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NABC Coach of the Year Awards

Presented by the United States Marine Corps

Honoring the Game's Top Coaches

Voted on by fellow NABC members, NABC Coach of the Year awards are presented at the conclusion of each season to outstanding coaches in NCAA Divisions I, II and III, the NAIA, two-year colleges and high school.

  • NCAA Division I

    1959 Eddie Hickey Marquette
    1960 Pete Newell California
    1961 Fred Taylor Ohio State
    1962 Fred Taylor Ohio State
    1963 Ed Jucker Cincinnati
    1964 John Wooden UCLA
    1965 Bill van Breda Kolff Princeton
    1966 Adolph Rupp Kentucky
    1967 John Wooden UCLA
    1968 Guy Lewis Houston
    1969 John Wooden UCLA
    1970 John Wooden UCLA
    1971 Jack Craft Villanova
    1972 John Wooden UCLA
    1973 Gene Bartow Memphis State
    1974 Al McGuire Marquette
    1975 Bob Knight Indiana
    1976 Johnny Orr Michigan
    1977 Dean Smith North Carolina
    1978 Bill Foster Duke
    		Abe Lemons Texas
    1979 Ray Meyer DePaul
    1980 Lute Olson Iowa
    1981 Jack Hartman Kansas State
    		Ralph Miller Oregon State
    1982 Don Monson Idaho
    1983 Lou Carnesecca St. John’s
    1984 Marv Harshman Washington
    1985 John Thompson Georgetown
    1986 Eddie Sutton Kentucky
    1987 Rick Pitino Providence
    1988 John Chaney Temple
    1989 P.J. Carlesimo Seton Hall
    1990 Jud Heathcote Michigan State
    1991 Mike Krzyzewski Duke
    1992 George Raveling Southern California
    1993 Eddie Fogler Vanderbilt
    1994 Gene Keady Purdue
    		Nolan Richardson Arkansas
    1995 Jim Harrick UCLA
    1996 John Calipari Massachusetts
    1997 Clem Haskins Minnesota
    1998 Bill Guthridge North Carolina
    1999 Mike Krzyzewski Duke
    		Jim O’Brien Ohio State
    2000 Gene Keady Purdue
    2001 Tom Izzo Michigan State
    2002 Kelvin Sampson Oklahoma
    2003 Tubby Smith Kentucky
    2004 Mike Montgomery Stanford
    		Phil Martelli St. Joseph’s
    2005 Bruce Weber Illinois
    2006 Jay Wright Villanova
    2007 Todd Lickliter Butler
    2008 Bob McKillop Davidson
    2009 Mike Anderson Missouri
    		John Calipari Memphis
    2010 Jim Boeheim Syracuse
    2011 Steve Fisher San Diego State
    2012 Tom Izzo Michigan State
    2013 Jim Crews Saint Louis
    2014 Gregg Marshall Wichita State
    2015 John Calipari Kentucky
    2016 Bill Self Kansas
    2017 Mark Few Gonzaga
    2018 Tony Bennett Virginia
    2019 Matt Painter Purdue
    2020 Anthony Grant Dayton
    2021 Mark Few Gonzaga
    2022 Tommy Lloyd Arizona
    2023 Shaka Smart Marquette
    2024 Kelvin Sampson Houston

  • NCAA Division II

    1962 James Phelan Mount St. Mary’s
    1963 James Iverson South Dakota State
    1964 Arad McCutchan Evansville
    1965 Arad McCutchan Evansville
    1966 Guy Strong Kentucky Wesleyan
    1967 Clarence Gaines Winston-Salem State
    1968 Bob Polk Trinity (Texas)
    1969 William Callahan American International
    1970 Lucias Mitchell Kentucky State
    1971 Bob Daniels Kentucky Wesleyan
    1972 Charles Moir Roanoke
    1973 Bob Jones Kentucky Wesleyan
    1974 Bill Thomas Southwest Missouri State
    1975 Sonny Allen Old Dominion
    1976 Herb Magee Philadelphia Textile
    		Don Zech Puget Sound
    1977 Ron Shumate Tennessee-Chattanooga
    1978 John Chaney Cheyney State
    1979 Dave Buss Wisconsin-Green Bay
    1980 Hal Wissel Florida Southern
    1981 James Phelan Mount St. Mary’s
    1982 Mac Petty Wabash
    1983 Ralph Underhill Wright State
    1984 Lynn Nance Central Missouri State
    1985 Bill Jones Jacksonville State
    1986 Dave Bike Sacred Heart
    1987 Wayne Chapman Kentucky Wesleyan
    1988 Don Doucette Lowell
    1989 Michael Bernard North Carolina Central
    1990 Wayne Chapman Kentucky Wesleyan
    1991 Gary Elliott North Alabama
    1992 Bruce Webster Bridgeport
    1993 Pat Douglass Cal State Bakersfield
    1994 Pat Douglass Cal State Bakersfield
    1995 Bruce Pearl Southern Indiana
    1996 Gary Garner Fort Hays State
    1997 Pat Douglass Cal State Bakersfield
    1998 Bob Williams UC Davis
    1999 Ray Harper Kentucky Wesleyan
    2000 Mike Dunlap Metro State
    2001 Ray Harper Kentucky Wesleyan
    2002 Mike Dunlap Metropolitan State
    2003 Larry Gipson Northeastern State
    2004 Tony Ingle Kennesaw State
    2005 Dave Robbins Virginia Union
    2006 Mike Leaf Winona State
    2007 Ron Lievense Barton
    2008 Mike Leaf Winona State
    2009 Ron Niekamp Findlay
    2010 Greg Kamansky Cal Poly Pomona
    2011 Scott Davenport Bellarmine
    2012 Brad Jackson Western Washington
    2013 Steve Hesser Drury
    2014 Kim Anderson Central Missouri
    2015 Linc Darner Florida Southern
    2016 Tom Billeter Augustana
    2017 Ben McCollum Northwest Missouri State
    2018 Andy Bronkema Ferris State
    2019 Ben McCollum Northwest Missouri State
    2020 Ben McCollum Northwest Missouri State
    2021 Ben McCollum Northwest Missouri State
    2022 Ben McCollum Northwest Missouri State
    2023 Jim Crutchfield Nova Southeastern
    2024 Matt Margenthaler Minnesota State

  • NCAA Division III

    1976 Bob Hamilton Wittenberg
    1977 Larry Hunter Wittenberg
    1978 Dan McCarrell North Park
    1979 Dan McCarrell North Park
    1980 Dan McCarrell North Park
    1981 Jerry Welsh Potsdam State
    1982 Bobby Dye Cal State Bakersfield
    1983 Robert Bessoir Scranton
    1984 Dave Vander Meulen Wisconsin-Whitewater
    1985 Richard Sauers New York-Albany
    1986 Jerry Welsh Potsdam State
    1987 Bosco Djurickovic North Park College
    1988 Gene Mehaffey Ohio Wesleyan
    1989 Dave Vander Meulen Wisconsin-Whitewater
    1990 Michael Neer Rochester
    1991 Bo Ryan Wisconsin-Platteville
    1992 Ed Douma Calvin
    1993 Joe Campoli Ohio Northern
    1994 Pat Flannery Lebanon Valley
    1995 Bo Ryan Wisconsin-Platteville
    1996 John Giannini Rowan
    1997 Dennie Bridges Illinois Wesleyan
    1998 Bo Ryan Wisconsin-Platteville
    1999 Bo Ryan Wisconsin-Platteville
    2000 Kevin Vande Streek Calvin
    2001 Mike Lonergan Catholic
    2002 Dick Reynolds Otterbein
    2003 David Paulsen Williams College
    2004 David Paulsen Williams College
    2005 Jeff Gamber York College (Penn.)
    2006 Dave Macedo Virginia Wesleyan
    2007 David Hixon Amherst
    2008 Mark Edwards Washington (St. Louis)
    2009 Mark Edwards Washington (St. Louis)
    2010 Bob Semling UW-Stevens Point
    2011 Steve Fritz St. Thomas
    2012 Pat Miller UW-Whitewater
    2013 David Hixon Amherst
    2014 Pat Miller UW-Whitewater
    2015 Bob Semling UW-Stevens Point
    2016 John Tauer St. Thomas
    2017 Stephen Brennan Babson
    2018 Dale Wellman Nebraska Wesleyan
    2019 Matt Lewis UW-Oshkosh
    2020 Landry Kosmalski Swarthmore
    2022 Josh Merkel Randolph-Macon
    2023 John Krikorian Christopher Newport
    2024 Brooks Miller Trine

  • NAIA

    1993 Gerald Stockton Midwestern State
    1994 Jim Reid Georgetown
    1995 Duane Reboul Birmingham Southern
    1996 Larry Holley William Jewell
    1997 Roger Kaiser Life
    1998 Bobby Martin Southern Nazarene
    1999 Kim Elders Cornerstone
    2000 Roger Kaiser Life
    2001 Don Lane Transylvania
    2002 Harry Statham McKendree
    2003 Ken Amman Concordia
    2004 Bob Bolen Mountain State
    2006 Terry Waldrop Texas Wesleyan
    2007 Rocky Lamar Mid-America Nazarene
    2008 Ray Harper Oklahoma City
    2021 Austin Johnson Lewis-Clark State
    2022 Stacy Hollowell Loyola-New Orleans
    2023 Colby Blaine College of Idaho
    2024 Scott Moore Grace

     

    NAIA Division I

    2009 Ralph Turner Union
    2010 Bob Bolen Mountain State
    2011 Al Bruehl Robert Morris
    2012 Chad Warner Shorter
    2013 Bob Burchard Columbia College
    2014 Steve Knight William Carey
    2015 Keith Adkins Campbellsville
    2016 Dave Holmquist Biola
    2017 Larry Cordaro LSU-Alexandria
    2018 Kelvin Starr The Master’s
    2019 Ryan Moody Benedictine
    2020 Austin Johnson Lewis-Clark State

     

    NAIA Division II

    2009 Donnie Bostwick Oklahoma Wesleyan
    2010 Donnie Bostwick Oklahoma Wesleyan
    2011 Rollie Massimino Northwood
    2012 Danny Miles Oregon Tech
    2013 Drew Deiner Cardinal Stritch
    2014 Greg Tonagel Indiana Wesleyan
    2015 Kim Elders Cornerstone
    2016 Greg Tonagel Indiana Wesleyan
    2017 Kim Elders Cornerstone
    2018 Greg Tonagel Indiana Wesleyan
    2019 Ryan Cottingham Spring Arbor
    2020 Mike McBride Holy Cross

     

  • Two-Year Colleges

    1984 Bill Alheim Miami Dade-North
    1985 Denny Lehnus Kankakee
    1986 Dan Sparks Vincennes
    1987 Jerry Stone Midland
    1988 David Farrar Hutchinson
    1989 Larry Gipson NE Oklahoma A&M
    1990 Kirk Speraw Pensacola
    1991 Chick Hess Arizona Western
    1992 Fred Trenkle Southern Idaho
    1993 Bob Marlin Pensacola
    1994 Steve McClain Hutchinson
    1995 Dave Campbell Nebraska Western
    1996 Gary Shourds Sullivan
    1997 Terry Carroll Indian Hills
    1998 Terry Carroll Indian Hills
    1999 Ryan Cross Barton County
    2000 Joe O’Brien Southeastern Iowa
    2001 Jay Spoonhour Wabash Valley
    2002 Jeff Kidder Dixie
    2003 Joe O’Brien Southeastern
    2004 Joe O’Brien Southeastern
    2005 Bill Foy Paris
    2008 Todd Franklin Southeastern Illinois
    2009 Mike Jeffers Johnson County
    2010 Doug Wagemester Kirkwood
    2011 Kirk Whiteman Lincoln College
    2012 Mike Apple Sandhills
    2013 Tim Ryan College of Central Florida
    2014 Matt Gordon Phoenix
    2015 Chuck Moore Richard Bland
    2016 Craig Doty Rock Valley
    2017 Todd Lorensen Southwestern
    2018 Steve Christiansen Triton
    2019 Todd Franklin Vincennes
    2020 Mike Apple Sandhills
    2021 Brett Putz Des Moines Area
    2022 John Pigatti South Suburban
    2023 Randy Casey Milwaukee Area Tech
    2024 Dillon Hargrove National Park College

  • Outstanding High School Coach - presented by FastModel Sports

    2018 Albert Thomas Fort Bend Elkins (Texas)
    2019 Dave Galovich Crosby-Ironton (Minn.)
    2020 Anthony Thomas Woodward Academy (Ga.)
    2021 J.R. Holmes Bloomington South (Ind.)
    2023 Todd Sutherland East Chambers (Texas)
    2024 Sam Duane Perry (Ariz.)