Alabama assistant coach Pannone was hired by the Red Wolves on March 30.[112] |
| Bellarmine | Scott Davenport | — | Doug Davenport | Scott Davenport announced his retirement on March 10, 2025 after 20 seasons at Bellarmine. He left the program as its winningest head coach with 426 wins, including winning the2011 D-II national championship.[113] Davenport's son and Knights top assistant Doug, who had been named the designated successor in 2022,[114] was officially promoted the next day.[115] |
| Bryant | Phil Martelli Jr. | — | Jamion Christian | Martelli Jr. left Bryant on March 26, 2025, after two seasons for the VCU head coaching position.[116] Christian, formerly head coach at Mount St. Mary's, Siena, George Washington, and currently serving as head coach ofPallacanestro Trieste in Italy, was hired by the Bulldogs on April 3.[117] |
| Campbell | Kevin McGeehan | — | John Andrzejek | Campbell announced on March 9, 2025 that it had not renewed McGeehan's contract after 12 seasons and a 184–199 record.[118] Florida assistant coach Andrzejek was hired by the Fighting Camels on March 20, and was introduced at the conclusion of Florida's season.[119] |
| Central Michigan | Tony Barbee | — | Andy Bronkema | CMU fired Barbee on April 3, 2025, after a 49–75 record in four seasons.[120] Bronkema, head coach atDivision IIFerris State the last 12 years, was hired by the Chippewas on April 14.[121] |
| Chicago State | Scott Spinelli | — | Landon Bussie | Less than 11 months after promoting Spinelli to head coach, Chicago State fired him after a 4–28 season on March 7, 2025.[122] The Cougars hired Alcorn State head coach Bussie on March 20.[109] |
| Cleveland State | Daniyal Robinson | — | Rob Summers | Robinson left Cleveland State on March 30, 2025, after three seasons for the North Texas job.[123] Missouri assistant coach Summers, who was an assistant with the Vikings from 2019–22, was hired on April 9.[124] |
| Colorado State | Niko Medved | — | Ali Farokhmanesh | Medved left Colorado State on March 24, 2025 after seven seasons for his alma mater Minnesota.[125] Two days later, the Rams promoted associate head coach Farokhmanesh to fill the position.[126] |
| Columbia | Jim Engles | — | Kevin Hovde | Engles stepped down from his head coaching role on March 10, 2025 after eight seasons and a 71–150 record.[127] Florida assistant coach Hovde, a former assistant with the Lions from 2012–2016, was hired on March 24.[128] |
| Denver | Jeff Wulbrun | — | Tim Bergstraser | Denver and Wulbrun, who was on leave through the end of the season, mutually agreed to part ways on March 20, 2025 after four seasons and a 53–74 record.[129] Division IIMinnesota State–Moorhead head coach Bergstraser was hired by the Pioneers on April 14.[130] |
| Drake | Ben McCollum | — | Eric Henderson | After leading Drake to 30+ wins in his lone season, McCollum left on March 24, 2025 for the Iowa coaching job.[131] Four days later, the Bulldogs hired South Dakota State head coach Henderson.[132] |
| Florida A&M | Patrick Crarey II | — | Charlie Ward | Just less than a year after being hired by FAMU, Crarey departed from the university on April 11, 2025 to take the head coaching position at conference rival Grambling State.[133] Ward, a formerHeisman Trophy winner at Florida State and 12–year NBA veteran who was serving as head coach atFlorida High School inTallahassee, was hired by the Rattlers as his replacement on April 16.[134] |
| Florida State | Leonard Hamilton | — | Luke Loucks | Hamilton announced on February 3, 2025 that he would resign from FSU following the end of the 2024–25 season. He spent 23 years as head coach and resigned as the winningest coach in the program's history with 460 wins.[135]Sacramento Kings assistant coach Loucks, who played for the Seminoles from 2008–2012 under Hamilton, was hired as his replacement on March 9.[136] |
| Fordham | Keith Urgo | — | Mike Magpayo | Fordham parted ways with Urgo on March 20, 2025 after three seasons, including winning just 25 games the last 2 years after winning that same amount of games in his first season.[137] On March 29, the Rams announced the hiring of UC Riverside head coach Magpayo.[138] |
| Grambling State | Donte Jackson | — | Patrick Crarey II | Jackson left Grambling on April 3, 2025, after eight seasons for conference rival Alabama A&M.[108] The Tigers would also stay in conference for their new head coach, hiring Florida A&M head coach Crarey on April 11.[133] |
| High Point | Alan Huss | — | Flynn Clayman | Huss left High Point on April 10, 2025, after two seasons to return to his alma mater Creighton to become associate head coach and head coach in waiting.[139] Panthers associate head coach Clayman was promoted to the open position the following day.[140] |
| Indiana | Mike Woodson | — | Darian DeVries | Indiana announced on February 7, 2025 that Woodson would step down from his head coaching position after 4 seasons, effective at the end of the season.[141] Under Woodson, the Hoosiers were 82–53 overall with back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Tournament during Woodson's first 2 seasons. On March 18, 2025, the school announced that former West Virginia head coach Darian DeVries would be hired as his replacement.[142] |
| Iona | Tobin Anderson | — | Dan Geriot | Iona fired Anderson after 2 seasons and a 33–34 record on March 17, 2025.[143]New Orleans Pelicans assistant coach Geriot was hired by the Gaels as his replacement three days later.[144] |
| Iowa | Fran McCaffery | — | Ben McCollum | Iowa fired McCaffery on March 14, 2025 after 15 seasons. McCaffery led the Hawkeyes to a program record 297 wins and 7 NCAA tournament appearances, but failed to make the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year, the third time under his tenure.[145] Drake head coach McCollum was hired on March 24.[131] |
| IU Indy | Paul Corsaro | — | Ben Howlett | Following an investigation into allegations of mistreatment within the IUI men's program, Corsaro was fired on May 13, 2025, after a single season.[146] Howlett, head coach of his alma materWest Liberty of the NCAA Division II for the last eight seasons, was hired by the Jaguars on May 27.[147] |
| La Salle | Fran Dunphy | — | Darris Nichols | Dunphy, who was in his 3rd season as head coach of La Salle, announced on February 20, 2025 that he would retire from his position at the end of the season, but would remain with his alma mater as special assistant to the president of the university, for which he agreed to a lifetime contract for that role.[148] On March 11, the Explorers hired Radford head coach Nichols as his replacement.[149] |
| Lipscomb | Lennie Acuff | — | Kevin Carroll | Acuff left Lipscomb on April 9, 2025, after six seasons for the same position at Samford.[150] Former Bison assistant Carroll, who had been head coach at Division IITrevecca Nazarene University the past two years, was hired on April 15.[151] |
| Longwood | Griff Aldrich | — | Ronnie Thomas | After Aldrich left Longwood after seven seasons to become associate head coach at Virginia, Lancers assistant Thomas was named head coach on March 23, 2025.[152] |
| Louisiana | Bob Marlin | Derrick Zimmerman | Quannas White | Louisiana announced on December 19, 2024, that Marlin was relieved of his duties and assistant coach Zimmerman would serve as the team's interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Marlin finished with a record of 269–198 and two NCAA tournament appearances during his 14-plus-year tenure with the Ragin' Cajuns.[153] On March 10, 2025, Houston assistant coach White was hired as the new head coach.[154] |
| Louisiana–Monroe | Keith Richard | — | Phil Cunningham | Richard announced on December 20, 2024 that he would retire at the end of the season, his 15th at ULM.[155] His 170 wins as head coach of ULM is the 2nd highest all-time in the program. Warhawks top assistant Cunningham was promoted to fill the vacant position on March 18, 2025.[156] |
| Maryland | Kevin Willard | — | Buzz Williams | Willard left Maryland after 3 seasons to accept Villanova's head coaching job on March 30, 2025.[157] On April 1, the Terrapins announced the hiring of Buzz Williams from Texas A&M.[158] |
| McNeese | Will Wade | — | Bill Armstrong | Wade left McNeese on March 23, 2025 after two seasons for NC State.[159] Baylor assistant coach Armstrong was hired by the Cowboys on March 25.[160] |
| Miami (FL) | Jim Larrañaga | Bill Courtney | Jai Lucas | On December 26, 2024, Larrañaga announced he would step down as head coach of Miami, effective immediately.[161] Larrañaga coached 15 years at Miami finishing with an overall record of 274–174, the winningest record in Hurricanes basketball history. He appeared in six NCAA tournaments with the Hurricanes, as well as one Final Four in 2023. Hurricanes associate head coach Courtney was announced as the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. On March 6, 2025, the school announced the hiring of Duke associate head coach Lucas as the new head coach.[162] |
| Minnesota | Ben Johnson | — | Niko Medved | Minnesota fired Johnson on March 13, 2025 after 4 seasons. Under Johnson, the Golden Gophers were 56–71 overall, including a 22–57 record inconference play and never finished higher than 9th in the standings.[163] Colorado State head coach and Minnesota alum Medved was hired on March 24.[125] |
| Murray State | Steve Prohm | — | Ryan Miller | Unable to replicate the success from his first time at Murray State, Prohm stepped down from his head coaching position on March 8, 2025 after a 45–52 record in three seasons of his second stint.[164] Creighton top assistant Miller was hired by the Racers on March 17.[165] |
| Navy | Ed DeChellis | — | Jon Perry | After 14 seasons at Navy and 29 overall as head coach, DeChellis announced his retirement on March 19, 2025. DeChellis won 196 games with the Midshipmen and coached the most games in program history with 426.[166] Associate head coach Perry was promoted to the position on April 2.[167] |
| NC State | Kevin Keatts | — | Will Wade | Keatts was fired on March 9, 2025 after eight seasons at NC State. Under Keatts, the Wolfpack went 151–113, including finishing 12–19 this year and missing theconference tournament less than a year after making theFinal Four.[168] McNeese head coach Wade was officially hired as his replacement on March 23.[159] |
| New Mexico | Richard Pitino | — | Eric Olen | Pitino departed from UNM on March 25, 2025 after four seasons for Xavier.[169] UC San Diego's Eric Olen was tabbed as the Lobos new head coach on March 30.[170] |
| North Florida | Matthew Driscoll | Bobby Kennen | | Driscoll left UNF on May 22, 2025, after 16 seasons to become associate head coach at Kansas State. On that same day, longtime Ospreys associate head coach Kennen was named interim head coach for the2025–26 season.[171] |
| North Texas | Ross Hodge | — | Daniyal Robinson | It was announced on March 26, 2025, that Hodge will leave UNT after two seasons for the West Virginia job once the Mean Green's season is over.[172] Cleveland State head coach Robinson was hired to be his replacement on March 30.[123] |
| Oral Roberts | Russell Springmann | — | Kory Barnett | ORU fired Springmann on March 7, 2025 after two seasons and a 19–42 record.[173] The Golden Eagles hired West Virginia assistant Barnett on March 28.[174] |
| Penn | Steve Donahue | — | Fran McCaffery | Penn parted ways with Donahue on March 10, 2025 after nine seasons and a 131–130 record.[175] Former Iowa Head coach and Penn alum McCaffery was hired by the Quakers on March 27.[176] |
| Radford | Darris Nichols | — | Zach Chu | Nichols left Radford after four seasons on March 11, 2025 for the La Salle job.[149] Chu, the Chief Strategist forSMU, was hired by the Highlanders on March 16.[177] |
| Saint Francis | Rob Krimmel | — | Luke McConnell | Krimmel announced his retirement from Saint Francis after 13 seasons on March 27, 2025, two days after the school announced that they will be moving toDivision 3 in 2026.[22][178] Red Flash associate head coach McConnell was immediately promoted to the position the same day.[179] |
| Samford | Bucky McMillan | — | Lennie Acuff | McMillan left Samford after five seasons on April 5, 2025 for the Texas A&M job.[180] Four days later, the Bulldogs hired Lipscomb head coach Acuff as his replacement.[150] |
| South Dakota State | Eric Henderson | — | Bryan Petersen | Henderson left SDSU on March 28, 2025, after six seasons for Drake.[132] The Jackrabbits promoted top assistant Peterson the following day.[181] |
| South Florida | Amir Abdur-Rahim | Ben Fletcher | Bryan Hodgson | The 43-year-old Abdur-Rahim died on October 24, 2024, just 11 days before beginning his second season as South Florida head coach, following complications during a medical procedure at a Tampa hospital. In his first and only season at USF, he led the Bulls to a school-record 25 wins, an American Athletic Conference regular season championship, and was namedAAC Coach of the Year.[182] Five days after his death, associate head coach Fletcher was named interim head coach for theseason.[183] Following the season, USF announced on March 14, 2025 that Fletcher would not be retained.[184] On March 24, the school hired Arkansas State head coach Hodgson.[111] |
| Stephen F. Austin | Kyle Keller | Tony Jasick | Matt Braeuer | SFA relieved Keller from his duties on January 22, 2025 after 8+ seasons. Under Keller, the Lumberjacks were 171–95 overall but had started this season 8–11, including a 1–7 record in conference play. Associate head coach Jasick was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[185] On March 7, Texas Tech assistant coach Braeuer was hired as the new head coach.[186] |
| Tennessee State | Brian Collins | — | Nolan Smith | Collins left Tennessee State on June 30, 2025, after seven seasons to join theMemphis Grizzlies as a player development coach.[187] Memphis assistant coach Smith was hired by the Tigers on July 18.[188] |
| Texas | Rodney Terry | — | Sean Miller | Texas parted ways with Terry on March 23, 2025. After leading the Longhorns to the2023 Elite Eight as interim coach, the team went 40–29 in his two full seasons as head coach and were unable to get past the round of 32 both those years.[189] The following day, the school hired Sean Miller from Xavier, whose team beat Texas in theFirst Four.[190] |
| Texas A&M | Buzz Williams | — | Bucky McMillan | Williams left Texas A&M on April 1, 2025, after six seasons for the Maryland head coaching position.[158] On April 5, the Aggies announced former Samford head coach Bucky McMillan as his replacement.[180] |
| UC Riverside | Mike Magpayo | — | Gus Argenal | Magpayo left UCR on March 29, 2025, after five seasons for the Fordham job.[138] The Highlanders hired Argenal from Division IICal State San Bernardino on May 1.[191] |
| UC San Diego | Eric Olen | — | Clint Allard | Olen departed UC San Diego on March 30, 2025, after 12 seasons to accept the New Mexico head coaching job.[170] The same day, associate head coach Allard was appointed as the new head coach of the Tritons.[192] |
| UNLV | Kevin Kruger | — | Josh Pastner | UNLV fired Kruger on March 15, 2025 after four seasons and a 76–55 record.[193] On March 24, former Memphis and Georgia Tech head coach Pastner was hired as the new head coach of the Runnin' Rebels.[194] |
| Utah | Craig Smith | Josh Eilert | Alex Jensen | Utah announced on February 24, 2025 that Smith was relieved of his coaching duties and assistant coach Eilert would serve as the team's interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Smith finished with a 65−62 with zero NCAA tournament appearances during his 3+ year tenure with the Utes.[195] On March 6,Dallas Mavericks assistant coach Jensen, a member of the1998 national championship runner-up team, was announced as the new head coach.[196] |
| VCU | Ryan Odom | — | Phil Martelli Jr. | Odom left VCU on March 21, 2025 after two seasons for the Virginia job.[197] Five days later, the Rams hired Bryant head coach Phil Martelli Jr. as his replacement.[116] |
| Villanova | Kyle Neptune | Mike Nardi | Kevin Willard | Villanova dismissed Neptune on March 15, 2025 after 3 seasons and a 54–47 record with no NCAA tournament appearances. Wildcats associate head coach Nardi, who was named interim head coach following Neptune's dismissal, will continue to serve in that role for the team in the inauguralCollege Basketball Crown.[198] On March 30, Maryland head coach Kevin Willard accepted the offer to be Villanova's next head coach.[157] |
| Virginia | Tony Bennett | Ron Sanchez | Ryan Odom | Virginia announced on October 17, 2024 that Bennett had retired, effective immediately, and made a formal announcement the next day. Bennett left the Cavaliers after 15 seasons as the winningest head coach of the program with 364 wins, 10 NCAA tournament appearances, 6 ACC regular-season titles, 2 ACC tournament championships, and a national title in 2019.[199] Associate head coach Sanchez, who rejoined the staff last season after spending the past five seasons asCharlotte head coach, was named interim head coach for the season.[200] After a 15–17 season, UVA announced on March 12, 2025 that Sanchez would not be retained for next season.[201] On March 21, Virginia announced that VCU head coach Ryan Odom would be its new coach.[197] |
| West Virginia | Darian DeVries | — | Ross Hodge | DeVries left West Virginia on March 18, 2025 after a single season for the Indiana job.[142] The Mountaineers hired North Texas head coach Hodge, and will be formally introduced at the end of UNT's season.[172] |
| Xavier | Sean Miller | — | Richard Pitino | Miller, who just finished his third season of his second stint at Xavier, left on March 24, 2025 for the head coaching job at Texas.[190] New Mexico head coach Pitino was hired by the Musketeers the following day.[169] |
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