KANSAS CITY, Mo. – After leading Northwest Missouri State to the program’s fourth national title in the past five full seasons, Ben McCollum has been selected as the 2022 NABC Division II Coach of the Year. McCollum wins the award for the fourth-straight season, and is the only coach in Division II history to receive the honor five times.
Northwest Missouri State finished the season 34-5 overall and shared the MIAA regular season championship with a 18-4 league record. The Bearcats went on to win the MIAA Tournament title before rolling through the NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Championship.
Northwest defeated Augusta 67-58 in the national championship game after winning each of its prior NCAA Tournament contests by double digits.
For the season, the Bearcats outscored their opponents by an average of 14.6 points per game and shot over 50 percent from the field as a team.
