Going from assistant to top job remains a tough climb for Black coaches in major men's conferences

Bruiser Flint keeps an open door to Black coaches trying to learn from his experience and position themselves as head-coaching candidates.

“I think that there are more guys, I believe, that have come through the ranks as assistants that are prepared and just waiting on an opportunity,” said longtime Florida State head coach Leonard Hamilton, who is Black. “I think you’re going to see some more mobility in the future than it has been in the past because now there’s so many young, up-and-coming, prepared coaches that there’s always some qualified people available that are just waiting on the opportunity.

Richard Lapchick understands the disparity. He’s founder and former director of The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at Central Florida, which has long published annual report cards examining diversity-hiring results for professional and college sports. “I think a large part of it is due to the relationships and network,” said Georgia Tech assistant Karl Hobbs, a former head coach at George Washington. “I think a lot of athletic directors and presidents just aren’t familiar with some of the African-American coaches. And I think overall there has to be a little bit better job in schools, athletic directors, search firms and so forth … in getting to know who these coaches are.

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