AP College Basketball Coach of the Year

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AP College Basketball
Coach of the Year

Awarded for	the most outstanding men's and women's basketball head coaches in NCAA Division I
Country	United States
Presented by	Associated Press
History
First award	1967 (men) 1995 (women)
Most recent	Bruce Pearl, Auburn & Rick Pitino, St. John's (men) Cori Close, UCLA (women)

The AP College Basketball Coach of the Year award was established in 1967 to recognize the best men's college basketball coach of the year, as voted upon by the Associated Press (AP). ^[1] A parallel award for women's coaches was added in 1995. ^[2] The 2011 women's award, shared by three coaches, was notable as the first shared AP award in any college sport. ^[3] The men's award saw its first tie in 2025. ^[4]

John Wooden of UCLA and Bob Knight of Indiana have won the most awards on the men's side with five and three, respectively. As of 2025, two active men's coaches have won the award twice each: Bill Self at Kansas, and Kelvin Sampson, first at Oklahoma and then at Houston. Geno Auriemma of UConn has by far the most awards, with nine on the women's side, followed by Muffet McGraw of Notre Dame with four. Tom and Keno Davis are the only father-and-son duo to win the award.

Key

Coach (X)	Denotes the number of times the coach has been awarded the AP Coach of the Year Award at that point
†	Co-Coaches of the Year
W, L, W %	Total wins, total losses, win percentage
Finish	Postseason tournament result
*	Denotes national championship season

Winners

Bob Knight, Indiana, 3× winner

Randy Ayers, Ohio State, 1991

Geno Auriemma, UConn, 9× winner

Shaka Smart, Marquette, 2023

Teri Moren, Indiana, 2023

Bruce Pearl, Auburn, 2025

Cori Close, UCLA, 2025

Men Season Coach School W L W % Finish Reference 1966–67 John Wooden UCLA 30 0 1.000 NCAA champion * [5] 1967–68 Guy Lewis Houston 31 2 .939 NCAA Final Four [6] 1968–69 John Wooden (2) UCLA 29 1 .967 NCAA champion * [7] 1969–70 John Wooden (3) UCLA 28 2 .933 NCAA champion * [8] 1970–71 Al McGuire Marquette 28 1 .966 NCAA Regional Third Place [9] 1971–72 John Wooden (4) UCLA 30 0 1.000 NCAA champion * [10] 1972–73 John Wooden (5) UCLA 30 0 1.000 NCAA champion * [11] 1973–74 Norm Sloan NC State 30 1 .968 NCAA champion * [12] 1974–75 Bob Knight Indiana 31 1 .969 NCAA Elite Eight [13] 1975–76 Bob Knight (2) Indiana 32 0 1.000 NCAA champion * [13] 1976–77 Bob Gaillard San Francisco 29 2 .935 NCAA First Round [a] [14] 1977–78 Eddie Sutton Arkansas 32 4 .889 NCAA Final Four [15] 1978–79 Bill Hodges Indiana State 33 1 .971 NCAA runner-up [16] 1979–80 Ray Meyer DePaul 26 2 .929 NCAA Second Round [17] 1980–81 Ralph Miller Oregon State 26 2 .929 NCAA Second Round [18] 1981–82 Ralph Miller (2) Oregon State 25 5 .833 NCAA Elite Eight [19] 1982–83 Guy Lewis (2) Houston 31 3 .912 NCAA runner-up [20] 1983–84 Ray Meyer (2) DePaul 27 3 .900 NCAA Sweet Sixteen [21] 1984–85 Bill Frieder Michigan 26 4 .867 NCAA Second Round [22] 1985–86 Eddie Sutton (2) Kentucky 32 4 .889 NCAA Elite Eight [23] 1986–87 Tom Davis Iowa 30 5 .857 NCAA Elite Eight [24] 1987–88 John Chaney Temple 32 2 .941 NCAA Elite Eight [25] 1988–89 Bob Knight (3) Indiana 27 8 .771 NCAA Sweet Sixteen [26] 1989–90 Jim Calhoun UConn 31 6 .838 NCAA Elite Eight [27] 1990–91 Randy Ayers Ohio State 27 4 .871 NCAA Sweet Sixteen [28] 1991–92 Roy Williams Kansas 27 5 .844 NCAA Second Round [29] 1992–93 Eddie Fogler Vanderbilt 28 6 .824 NCAA Sweet Sixteen [30] 1993–94 Norm Stewart Missouri 28 4 .875 NCAA Elite Eight [31] 1994–95 Kelvin Sampson Oklahoma 23 9 .719 NCAA First Round [32] 1995–96 Gene Keady Purdue 26 [b] 6 [b] .813 [b] NCAA Second Round [33] 1996–97 Clem Haskins [c] Minnesota [c] 31 [c] 4 [c] .886 [c] NCAA Final Four [c] [34] 1997–98 Tom Izzo Michigan State 22 8 .733 NCAA Sweet Sixteen [35] 1998–99 Cliff Ellis Auburn 29 4 .879 NCAA Sweet Sixteen [36] 1999–00 Larry Eustachy Iowa State 32 5 .865 NCAA Elite Eight [37] 2000–01 Matt Doherty North Carolina 26 7 .788 NCAA Second Round [38] 2001–02 Ben Howland Pittsburgh 29 6 .829 NCAA Sweet Sixteen [39] 2002–03 Tubby Smith Kentucky 32 4 .889 NCAA Elite Eight [40] 2003–04 Phil Martelli Saint Joseph’s 30 2 .938 NCAA Elite Eight [41] 2004–05 Bruce Weber Illinois 37 2 .949 NCAA runner-up [42] 2005–06 Roy Williams (2) North Carolina 23 8 .742 NCAA Second Round [43] 2006–07 Tony Bennett Washington State 26 8 .765 NCAA Second Round [44] 2007–08 Keno Davis Drake 28 5 .848 NCAA First Round [45] 2008–09 Bill Self Kansas 27 8 .771 NCAA Sweet Sixteen [46] 2009–10 Jim Boeheim Syracuse 30 5 .857 NCAA Sweet Sixteen [47] 2010–11 Mike Brey Notre Dame 27 7 .794 NCAA Round of 32 [d] [48] 2011–12 Frank Haith Missouri 30 5 .857 NCAA Round of 64 [49] 2012–13 Jim Larrañaga Miami (Florida) 29 7 .806 NCAA Sweet Sixteen [50] 2013–14 Gregg Marshall Wichita State 35 1 .972 NCAA Round of 32 [51] 2014–15 John Calipari Kentucky 38 1 .974 NCAA Final Four [52] 2015–16 Bill Self (2) Kansas 33 5 .868 NCAA Elite Eight [53] 2016–17 Mark Few Gonzaga 37 2 .949 NCAA runner-up [54] 2017–18 Tony Bennett (2) Virginia 31 3 .912 NCAA Round of 64 [55] 2018–19 Chris Beard Texas Tech 31 7 .816 NCAA runner-up [56] 2019–20 Anthony Grant Dayton 29 2 .935 N/A [e] [57] 2020–21 Juwan Howard Michigan 23 5 .821 NCAA Elite Eight [58] 2021–22 Tommy Lloyd Arizona 33 4 .892 NCAA Sweet Sixteen [59] 2022–23 Shaka Smart Marquette 29 7 .806 NCAA Round of 32 [60] 2023–24 Kelvin Sampson (2) Houston 32 5 .865 NCAA Sweet Sixteen [61] 2024–25 † Bruce Pearl Auburn 32 6 .842 NCAA Final Four [4] Rick Pitino St. John's 31 5 .861 NCAA Round of 32 [4]

Women Season Coach School W L W % Finish Reference 1966–67 No award 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 Geno Auriemma UConn 35 0 1.000 NCAA champion * [62] 1995–96 Angie Lee Iowa 27 4 .871 NCAA Sweet Sixteen [63] 1996–97 Geno Auriemma (2) UConn 33 1 .971 NCAA Elite Eight [64] 1997–98 Pat Summitt Tennessee 39 0 1.000 NCAA champion * [65] 1998–99 Carolyn Peck Purdue 34 1 .971 NCAA champion * [66] 1999–00 Geno Auriemma (3) UConn 36 1 .973 NCAA champion * [67] 2000–01 Muffet McGraw Notre Dame 34 2 .944 NCAA champion * [68] 2001–02 Brenda Frese Minnesota 22 8 .733 NCAA Second Round [69] 2002–03 Geno Auriemma (4) UConn 37 1 .974 NCAA champion * [70] 2003–04 Joe Curl Houston 28 4 .875 NCAA Second Round [71] 2004–05 Joanne P. McCallie Michigan State 33 4 .892 NCAA runner-up [72] 2005–06 Sylvia Hatchell North Carolina 34 4 .895 NCAA Final Four [73] 2006–07 Gail Goestenkors Duke 32 2 .941 NCAA Sweet Sixteen [74] 2007–08 Geno Auriemma (5) UConn 36 2 .947 NCAA Final Four [75] 2008–09 Geno Auriemma (6) UConn 39 0 1.000 NCAA champion * [76] 2009–10 Connie Yori Nebraska 32 2 .941 NCAA Sweet Sixteen [77] 2010–11† Geno Auriemma (7) UConn 36 2 .947 NCAA Final Four [3] Katie Meier Miami (Florida) 28 5 .848 NCAA Second Round [3] Tara VanDerveer Stanford 33 3 .917 NCAA Final Four [3] 2011–12 Kim Mulkey Baylor 40 0 1.000 NCAA champion * [78] 2012–13 Muffet McGraw (2) Notre Dame 35 2 .946 NCAA Final Four [79] 2013–14 Muffet McGraw (3) Notre Dame 37 1 .974 NCAA runner-up [80] 2014–15 Sue Semrau Florida State 32 5 .865 NCAA Elite Eight [81] 2015–16 Geno Auriemma (8) UConn 38 0 1.000 NCAA champion * [82] 2016–17 Geno Auriemma (9) UConn 36 1 .973 NCAA Final Four [83] 2017–18 Muffet McGraw (4) Notre Dame 35 3 .921 NCAA champion * [84] 2018–19 Kim Mulkey (2) Baylor 37 1 .974 NCAA champion * [85] 2019–20 Dawn Staley South Carolina 32 1 .970 N/A [e] [86] 2020–21 Brenda Frese (2) Maryland 26 3 .897 NCAA Sweet Sixteen [87] 2021–22 Kim Mulkey (3) LSU 26 6 .813 NCAA Round of 32 [d] [88] 2022–23 Teri Moren Indiana 28 4 .875 NCAA Round of 32 [89] 2023–24 Dawn Staley (2) South Carolina 38 0 1.000 NCAA champion * [90] 2024–25 Cori Close UCLA 34 3 .919 NCAA Final Four [91]

• ^a The NCAA men's tournament expanded beyond 32 teams starting with the 1979 tournament. ^[92] For purposes of sorting the "Finish" column, San Francisco's 1976–77 exit in the First Round (when there were still 32 participating teams) will be 32, not 64.
• ^b In 1999, the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions ruled that Purdue had violated laws involving recruiting, extra benefits, and ethical conduct, as well as several secondary violations in the women's basketball program. ^[93] Their 26–6 overall record (15–3 conference) retroactively forfeited 18 wins and vacated 2 games for using an ineligible player.
• ^c Clem Haskins' selection was later vacated (along with that season's win total and all other accolades) due to an academic fraud scandal that ruled the entire team ineligible. ^[94]
• ^d The NCAA men's tournament expanded to 68 teams starting in 2011, with the last four teams earning bids into the tournament set in competition with one another via "First Four" play-in games. ^[95] The 'Second Round' then became more commonly referred to as 'Round of 32' for specificity. On the women's side, 2022 was the first NCAA tournament in which 68 teams earned bids. ^[96]
• ^e The COVID-19 pandemic caused the 2019–20 men's and women's seasons to be canceled prior to any national postseason tournaments occurring. ^{[97] [98]}

See also

• AP College Basketball Player of the Year

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