WVU Basketball
WVU Basketball Head Coach Watch List 2.0
West Virginia AD Wren Baker announced last week that the men’s WVU basketball program will be moving on from interim HC Josh Eilert. Baker and his committee are currently searching for a new leader of Mountaineer basketball. Let’s take an updated look at who Baker could be looking at.
The Usual Names
Mark Byington, James Madison
Age: 47
Current record: 31-3 (15-3 Sun Belt)
Career timeline: Georgia Southern (2013-20), James Madison (2020-)
NCAAT appearances: 1 (2024)
Darian DeVries, Drake
Age: 48
Current record: 28-6 (16-4 MVC)
Career timeline: Drake (2018-)
NCAAT appearances: 3 (2021, 2023-24)
Niko Medved, Colorado State
Age: 50
Current record: 25-10 (10-8 Mountain West)
Career timeline: Furman (2013-17), Drake (2017-18), Colorado State (2018-)
NCAAT appearances: 2 (2022, 2024)
Could Gain Momentum
Dustin Kerns, App State
Age: 44
Current record: 27-6 (16-2 Sun Belt)
Career timeline: Presbyterian (2017-19), App State (2019-)
NCAAT appearances: 2 (2021, 2024)
Chris Jans, Mississippi State
Age: 54
Current record: 21-13 (8-10 SEC)
Career timeline: Bowling Green State (2014-15), New Mexico State (2017-22), Mississippi State (2022-)
NCAAT appearances: 4 (2018-19, 2022-24)
Pat Kelsey, College of Charleston
Age: 48
Current record: 27-7 (15-3 CAA)
Career timeline: Winthrop (2012-21), College of Charleston (2021-)
NCAAT appearances: 3 (2017, 2021, 2023-24)
Unlikely
Dusty May, FAU
Age: 47
Current record: 25-8 (14-4 AAC)
Career timeline: Florida Atlantic (2018-)
NCAAT appearances: 2 (2023-24)
Kyle Smith, Washington State
Age: 54
Current record: 24-9 (14-6 Pac-12)
Career timeline: Columbia (2010-16), San Francisco (2016-19), Washington State (2019-)
NCAAT appearances: 1 (2024)
Will Wade, McNeese State
Age: 41
Current record: 30-3 (17-1 Southland)
Career timeline: Chattanooga (2013-15), VCU (2015-17), LSU (2017-22), McNeese State (2023-)
NCAAT appearances: 6 (2016-17, 2019, 2021-22, 2024)
Zero Chance But, Hey, Nice Season!
Bucky McMillan, Samford
Age: 40
Current record: 29-5 (15-3 SoCon)
Career timeline: Samford (2020-)
NCAAT appearances: 1 (2024)
Watch Baker’s press conference to discuss the future of the WVU basketball program below.
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