The coach carousel is practically over. All the big fires and hires have been made, although a pair of schools, Brown and Mississippi Valley State, remain without a head coach.

All in all, 45 schools went searching for a new captain to take the helm this offseason. Among the most notable were Frank Martin bolting from Kansas State for South Carolina, Illinois settling for John Groce, and Larry Brown making a return to college basketball after more than 20 years.

With the hubbub dying down, here is a look at the coaching hires from the 2012 offseason that stand out the most.

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