Alan Huss

High school and assistant coaching

Huss entered coaching at the high school ranks in 2004, working his way up to becoming the head coach at Culver Military Academy in 2007 before moving on to La Lumiere School. At La Lumiere, Huss would compile a 102–19 record in four seasons.^[4] His first job in the college ranks would come via New Mexico, under Craig Neal from 2014 to 2017 before returning to his alma mater to join Greg McDermott's staff at Creighton.^[5]

High Point

On March 27, 2023, Huss was named the 14th head coach in High Point history, replacing G.G. Smith.^[1][6] He had success his first year with the Panthers, winning the Joe B. Hall mid-season coaching award, which honors the top first-time head coach in Division I college basketball.^[7] High Point concluded the regular season as the Big South regular season champions,^[8] and Huss was named the Big South Coach of the Year.^[9] By the end of the season, High Point finished with a 27–9 record, the most single-season wins since the 1978–79 team, and was the runner-up in the 2024 College Basketball Invitational.^[10]

In his second year as head coach, Huss again led High Point to being the Big South regular season champions.^[11] As a result, Huss was named a finalist for the Hugh Durham Award,^[12] and became the first coach to win the Big South Coach of the Year award for two consecutive years.^[13] Huss also received a contract extension from High Point.^[14] In the 2025 Big South Tournament, Huss led High Point to winning the championship and reaching the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history.^[15][16]

After the 2024–25 season, Huss was named the associate head coach back at Creighton.^[17] Huss' position stipulated he would become the next head coach at Creighton when current coach Greg McDermott retires.^[18]

On March 23, 2026, McDermott announced that he would retire at the end of the 2025–26 season, and that Huss would replace him as head coach starting in the 2026–27 season.^[19]