The NABC Coach of the Year Award has been presented by the National Association of Basketball Coaches since 1959 (65 years ago) (1959). A longtime sponsor of the award was Kodak; it is currently sponsored by the UPS Store.

NCAA Division I Coaches of the Year

Year Award Winner College
1959 Eddie Hickey Marquette
1960 Pete Newell California
1961 Fred Taylor Ohio State
1962 Fred Taylor (2) Ohio State
1963 Ed Jucker Cincinnati
1964 John Wooden UCLA
1965 Butch van Breda Kolff Princeton
1966 Adolph Rupp Kentucky
1967 John Wooden (2) UCLA
1968 Guy Lewis Houston
1969 John Wooden (3) UCLA
1970 John Wooden (4) UCLA
1971 Jack Kraft Villanova
1972 John Wooden (5) UCLA
1973 Gene Bartow Memphis State
1974 Al McGuire Marquette (2)
1975 Bob Knight Indiana
1976 Johnny Orr Michigan
1977 Dean Smith North Carolina
1978 Bill Foster Duke
Abe Lemons Texas
1979 Ray Meyer DePaul
1980 Lute Olson Iowa
1981 Jack Hartman Kansas State
Ralph Miller Oregon State
1982 Don Monson Idaho
1983 Lou Carnesecca St. John's
1984 Marv Harshman Washington
1985 John Thompson Georgetown
1986 Eddie Sutton Kentucky
1987 Rick Pitino Providence
1988 John Chaney Temple
1989 P.J. Carlesimo Seton Hall
1990 Jud Heathcote Michigan State
1991 Mike Krzyzewski Duke
1992 George Raveling Southern California
1993 Eddie Fogler Vanderbilt
1994 Gene Keady Purdue[1]
Nolan Richardson Arkansas
1995 Jim Harrick UCLA (6)
1996 John Calipari Massachusetts
1997 Clem Haskins Minnesota
1998 Bill Guthridge North Carolina (2)
1999 Mike Krzyzewski (2) Duke (3)
Jim O'Brien Ohio State
2000 Gene Keady (2) Purdue[2]
2001 Tom Izzo Michigan State
2002 Kelvin Sampson Oklahoma
2003 Tubby Smith Kentucky
2004 Mike Montgomery Stanford
Phil Martelli Saint Joseph's
2005 Bruce Weber Illinois
2006 Jay Wright Villanova (3)
2007 Todd Lickliter Butler
2008 Bob McKillop Davidson
2009 Mike Anderson Missouri
John Calipari (2) Memphis (2)
2010 Jim Boeheim Syracuse
2011 Steve Fisher San Diego State
2012 Tom Izzo (2) Michigan State (3)
2013 Jim Crews Saint Louis
2014 Gregg Marshall Wichita State
2015 John Calipari (3) Kentucky (4)
2016 Bill Self Kansas
2017 Mark Few Gonzaga
2018 Tony Bennett Virginia
2019 Matt Painter Purdue (3) [3]
2020 Anthony Grant Dayton
2021 Mark Few (2) Gonzaga (2)
2022 Tommy Lloyd Arizona
2023 Shaka Smart Marquette

NCAA Division II Coaches of the Year

Year Award Winner College
1962 Jim Phelan Mount St. Mary's
1963 Jim Iverson South Dakota
1964 Arad McCutchan Evansville
1965 Arad McCutchan (2) Evansville (2)
1966 Guy Strong Kentucky Wesleyan
1967 Clarence Gaines Winston-Salem State
1968 Bob Polk Trinity (Texas)
1969 William Callahan American International
1970 Lucian Mitchell Kentucky State
1971 Bob Daniels Kentucky Wesleyan (2)
1972 Charles Moir Roanoke
1973 Bob Jones Kentucky Wesleyan (3)
1974 Bill Thomas Southwest Missouri State
1975 Sonny Allen Old Dominion
1976 Herb Magee Philadelphia Textile
Don Zech Puget Sound
1977 Ron Shumate Tennessee–Chattanooga
1978 John Chaney Cheyney State
1979 Dave Buss Wisconsin–Green Bay
1980 Hal Wissel Florida Southern
1981 Jim Phelan (2) Mount St. Mary's (2)
1982 Mac Petty Wabash
1983 Ralph Underhill Wright State
1984 Lynn Nance Central Missouri State
1985 Bill Jones Jacksonville State
1986 Dave Bike Sacred Heart
1987 Wayne Chapman Kentucky Wesleyan (4)
1988 Don Doucette UMass Lowell
1989 Michael Bernard North Carolina Central
1990 Wayne Chapman (2) Kentucky Wesleyan (5)
1991 Gary Elliott North Alabama
1992 Bruce Webster Bridgeport
1993 Pat Douglass Cal State Bakersfield
1994 Pat Douglass (2) Cal State Bakersfield (2)
1995 Bruce Pearl Southern Indiana
1996 Gary Garner Fort Hays State
1997 Pat Douglass (3) Cal State Bakersfield (3)
1998 Bob Williams UC Davis
1999 Ray Harper Kentucky Wesleyan (6)
2000 Mike Dunlap Metro State
2001 Ray Harper (2) Kentucky Wesleyan (7)
2002 Mike Dunlap (2) Metro State (2)
2003 Larry Gipson Northeastern State
2004 Tony Ingle Kennesaw State
2005 Dave Robbins Virginia Union
2006 Mike Leaf Winona State
2007 Ron Lievense Barton
2008 Mike Leaf (2) Winona State (2)
2009 Ron Niekamp Findlay
2010 Greg Kamansky Cal Poly Pomona
2011 Scott Davenport Bellarmine
2012 Brad Jackson Western Washington
2013 Steve Hesser Drury
2014 Kim Anderson Central Missouri (2)
2015 Linc Darner Florida Southern (2)
2016 Tom Billeter Augustana (SD)
2017 Ben McCollum Northwest Missouri State
2018 Andy Bronkema Ferris State
2019 Ben McCollum (2) Northwest Missouri State (2)
2020 Ben McCollum (3) Northwest Missouri State (3)
2021 Ben McCollum (4) Northwest Missouri State (4)
2022 Ben McCollum (5) Northwest Missouri State (5)
2023 Jim Crutchfield Nova Southeastern

NCAA Division III Coaches of the Year

Year Award Winner College
1976 Bob Hamilton Wittenberg
1977 Larry Hunter Wittenberg (2)
1978 Dan McCarrell North Park
1979 Dan McCarrell (2) North Park (2)
1980 Dan McCarrell (3) North Park (3)
1981 Jerry Welsh Potsdam State
1982 Bobby Dye Cal State Bakersfield
1983 Bob Bessoir Scranton
1984 Dave Vander Meulen Wisconsin–Whitewater
1985 Doc Sauers Albany
1986 Jerry Welsh (2) Potsdam State (2)
1987 Bosco Djurickovic North Park (4)
1988 Gene Mehaffey Ohio Wesleyan
1989 Dave Vander Meulen (2) Wisconsin–Whitewater (2)
1990 Michael Neer Rochester
1991 Bo Ryan Wisconsin–Platteville
1992 Ed Douma Calvin
1993 Joe Campoli Ohio Northern
1994 Pat Flannery Lehigh Valley
1995 Bo Ryan (2) Wisconsin–Platteville (2)
1996 John Giannini Rowan
1997 Dennie Bridges Illinois Wesleyan
1998 Bo Ryan (3) Wisconsin–Platteville (3)
1999 Bo Ryan (4) Wisconsin–Platteville (4)
2000 Kevin Vande Streek Calvin (2)
2001 Mike Lonergan Catholic
2002 Dick Reynolds Otterbein
2003 Dave Paulsen Williams
2004 Dave Paulsen (2) Williams (2)
2005 Jeff Gamber York (PA)
2006 Dave Macedo Virginia Wesleyan
2007 David Hixon Amherst
2008 Mark Edwards Washington University in St. Louis
2009 Mark Edwards (2) Washington University in St. Louis (2)
2010 Bob Semling Wisconsin–Stevens Point
2011 Steve Fritz St. Thomas (MN)
2012 Pat Miller Wisconsin–Whitewater (2)
2013 David Hixon (2) Amherst (2)
2014 Pat Miller (2) Wisconsin–Whitewater (3)
2015 Bob Semling (2) Wisconsin–Stevens Point (2)
2016 John Tauer St. Thomas (MN) (2)
2017 Stephen Brennan Babson
2018 Dave Wellman Nebraska Wesleyan
2019 Matt Lewis Wisconsin–Oshkosh
2020 Landry Kosmalski Swarthmore
2021 Not named
2022 Josh Merkel Randolph–Macon
2023 John Krikorian Christopher Newport

References

  1. ^ "Purdue's Keady Honored by NABC". The Republic. Columbus, Indiana. Associated Press. April 4, 1994. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Keady Named National Coach of the Year". Journal and Courier. Lafayette, Indiana. April 2, 2000. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Painter Named NABC National Coach of the Year".

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