Brett Simon is leaving Creighton to take the coveted Stanford job. Among the names mentioned to fill the vacancy left when Bobby Clark moved to Notre Dame was former U.S. national team coach Steve Sampson. The follow is a summary of NCAA Division I men’s coaching changes during the 2000-2001 offseason:
| School | Old Coach | New Coach |
| Creighton | Brett Simon | TBD |
| George Mason | Gordon Bradley | TBD |
| Liberty | Bill Bell | Jeff Alder |
| Manhattan | Danny Lazo | Billy Walsh |
| Notre Dame | Chris Apple | Bobby Clark |
| San Francisco | Stephen Negoesco | Erik Visser |
| Stanford | Bobby Clark | Brett Simon |