Chart: NCAA basketball coaches on the hot seat

November 10, 2015 at 6:53AM
Oklahoma State coach Travis Ford
Oklahoma State coach Travis Ford (Associated Press file/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Head coaches ... for now

Travis Ford, Oklahoma State

The Cowboys haven't won an NCAA tournament game since 2009, Ford's first season at the program, despite a slew of highly touted recruits rolling through Stillwater. If Oklahoma State can't turn the trend around quickly, Ford will be gone before you can say "Yee-haw."

Tom Crean, Indiana

The Hoosiers had some moments late in the season after a weird nonconference schedule, but clearly the Indiana basketball fan base isn't content with just "hanging around." With league championship-caliber talent, the pressure is on Crean to cut through the off-court issues that have plagued the team and win.

Brian Gregory, Georgia Tech

There was nothing pretty about the Yellow Jackets' 3-15 record in the ACC last year, and another bad year – Gregory is 19-51 in four seasons – probably will be the last straw. Unfortunately for Gregory, the talent for a big jump doesn't appear to be on the Tech roster.

Indiana coach Tom Crean
Indiana coach Tom Crean (Associated Press file/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Georgia Tech basketball coach Brian Gregory
Georgia Tech basketball coach Brian Gregory (Associated Press file/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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