Sport | Soccer |
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League | Conference USA |
Awarded for | The best men's soccer coach in Conference USA |
Country | United States |
Presented by | Conference USA head coaches |
History | |
First award | 1995 |
Final award | 2021 |
Most recent | Kyle Russell, FIU |
The Conference USA Men's Soccer Coach of the Year was an annual award given to the best soccer coach in Conference USA during the NCAA Division I men's soccer season. Since its inception, the award has been given to 18 different coaches. Chris Grassie, Tim McClements, Bob Gray, Tom McIntosh, Richie Grant, and Mike Getman have each won the award twice. Schellas Hyndman and John Hackworth have gone on to coach professionally in MLS. [1]
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