Several coaching changes have occurred in college basketball recently, with notable shifts in leadership at various programs across the country. Phil Martelli Jr. took over for Jared Grasso at Bryant, while Mike DeGeorge replaced John Smith at a bottom-tier Big West job. Jim Christian stepped in for Reggie Witherspoon at a challenging spot with the Golden Griffins, and John Shulman replaced Anthony Boone at his Alma Mater, the University of North Carolina-Asheville. Scott Spinelli moved up to the head coaching role at Chicago State after Gerald Gillion departed.
Meanwhile, Chris Mack took over from Pat Kelsey at Charleston, a top-tier mid-major job, and Saah Nimley succeeded Barclay Radebaugh at Charleston Southern. In a surprising move, Dru Joyce III was named head coach at Duquesne after Keith Dambrot retired. Dan Monson returned to coaching at Washington State, and Chris Casey took over for Jay Young at Fairfield, with hopes of turning the program around in the MAAC.
The changes continue with Patrick Crarey II stepping in for Robert McCullum at Florida A&M, John Jakus taking over for Dusty May at Florida Atlantic, and Vance Walberg replacing Justin Hutson at Fresno State. Jeremy Luther succeeded Tim Craft at Gardner-Webb, while Doug Gottlieb made a surprising hire as head coach at Green Bay. Ivan Thomas replaced Buck Joyner at Hampton, and Craig Doty took over for Ron Cottrell at Houston Christian.
These coaching changes are part of the ongoing cycle of transformations that occur in college basketball as programs look to find the right leadership to guide their teams to success on and off the court.
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