Guru's College Report: The Guru's 2013-14 Coaching Carousel Roll Call

By Mel Greenberg

And the Guru updates more spinning just before the season tpioff, Thursday, November 7th, with the Xavier vacancy filled, which follows the last update of the creation of vcancies at XXavier and Georgetown and before that the San Jose State hire of Sacramento State coach Jamie Craighead, meaning another D-1 opening needs to be filled there as well.

The opening comments after this note will reflect all the changes as will the boxscores as of the moment with the latest update.

The Guru after initially catching up now updates again the running edition of the Coaching Carousel spins for 2013-14.

The Guru breaks it down into special categories to establish the rookie contenders for Maggie Dixon honors -- the Guru called the last one as soon as the carousel finished its final spin for 2012-13 -- the BCS hires and the other D-1 hires with boxscore breakdowns on the movement.

Playing catch up, initially, the Guru culled the WBCA and ESPN lists -- some apppear on one and not the other -- so if someone vacancy or hire is missing or filled but not listed, feel free to notify the base here.

Though there was a crush early in March, the switches are still running far behind the massive 75 of last season, including 40-some rookies. In fact, the filled vacancy on Thursday at Xavier, means the overall Dixon contenders will reach only a total of 28.

Overall, the total when newly-created vacancy at Georgetown and previous and still existing vacancy at Sacramento State is filled will be 52, now almost comprable to the number of some 50 plus schools which underwent new conference identities July 1.

Three names repeat because Mississippi's Matt Insell, Washington's Mike Neighbors, and Xavier's Brian Neal are BCS hires and rookie candidate. With Xavier now in the new Big East and Georgetown in the same spot the question may have to be resolved if the Big East can still be considered BCS after the breakup but for now it will remain as was until some determination is made. The current Carousel will stay in spin mode until some point early in the 2013-14 seaason.

Jamie Craighead, obviously, is not a rookie, and furthermore Barb Smith is not listed as a rookie because of a previous stint in her life as a D-1 coach and same for Cindy Stein and Candi Whitaker and Pat Coyle.

The purest rookie is Sheryl Swoopes, one of the all-time greats, who in the manner of the fabled Dawn Staley back in 2000, is becoming a head coach at Loyola, Chicago, without ever serving over or on the staff of another program.

This is updated through November 8 but kept here in the original posting date. So here we go.

Rookies in D-1 Hires

Alabama-Birmingham, Randy Norton from BCS-Missouri associate head coach

American, Megan Gebbia from MM-Marist assistant.

Belmont, Cameron Newbauer from BCS-Louisville assistant

California State-Fullerton, Deron Park from BCS-Southern California assistant

Coastal Carolina, Jaida Williams from BCS-Wake Forest assistant

Dartmouth, Belle Koclanes from MM-American University assistant

Duquesne, Dan Burt, promoted from MM-Duquesne assistant

Eastern Illinois, Debbie Black, from BCS-Ohio State assistant

Howard, Tennille Adams, from BCS-Northwestern assistant

Houston Baptist, Donna Finnie, promoted to head coach

Iona, Billie Godsey from BCS-Virginia Tech assistant

Jacksonville University, Yolett McPhee-McCuin from BCS-Clemson assistant

Lamar, Robin Harmony from D2/NAIA-St. Thomas (Miami, Fla.)

Loyola-Chicago, Sheryl Swoopes from WNBA playing experience

Miami (Ohio) University, Cleve Wright from D2-Gannon

BCS-Mississippi, Matt Insell from BCS-Kentucky assistant

Oakland, Jeff Tungate from Oakland men's assistant.

Pepperdine, Ryan Weisenberg promoted from MM-Pepperdine assistant

Radford, Mike McGuire from MM-Richmond assistant

Sacred Heart, Jessica Mannetti, from Hofstra assistant

San Diego State, Stacie Terry, from BCS-LSU assistant

South Alabama, Terry Fowler from D2-North Alabama

Texas-Arlington, Krista Gerlich from D2-West Texas A&M

Texas San Antonio, Lubomyr Lichonczak promoted from associate head coach

Texas Southern, Johnetta Hayes-Perry promoted from MM-Texas Southern assistant

Youngstown State, John Barnes from MM-Wis.-Green Bay associate head coach

BCS-Washington, Mike Neighbors promoted from BCS-Washington assistant head coach

BCS-Xavier, Brian Neal promoted from assistant coach

Boxscore Total (as of November 7th): 28 hires. 14 Male, 14 Female. 12 from BCS staffs, 10 from MM-staffs, 1 from D2/NAIA head coach, 3 From D2 head coach, 1 from men's side at Oakland and 1 gets first coaching job.

BCS Hires

Alabama,Kristy Curry hired from BCS Texas Tech head coach

Clemson, Audra Smith from MM-Alabama-Birmingham

Georgetown, interim in place so still vacant.

@-Missisippi, Matt Insell from assistant at BCS-Kentucky

North Carolina State, Wes Moore from MM-Chattanooga

Ohio State, Kevin McGuff from BCS-Washington

Pittsburgh, Suzie McConnell-Serio from MM-Duquesne

&&-Seton Hall, Tony Bozella from MM-Iona

Southern California, Cynthia Cooper-Dyke from MM-Texas Southern

Texas Tech, Candi Whitaker from BCS-Oklahoma State associate head coach who at one time had been head coach at UMKC

@-Washington, Mike Neighbors promoted from BCS-assistant head coach

@-Xavier, Brian Neal from assisstant coach.

Boxscore total (as of November 8) 12 positions, 1 vacant. (Running count minus 3 because Neighbors, Insell,and Neal also listed in rookie list. 6 males, 5 females.)

&&-Designation may change out of BCS because of Big East breakup.
2 from BCS-head coach, 4 from BCS-staff-2 promotion, 5 from MM-head coach

Other D-1 Hires

Alabama A&M, Semeka Randall, former MM-Ohio U. head coach before let go

Chattanooga, Jim Foster had been BCS Ohio State head coach before let go

Columbia, Stephanie Glance from MM Illinois State

East Tennessee State, Brittney Ezell, from MM-Belmont

George Mason, Nyla Mileson from MM-Missouri State

Illinois State, Barb Smith from MM Saint Louis assistant

Missouri State, Kellie Harper from BCS-North Carolina State before let go.

Ohio University, Bob Bolden from MM-Youngstown State

Sacramento State, vacancy as of Sept. 16.

Saint Peter’s, Pat Coyle from former BCS-Pittsburgh staff and a previous HC.

San Jose State, Jamie Craighead from Sacramento State head coach.

Southern Illinois, Cindy Stein who had been at one time BCS-Missouri head coach

Texas-Pan American, Larry Tidwell from MM-Lamar

Towson, Niki Geckeler from MM-Howard

William & Mary, Ed Swanson hired from MM-Sacred Heart

Boxscore (as of November 8). 15 positions, 1 vacant. 4 males, 10 females. 2 from BCS head coach, 1 former BCS head coach, 9 from MM-head coach, 1 from MM assistant, 1 former BCS assistant, and 1 current vacancy.

Total Boxscore to date (as of November 8). 52 positions. 21 males, 29 females. 2 current vacancies, 5 BCS head coach, 14 MM head coach, 14 BCS staff. 

-- Mel

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