The 2025-26 men’s basketball regular season ends Sunday, and we’re already seeing a lot of schools make coaching changes.
Kansas State’s Jerome Tang was one of the first major dominoes to fall, although there’s still discourse between Tang and the school regarding his $18.7 million buyout. Kansas State claims it has bounds to fire Tang for cause, which would invalidate the total.
Power conference teams Providence, Boston College and Georgia Tech are also poised to have new coaches next season.
Here’s a running list of every head coaching change during the 2025-26 men’s college basketball season:
College basketball coaches fired, won’t return: Full list
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- Air Force: Joe Scott
- Ball State: Michael Lewis
- Boston College: Earl Grant
- Georgia Tech: Damon Stoudamire
- Kansas City: Marvin Menzies (Mark Turgeon hired as replacement)
- Kansas State: Jerome Tang
- Lamar: Alvin Brooks
- Northern Illinois: Rashon Burno
- Oregon State: Wayne Tinkle
- Providence: Kim English
- San Diego: Steve Lavin
- St. Bonaventure: Mark Schmidt
- Tarleton State: Billy Gillispie
- Tennessee Tech: John Pelphrey
- Western Michigan: Dwayne Stephens
March 8: Earl Grant, Boston College
Boston College has fired fifth-year coach Earl Grant, according to reports. Grant has a 72-92 in five seasons with the Eagles. BC went 4-14 in ACC play, tying for the second worst record in the conference. The Eagles went 11-20 overall.
March 8: Dwayne Stephens, Western Michigan
Western Michigan has fired head coach Dwayne Stephens, according to a report from Jeff Goodman of The Field of 68. Stephens and the Broncos finished the 2025-26 season with a 10-21 record. Western Michigan was 42-84 in four seasons under Stephens. – Ehsan Kassim
March 8: Damon Stoudamire, Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech has fired third-year coach Damon Stoudamire, according to multiple reports. The Yellow Jackets finished the 2026 season with a 79-76 loss to Clemson to end the year with an 11-20 record, which included 12 straight losses. Stoudamire had a 42-55 record with the Yellow Jackets. – Ehsan Kassim
March 7: Rashon Burno, Northern Illinois
Northern Illinois has fired fifth-year coach Rashon Burno, according to multiple reports. NIU finished the season with a 9-21 record and had a losing record in each of Burno’s four other seasons at the helm. – Austin Curtright
March 7: Michael Lewis, Ball State
Ball State has fired coach Michael Lewis, according to Jeff Goodman of The Field of 68.
Lewis went 61-64 in four seasons at the school, including a 12-19 mark this season. After going 20-12 in his first season in 2022-23, Lewis’ Cardinals teams have gone just 41-54. – Craig Meyer
March 7: Mark Schmidt, St. Bonaventure
This season will be Mark Schmidt’s last at St. Bonaventure, though the circumstances surrounding his impending exit aren’t entirely clear.
Jeff Goodman of The Field of 68 originally reported that the 63-year-old Schmidt was planning on announcing his retirement this weekend, though he later edited his post to say that Schmidt is ‘parting ways from’ St. Bonaventure. ESPN’s Pete Thamel also reported that Schmidt is expected to retire. However, a report from the Olean Star noted that Schmidt had been informed by general manager Adrian Wojnarowski and athletic director Robert Beretta that he would be relieved of his duties at the end of the season.
Schmidt had been at St. Bonaventure since 2007, where he went 339-253 at arguably the toughest job in the Atlantic 10 Conference. That run included NCAA tournament appearances in 2012, 2018 and 2021. Prior to Schmidt’s hiring, the Bonnies had been to the NCAA tournament just once from 1979-2007. – Craig Meyer
March 5: Kim English, Providence
Kim English won’t return to Providence next season, according to multiple reports. Providence is on its way to missing the NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive time under the third-year head coach. English holds a 42-49 record so far at the school.
English starred at Missouri from 2008-12 before being drafted in the second round of the 2012 NBA Draft. He was the head coach at George Mason from 2021-23 before leaving for Providence. – Austin Curtright
March 3: Alvin Brooks, Lamar
Lamar announced March 3 that Alvin Brooks won’t return for the 2026-27 season. The five-year Cardinals coach led Lamar to a 12-19 regular season finish in 2025-26.
‘I would like to personally thank Coach Brooks and his staff for their hard work and dedication to our men’s basketball program,’ Lamar athletic director Jeff O’Malley said in the announcement. ‘Alvin is a decorated member of the Cardinal Hall of Honor and we wish him, and his family, all the best moving forward.’ – Austin Curtright
March 3: John Pelphrey, Tennessee Tech
Tennessee Tech fired John Pelphrey on March 3, the school announced. Tennessee Tech is moving to the Southern Conference next season and is conducting a national search ahead of the move.
Pelphrey went 79-138 in seven seasons with Tennessee Tech, including a 13-18 mark in 2025-26.
‘We thank John for his service and commitment to our men’s basketball program,’ Tennessee Tech athletic director Casey Fox said in the announcement. ‘We felt it was the right time for a leadership change and a refocus for the men’s basketball program. We wish John and his family the best moving forward.’ – Austin Curtright
Feb. 27: Billy Gillispie, Tarleton State
Billy Gillispie won’t return to Tarleton State for next season, according to multiple reports Feb. 27. Gillispie has been sidelined since Jan. 15 due to health issues, and was previously placed on administrative leave earlier in the season while being investigated in October after the school received an anonymous complaint.
Gillispie has dealt with numerous health issues over the years, also citing his health for his resignation from Texas Tech in 2012. The former Kentucky coach also missed most of the 2023-24 related to blood pressure issues, and was diagnosed with kidney failure in 2017. – Austin Curtright
Feb. 26: Wayne Tinkle, Oregon State
Oregon State is moving on from Wayne Tinkle, the school announced Feb. 26. Tinkle, OSU’s coach since 2014, led the Beavers to an Elite Eight appearance in 2021 and another NCAA Tournament appearance in 2015-16.
Oregon State holds a 16-14 record this season as members of the WCC until the Pac-12 picks back up as a full conference in 2026-27. It’s unclear if Tinkle will stay as coach for the remainder of the season or not. – Austin Curtright
Feb. 20: Joe Scott, Air Force
Scott was suspended indefinitely in January while being investigated for treatment of Air Force’s cadet-athletes. It was announced Feb. 20, however, that he and the school mutually agreed to part ways.
‘Coach Scott’s passion for the game of basketball has long been evident in his competitive and direct coaching style. It was this coaching style that guided Air Force Basketball to some of the program’s most memorable achievements during his initial tenure at the Air Force Academy,’ Air Force athletic director Nathan Pine said in the announcement. ‘This is a different day, and now is the right time for a new voice and a new approach to drive the culture and success of the men’s basketball program, aligned with the Air Force Academy’s mission of forging leaders of character developed to lead in our Air Force and Space Force.
‘We thank Coach Scott for his 10 years of service to the Academy and wish him and his family well.’
Air Force went 97-183 in Scott’s second tenure as head coach from 2020 onward. He also led the program from 2000-04, taking the team to an NCAA Tournament berth in 2004. — Austin Curtright
Feb. 18: Steve Lavin, San Diego
Lavin won’t return to San Diego for the 2026-27 season but will remain as head coach for the remainder of the current campaign. The former UCLA and St. John’s coach has a 46-79 record at San Diego in four seasons, and currently holds an 11-17 mark this season.
‘As my coaching tenure at USD begins to wind down, I would like to pause and express my heartfelt appreciation to President Jim Harris for presenting this life-changing opportunity in 2022,’ Lavin said in the announcement. ‘Teaching and coaching at the University of San Diego has been an experience of unparalleled pride and joy. Specifically, I will carry forward the gift of participating in our players’ journeys, and will treasure the relationships forged along the way.’ — Austin Curtright
Feb. 17: Jerome Tang, Kansas State
Tang led Kansas State to the Elite Eight in his first season at the helm in 2022-23, but it was a downward spiral from there. The Wildcats failed to reach the NCAA Tournament the next two seasons and had a 10-15 record with a 1-11 mark in conference play this season before Tang was fired.
“This was a decision that was made in the best interest of our university and men’s basketball program,’ K-State athletic director Gene Taylor said. “Recent public comments and conduct, in addition to the program’s overall direction, have not aligned with K-State’s standards for supporting student-athletes and representing the university. We wish Coach Tang and his family all the best moving forward.”
Kansas State is attempting to fire Tang for cause after he called out his players in a press conference after a blowout loss against Cincinnati. — Austin Curtright
Jan. 12: Marvin Menzies, Kansas City
Kansas City announced in January that Menzies would finish out the season at Kansas City but wouldn’t be returning for the 2026-27 season. The Roos hired former Maryland coach Mark Turgeon shortly after. — Austin Curtright