unfortunately, there aren't a ton of impressive looking candidates from what i can tell beyond oats, unless you want to count guys like chris beard. even earl grant, who i liked a lot, isn't doing much to impress this year. i still think guys like grant, miller and kelsey could be good coaches, but certainly not as sexy as other names.
given that, here are some crazy thoughts. starting off -- ritchie mckay, with decades of mediocrity under his belt, is killing it at liberty. they are having their best season ever and should be even better next year (most of their best players should return). it's possible he's just having a lucky run, but i suspect it has more to do with the six years he spent immediately prior as tony bennett's top assistant at UVA.
now, i wouldn't hire mckay at this point. but i would keep an eye on ron sanchez, who is in his first year at UNCC after being a longtime bennett assistant. while they suck (269th in kenpom, and we whooped them) -- but it does look like they are rapidly getting better (and they were even worse last despite having our boi andrien white and a couple other guys who got kicked off) and sanchez has apparently done a really good job recruiting. point being, it looks possible like he has uncc's dumpster fire headed in the right direction and is someone i'd keep monitoring.