The 2020 school basketball teaching carousel was one of many calmest rides in current reminiscence, as solely a handful of packages opted for teaching adjustments with the COVID-19 pandemic in its early levels and the monetary ramifications unclear for athletic departments. Just one main convention program, Wake Forest, made a training change in comparatively quick order after the 2019-20 season and even that transfer came visiting a month after the season.

Whereas Penn State and Wichita State adopted go well with within the coming months, these adjustments resulted from off-court controversies after the carousel slowed. However regardless of the comparatively quiet offseason of 2020, some first-year coaches nonetheless managed to make a powerful impression final season even whereas taking on packages amid the problems of a pandemic.

This time subsequent 12 months, a mirrored image on the brand new first-year coaches can be far beefier as big-name packages similar to North Carolina, Texas, Arizona, Indiana and others transition. However for now, these are the 5 first-year coaches whose success stood out most final season.