College basketball coaching carousel tracker 2026: Cincinnati fires Wes Miller, Jeff Capel returning to Pitt Another high-major job opened up on Friday when Cincinnati fired Wes Miller By Matt Norlander Mar 13, 2026 at 3:09 pm ET • 17 min read Getty Images We are up to over 30 coaching changes — seven of which have had those jobs filled — with more soon to land. Circle back here frequently, as this post is getting multiple updates every day. All job swaps are detailed below. Less than 24 hours after the first high-major job in college basketball was filled -- when Kansas State hired Belmont's Casey Alexander to replace Jerome Tang -- another opening emerged. Cincinnati fired Wes Miller after five seasons and zero NCAA Tournament appearances. The decision came less than two days after the Bearcats' 66-65 overtime loss to UCF at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City. The plan is for the formal separation to become official on April 1, when Miller's buyout drops from $9.9 million to $4.7 million, according to a source. There is no formal announcement from Cincinnati expected in the coming days. Shortly after that move, there was a key retention. Pitt elected to bring back coach Jeff Capel for another season despite just one NCAA Tournament appearance in eight seasons. The cost to fire him this season would have been close to $15 million, sources told CBS Sports. The biggest coaching carousel news of the week came when Kansas State hired Alexander. The Wildcats had a chance to land the most accomplished, realistic candidate for their level on this year's market. While Utah State's Jerrod Calhoun was in a prime position to accept the job if desired, that wasn't the presumed landing spot. The 53-year-old Alexander, meanwhile, chose to go with K-State while also being involved at Georgia Tech. He won four conference titles in the past seven seasons and had a team that went 26-6 this year before losing in the MVC quarterfinals to Drake. The deal is for five years at a rate starting at $3.3 million. "I'm incredibly excited to join the team at K-State and can't wait to get the journey started," Alexander said via statement on Friday morning. "K-State has such a rich tradition and a wildly passionate fan base, and I'm grateful for the opportunity provided by Gene Taylor to be a part of it." Alexander has 303 wins to his name at Belmont, Lipscomb and Stetson, including 10 straight 20-win seasons. And fun did-you-know from K-State's release: "Belmont is one of three Division I programs (along with Gonzaga and Kansas) to win 20 or more games in each of the last 16 seasons." Another name that's been buzzy on this year's rumor mill is Saint Louis' Josh Schertz . And on Friday morning, we got a surprise piece of information from SLU: Schertz has verbally agreed in principle to a new contract, according to a program spokesperson. A formal statement has not yet been made, and in fact Saint Louis is playing vs. George Washington at the time of this story's updated publishing. We'll have more after Schertz speaks with the media on Friday. He was a big candidate at multiple potential spots, but instead is setting himself up for a huge pay bump and NIL increase next year with the Billikens. As for the big jobs that are open, here are our headlines on the high-major dismissals in the past week. We should be getting more news later today. » Providence's Kim English is officially out as of Friday morning . » Bobby Hurley's time up at ASU; he told me he wants another job ASAP . » Syracuse cut ties with Red Autry on Wednesday morning . » Georgia Tech fired Damon Stoudamire on Sunday . » Boston College fired Earl Grant on Sunday as well . Earlier this week ... Oregon State hired Michigan assistant coach Justin Joyner on a five-year contract. The 38-year-old will remain on staff with the Wolverines through the end of their NCAA Tournament run, whenever that comes. Joyner interviewed for the job in Las Vegas on Monday with Oregon State brass, one day after the Wolverines wrapped a 29-2 regular season. Joyner was a player at UC Santa Barbara from 2006-11 and then spent seven years working under Randy Bennett at Saint Mary's. His West Coast roots also played a big role in Oregon State's decision to hire him, one source said. Another huge factor: Joyner's wife, Tracy, is the women's soccer coach at nearby Oregon. Beyond the obvious desire of wanting to be a head coach, however, the Oregon State vacancy also had massive appeal for the Joyner family on the whole. MORE : 25 names to know for this year's cycle If you're interested in keeping up with the scuttlebutt, check back in frequently and be sure to follow me on social media to get the news as it happens in real time with additional intel . High-majors ARIZONA STATE | OUT: Bobby Hurley Hurley leaves with the second-most wins in program history and wants to keep coaching/run a program. If I'm Boston College, I'm doing whatever I can to convince Hurley to come. But Hurley also told me he'd tak