Here’s a few guys to keep an eye on as Liberty looks for their next men’s basketball head coach.

Jason Allison

Allison is a Liberty alum (’98) and coached in the Big South for nearly a decade at VMI. He is currently in his 1st season at Appalachian State.

RJay Barsh

Barsh is in his 3rd season as the head coach of Southeastern. He helped lead Southeastern to not only their first NAIA National Tournament appearance but to the final four in his 2nd season.

LaVall Jordan

Jordan is in his 5th season as an assistant at Michigan, where he has served alongside former Liberty head coach Jeff Meyer. He’s also spent time as an assistant at Iowa and Butler. He was a finalist for Butler’s head coaching position in 2013.

Bobby Lutz

Lutz is currently the Associate Head Coach at NC State where he has been since 2011. He made his name as the head coach at Charlotte from 1998-2010. He amassed a record of 218-158 and made 5 appearances in the NCAA Tournament in his time at Charlotte.

Ritchie McKay

We all know McKay as he was Liberty’s head coach prior to Layer. McKay has spent the past 6 seasons as the top assistant on Virginia’s staff under Tony Bennett.

Matt McMahon

McMahon is currently in his 4th season as an assistant at Murray State under head coach Steve Prohm. Prior to his time at Murray State, McMahon spent one season at UNC-Wilmington and 10 seasons at Appalachian State. He is an App State alum.

Jeff Meyer

Another familiar name, Meyer is the Flames’ all-time winningest coach having been Liberty’s head coach from 1981-1997. He is currently an assistant at Michigan where he has been since 2008.

LeVelle Moton

Moton is currently in his 5th season as head coach at his alma mater, North Carolina Central. He led them to the NCAA Tournament following a 28-6 record in 2014.

Eddie Payne

Payne has been the head coach at USC Upstate since 2002. His previous stops include head coaching stints at East Carolina, Oregon State, and Greensboro College. He’s also spent time as an assistant at Clemson and South Carolina.

Barclay Radebaugh

Radebaugh is in his 10th season as head coach at Charleston Southern. He’s also served as an assistant at East Tennessee State, Wofford, Furman, South Carolina, Winthrop, and Miami (FL).

Kevin Sutton

Sutton is currently the assistant coach at Georgetown. He’s also spent time as an assistant at George Washington, James Madison, and Old Dominion. He has extensive high school coaching experience and has coached USA Basketball on three different occasions.

Mike Young

Young is in his 13th season as head coach and 26th season overall at Wofford. He has led the Terriers to 3 NCAA Tournament appearances in the past 5 years.

Also, keep an eye on coaches who are fired by Power Conference schools over the next couple of weeks. That is how Barber came across Ritchie McKay and Turner Gill. Guys like Oliver Purnell (DePaul) and Brian Gregory (Georgia Tech), who could become available will be likely targets.