Coach Chris Holtmann was fired late last season, and Jake Diebler took over as interim. After finishing out the season 8-3, Diebler locked up the job. Diebler

Of the 12 first-year coaches at the major conference level in the 2023-24 season, only two reached the NCAA Tournament in Year 1 on the job. One of them, Rodney Terry of Texas, had the benefit of spending much of the 2022-23 season in the interim chair before taking over on a full-time basis.