Once again, CBS Sports represents our series Candid Coaches, which illuminates the relevant topics and problems in the men's basketball college. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander interviewed almost 100 coaches in recent weeks for various objects. The coaches spoke against the background and received anonymity to offer unfiltered opinions. Today we look at the variety of new faces in new places.
Changes in the landscape of zero and the frantic nature of the translation portal accelerated the speed in the coaching of the college.
IN Rolked over in the springThe field is 14 of 79 jobs. This is a good piece, and in fact there were 14 ACC/Big East/Big Ten/Big 12/Sec fins for the second year in a row. As far as I can judge, 28 changes in training with a high level of major during the two-year period are a basketball record in college.
In 2025, we had makeup in MarylandIN MiamiIN Indiana IowaIN VillanovaIN VirginiaIN Texas And Texas A&M and six more in the league of a big boy. Some of these Juls will break out by 2030. Others will find themselves in the Homes, perhaps one, two, or three coaches in New Pench this year, who began to succeed for more than ten years in their new schools.
Frank coaches: Who is the best coach X and O in basketball in college?
Gary Parrish
What school has made the best decision to move forward with a male hoop program over the next five years? This was our question of almost 100 coaches, and here is the results of our survey.
Who was the best hiring of the hiring cycle of 2025?
| Ben McCololum, Iowo | 25% |
| Will Wade, NC state | 22% |
| Sean Miller, Texas | 21% |
| Ryan Odom, Virginia | 9% |
| Bazz Williams, Maryland | 7% |
| Niko Medveda, Minnesota | 5% |
Others receive several votes: Kevin Willard (Villanova), Ross Hodge (West Virginia), Alex Jensen (Utah)
The quotes that stand out
About McCallum
- “I knew little about him before he went to DrakeThe field had just heard that this is a high-level D-II coach, but last year I began to study his things. They played the coach with whom I worked … I watched one game locked, and it is simply incredible what he does. I studied it more and more while the season continued. Then they fought Missouri In the NCAA tournament. In the 1st year (in Iowa) there is more than just success. Durability in this place. It looks like a really good suitable for him, and he brings a couple of his good players. I would be surprised if he had no immediate success. ”
- “It never had to be done for so long to get a job to strengthen power. Look at his career record and achievements. Great coach. He will win sequentially while his administration will support him. ”
- “McCallum, which I do not know anything about, but it seems that he is a control of the pace and the defender, so this will translate regardless of what their staff is. It also seems to be an ideal personality place suitable for the new head coach. And his track record is very impressive. ”
- “Ben McCallum is suitable. From the region, winning in a crazy clip and now showed that he could recruit and train in the current landscape of Dee. Fans of Ayov will love his behavior and play style. ”
About Wade
- “He will flourish in this new era of basketball in college. Someone was going to take a chance, and North Carolina defeated everyone. ”
- “I think this is a gangster, Will Wade (laughs). Great for NC. I think this is a coincidence in heaven. “
- “It has always been a really good coach and recruiter. This work suits him and his personality, but also what is also needed there. Someone, someone did not swim in blue blood around him. ”
- “An ideal marriage with a program. Passionate fan base with deep pockets. Enriched talent region. Playing in a fun style. A very good chance to win early and consistently in the weakest [Power Five] League “
- “The fact that he was fired for the rules, different – look at Houston With Kelvin Sampson. It is ideal to achieve a high ceiling. He is going to recruit, train and sell this program. ”
About Miller
- “He did not lose his work in the elite program as Arizona In order not to perform. He has experience and skill to perfectly approach in Texas. ”
- “This is not quite close. He proved that he could win in an elite school (Arizona), and he is in Texas. This is the place in which you are going to win. And: Sean will win. “
- “Perfectly suits and won Big [at that level] already. Very smart rental. It guarantees that they will remain good after the worst four -year period in history. He passed from multiple elite eights at school only for hoop in the tournament for four years. Large slide. [Texas] will return. “
About Odom
- “Some coaches get to work, it makes sense and is an ideal place. For me, ODO is a simple choice, because the program he went to is the most synergistic entering from all the guys. I recognized Ryan and I know well that UVA has an academic work in this area. I know that UVA has academically and not in non-room. UmbcHe invited me to his practice, and I recognized him there. As he is like a coach, who he is, that he appreciates the university, it is perfect. ”
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“He has a personal connection with the university, and he won wherever he was: umbc, UtahVCU. ”
About others
- Bear: “As someone can discount from the accounts that Niko Medveda Furman And three years later he won. Drake, he won. And what he did in CSU is not impressive. ”
- Jensen: “I had the opportunity to spend a year with Alex when I was [younger]The field has a way about him. Modest, exceptionally smart, obviously very knowledgeable about the game, but does not try to outwit himself. He has a feeling for people. “
Removal
With our “Who is the best player?” And “Who is the best team?” Issues of the survey this year I pulled out data from the archives to show who won these QS in the past years. Let's do the same for today's study, as this is the question that we have asked since 2014.
The recent winners of this issue are with links to go back and see how the coaches voted every year – …
2024: John Calipari in ArkansasTo say too early, but it was objectively not the best hire in 1 yearField
2023: Rick Pitino in Saint -JonesThe field is a light choice not so long ago, and it certainly looks like the right choice today.
2022: Shahin Holloway in Seton HallThis year, a hard voice, but Miss, because Holloway was hired in the same year as John Sheeer, Todd Golden, Dennis Gates and Chris Jans.
2021: Chris Berd in TexasThis field ended catastrophically. Shaka Smart finished the second, and this tracks. Tommy Lloyd in Arizona was not even five!
2019: Fred Hoyberg in NebraskaHe finished the field much to be ahead of the guys who were better in his schools: Nate OUT, Mick Croin, TJ Otzelberger and Eric Muslman.
2018: Chris Mack in LouisvilleThe Mac field beat the correct answer to one percentage point in the same year: Dan Herley to UconnField
2017: Archie Miller in IndianaThe field is the obvious miss. Brad Anderwood Illinois This is a clear best hire from 2017; This year he took the second place in Miller.
2016: Brad Anderwood in OklahomaThe field yes, Anderwood had two works to strengthen power in two years. Beard before Texas Tech Or Greg Gard in Wisconsin However, as the most fruitful hires.
2015: Shaka Smart in TexasHe won with a field with Ben Hawland comfortably to Mississippi be the second. The correct answer found the third one this year with 12% of the vote: Tennessee Hire Rick Barnes.
2014: Buzz Williams in Virginia TechThe identical field in 2018, the best voice this year defeated the leading voting by 1%: Bruce Perl Over I came to second place.
I like to ask this question every year to get reading the opinions of coaches about their contemporaries. Nevertheless, the bear winner is far from guaranteed to be the best in his hiring class. In the 10 previous iterations of this issue, it is fair to say that the coaches understood this correctly with choice No. 1 May be Two times.
This does not mean that McCallum will not be excellent. After the victory in 395 games (and four national titles) in 15 seasons in the II of the North-West state of Missouri, a native of Aiova entered DI in Drake and went 31-4. He approaches the falcon eyes, it seems that in the next decade he can change the dynamics in the large ten if the philosophy of McCollum adapts at a high level.
I expected that Wade was finishing in the top three when we presented this question, and in fact he took 2-slots. His profile of confidence and personality is combined with the position of the state of the NC in the Order of the Cralob Triangle, many coaches who seek to see if Wolfpack can be a national factor in the next two years. It will be fun to see.
And with Miller, he was behind the vote in this matter, just a few years ago, when he went to XavierThe field has more victories than any coach in the cycle of this year. He goes to Texas with the idea that he can do more than in Xavier. WITH New rules for the distribution of income on the spotLet's see if it will come out like that. Miller has long been called one of the best coaches without the final four to his name. He would like to drop this label as quickly as possible in what should be his last stop at the coaching college.
A big picture, I look at McCallum in Aiova, Wade in the state, Medkedwing in Minnesota, Odom, Virginia, Alex Jensen, Utah, Luke Lux Floridaetc. … And I do not think that in the last decade there was a cycle of carousel when there were more “suitable”, which correspond to the style of coaching, school, phonom, geographical connections than in 2025. That is why, although the coaches had to calm down on one answer, a number of guys with whom I spoke gave them the second Khowe to the voices, like Miomoed and Pug.
Even Jai Lucas and Bucky Macmillan, not one of whom was a high -level coach before this year, everyone received a voice. This is a promising, relatively young class of coaches entering new concerts. It is not only about who they were when they won the work, this is about how they can adapt in the next few years. The college sport is located at the 3rd or 4th stage, probably a five-stage mega-pass, and only the coaches who understand the area and how to read the map, turn and adjustment will still hold these jobs, or the best, five years later.
Previous 2025 issues of candid coaches
