Welcome to the 2024 CBS Sports men’s college basketball coaching carousel headquarters. Bookmark/favorite this story, as it will get updated dozens of times over the next month. Any time there is actionable intel on coaching movement, we’ll refresh our tracker below, in addition to frequently giving a fresh topper of copy to give you context on the latest from college basketball’s hot stove.
As expected, Louisville fired Kenny Payne on Wednesday after he went 12-52 in a woeful two-year tenure. It was near-impossible to think Louisville could have been as bad as it’s displayed the past two seasons. Among the candidates Louisville should look at, I think Baylor’s Scott Drew, FAU’s Dusty May, USF’s Amir Abdur-Rahim and Indiana State’s Josh Schertz are targets. And there will definitely be more. One source told CBS Sports that Louisville will not be hiring a coach with a tainted background, nor a coach with an exceptionally high buyout.
Also on Wednesday: West Virginia officially came open, as it was announced Josh Eilert would not be promoted to full-time (nor was this the expectation for months). We are at five power-conference openings as of Wednesday evening.
Last week, Washington informed Mike Hopkins he will be fired after seven seasons. On Wednesday, the Huskies lost to USC in the Pac-12 Tournament, so he is officially done. The 54-year-old coach won 118 games but never turned the school into anything close to a consistent top-25 outfit. In 2019, he made his lone NCAA Tournament appearance. The job will be a competitive opening due to Washington’s fertile recruiting territory in Seattle, in addition to significant NIL support that will align with the school’s move to the Big Ten later this year.
As for other carousel news, my Court Report notebook from last week leads on a tour of all high-major jobs with the most speculation attached to them. We also saw action out of Indiana last week. Hoosiers athletic director Scott Dolson decided to stick with Mike Woodson, meaning he’ll return for Year 4. Woodson is 62-39 at IU and made the NCAAs in his first two seasons. A day after the news broke, five-star 2024 prospect Liam McNeely de-committed from the Hoosiers.
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