11 Black Head Coaches are in The 2008 NCAA National Tournament: This year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship field of 65 has 11 teams lead by Black head coaches. Approximately 63 percent of all male Division I basketball players are Black, while Blacks represent 17 percent of the head coaches in this year’s field of 65.
The 11 Black head coaches who made it into the 2008 NCAA Basketball National Championship are:
Dennis Felton – University of Georgia
Ernie Kent – University of Oregon
Frank Haith – University of Miami
James Green – Mississippi Valley State University
Jeff Capel – University of Oklahoma
John Thompson III – Georgetown University
Milan Brown – Mount Saint Mary’s University
Oliver Purnell – Clemson University
Randy Monroe – University of Maryland Baltimore County
Ron Mitchell – Coppin State University
Trent Johnson – Stanford University
