COACHING CHANGES FOR 2004-05

COACHING CHANGES FOR 2004-05
Team Former Coach New Coach Notes
Air Force Joe Scott Chris Mooney 4/21/04 - Joe Scott resigned to take the head coaching position at Princeton.
4/22/04 - Assistant Chris Mooney promoted to head coach.
Akron Dan Hipsher Keith Dambrot 3/9/04 - Dan Hipsher fired as coach, reassigned within university.
3/10/04 - Assistant Keith Dambrot promoted to head coach.
Auburn Cliff Ellis Jeff Lebo 3/18/04 - Cliff Ellis fired as head coach.
4/8/04 - Chattanooga's Jeff Lebo hired as head coach.
Chattanooga Jeff Lebo John Shulman 4/8/04 - Jeff Lebo resigned to take the head coach position at Auburn.
4/23/04 - Promoted assistant John Shulman to head coach.
Dartmouth Dave Faucher Terry Dunn 2/16/04 - Dave Faucher resigned effective the end of the season.
5/13/04 - Colorado assistant Terry Dunn named head coach.
Eastern
Washington
Ray Giacoletti Mike Burns 3/30/04 - Ray Giacoletti resigned to take the head coaching position at Utah.
4/1/04 - Washington State assistant Mike Burns named head coach.
Florida International Donnie Marsh Sergio Rouco 3/3/04 - Donnie Marsh fired as head coach, reassigned within athletic department.
3/29/04 - UTEP assistant Sergio Rouco named head coach.
Georgetown Craig Esherick John
Thompson III
3/17/04 - Craig Esherick was fired as head coach.
4/20/04 - Princeton's John Thompson III hired as head coach.
Houston Ray McCallum Tom Penders 3/8/04 - Ray McCallum fired as coach, reassigned within athletic department.
3/23/04 - Former Texas and George Washington coach Tom Penders named new head coach.
IUPU-
Ft. Wayne
Doug Noll Joe Pechota* 1/13/05 - Doug Noll fired as head coach. Assistant Joe Pechota named interim head coach for remainder of season.
James Madison Sherman Dillard Dean Keener 3/7/04 - Sherman Dillard resigned as head coach.
4/1/04 - Named Georgia Tech's Dean Keener head coach effective 4/7/04.
La Salle Billy Hahn John Giannini 7/24/04 - Billy Hahn resigned over La Salle player rape scandal. 8/23/04 - Maine head coach John Giannini named head coach.
Louisiana
Lafayette
Jessie Evans Robert Lee 4/22/04 - Jessie Evans accepted the head coaching position at San Francisco.
5/5/04 - Oklahoma State assistant Glynn Cyprien named head coach.
7/16/04 - Glynn Cyprien fired in a resume flap. Robert Lee named interim head coach.
8/6/04 - Robert Lee named head coach.
Loyola
Chicago
Larry Farmer Jim Whitesell 3/10/04 - Larry Farmer was fired as head coach.
4/14/04 - Lewis University's Jim Whitesell hired as head coach.
Loyola-
Maryland
Scott Hicks Jimmy Patsos 3/8/04 - Scott Hicks was fired as head coach.
4/5/04 - Maryland assistant Jimmy Patsos named head coach.
Maine John Giannini Ted Woodward 8/23/04 - John Giannini was named head coach at La Salle.
8/31/04 - Assistant Ted Woodward named head coach.
Marist Dave Magarity Matt Brady 3/30/04 - Dave Magarity resigned as head coach.
4/26/04 - St. Joseph's assistant Matt Brady named head coach.
Maryland-
Baltimore Co.
Tom Sullivan Randy Monroe 3/2/04 - Tom Sullivan placed on paid administrative leave. Assistant Randy Monroe named interim head coach for the A-East Tournament
3/11/04 - Tom Sullivan resigned as head coach.
3/23/04 - Assistant Randy Monroe promoted to head coach.
Maryland-
Eastern Shore
Thomas Trotter Lawrence
Lessett Jr.
3/24/04 - Thomas Trotter's contract as head coach not renewed.
4/2/04 - Former Mercer assistant Lawrence Lessett Jr. named head coach.
Miami (Fla.) Perry Clark Frank Haith 3/26/04 - Perry Clark fired as head coach.
4/12/04 - Texas assistant Frank Haith hired as head coach.
Montana Pat Kennedy Larry
Krystkowiak
5/10/04 - Pat Kennedy named head coach at Towson.
5/13/04 - Alum and former NBA player Larry Krystkowiak named head coach.
Navy Don DeVoe Billy Lange 2/2/04 - Don DeVoe retired, effective end of the season.
3/26/04 - Villanova assistant Billy Lange hired as head coach.
Nicholls State Ricky Blanton J.P. Piper 10/18/04 - Ricky Blanton resigned for personal reasons.
10/27/04 - Assistant J.P. Piper promoted to head coach.
Nevada Trent Johnson Mark Fox 5/25/04 - Trent Johnson named head coach at Stanford.
6/1/04 - Nevada assistant Mark Fox promoted to head coach.
Ohio
State
Jim O'Brien Thad Matta 6/8/04 - Jim O'Brien fired as head coach. Assistant Rick Boyages named interim head coach.
7/8/04 - Xavier's Thad Motta named head coach.
Princeton John
Thompson III
Joe Scott 4/20/04 - John Thompson III resigned to take Georgetown head coaching position.
4/21/04 - Air Force head coach Joe Scott named head coach.
San Francisco Philip Mathews Jessie Evans 3/9/04 - Philip Mathews fired.
4/22/04 - Louisiana Lafayette's Jessie Evans hired as head coach.
St. John's Mike Jarvis Norm Roberts 12/18/03 - Mike Jarvis fired after six games. Kevin Clark named interim head coach.
4/13/04 - Kansas assistant Norm Roberts named head coach.
Southern
Illinois
Matt Painter Chris Lowery 4/8/04 - Matt Painter resigned as head coach to take assistant position at Purdue.
4/9/04 - Illinois assistant Chris Lowery named head coach.
SMU Mike Dement Jimmy Tubbs 2/27/04 - Mike Dement fired with three games remaining. Robert Lineberg named interim head coach.
3/26/04 - Oklahoma assistant Jimmy Tubbs named head coach.
Southern Miss James Green Larry Eustachy 3/5/04 - James Green resigned. Jeff Norwood named interim head coach for the C-USA Tournament.
3/25/04 - Larry Eustachy named head coach.
Stanford Mike
Montgomery
Trent Johnson 5/21/04 - Mike Montgomery named head coach of NBA's Golden State Warriors.
5/25/04 - Nevada's Trent Johnson named head coach.
Texas A&M Melvin Watkins Billy Gillispie 3/10/04 - Melvin Watkins resigned, effective end of season.
3/24/04 - UTEP's Billy Gillispie hired as head coach.
Texas
Pan-American
Bob Hoffman Robert
Davenport
5/11/04 - Bob Hoffman resigned to take an assistant coach position at Oklahoma.
6/4/04 - Promoted assistant Robert Davenport to head coach.
Towson Michael Hunt Pat Kennedy 4/14/04 - Michael Hunt resigned as head coach.
5/10/04 - Montana's Pat Kennedy hired as head coach.
Tulsa John Phillips Alvin "Pooh"
Williamson*
12/24/04 - John Phillips resigned after a 2-5 start. Assistant Alvin Williamson named interim head coach.
UNLV Charlie
Spoonhour
Lon Kruger 2/17/04 - Charlie Spoonhour retired due to health reasons. Jay Spoonhour named interim head coach.
3/15/04 - Lon Kruger hired as head coach.
USC Henry Bibby Jim Saia* 12/6/04 - Henry Bibby fired after 4 games of the 2004-05 season. Assistant Jim Saia named interim head coach.
12/15/04 - Former Utah head coach and ESPN commentator Rick Majerus named head coach effective the end of the 2004-05 season.
12/18/04 - Rick Majerus resigned as future head coach, again citing health reasons.
Utah Rick Majerus Ray Giacoletti 1/28/04 - Rick Majerus left the team due to health reasons. Assistant Kerry Rupp named interim head coach.
2/10/04 - Majerus announced his retirement.
3/30/04 - Eastern Washington's Ray Giacoletti named head coach.
UTEP Billy Gillispie Doc Sadler 3/24/04 - Billy Gillispie resigned to take Texas A&M head coaching position.
3/28/04 - Assistant Doc Sadler named head coach.
Xavier Thad Matta Sean Miller 7/8/04 - Thad Matta named head coach at Ohio State.
7/9/04 - Assistant Sean Miller promoted to head coach.
* - Interim Coach
See Also:

Analyzing the Coaching Changes for 2004-05

Coaching Changes for 2003-04

Coaching Changes for 2002-03


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