Power 6 Coaching Tenure and Recent Experience

[HuskerFever]

Digging into some other things, I came across something I thought was interesting. When you look at the active coaching tenure at current schools, it's clear some conferences are going through rebuilds at the same time. It is also interesting to see what type of coach each conference has tended to go after (at least with their current staff).

 

* number of seasons at their current school

 

• ACC continues to lead the way in terms of average coaching tenure
• Big Ten, Big 12, and Pac-12 are relatively on the same average tenure
• Big East and SEC have undergone many coaching changes as of late

 

 

* This is based on the most recent job experience prior to taking the head coaching job at their current school (not total coaching experience)

 

• ACC and Big Ten have gone after recent/prior NBA head coaches
• Big East, Big Ten, and SEC have gone after recent/prior NBA assistant coaches
• ACC: Wide array of prior coaching experience
• Big 12: Largest proportion coming from prior Power 6 assistants
• Big East: Leaned much more heavily on prior Power 6 coaches
• Big Ten: Wide array of prior coaching experience; more heavily in prior Power 6 assistants
• Pac-12: Vast majority coming from prior Mid-Major coaching experience
• SEC: Focused more on prior Mid-Major coaching experience

 

I find it interesting because Nebraska's recent coaches have come from an NBA head coach and Mid-Major head coaches. When looking at the Big Ten, 21% comes from recent NBA experience and Power 6 assistants. The Big 12 has a heavy focus on Power 6 assistants as well. Maybe it's because we don't have a stable program that's positioned for longevity and succession planning. But we haven't really spent much time talking about the talent pool of Power 6 assistants out there. Might be nothing. But something that stood out.

[AuroranHusker]

Interesting research. I'd be curious for how this applies to college football, as well.

 

 

[HuskerFever]

1 hour ago, AuroranHusker said:

Interesting research. I'd be curious for how this applies to college football, as well.

 

For the sake of keeping this thread to college hoops, I posted the football head coaching data here:
 

 

[Chuck Taylor]

13 hours ago, HuskerFever said:

 

For the sake of keeping this thread to college hoops, I posted the football head coaching data here:
 

 

Thank you, thank you, thank you. Nothing gets to me like football talk on this board. 

 

[jimmykc]

How about those Chiefs!