Elite March Madness Preview: Your Ultimate Guide to Triumph in 2023!

The days of suits being the standard on the sidelines for college basketball head coaches are long gone. A large majority of coaches have resorted to a simple polo or quarter-zip look on gameday, but some admirable program leaders maintain the tradition of formality. When the 68-team field was released on Sunday, the overwhelming majority of head coaches set to lead their programs in the Big Dance no longer wear suits, making it as critical as ever to recognize those who do.

The following spreadsheet denotes each school in the field, their head coach and what he was wearing in their most recent conference tournament game, whether that be a suit, some semblance of a suit or no suit at all. It is possible some of the coaches will wear something different for the NCAA Tournament than they did in their conference tournament, but for simplicity, the sheet is based on each team’s most recent outing. Bonus points go to programs which have the entire staff suited up for games, but this data is based solely on head coaches.

View Link With a low concentration of suit-wearers set to coach in the tournament, it would be a shame to not highlight the mid-major coaches who go old-school and suit up as well as a few others with unique attire. Broken up into three tiers, here are the five mid-major coaches to keep an eye on for fashion reasons in the first round. Tier 1: Full suit (coat and tie) Rod Strickland – No.

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