As a firm believer in college basketball coaches wearing suits, I compiled a spreadsheet for the 68-team NCAA Tournament field back in March, detailing the attire each coach and his staff wore on the sidelines during the Big Dance. As an offseason project, I wanted to expand the research to include every coaching staff for the 2026-27 season.
For simplicity, the attire labels for each coach and his staff are based on their most recent game as a head coach. I know in certain instances, the most recent game isn’t
always representative of a coach’s typical attire for the entire season, so if that’s the case, please share that feedback so I can make appropriate corrections.
Below you will find the spreadsheet itself and more information on the process of creating the sheet. There will be more to come throughout the offseason, shouting out the mid-major coaches who suit up or sport unique looks, such as the ones in the graphic art for this article, but for now, please have a look at the spreadsheet and share any feedback for its improvement!
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What do the colors mean?
Cyan: The name of any coach highlighted with cyan indicates he is in his first season with that program.
Red: The head coach or assistants wear no elements of a suit. The most common looks in this category include quarter-zips and polo shirts
Yellow: The head coach or assistants wear parts of a suit. The most common looks include a coat with no tie, or a tie with no coat.
Green: The head coach or assistants wear a full suit with a coat and tie.
Purple: The head coach or assistants wear something outside the box of quarter-zips, polos, suits, etc. Examples include Eran Ganot and his staff in Hawaiian shirts or Corey Gipson in his military uniform.
New head coaches (highlighted in cyan)
For head coaches who have been collegiate head coaches in the past, but are in their first season with a new program, I attempted to base their attire on their most recent game as a college head coach, regardless of level. If I was unable to find footage of a coach’s most recent game for whatever reason, their attire is based on their most recent game in whatever position they last held, unless specified otherwise, but the date is that of their last game as a head coach.
For head coaches who are in their first year as a college head coach, their attire is based on their most recent game in the position they last held.
Dates
Any date formatted as DD/MM with no year indicates a game that took place in the 2025-26 season.
Any row with “N/A” in the date column indicates a first-year collegiate head coach.
Any date formatted as DD/MM/YY is a game which took place in a season prior to the 2025-26 season, indicating a coach has been a college head coach before, but held a different position in 2025-26.
If you have any feedback, suggestions, corrections, or anything else to improve the spreadsheet, please share! You can reach me through Twitter DM’s @drew_gentile_ or email me at drewng427@gmail.com
