March Madness 2009’s Diversity in Leadership
This year’s 2009 NCAA Tournament field of 65 teams includes 14 teams that have Black head coaches. According to NCAA data, Black players represent approximately 60 percent of Division I male basketball players. Thirteen Black head coaches made it into the NCAA Tournament in 2006. Here is a list of Black head coaches who made it into this year’s March madness.
Midwest Regional
Alabama State University – Lewis Jackson * Play-In-Game*
Cleveland State University – Gary Waters
Boston College - Al Skinner
West Regional
University of Washington – Lorenzo Romar
University of Missouri – Mike Anderson
California State Northridge – Bobby Braswell
South Regional
Louisiana State University – Trent Johnson
Clemson University – Oliver Purnell
University of Oklahoma – Jeff Capel
Morgan State University – Todd Bozeman
East Regional
Florida State University – Leonard Hamilton
Virginia Commonwealth University – Anthony Grant
University of Minnesota - Tubby Smith
Binghamton University – Kevin Broadus
