Evansville Men's Basketball Coaching Search Odds
| Odds | Name | Current Job | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/1 | David Ragland | Assistant Coach - Butler | The Evansville native was hired at Butler last spring. Has been an assistant at Utah St., Valpo, Northern Kentucky, Indiana State, and Bowling Green. Was also the head coach at Vincennes from 2008-10 (44-19) |
| 18/1 | Ryan Miller | Assistant Coach - Creighton | Well traveled assistant with stops at Memphis, TCU, UNLV, Auburn, New Mexico, Pepperdine, and Memphis. |
| 20/1 | Chris Hollender | Former Assistant Coach - Missouri | 1000 pt scorer at Evansville. Was at Mizzou since 2017 before the staff change this spring. Spent 2009-12 as an assistant at Evansville. Has also worked at Army (2002-09), Mississippi State (2012-15) and UMKC (2015-17) |
| 22/1 | Mike Mennenga | Assistant Coach - Oregon | In his 8th year on the Ducks staff. Has also been a assistant at Iowa State, Providence, Maine, and Canisius. An Illinois native who played at nearby Vincennes University. |
| 24/1 | Cuonzo Martin | Former Head Coach - Missouri | Was released at Mizzou this spring. Has also been the head coach at Tennessee, Cal, and Missouri State. Has a 264–198 (.571) record in 14-seasons as a D1 head coach. |
| 38/1 | Tom Crean | Former Head Coach Georgia | Former head coach at Georgia, Indiana, and Marquette. Holds a 404-305 (.570) record in 22-seasons. |
| 45/1 | Bruce Weber | Former Head Coach - Kansas State | Has put together a 497-302 (.622) record in 24-seasons as a head coach (K-State, Illinois, Southern Illinois). 2004-05 National Coach of the Year at Illinois. |
| 48/1 | Calbert Cheaney | Player Development Assistant - Indiana Pacers | The former NBA player and Indiana standout is an Evansville native. National Player of the Year in 1993 spent three seasons at the college level as an assistant (St. Louis - 2013-16). |
| 50/1 | Ben McCollum | Head Coach - Northwest Missouri State | Has won 4 D2 National Titles since 2017 + gone 334-83 (.801) in 13-seasons at Northwest. Will get a D1 job soon. Probably in a better place right now if he stays where he is. |
| 55/1 | Dane Fife | Former Assistant Coach - Indiana | Spent last season at his alma mater Indiana - was released this spring. Spent ten years prior to that as an assistant at Michigan State. Head Coach at Purdue Ft. Wayne from 2005-11. |
| 4/1 | Field | I'm not loving this list except for the top 4. I've heard that at least one current head coach is in the mix. Search is moving fast, with a decision possibly by the end of the week. Will know more soon. |
