Three years after playing on a North Carolina team that captured the 2005 national title, Miller started his coaching career as an assistant at Elon in his mid-20s, and the No. The final list, which attempts to rank coaches according to both achievements and potential, features a diverse collection of elite young coaches who could secure some of the top jobs in the sport in the coming years.

At ESPN, we hope to recognize some of those rising stars of coaching's next generation with our '40 Under 40' list.ĮSPN college basketball writers Myron Medcalf, Jeff Borzello and John Gasaway began this project with a long list of candidates culled from all 32 Division I conferences, before debating, revising and finalizing our list of the top 40 coaches and assistant coaches in college basketball who were under 40 years old as of April 30, 2020. Men's College Basketball, UNC Greensboro Spartans, Xavier Musketeers, LSU Tigers, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Furman Paladins, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Robert Morris Colonials, Florida Gators, Duke Blue Devils, Louisville Cardinals, Eastern Washington Eagles, Gonzaga Bulldogs, Texas Tech Red Raiders, George Washington Colonials, San Francisco Dons, South Alabama Jaguars, Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors, Kennesaw State Owls, Florida International Panthers, Kansas Jayhawks, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Syracuse Orange, Nicholls Colonels, Kentucky Wildcats, Tennessee Volunteers, Wofford Terriers, UMass Minutemen, Virginia Tech Hokies, Wisconsin Badgers, Bethune-Cookman Wildcats, Villanova Wildcats, UNC Asheville Bulldogs, La Salle Explorers, Missouri State Bears, Quinnipiac Bobcats, Colorado State Rams, Bryant Bulldogs, Washington State Cougars, Southern Illinois SalukisĪlthough the college basketball coaching landscape continues to be dominated by legendary and established names including Mike Krzyzewski (age 74), Jim Boeheim (76), Roy Williams (70) and others, the game also features an abundance of talented young coaches who've collectively made their marks in the early stages of their careers.

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