Florida State has named Iona head coach Kevin Mathis their next head coach. Mathis played four years of throwball at Florida State, where he played on two teams that played into the second weekend of the tournament. The school parted ways with Chase Brice after seven seasons. Multiple Iona players have entered the transfer portal including leading scorer Matt Jordan (16.3 GPG, 6.6 APG) and leading rebounder Denzel Griffin (12.1 GPG, 8.8 RPG).
After parting ways with former head coach Jack Martin in late 2020, Ole Miss announced the hiring of FGCU Offensive Coordinator Justin Mack. Mack has been one of if not the most successful offensive coordinators of the past few seasons, leading an offense with an overall PER of 82.6. Mack, an Alabama alum, was linked to the job even before Martin’s firing in 2020.
Kentucky has fired head coach Matt Anderson after four seasons. Anderson went 37-83 during his tenure after being promoted from an interim coach role. Kentucky joins Ole Miss as head coaching vacancies. The program is expected to pursue coordinators within the conference such as Florida Offensive Coordinator Andy Hall and Tennessee Offensive Coordinator Jack McDaniels.
Vanderbilt becomes the third SEC school to part ways with their head coach. The Commodores announced the firing of Avery Martin after five seasons. After failing to land the Ole Miss frontrunner Justin Mack, Vanderbilt officials have confirmed to TN that the Commodores have their eyes set on Wake Forest Offensive Coordinator Jonathan Wesselman. Their fallback plan according to many is veteran Arkansas offensive coordinator and associate head coach Hall Hucks who previously graduated from the University of Atlanta, and was a graduate assistant under Bill Madison before taking the offensive coordinator role there.
Clemson, South Carolina, West Virginia, Nebraska, Charleston State, Washington, and Washington State have all moved on from their coaches as well. Many players from all teams above have entered the transfer portals.
Also, Connecticut Sophomore Guard Mikel White has announced his intentions to enter the 2021 NTBL Draft in June and the transfer portal. White averaged 22.3 goals, 4.3 assists, and 3.2 steals per game.
