2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The Georgia Dome was the site of the Final Four and Championship game to end the 2006–07 season.
Preseason AP #1	Florida Gators
Regular season	November 7, 2006– March 11, 2007
NCAA Tournament	2007
Tournament dates	March 15 – April 2, 2007
National Championship	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA Champions	Florida Gators
Other champions	West Virginia (NIT)
Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden)	Kevin Durant
NCAA Division I basketball seasons «2005–06  2007–08»

The 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 7, 2006, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on April 2, 2007 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. The Florida Gators successfully defended their national championship with an 84–75 victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Season headlines

• The Florida Gators successfully defended their National Championship, becoming the first team in 15 years to win consecutive titles. The Gators also became the first team to win both the NCAA football and basketball championships during the same academic year.
• The Gators' Lee Humphrey broke Bobby Hurley's NCAA tournament record for three-pointers. Humphrey hit 55 threes in 14 games over his career.
• It was the year of the freshman as Texas' Kevin Durant became the first freshman ever to be named National player of the year. Meanwhile, Ohio State's Greg Oden was an AP first-team All-American, as well as National defensive player of the year.
• Texas Tech coach Bob Knight won his 880th game in a 70–68 win over New Mexico on January 1, 2006. The win moved Knight ahead of Dean Smith for the most career coaching wins in Division I history.
• Florida coach Billy Donovan made headlines as he accepted the Orlando Magic head coaching job, only to return to the Gators.
• Five Duquesne players were shot and injured at an altercation following a campus dance party on September 17, 2006. Coach Ron Everhart drew praise from the media and coaching community as he brought the team together after the tragedy.
• Two players broke the NCAA Division I career free throw percentage record that had been held by Villanova's Gary Buchanan since 2004 (91.3%). Blake Ahearn of Missouri State became the new record-holder, finishing his career with a 94.6%. Derek Raivio of Gonzaga finished second in Division I history at 92.7%.
• Alabama A&M's Mickell Gladness broke the NCAA single-game blocked shot record, swatting 16 shots in a February 24 game against Texas Southern. The previous record had been 14, held by four players.
• The preseason AP All-American team was named on November 8. Tyler Hansbrough of North Carolina was the leading vote-getter (65 of 72 votes). The rest of the team included Joakim Noah of Florida (64 votes), Ronald Steele of Alabama (55), Glen Davis of LSU (51) and Brandon Rush of Kansas (26).
• Wisconsin's Alando Tucker, Boston College's Jared Dudley, Nevada's Nick Fazekas, Albany's Jamar Wilson, Jackson State's Trey Johnson, San Diego State's Brandon Heath, Texas Tech's Jarius Jackson, Hofstra's Loren Stokes, Liberty's Larry Blair, and Towson's Gary Neal (who transferred from La Salle) all eclipsed the career 2000-point mark during the season.
• Oral Roberts had a pair of teammates – Caleb Green and Ken Tutt – both reach the career 2000-point milestone during the season.
• Jackson State's Trey Johnson had the highest single-game scoring output of the season, scoring 49 points in a game against UTEP on December 22, 2006.
• Winston-Salem State and NJIT moved up to Division I competition.
• Conference realignments: Chicago State moved out of the Mid-Continent Conference and became independent. Florida Atlantic moved from the Atlantic Sun Conference to the Sun Belt Conference. Northern Colorado joined the Big Sky Conference after being independent. Central Arkansas and Texas A&M – Corpus Christi joined the Southland Conference. TAMU-CC had been independent while Central Arkansas moved up to division I.
• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Austin Carr, Dick Groat, Dick Barnett, Adolph Rupp, Lefty Driesell, Phog Allen, Guy Lewis, John McLendon, Norm Stewart and Vic Bubas were inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame.

Rules changes

Beginning in 2006–2007, the following rules changes were implemented:

• Players can no longer call a time out while they are in the air.

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

The top 25 from the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls November 6, 2006.

Associated Press Ranking Team 1 Florida (63) 2 North Carolina (9) 3 Kansas 4 Pittsburgh 5 LSU 6 UCLA 7 Ohio State 8 Georgetown 9 Wisconsin 10 Arizona 11 Alabama 12 Duke 13 Texas A&M 14 Memphis 15 Boston College 16 Marquette 17 Washington 18 Connecticut 19 Creighton 20 Syracuse 21 Texas 22 Kentucky 23 Georgia Tech 24 Nevada 25 Tennessee

ESPN/USA Today Coaches Ranking Team 1 Florida (30) 2 North Carolina 3 Kansas 4 Ohio State (1) 5 Pittsburgh 5 UCLA 7 LSU 8 Georgetown 9 Wisconsin 10 Arizona 11 Duke 12 Alabama 13 Texas A&M 14 Memphis 15 Boston College 16 Washington 17 Marquette 18 Connecticut 19 Texas 20 Syracuse 21 Georgia Tech 22 Kentucky 23 Creighton 24 Tennessee 25 Nevada

Regular season

Conference winners and tournaments

30 conference seasons conclude with a single-elimination tournament. Traditionally, all conference schools are eligible, regardless of record. However, some conferences, most notably the Big East, do not invite the teams with the worst records. The conference tournament winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. A school that wins the conference regular season title is guaranteed an NIT bid; however, it may receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Conference	Regular Season Winner	Conference Player of the Year	Conference Tournament	Tournament Venue (City)	Tournament Winner
America East Conference	Vermont	Jamar Wilson, Albany	2007 America East Men's Basketball Tournament	Agganis Arena (Boston, Massachusetts) (Except Finals)	Albany
Atlantic 10 Conference	Xavier & Massachusetts	Stephane Lasme, Massachusetts	2007 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament	Boardwalk Hall (Atlantic City, New Jersey)	George Washington
Atlantic Coast Conference	North Carolina & Virginia	Jared Dudley, Boston College	2007 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament	St. Pete Times Forum (Tampa, Florida)	North Carolina
Atlantic Sun Conference	East Tennessee State	Courtney Pigram, East Tennessee State	2007 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament	Memorial Center (Johnson City, Tennessee)	Belmont
Big 12 Conference	Kansas	Kevin Durant, Texas	2007 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament	Ford Center (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)	Kansas
Big East Conference	Georgetown	Jeff Green, Georgetown	2007 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament	Madison Square Garden (New York City)	Georgetown
Big Sky Conference	Weber State & Northern Arizona	David Patten, Weber State	2007 Big Sky Men's Basketball Tournament	Dee Events Center (Ogden, Utah) (Semifinals and Finals)	Weber State
Big South Conference	Winthrop	Arizona Reid, High Point	2007 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Campus Sites	Winthrop
Big Ten Conference	Ohio State	Alando Tucker, Wisconsin	2007 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	United Center (Chicago, Illinois)	Ohio State
Big West Conference	Long Beach State	Aaron Nixon, Long Beach State	2007 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, California)	Long Beach State
Colonial Athletic Association	VCU	Loren Stokes, Hofstra	2007 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)	VCU
Conference USA	Memphis	Morris Almond, Rice	2007 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament	FedExForum (Memphis, Tennessee)	Memphis
Horizon League	Butler & Wright State	DaShaun Wood, Wright State	2007 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament	Nutter Center (Dayton, Ohio) (Except First round)	Wright State
Ivy League	Penn	Ibrahim Jaaber, Penn	No Tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Marist	Jared Jordan, Marist	2007 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament	Arena at Harbor Yard (Bridgeport, Connecticut)	Niagara
Mid-American Conference	Akron (East) Toledo (West)	Romeo Travis, Akron	2007 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament	Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, Ohio)	Miami (OH)
Mid-Continent Conference	Oral Roberts	Caleb Green, Oral Roberts	2007 Mid-Continent Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	John Q. Hammons Arena (Tulsa, Oklahoma)	Oral Roberts
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	Delaware State	Jahsha Bluntt, Delaware State	2007 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament	RBC Center (Raleigh, North Carolina)	Florida A&M
Missouri Valley Conference	Southern Illinois	Jamaal Tatum, Southern Illinois	2007 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Missouri)	Creighton
Mountain West Conference	BYU	Keena Young, BYU	2007 MWC Men's Basketball Tournament	Thomas & Mack Center (Las Vegas, Nevada)	UNLV
Northeast Conference	Central Connecticut State	Javier Mojica, Central Connecticut State	2007 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Campus Sites	Central Connecticut State
Ohio Valley Conference	Austin Peay	Drake Reed, Austin Peay	2007 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Gaylord Entertainment Center (Nashville, Tennessee)	Eastern Kentucky
Pacific-10 Conference	UCLA	Arron Afflalo, UCLA	2007 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Staples Center (Los Angeles)	Oregon
Patriot League	Holy Cross & Bucknell	Keith Simmons, Holy Cross	2007 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament	Campus Sites	Holy Cross
Southeastern Conference	Florida (East) Mississippi & Mississippi State (West)	Derrick Byars, Vanderbilt (Coaches) Chris Lofton, Tennessee (AP)	2007 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament	Georgia Dome (Atlanta, Georgia)	Florida
Southern Conference	Appalachian State (North) Davidson (South)	Kyle Hines, UNC Greensboro	2007 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	North Charleston Coliseum (North Charleston, South Carolina)	Davidson
Southland Conference	Northwestern State (East) Texas A&M – CC (West)	Chris Daniels, Texas A&M – CC	2007 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Campbell Center (Houston, Texas)	Texas A&M – CC
Southwestern Athletic Conference	Mississippi Valley State	Trey Johnson, Jackson State	2007 Southwestern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex (Birmingham, Alabama)	Jackson State
Sun Belt Conference	South Alabama (East) Arkansas State & Louisiana–Monroe (West)	Bo McCalebb, New Orleans	2007 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Tournament	Cajundome (Lafayette, Louisiana)	North Texas
West Coast Conference	Gonzaga	Derek Raivio, Gonzaga & Sean Denison, Santa Clara	2007 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Chiles Center (Portland, Oregon)	Gonzaga
Western Athletic Conference	Nevada	Nick Fazekas, Nevada	2007 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament	Pan American Center (Las Cruces, New Mexico)	New Mexico State

Major Upsets

Regular season and Conference tournaments

Date Played	Winning Team		Losing Team
November 15	Oral Roberts	78	Kansas	71
November 19	Old Dominion	75	Georgetown	62
November 17	Colorado-Colorado Springs	96	Northern Colorado	91

Key Games

Date Played	Winning Team		Losing Team
November 25	Kansas	82	Florida	80
December 21	Oklahoma State	95	Pittsburgh	89 (2OT)
February 25	Ohio State	49	Wisconsin	48

Statistical leaders

Points Per Game				Rebounds Per Game				Assists Per Game				Steals Per Game
Player	School	PPG		Player	School	RPG		Player	School	APG		Player	School	SPG
Reggie Williams	VMI	28.1		Rashad Jones-Jennings	UALR	13.1		Jared Jordan	Marist	8.7		Travis Holmes	VMI	3.4
Trey Johnson	Jackson State	27.1		Chris Holm	Vermont	12.2		Jason Richards	Davidson	7.3		Paul Gause	Seton Hall	3.1
Morris Almond	Rice	26.4		Kantrell Gransberry	South Florida	11.4		Mustafa Shakur	Arizona	6.9		Ledell Eackles	Campbell	3.0
Kevin Durant	Texas	25.8		Kevin Durant	Texas	11.1		D. J. Augustin	Texas	6.7		Ibrahim Jaaber	Penn	2.8
Gary Neal	Towson	25.3		Nick Fazekas	Nevada	11.1		Eric Maynor	VCU	6.4		Chavis Holmes	VMI	2.8

Blocked Shots Per Game				Field Goal Percentage				Three-Point FG Percentage				Free Throw Percentage
Player	School	BPG		Player	School	FG%		Player	School	3FG%		Player	School	FT%
Mickell Gladness	Alabama A&M	6.3		Mike Freeman	Hampton	67.8		Josh Carter	Texas A&M	50.0		Derek Raivio	Gonzaga	96.1
Stephane Lasme	UMass	5.1		Roy Hibbert	Georgetown	67.1		Jeremy Crouch	Bradley	50.0		A. J. Graves	Butler	94.8
Hasheem Thabeet	UConn	3.8		Florencio Valencia	Toledo	66.7		Stephen Sir	N. Arizona	49.0		Blake Ahearn	Missouri St.	92.5
McHugh Mattis	S. Florida	3.6		Vladimir Kuljanin	UNC Wilmington	66.3		Jimmy Baron	Rhode Island	47.8		Tristan Blackwood	C. Conn. St.	92.4
Dominic McGuire	Fresno St.	3.6		Calvin Brown	Norfolk St.	65.2		Josh Washington	TAMU-CC	47.6		David Kool	W. Michigan	91.7

Post-Season Tournaments

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

The NCAA Tournament tipped off on March 13, 2007 with the opening round game in Dayton, Ohio, and concluded on April 2 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. A total of 65 teams entered the tournament. Thirty of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. The automatic bid of the Ivy League, which does not conduct a post-season tournament, went to its regular season champion. The remaining 34 teams were granted "at-large" bids, which are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. The Atlantic Coast Conference led the way with seven bids, while the Big East, Big Ten and Pac-10 each placed six teams in the field. Florida successfully defended their title, beating Ohio State 84–75 in the final and becoming the first team since the 1991–92 Duke Blue Devils to repeat as champions. Florida swingman Corey Brewer was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player, while guard Lee Humphrey broke the career NCAA Tournament record for three-pointers made.

Final Four – Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

	National Semifinals March 31					National Championship April 2
	M1	Florida	76
	W2	UCLA	66
						M1	Florida	84
						S1	Ohio State	75
	E2	Georgetown	60
	S1	Ohio State	67

National Invitation tournament

Main article: 2007 National Invitation Tournament

After the NCAA Tournament field was announced, the National Invitation Tournament invited 32 teams to participate, reducing the field's size from 40. Eight teams were given automatic bids for winning their conference regular seasons, and 24 other teams were also invited. The field came from 18 conferences, with the Big East and Southeastern Conference tying for the most teams invited with four. For the first time since the NIT began seeding teams, all four No. 1 seeds reached the final four. John Beilein's West Virginia Mountaineers won the title, defeating the Oliver Purnell-coached Clemson Tigers 78–73 in the championship game. The Mountaineers reached the championship game after Darris Nichols' dramatic 3-pointer at the buzzer stunned Mississippi State in the semifinals. Mountaineer guard Frank Young was named tournament MVP.

Semifinals and Finals

	Semifinals					Finals
	1	West Virginia	63
	1	Mississippi State	62
						1	West Virginia	78
						1	Clemson	73
	1	Clemson	68
	1	Air Force	67

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

Main article: 2007 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

Consensus First Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Kevin Durant	F/G	Freshman	Texas
Alando Tucker	F	Senior	Wisconsin
Acie Law IV	G	Senior	Texas A&M
Arron Afflalo	G	Junior	UCLA
Tyler Hansbrough	F	Sophomore	North Carolina

Consensus Second Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Nick Fazekas	F	Senior	Nevada
Jared Dudley	F	Senior	Boston College
Chris Lofton	G	Junior	Tennessee
Joakim Noah	F/C	Junior	Florida
Greg Oden	C	Freshman	Ohio State

Major player of the year awards

• Wooden Award: Kevin Durant, Texas
• Naismith Award: Kevin Durant, Texas
• Associated Press Player of the Year: Kevin Durant, Texas
• NABC Player of the Year: Kevin Durant, Texas
• Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Kevin Durant, Texas
• Adolph Rupp Trophy: Kevin Durant, Texas
• CBS/Chevrolet Player of the Year: Kevin Durant, Texas
• Sporting News Player of the Year: Kevin Durant, Texas

Major freshman of the year awards

• USBWA Freshman of the Year: Kevin Durant, Texas
• Sporting News Freshman of the Year: Kevin Durant, Texas

Major coach of the year awards

• Associated Press Coach of the Year: Tony Bennett, Washington State
• Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Tony Bennett, Washington State
• NABC Coach of the Year: Todd Lickliter, Butler
• Naismith College Coach of the Year: Tony Bennett, Washington State
• CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year: Tony Bennett, Washington State
• Adolph Rupp Cup: Bo Ryan, Wisconsin
• Sporting News Coach of the Year: Tony Bennett, Washington State

Other major awards

• Bob Cousy Award (Best point guard): Acie Law IV, Texas A&M
• Pete Newell Big Man Award (Best big man): Greg Oden, Ohio State
• NABC Defensive Player of the Year: Greg Oden, Ohio State
• Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0): Tre Kelley, South Carolina
• Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (top senior): Alando Tucker, Wisconsin
• Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Ibrahim Jaaber, Penn
• NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in NYC): Jared Jordan, Marist

Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches throughout the season and after the season ended.

Team	Former Coach	Interim Coach	New Coach	Reason
Air Force	Jeff Bzdelik		Jeff Reynolds	Air Force turned to assistant Reynolds after Bzdelic left for the Big 12.
Arkansas	Stan Heath		John Pelphrey	Arkansas turned to Pelphrey after Creigton's Dana Altman accepted the job then changed his mind after the press conference introducing him as the Razorbacks' head coach.
Ball State	Ronny Thompson		Billy Taylor	Thompson resigned after two years of NCAA violations concerning impermissible offseason workouts.
Binghamton	Al Walker		Kevin Broadus
Bowling Green	Dan Dakich		Louis Orr	Dakich resigns after failing to make the NCAA tournament in ten straight years.
Butler	Todd Lickliter		Brad Stevens	Lickliter capitalized on his NABC Coach of the Year Award by parlaying it into a Big Ten head job at Iowa
Chicago State	Kevin Jones		Benjy Taylor
Coastal Carolina	Buzz Peterson		Cliff Ellis	Buzz Peterson left Coastal to work in the Charlotte Bobcats front office for his former UNC roommate Michael Jordan
Colorado	Ricardo Patton		Jeff Bzdelik	Patton announced in October that it would be his last season at Colorado, and resigned at the end of the year.
Colorado State	Dale Layer		Tim Miles
Denver	Terry Carroll		Joe Scott	Denver turned to former Air Force and Princeton coach Joe Scott.
Drake	Tom Davis		Keno Davis	Dr. Tom Davis retires after 32 years and 598 wins, turning the Drake program over to his son Keno.
East Carolina	Ricky Stokes		Mack McCarthy
Eastern Washington	Mike Burns		Kirk Earlywine
Evansville	Steve Merfeld		Marty Simmons	Evansville hired former Purple Aces star Marty Simmons to take over the struggling program.
Florida A&M	Mike Gillespie		Eugene Harris	Gillespie is fired after being charged with misdemeanor stalking.
Georgia State	Mike Perry		Rod Barnes	Georgia State hires former SEC Coach of the Year Rod Barnes
Harvard	Frank Sullivan		Tommy Amaker	Former Seton Hall and Michigan head coach Amaker finds himself in the Ivy League.
Hawaii	Riley Wallace		Bob Nash	Wallace announced his resignation in December and stepped down at the end of the season.
Illinois State	Porter Moser		Tim Jankovich
Indiana State	Royce Waltman		Kevin McKenna
Iona	Jeff Ruland		Kevin Willard	Former Gaels star Ruland is fired after a 2–28 campaign.
Iowa	Steve Alford		Todd Lickliter	New Mexico wooed away the Big Ten's Alford.
Kansas State	Bob Huggins		Frank Martin	Huggins left at the end of the season for his alma mater, turning over the K-State program (and a top-ranked recruiting class) to assistant Martin.
Kentucky	Tubby Smith		Billy Gillispie	Smith shocked the basketball world by leaving Kentucky for Minnesota.
Lehigh	Billy Taylor		Brett Reed
Liberty	Randy Dunton		Ritchie McKay
Long Beach State	Larry Reynolds		Dan Monson	Reynolds was fired despite winning the Big West, being named conference Coach of the Year, and getting Long Beach State to their first NCAA Tournament in over 20 years.
Louisiana Tech	Keith Richard		Kerry Rupp
Marshall	Ron Jirsa		Donnie Jones
Maryland-Eastern Shore	Larry Leggett	Meredith Smith	Frankie Allen
Michigan	Tommy Amaker		John Beilein	The Wolverines tabbed West Virginia's Beilein after firing Amaker due to the program's lack of progress.
Minnesota	Dan Monson	Jim Molinari	Tubby Smith	Minnesota made the highest-profile coaching change of the season.
New Mexico	Ritchie McKay		Steve Alford
New Mexico State	Reggie Theus		Marvin Menzies	Theus left in the offseason to become head coach of the NBA's Sacramento Kings.
New Orleans	Buzz Williams		Joe Pasternack	Williams resigns after only one year at UNO, making the unusual move to an assistant coaching position at Marquette.
Norfolk State	Dwight Freeman	Anthony Evans	Anthony Evans
North Dakota State	Tim Miles		Saul Phillips
Northern Illinois	Rob Judson		Ricardo Patton	NIU scored a mid-major coup, hiring former Big 12 coach Patton.
Princeton	Joe Scott		Sydney Johnson	Princeton hired former 3-time Tigers captain Johnson after fellow alum Scot left for Denver.
Quinnipiac	Joe DeSantis		Tom Moore	Qunnipiac tapped Moore, an assistant from nearby power UConn.
Radford	Byron Samuels		Brad Greenberg	Samuels announces his intention to resign at the end of the season. at which time Brad Greenberg – brother of Virginia Tech head coach Seth Greenberg – is hired.
Robert Morris	Mark Schmidt		Mike Rice
Saint Louis	Brad Soderberg		Rick Majerus	Saint Louis lured ESPN announcer Rick Majerus back into the coaching box.
San Diego	Brad Holland		Bill Grier
Santa Clara	Dick Davey		Kerry Keating	Dick Davey retires after 30 years.
South Alabama	John Pelphrey		Ronnie Arrow	Former Jaguars coach Arrow returned for a second stint at the school.
South Carolina State	Jammal Brown		Tim Carter
South Florida	Robert McCullum		Stan Heath	Heath landed the Bulls job just a week after being fired by Arkansas.
Southern Utah	Bill Evans		Roger Reid
St. Bonaventure	Anthony Solomon		Mark Schmidt
Texas A&M	Billy Gillispie		Mark Turgeon	Texas A&M snagged Mark Turgeon from Wichita State after Gillispie left for Kentucky.
Texas A&M – CC	Ronnie Arrow		Perry Clark
UC Riverside	David Spencer	Vonn Webb	Jim Wooldridge
UMKC	Rich Zvosec		Matt Brown
Utah	Ray Giacoletti		Jim Boylen
Wake Forest	Skip Prosser		Dino Gaudio	Prosser died of an apparent heart attack after the season. Assistant Gaudio was named permanent head coach.
West Virginia	John Beilein		Bob Huggins
Wichita State	Mark Turgeon		Gregg Marshall	Marshall, who led Winthrop to 7 NCAA tournaments in his nine years there, was tagged by WSU after the departure of Turgeon to Texas A&M.
Winthrop	Gregg Marshall		Randy Peele
Wyoming	Steve McClain		Heath Schroyer