NABC Coach of the Year

The NABC Coach of the Year is an award given annually by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) to recognize the top head coach in men's college basketball across the four largest college athletic associations in the United States. The award has been given since the 1958–59 season to National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I coaches, since 1961–62 to Division II, and since 1975–76 to Division III coaches. At the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) level it has been awarded since 1992–93, while the two-year schools' coaches have been honored since 1983–84.

NABC Coach of the Year

Awarded for	the most outstanding men's basketball head coaches in all levels of competition
Country	United States
Presented by	NABC
History
First award	1959
Most recent	NCAA DI: Bruce Pearl, Auburn NCAA DII: Jim Crutchfield, Nova Southeastern NCAA DIII: James Cosgrove, Trinity (CT) NAIA: Colby Blaine, College of Idaho Two-year schools: Tim Sandquist, Kirkwood
Website	Official website

Through the 2024–25 college basketball season, there have been 35 multiple-time winners spanning the four associations. Larry Gipson and Ray Harper are the only repeat winners who were honored at multiple association levels. Gipson won in 1982–83 at the helm of two-year school Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, and again in 2002–03 while leading Division II's Northeastern State. Harper won in 1998–99 and 2000–01 at the NCAA Division II level while also earning the award in 2007–08 in the NAIA.

Two coaches are tied for the most all-time awards, with five apiece: John Wooden of UCLA (Division I) and Ben McCollum of Northwest Missouri State (Division II). Close behind them with four awards is Bo Ryan of Wisconsin–Platteville (Division III).

Key

†	Co-Coaches of the Year
Coach (X)	Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the NABC Coach of the Year award at that point

Coaches of the Year

NCAA

Division I Season Winner Team Reference 1958–59 Eddie Hickey Marquette 1959–60 Pete Newell California 1960–61 Fred Taylor Ohio State 1961–62 Fred Taylor (2) Ohio State 1962–63 Ed Jucker Cincinnati 1963–64 John Wooden UCLA 1964–65 Butch van Breda Kolff Princeton 1965–66 Adolph Rupp Kentucky 1966–67 John Wooden (2) UCLA 1967–68 Guy Lewis Houston 1968–69 John Wooden (3) UCLA 1969–70 John Wooden (4) UCLA 1970–71 Jack Kraft Villanova 1971–72 John Wooden (5) UCLA 1972–73 Gene Bartow Memphis 1973–74 Al McGuire Marquette 1974–75 Bob Knight Indiana 1975–76 Johnny Orr Michigan 1976–77 Dean Smith North Carolina 1977–78^† Bill Foster Duke Abe Lemons Texas 1978–79 Ray Meyer DePaul 1979–80 Lute Olson Iowa 1980–81^† Jack Hartman Kansas State Ralph Miller Oregon State 1981–82 Don Monson Idaho 1982–83 Lou Carnesecca St. John's 1983–84 Marv Harshman Washington 1984–85 John Thompson Georgetown 1985–86 Eddie Sutton Kentucky 1986–87 Rick Pitino Providence 1987–88 John Chaney Temple 1988–89 P. J. Carlesimo Seton Hall 1989–90 Jud Heathcote Michigan State 1990–91 Mike Krzyzewski Duke 1991–92 George Raveling USC 1992–93 Eddie Fogler Vanderbilt 1993–94^† Gene Keady Purdue Nolan Richardson Arkansas 1994–95 Jim Harrick UCLA 1995–96 John Calipari UMass 1996–97 Clem Haskins Minnesota 1997–98 Bill Guthridge North Carolina 1998–99^† Mike Krzyzewski (2) Duke Jim O'Brien Ohio State 1999–00 Gene Keady (2) Purdue 2000–01 Tom Izzo Michigan State 2001–02 Kelvin Sampson Oklahoma 2002–03 Tubby Smith Kentucky 2003–04^† Phil Martelli Saint Joseph's Mike Montgomery Stanford 2004–05 Bruce Weber Illinois 2005–06 Jay Wright Villanova 2006–07 Todd Lickliter Butler 2007–08 Bob McKillop Davidson 2008–09^† Mike Anderson Missouri John Calipari (2) Memphis 2009–10 Jim Boeheim Syracuse 2010–11 Steve Fisher San Diego State 2011–12 Tom Izzo (2) Michigan State 2012–13 Jim Crews Saint Louis 2013–14 Gregg Marshall Wichita State 2014–15 John Calipari (3) Kentucky 2015–16 Bill Self Kansas 2016–17 Mark Few Gonzaga 2017–18 Tony Bennett Virginia 2018–19 Matt Painter Purdue 2019–20 Anthony Grant Dayton 2020–21 Mark Few (2) Gonzaga 2021–22 Tommy Lloyd Arizona 2022–23 Shaka Smart Marquette 2023–24 Kelvin Sampson (2) Houston 2024–25 Bruce Pearl Auburn

Division II Season Winner Team Reference 1958–59 No award 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 Jim Phelan Mount St. Mary's 1962–63 Jim Iverson South Dakota 1963–64 Arad McCutchan Evansville 1964–65 Arad McCutchan (2) Evansville 1965–66 Guy R. Strong Kentucky Wesleyan 1966–67 Clarence Gaines Winston-Salem State 1967–68 Bob Polk Trinity (TX) 1968–69 William Callahan American International 1969–70 Lucian Mitchell Kentucky State 1970–71 Bob Daniels Kentucky Wesleyan 1971–72 Charles Moir Roanoke 1972–73 Bob Jones Kentucky Wesleyan 1973–74 Bill Thomas Southwest Missouri State 1974–75 Sonny Allen Old Dominion 1975–76^† Herb Magee Philadelphia Textile Don Zech Puget Sound 1976–77 Ron Shumate Chattanooga 1977–78 John Chaney Cheyney State 1978–79 Dave Buss Green Bay 1979–80 Hal Wissel Florida Southern 1980–81 Jim Phelan (2) Mount St. Mary's 1981–82 Mac Petty Wabash 1982–83 Ralph Underhill Wright State 1983–84 Lynn Nance Central Missouri State 1984–85 Bill Jones Jacksonville State 1985–86 Dave Bike Sacred Heart 1986–87 Wayne Chapman Kentucky Wesleyan 1987–88 Don Doucette UMass Lowell 1988–89 Michael Bernard North Carolina Central 1989–90 Wayne Chapman (2) Kentucky Wesleyan 1990–91 Gary Elliott North Alabama 1991–92 Bruce Webster Bridgeport 1992–93 Pat Douglass Cal State Bakersfield 1993–94 Pat Douglass (2) Cal State Bakersfield 1994–95 Bruce Pearl Southern Indiana 1995–96 Gary Garner Fort Hays State 1996–97 Pat Douglass (3) Cal State Bakersfield 1997–98 Bob Williams UC Davis 1998–99 Ray Harper Kentucky Wesleyan 1999–00 Mike Dunlap Metro State 2000–01 Ray Harper (2) Kentucky Wesleyan 2001–02 Mike Dunlap (2) Metro State 2002–03 Larry Gipson (2) Northeastern State 2003–04 Tony Ingle Kennesaw State 2004–05 Dave Robbins Virginia Union 2005–06 Mike Leaf Winona State 2006–07 Ron Lievense Barton 2007–08 Mike Leaf (2) Winona State 2008–09 Ron Niekamp Findlay 2009–10 Greg Kamansky Cal Poly Pomona 2010–11 Scott Davenport Bellarmine 2011–12 Brad Jackson Western Washington 2012–13 Steve Hesser Drury 2013–14 Kim Anderson Central Missouri 2014–15 Linc Darner Florida Southern 2015–16 Tom Billeter Augustana (SD) 2016–17 Ben McCollum Northwest Missouri State 2017–18 Andy Bronkema Ferris State 2018–19 Ben McCollum (2) Northwest Missouri State 2019–20 Ben McCollum (3) Northwest Missouri State 2020–21 Ben McCollum (4) Northwest Missouri State 2021–22 Ben McCollum (5) Northwest Missouri State 2022–23 Jim Crutchfield Nova Southeastern 2023–24 Matt Margenthaler Minnesota State 2024–25 Jim Crutchfield (2) Nova Southeastern

Division III Season Winner Team Reference 1958–59 No award 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 Bob Hamilton Wittenberg 1976–77 Larry Hunter Wittenberg 1977–78 Dan McCarrell North Park 1978–79 Dan McCarrell (2) North Park 1979–80 Dan McCarrell (3) North Park 1980–81 Jerry Welsh Potsdam State 1981–82 Bobby Dye Cal State Bakersfield 1982–83 Bob Bessoir Scranton 1983–84 Dave Vander Meulen Wisconsin–Whitewater 1984–85 Doc Sauers Albany 1985–86 Jerry Welsh (2) Potsdam State 1986–87 Bosco Djurickovic North Park 1987–88 Gene Mehaffey Ohio Wesleyan 1988–89 Dave Vander Meulen (2) Wisconsin–Whitewater 1989–90 Michael Neer Rochester 1990–91 Bo Ryan Wisconsin–Platteville 1991–92 Ed Douma Calvin 1992–93 Joe Campoli Ohio Northern 1993–94 Pat Flannery Lehigh Valley 1994–95 Bo Ryan (2) Wisconsin–Platteville 1995–96 John Giannini Rowan 1996–97 Dennie Bridges Illinois Wesleyan 1997–98 Bo Ryan (3) Wisconsin–Platteville 1998–99 Bo Ryan (4) Wisconsin–Platteville 1999–00 Kevin Vande Streek Calvin 2000–01 Mike Lonergan Catholic 2001–02 Dick Reynolds Otterbein 2002–03 Dave Paulsen Williams 2003–04 Dave Paulsen (2) Williams 2004–05 Jeff Gamber York (PA) 2005–06 Dave Macedo Pensacola 2006–07 David Hixon Amherst 2007–08 Mark Edwards Washington U. 2008–09 Mark Edwards (2) Washington U. 2009–10 Bob Semling Wisconsin–Stevens Point 2010–11 Steve Fritz St. Thomas (MN) 2011–12 Pat Miller Wisconsin–Whitewater 2012–13 David Hixon (2) Amherst 2013–14 Pat Miller (2) Wisconsin–Whitewater 2014–15 Bob Semling (2) Wisconsin–Stevens Point 2015–16 John Tauer St. Thomas (MN) 2016–17 Stephen Brennan Babson 2017–18 Dale Wellman Nebraska Wesleyan 2018–19 Matt Lewis Wisconsin–Oshkosh 2019–20 Landry Kosmalski Swarthmore 2020–21 No award 2021–22 Josh Merkel Randolph–Macon 2022–23 John Krikorian Christopher Newport 2023–24 Brooks Miller Trine 2024–25 James Cosgrove Trinity (CT)

NAIA

In 2008–09, the NABC began presenting separate awards for coaches of the year in NAIA Divisions I and II. In 2020–21, the NAIA removed its divisional classifications.

Non-divisional era (1993–2008; 2021–present) Season Coach Team Reference 1992–93 Gerald Stockton Midwestern State 1993–94 Jim Reid Georgetown (KY) 1994–95 Duane Reboul Birmingham–Southern 1995–96 Larry Holley William Jewell 1996–97 Roger Kaiser Life 1997–98 Bobby Martin Southern Nazarene 1998–99 Kim Elders Cornerstone 1999–00 Roger Kaiser (2) Life 2000–01 Don Lane Transylvania 2001–02 Harry Statham McKendree 2002–03 Ken Ammann Concordia (CA) 2003–04 Bob Bolen Mountain State 2004–05 No award 2005–06 Terry Waldrop Texas Wesleyan 2006–07 Rocky Lamar MidAmerica Nazarene 2007–08 Ray Harper (3) Oklahoma City 2008–09 Split into NAIA Divisions I and II 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 Austin Johnson (2) Lewis–Clark State 2021–22 Stacy Hollowell Loyola (LA) 2022–23 Colby Blaine College of Idaho 2023–24 Scott Moore Grace 2024–25 Colby Blaine (2) College of Idaho

Division I (2009–2020) Season Coach Team Reference 1992–93 No award 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 Ralph Turner Union (TN) 2009–10 Bob Bolen (2) Mountain State 2010–11 Al Bruehl Robert Morris (IL) 2011–12 Chad Warner Shorter 2012–13 Bob Burchard Columbia (MO) 2013–14 Steve Knight William Carey (MS) 2014–15 Keith Adkins Campbellsville 2015–16 Dave Holmquist Biola 2016–17 Larry Cordaro LSU–Alexandria 2017–18 Kelvin Starr The Master's 2018–19 Ryan Moody Benedictine (KS) 2019–20 Austin Johnson Lewis–Clark State 2020–21 No award 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

Division II (2009–2020) Season Coach Team Reference 1992–93 No award 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 Donnie Bostwick Oklahoma Wesleyan 2009–10 Donnie Bostwick (2) Oklahoma Wesleyan 2010–11 Rollie Massimino Northwood (FL) 2011–12 Danny Miles Oregon Tech 2012–13 Drew Diener Cardinal Stritch 2013–14 Greg Tonagel Indiana Wesleyan 2014–15 Kim Elders (2) Cornerstone 2015–16 Greg Tonagel (2) Indiana Wesleyan 2016–17 Kim Elders (3) Cornerstone 2017–18 Greg Tonagel (3) Indiana Wesleyan 2018–19 Ryan Cottingham Spring Arbor 2019–20 Mike McBride Holy Cross (IN) 2020–21 No award 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

Two-year schools

Jay Wright, NCAA Division I, Villanova, 2006

John Calipari, NCAA Division I, Kentucky, 3× awardee

Arad McCutchan, NCAA Division II, Evansville, 2× awardee