Ranking Top 7 Potential Candidates To Replace Tang
While Driscoll is a good choice for the present, he is not a realistic candidate for the full-time gig. Taylor will have plenty of time to sift through his laundry list of potential candidates. Despite there being little information about potential candidates, here is a look at five realistic options.
1. Jerrod Calhoun, Utah State Aggies
Jerrod Calhoun has kept the engine running at Utah State after spending seven years at the helm at Youngstown State. Calhoun has a 166-117 record in nine seasons, including 48-11 with the Aggies. The Aggies (22-3) are on pace to post the ssecond-bestrecord in program history this year.
Calhoun is a consistent winner. The 44-year-old is an excellent evaluator of talent, a proven culture builder, and is flexible with schemes on both ends.
2. Travis Steele, Miami Redhawks
Travis Steele did a fine job at Xavier before being let go after four seasons (70-50), and now has built Miami (OH) into a MAC contender. The RedHawks are the last D-I team at 25-0 this year. He has led the program to its two most wins in school history in the last two years, including 25 last season.
3. Takayo Siddle, UNC Wilmington
Takayo Siddle is on the rise. Siddle, who played at Gardner-Webb, has led UNC Wilmington the past six seasons and posted 20 wins in five straight, including this year. He owns a 128-51 record overall.
4. Josh Schertz, St. Louis Billikens
Josh Schertz has been a college head coach since 2008, starting at Division II Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.), and has rebuilt Indiana State and Saint Louis. Schertz 0wn a Division I record of 109-54 in five years, posting a 43-16 record since joining St. Louis before the start of last season. The 2023-24 Hugh Durham award winner is known as an elite offensive architect with modern spacing and ball movement.
5. John Groce, Akron Zips
John Groce has won in each of his three stops, including at Illinois (70-50). Groce has 368 career wins with seven conference titles (five conference tournament crowns) and a 4-6 NCAA tournament record.
6. Chris Jans, Mississippi State Bulldogs
Chris Jans is a proven winner, but does he want to leave Mississippi State for K-State? Jans has done a fantastic job with the Bulldogs, posting a 75-53 record and making the NCAA tournament in each of his first three seasons.
7. Casey Alexander, Belmont Bruins
Casey Alexander has had a lot of success in the regular season recently at Lipscomb and Belmont, posting 20 victories in 10 straight seasons. Alexander owns a 301-178 record in 15 seasons as a head coach, but has not been to the NCAA tournament once.
