Naismith College Coach of the Year

Last updated
Werner Ladder Naismith College Coach of the Year
Awarded forthe most outstanding men's and women's basketball head coaches in NCAA Division I
Presented byAtlanta Tipoff Club
History
First award1987
Most recent Rick Pitino, St. John's (men)
Cori Close, UCLA (women)

The Naismith College Coach of the Year Award (officially known for sponsorship reasons as the Werner Ladder Naismith College Coach of the Year) [1] is an award given by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to one men's and one women's NCAA Division I collegiate coach each season since 1987. The award was originally given to the two winning coaches of the NCAA Division I basketball tournament for the first two years of its existence; in 1989, the Naismith Award's governing board decided to give it out via voting process.

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The men's side has had five multiple winners: John Calipari and Mike Krzyzewski with three each, and Tony Bennett, Mark Few, and Jay Wright with two each.

The women's side has also had five multiple winners: Geno Auriemma with eight; Pat Summitt with five; Dawn Staley with four; and Muffet McGraw and Tara VanDerveer with three each.

Key

*Denotes coaches inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Coach (#)Denotes the number of times the coach has won the award at that point

Winners

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Pat Summitt of Tennessee holds more awards (5) than any other female coach.
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Geno Auriemma of UConn has won the award a record eight times.
YearMen's CoachCollegeWomen's CoachCollege
1986–87 Bob Knight * Indiana Pat Summitt * Tennessee
1987–88 Larry Brown * Kansas Leon Barmore * Louisiana Tech
1988–89 Mike Krzyzewski * Duke Pat Summitt * (2) Tennessee
1989–90 Bobby Cremins Georgia Tech Tara VanDerveer * Stanford
1990–91 Randy Ayers Ohio State Debbie Ryan Virginia
1991–92 Mike Krzyzewski * (2) Duke Chris Weller Maryland
1992–93 Dean Smith * North Carolina C. Vivian Stringer * Iowa
1993–94 Nolan Richardson * Arkansas Pat Summitt * (3) Tennessee
1994–95 Jim Harrick UCLA Geno Auriemma * UConn [a]
1995–96 John Calipari * UMass Andy Landers Georgia
1996–97 Roy Williams * Kansas Geno Auriemma * (2) UConn [a]
1997–98 Bill Guthridge North Carolina Pat Summitt * (4) Tennessee
1998–99 Mike Krzyzewski * (3) Duke Carolyn Peck Purdue
1999–2000 Mike Montgomery Stanford Geno Auriemma * (3) UConn [a]
2000–01 Rod Barnes Ole Miss Muffet McGraw * Notre Dame
2001–02 Ben Howland Pittsburgh Geno Auriemma * (4) UConn [a]
2002–03 Tubby Smith Kentucky Gail Goestenkors Duke
2003–04 Phil Martelli Saint Joseph's Pat Summitt * (5) Tennessee
2004–05 Bruce Weber Illinois Pokey Chatman LSU
2005–06 Jay Wright * Villanova Sylvia Hatchell * North Carolina
2006–07 Tony Bennett Washington State Gail Goestenkors (2) Duke
2007–08 John Calipari * (2) Memphis Geno Auriemma * (5) UConn [a]
2008–09 Jamie Dixon Pittsburgh Geno Auriemma * (6) UConn [a]
2009–10 Jim Boeheim * Syracuse Connie Yori Nebraska
2010–11 Steve Fisher San Diego State Tara VanDerveer * (2) Stanford
2011–12 Bill Self * Kansas Kim Mulkey * Baylor
2012–13 Jim Larrañaga Miami (FL) Muffet McGraw * (2) Notre Dame
2013–14 Gregg Marshall Wichita State Muffet McGraw * (3) Notre Dame
2014–15 John Calipari * (3) Kentucky Courtney Banghart Princeton
2015–16 Jay Wright * (2) Villanova Geno Auriemma * (7) UConn
2016–17 Mark Few Gonzaga Geno Auriemma * (8) UConn
2017–18 Tony Bennett (2) Virginia Vic Schaefer Mississippi State
2018–19 Rick Barnes Tennessee Lisa Bluder Iowa
2019–20 Anthony Grant Dayton Dawn Staley South Carolina
2020–21 Mark Few (2) Gonzaga Tara VanDerveer * (3) Stanford
2021–22 Ed Cooley Providence Dawn Staley (2) South Carolina
2022–23 Jerome Tang Kansas State Dawn Staley (3) South Carolina
2023–24 Dan Hurley UConn Dawn Staley (4) South Carolina
2024–25 Rick Pitino St. John's Cori Close UCLA
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Officially known for athletics purposes as "Connecticut" before 2013–14.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Libit, Daniel (6 April 2024). "Naismith Awards' Nonprofit Keeps Eye on Sponsor Prize". Sportico. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
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