Search Firm Placements and NCAA Division I FBS Athletics Hiring Trends
“The current inequities and lack of diversity throughout the FBS is underscored by NCAA data from 2020-21 which shows that just 19% of FBS athletics director jobs and 19% of FBS head coaching positions across all sports – 485 out of 2,616 total positions – are held by people of color. Even further, in the FBS 82% of football head coaching roles are held by white males, 77% of men’s basketball head coaches are white males, and just 30% of women’s basketball head coaches are people of color. In stark contrast to these numbers, the same NCAA records indicate that 60% of FBS football, 78% of men’s basketball and 73% of women’s basketball student-athletes are people of color.”
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| Name | POSITION | INSTITUTION | FIRM | ETHNICITY | YEAR |
| Nina King | Athletics Director | Duke University | Parker Executive Search | BW | 2021 |
| Blake James | Athletics Director | Boston College | Parker Executive Search | WM | 2022 |
| Desiree Reed-Francois | Athletics Director | University of Missouri | Parker Executive Search | LW | 2021 |
| Danny White | Athletics Director | University of Tennessee | Parker Executive Search | WM | 2021 |
| Allen Greene | Athletics Director | Auburn University | Parker Executive Search | BM | 2018 |
| Julie Cromer | Athletics Director | Ohio University | Parker Executive Search | WW | 2019 |
| Mark Alnutt | Athletics Director | University of Buffalo | Parker Executive Search | BM | 2018 |
| Josh Heupel | Football | University of Tennessee | Parker Executive Search | WM | 2021 |
| Mike Elko | Football | Duke University | Parker Executive Search | WM | 2021 |
| Stan Drayton | Football | Temple University | Parker Executive Search | BM | 2021 |
| Jim Mora | Football | University of Connecticut | Parker Executive Search | WM | 2021 |
| Mike Locksley | Football | University of Maryland | Parker Executive Search | BM | 2018 |
| Willie Taggart | Football | Florida Atlantic University | Parker Executive Search | BM | 2019 |
| Maurice Linguist | Football | University of Buffalo | Parker Executive Search | BM | 2021 |
| Thomas Hammock | Football | Northern Illinois University | Parker Executive Search | BM | 2019 |
| Dan Lanning | Football | University of Oregon | Parker Executive Search | WM | 2021 |
| Clark Lea | Football | Vanderbilt University | Parker Executive Search | WM | 2020 |
| Amaka Agugua-Hamilton | Women’s Basketball | University of Virginia | Parker Executive Search | BW | 2022 |
| Shea Ralph | Women’s Basketball | Vanderbilt University | Parker Executive Search | WW | 2021 |
| Jonas Hayes | Men’s basketball | Georgia State University | Parker Executive Search | BM | 2022 |
| Mike White | Men’s basketball | University of Georgia | Parker Executive Search | WM | 2022 |
| Rashon Burno | Men’s basketball | Northern Illinois University | Parker Executive Search | BM | 2021 |
| Stephanie Rempe | Athletics Director | University of Nevada Reno | Parker Executive Search | WW | 2022 |
| Kevin Willard | Men’s basketball | University of Maryland | Parker Executive Search | WM | 2022 |
| Keith Gill | Commissioner | Sun Belt Conference | Parker Executive Search | BM | 2019 |
| J Batt | Athletics Director | Georgia Tech University | Parker Executive Search | WM | 2022 |
| Nell Fornter | Women’s Head Basketball Coach | Georgia Tech University | College Sports Solutions | WW | 2019 |
| Coquese Washington | Women’s Head Basketball Coach | Rutgers University | College Sports Solutions | BW | 2022 |
| Kayla Ard | Women’s Head Basketball Coach | Utah State University | College Sports Solutions | WW | 2020 |
| Jack Owens | Head Coach Men’s Basketball | Miami University of Ohio | College Sports Solutions | BM | 2017 |
| Megan Duffy | Head Coach Women’s Basketball | Miami University of Ohio | College Sports Solutions | WW | 2017 |
| Dana Dimel | Head Football Coach | University of Texas at El Paso | College Sports Solutions | WM | 2017 |
| Sean Lewis | Head Football Coach | Kent State University | College Sports Solutions | WM | 2017 |
| Rodney Terry | Head Coach Men’s Basketball | University of Texas at El Paso | College Sports Solutions | BM | 2018 |
| Bryan Blair | Director of Athletics | University of Toledo | College Sports Associates | BM | 2022 |
| Josh Heird | Director of Athletics | University of Louisville | College Sports Associates | WM | 2022 |
| Trev Alberts | Director of Athletics | University of Nebraska | College Sports Associates | WM | 2021 |
| Alan Haller | Director of Athletics | Michigan State University | College Sports Associates | BM | 2021 |
| Erick Harper | Director of Athletics | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | College Sports Associates | BM | 2022 |
| Josh Brooks | Director of Athletics | University of Georgia | College Sports Associates | WM | 2021 |
| Jeramiah Dickey | Director of Athletics | Boise State University | College Sports Associates | WM | 2021 |
| John Cunningham | Director of Athletics | University of Cincinnati | College Sports Associates | WM | 2019 |
| Charles Guthrie | Director of Athletics | University of Akron | College Sports Associates | BM | 2021 |
| Beth Goetz | Director of Athletics | Ball State University | College Sports Associates | WW | 2018 |
| Keith Carter | Director of Athletics | University of Mississippi | College Sports Associates | WM | 2019 |
| Dr. Lisa Campos | Director of Athletics | University of Texas, San Antonio | College Sports Associates | LW | 2017 |
| John Currie | Director of Athletics | Wake Forest University | College Sports Associates | WM | 2019 |
| Mike Buddie | Director of Athletics | United States Military Academy | College Sports Associates | WM | 2019 |
| Patrick Kraft | Director of Athletics | Boston College | College Sports Associates | WM | 2020 |
| Desiree Reed-Francois | Director of Athletics | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | College Sports Associates | LW | 2017 |
| Sonny Dykes | Head Football Coach | Southern Methodist University | College Sports Associates | WM | 2017 |
| Willie Taggart | Head Football Coach | Florida State University | College Sports Associates | BM | 2018 |
| Lincoln Riley | Head Football Coach | University of Southern California | College Sports Associates | WM | 2021 |
| Jake Dickert | Head Football Coach | Washington State University | College Sports Associates | WM | 2021 |
| Rhett Lashlee | Head Football Coach | Southern Methodist University | College Sports Associates | WM | 2021 |
| Jay Norvell | Head Football Coach | Colorado State University | College Sports Associates | BM | 2021 |
| Joe Moorhead | Head Football Coach | University of Akron | College Sports Associates | WM | 2021 |
| Jeff Traylor | Head Football Coach | University of Texas, San Antonio | College Sports Associates | WM | 2019 |
| Andy Avalos | Head Football Coach | Boise State University | College Sports Associates | LM | 2021 |
| Ricky Rahne | Head Football Coach | Old Dominion University | College Sports Associates | WM | 2019 |
| Jon Scheyer | Head Basketball Coach (in waiting) | Duke University | College Sports Associates | WM | 2022 |
| Rob Lanier | Head Basketball Coach | Southern Methodist University | College Sports Associates | BM | 2022 |
| Michael Lewis | Head Basketball Coach | Ball State University | College Sports Associates | WM | 2022 |
| Mark Fox | Head Basketball Coach | University of California, Berkeley | College Sports Associates | WM | 2019 |
| Tim Miles | Head Basketball Coach | San Jose State University | College Sports Associates | WM | 2021 |
| Justin Hutson | Head Basketball Coach | Fresno State University | College Sports Associates | BM | 2018 |
| Tom Crean | Head Basketball Coach | University of Georgia | College Sports Associates | WM | 2018 |
| Richie Riley | Head Basketball Coach | University of South Alabama | College Sports Associates | BM | 2018 |
| Kara Lawson | Head Women’s Basketball Coach | Duke University | College Sports Associates | BW | 2020 |
| Toyelle Wilson | Head Women’s Basketball Coach | Southern Methodist University | College Sports Associates | BW | 2021 |
| Nikki McCray-Penson | Head Women’s Basketball Coach | Old Dominion University | College Sports Associates | BW | 2017 |
| Diane Richardson | Head Women’s Basketball Coach | Temple University | College Sports Associates | BW | 2022 |
| Randale Richmond | Athletics Director | Kent State University | CarrSports | BM | 2021 |
| Christian Spears | Athletics Director | Marshall University | CarrSports | WM | 2022 |
| Justin Wilcox | Head Football Coach | University of California, Berkeley | CarrSports | WM | 2022 |
| Jim Knowlton | Athletics Director | University of California, Berkeley | WittKieffer | WM | 2018 |
| Martin Jarmond | Athletics Director | University of California, Los Angeles | WittKieffer | BM | 2020 |
| Jeff Long | Athletics Director | University of Kansas | Korn Ferry | WM | 2018 |
| Vince Tyra | Athletics Director | University of Louisville | Korn Ferry | WM | 2019 |
| Carla Williams | Athletics Director | University of Virginia | Korn Ferry | BW | 2017 |
| Arthur Johnson | Athletics Director | Temple University | Korn Ferry | BM | 2021 |
| Jerry Stackhouse | Men’s basketball | Vanderbilt University | Korn Ferry | BM | 2019 |
| Kevin Warren | Commissioner | BIG Ten Conference | Korn Ferry | BM | 2019 |
| Hunter Yurachek | Athletics Director | University of Arkansas | Korn Ferry | WM | 2017 |
| Brett Yormark | Commissioner | Big 12 Conference | TurnKey | WM | 2022 |
| Patrick Kraft | Athletics Director | Penn State University | TurnKey | WM | 2022 |
| Dan Radakovich | Athletics Director | University of Miami | TurnKey | WM | 2021 |
| Scott Carr | Athletics Director | Florida International University | TurnKey | WM | 2021 |
| Jeff Purinton | Athletics Director | Arkansas State University | TurnKey | WM | 2022 |
| Jeff Konya | Athletics Director | San Jose State University | TurnKey | WM | 2021 |
| Sytia Messer | Women’s Head Basketball Coach | University of Central Florida | TurnKey | BW | 2022 |
| Jerome Tang | Men’s basketball | Kansas State University | TurnKey | BM | 2022 |
| Joni Taylor | Women’s Basketball | Texas A&M University | TurnKey | BW | 2022 |
| Natasha Adair | Women’s Basketball | Arizona State University | TurnKey | BW | 2022 |
| Lamont Paris | Men’s basketball | University of South Carolina | TurnKey | BM | 2022 |
| April Phillips | Women’s Head Basketball Coach | San Jose State University | TurnKey | BW | 2022 |
| Frank Martin | Men’s basketball | University of Massachusetts | TurnKey | WM | 2022 |
| Megan Gebbia | Women’s Basketball | Wake Forest University | TurnKey | WW | 2022 |
| Terry Mohajir | Athletics Director | University of Central Florida | TurnKey | AM | 2021 |
| Travis Goff | Athletics Director | University of Kansas | TurnKey | WM | 2021 |
| Damon Evans | Athletics Director | University of Maryland | TurnKey | BM | 2018 |
| George Kilavkoff | Commissioner | PAC-12 Conference | TurnKey | WM | 2021 |
| Jim Phillips | Commissioner | Atlantic Coast Conference | TurnKey | WM | 2021 |
| Mike Bohn | Athletics Director | University of Southern California | TurnKey | WM | 2019 |
| Mike Hill | Athletics Director | University of North Carolina – Charlotte | TurnKey | WM | 2018 |
| Mark Harlan | Athletics Director | University of Utah | TurnKey | WM | 2018 |
| Bill Moos | Athletics Director | University of Nebraska | TurnKey | WM | 2017 |
| John Currie | Athletics Director | University of Tennessee | TurnKey | WM | 2017 |
| Greg Byrne | Athletics Director | University of Alabama | TurnKey | WM | 2017 |
| Tommy Lloyd | Men’s basketball | University of Arizona | TurnKey | WM | 2021 |
| Porter Moser | Men’s basketball | University of Oklahoma | TurnKey | WM | 2021 |
| Micah Shrewsberry | Men’s basketball | Penn State University | TurnKey | BM | 2021 |
| Joe Scott | Men’s basketball | Air Force Academy | TurnKey | WM | 2020 |
| Vic Schaefer | Women’s Basketball | University of Texas | TurnKey | WM | 2020 |
| Steve Forbes | Men’s basketball | Wake Forest University | TurnKey | WM | 2020 |
| Matt Daniel | Women’s Basketball | Arkansas State University | TurnKey | WM | 2019 |
| Carolyn Kieger | Women’s Basketball | Penn State University | TurnKey | WW | 2019 |
| Buzz Williams | Men’s basketball | Texas A&M University | TurnKey | WM | 2019 |
| Charmin Smith | Women’s Basketball | University of California, Berkeley | TurnKey | BW | 2019 |
| Mick Cronin | Men’s basketball | University of California, Los Angeles | TurnKey | WM | 2019 |
| Juwan Howard | Men’s basketball | University of Michigan | TurnKey | BM | 2019 |
| Fred Hoiberg | Men’s basketball | University of Nebraska | TurnKey | WM | 2019 |
| Kyle Smith | Men’s basketball | Washington State University | TurnKey | WM | 2019 |
| Amanda Butler | Women’s Basketball | Clemson University | TurnKey | WW | 2017 |
| Yolett McPhee-McCuin | Women’s Basketball | University of Mississippi | TurnKey | BW | 2018 |
| Kermit Davis | Men’s basketball | University of Mississippi | TurnKey | WM | 2018 |
| Sonny Dykes | Football | Texas Christian University | TurnKey | WM | 2021 |
| Mike MacIntyre | Football | Florida International University | TurnKey | WM | 2021 |
| Steve Sarkisian | Football | University of Texas | TurnKey | WM | 2021 |
| Brent Venables | Football | University of Oklahoma | TurnKey | WM | 2021 |
| Gus Malzahn | Football | University of Central Florida | TurnKey | WM | 2021 |
| Lance Leipold | Football | University of Kansas | TurnKey | WM | 2021 |
| Chris Klieman | Football | Kansas State University | TurnKey | WM | 2018 |
| Rod Carey | Football | Temple University | TurnKey | WM | 2018 |
| Geoff Collins | Football | Georgia Tech University | TurnKey | WM | 2018 |
| Scot Loeffler | Football | Bowling Green State University | TurnKey | WM | 2018 |
| Tom Arth | Football | University of Akron | TurnKey | WM | 2018 |
| Marcus Arroyo | Football | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | TurnKey | LM | 2019 |
| Greg Schiano | Football | Rutgers University | TurnKey | WM | 2019 |
| Lane Kiffin | Football | University of Mississippi | TurnKey | WM | 2019 |
| Shane Beamer | Football | University of South Carolina | TurnKey | WM | 2020 |
| Jedd Fisch | Football | University of Arizona | TurnKey | WM | 2020 |
| Nick Rolovich | Football | Washington State University | TurnKey | WM | 2020 |
| Dr. Derrick Gragg | Athletics Director | Northwestern University | DHR | BM | 2021 |
| Mike Norvell | Football | Florida State University | DHR | WM | 2019 |
| Kenny Payne | Men’s basketball | University of Louisville | DHR | BM | 2022 |
| Michael Alford | Athletics Director | Florida State University | DHR | WM | 2021 |
| Dan Bartholomae | Athletics Director | Western Michigan University | DHR | WM | 2022 |
| Dwayne Stevens | Men’s basketball | Western Michigan University | DHR | BM | 2022 |
| Kevin Sumlin | Football | University of Arizona | DHR | BM | 2018 |
| Heather Lyke | Athletics Director | University of Pittsburgh | DHR | WW | 2017 |
| Tony Barbee | Men’s basketball | Central Michigan University | DHR | BM | 2021 |
| Mel Tucker | Football | Michigan State University | DHR | BM | 2020 |
| Jared Benko | Athletics Director | Georgia Southern University | DHR | WM | 2020 |
*INCOMPLETE LIST – DHR GLOBAL DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN THIS STUDY. IT IS THE CORPORATE POLICY OF DHR GLOBAL NOT TO PUBLICALLY DISCLOSE THE IDENTITY OF THEIR CLIENTS OR THEIR SEARCHES. THIS IS ONLY A PARTIAL LIST OF DHR GLOBAL’S SEARCHES BASED STRICTLY ON RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY LEAD1 FROM PUBLIC SOURCES.
