Jewish Coaches Association

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The Jewish Coaches Association (JCA) is a non-profit organization founded in 2005 that supports Jewish-American college, high school, and youth basketball coaches around the United States. The association is an advocacy group for coaches to represent coaches to the NCAA and National Association of Basketball Coaches. Founding members include Bobby Schwartz, founding national director; and Bruce Pearl, who served as the first president of the association.

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Annual events and awards

The JCA holds an annual breakfast for Jewish coaches at the Final Four and sometimes offers Shabbat services for coaches and their families during the Final Four weekend of events. [1] [2] When Passover occurs during the Final Four, the JCA can help to organize seders for coaches and their families. The Red Auerbach Coach of the Year Award recognizes the most outstanding Jewish-American basketball coach of the year. [3] The Association takes nominations from its members and in March at the conclusion of conference tournament play the Board of Directors vote to determine a winner. The winner is presented the Red Auerbach Trophy [4] at the Final Four. [5]

The following are the recipients of the Red Auerbach Coach of the Year Award: [6]

YearCoachTeam
2009 Brad Greenberg Radford
2010 Bruce Pearl Tennessee
2011 Josh Pastner Memphis
2012Andy Yosinoff Emmanuel
2013 Keith Dambrot Akron
2014 Josh Schertz Lincoln Memorial
2015 Scott Garson College of Idaho
2016 Eran Ganot Hawaii
2017Steve DeMeo Northwest Florida State
2018Bruce Pearl (2) Auburn Tigers
2019Dana PumpLifetime Achievement Award
David Pump
2022 Todd Golden San Francisco
2023 Joe Pasternack UC Santa Barbara
2024Bob Pietrack Fort Lewis
2025Dave KlatskyNYU Bobcat men's basketball

Programs

The JCA provides a number of programs during the year in order to better service and promote its members. These programs include:

References

  1. "Greenberg Receives 2009 Red Auerbach Award". US Federal News . April 15, 2009.
  2. "Fans watch from choice seats". Indianapolis Star . April 4, 2010. p. A19.
  3. "Dambrot is finalist for award". Akron Beacon Journal . March 22, 2010.
  4. The National Basketball Association also awards an identically named "Red Auerbach Trophy" to its coach of the year.
  5. "'11 NCAA tourney comes to The Q". The Plain Dealer . March 23, 2010. p. D8.
  6. "About Us". Jewish Coaches Association. Retrieved 2025-03-30.