KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Basketball Coaches today revealed the winners of the 2022 NABC Metropolitan Award, Hillyard Golden Anniversary Award and Cliff Wells Appreciation Award. Additionally, the NABC announced the inaugural recipient of the NABC Social Impact Award – a new honor developed by the NABC Committee on Racial Reconciliation.
Longtime NCAA men’s basketball secretary-rules editor Art Hyland is the recipient of the 2022 NABC Metropolitan Award, former Franklin & Marshall coach Glenn Robinson has been selected as the 2022 Hillyard Golden Anniversary Award winner, and the 2022 NABC Cliff Wells Appreciation Award will be presented to NABC Committee on Racial Reconciliation member Brett Fuller. The first-ever NABC Social Impact Award will go to civil rights activist Dr. Harry Edwards.
The Metropolitan, Cliff Wells and Golden Anniversary awards recognize coaches and administrators who have made significant impacts on the game of basketball and the NABC, while the Social Impact Award honors an individual outside of basketball who has championed the cause of diversity, equity and inclusion.
NABC Metropolitan Award – Art Hyland, former NCAA men’s basketball secretary-rules editor
Art Hyland spent 12 years as the NCAA men’s basketball secretary-rules editor, a position that provides oversight of the sport’s playing rules. Prior to his role at the NCAA, Hyland was a conference administrator at the Big East and ECAC, served on the NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee, and was an assistant coach at Princeton.
Hillyard Golden Anniversary Award – Glenn Robinson, former Franklin & Marshall head coach
Glenn Robinson retired in 2020 as the winningest coach in Division III history with 967 career victories. Robinson led Franklin & Marshall to 25 NCAA Tournaments, 97 postseason wins and 28 seasons of 20-plus wins over his career. His teams won 19 conference championships and made five trips to the Division III Final Four.
Cliff Wells Appreciation Award – Brett Fuller, NABC Committee on Racial Reconciliation
Brett Fuller has served numerous roles for the NABC, including a term as the association’s chaplain. Fuller was instrumental in helping launch the NABC Committee on Racial Reconciliation in 2020 and has been central to many of the committee’s initiatives. Fuller is the founder and pastor of Grace Covenant Church in Chantilly, Va., and serves as team chaplain for the NFL’s Washington Commanders.
NABC Social Impact Award – Dr. Harry Edwards, Cal professor emeritus
Sociologist and civil rights activist Dr. Harry Edwards has been a leading voice at the intersection of sports and social justice throughout his distinguished career. Edwards has consulted on social justice initiatives with the NFL, MLB and NBA, and earlier in his career helped organize the iconic 1968 Olympics Black Power salute. Edwards is also a professor emeritus the University of California Berkeley, where he specializes in the sociology of sport, family, race and ethnic relations.
