Kelvin Sampson - wikipedia Kelvin Sampson Kelvin Sampson Sampson in Kuwait, 2006 Houston Cougars Position Head coach League American Athletic Conference ( 1955 - 10 - 05 ) October 5, 1955 ( age 62 ) Laurinburg, North Carolina Career information High school Pembroke ( Pembroke, North Carolina ) College UNC Pembroke ( 1973 -- 1978 ) Position Guard Career history As coach : 1979 -- 1980 Michigan State ( assistant ) 1980 -- 1981 Montana Tech ( assistant ) 1981 -- 1985 Montana Tech 1985 -- 1987 Washington State ( assistant ) 1987 -- 1994 Washington State 1994 -- 2006 Oklahoma 2006 -- 2008 Indiana 2008 -- 2011 Milwaukee Bucks ( assistant ) 2011 -- 2014 Houston Rockets ( assistant ) 2014 -- present Houston Career highlights and awards 3 × Big 12 Tournament championship ( 2001 -- 2003 AAC Coach of the Year ( 2018 ) NABC Coach of the Year ( 2002 ) AP Coach of the Year ( 1995 ) Big Eight Coach of the Year ( 1995 ) Pac - 10 Coach of the Year ( 1991 ) Kelvin Dale Sampson ( born October 5, 1955 ) is an American basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Houston Cougars men 's basketball team. He was the head coach at Montana Tech from 1981 to 1985, Washington State University from 1987 to 1994, the University of Oklahoma from 1994 to 2006, and Indiana University 2006 to 2008. He has also been an assistant coach for NBA teams including the Milwaukee Bucks and Houston Rockets. Contents 1 Early life 2 College coaching career 2.1 Washington State 2.2 Oklahoma 2.3 Indiana 2.4 NBA 2.5 Houston Cougars 3 NCAA violations 4 NBA career 4.1 San Antonio Spurs 4.2 Milwaukee Bucks 4.3 Houston Rockets 5 International basketball 6 Head coaching record 7 See also 8 References Early life This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( March 2018 ) Sampson was born in the Lumbee Indian community of Deep Branch in Robeson County, North Carolina, where he excelled in the classroom and the athletic arena during his prep days at Pembroke High School, in Pembroke, North Carolina. Sampson was captain of his high school basketball team for two years, and played for his father John W. `` Ned '' Sampson. His father was also one of the 500 Lumbee Native Americans who made national news by driving the Ku Klux Klan out of Maxton, North Carolina in what is annually celebrated by the Lumbee as the Battle of Hayes Pond. Later he played at Pembroke State University ( now UNC Pembroke ), concentrating on basketball and baseball. The point guard was team captain for the Braves as a senior and earned four letters in basketball and three in baseball. He earned Dean 's List recognition throughout his collegiate career and received the Gregory Lowe Memorial Award as the school 's outstanding physical education major his senior year. After earning degrees from Pembroke State in both health and physical education and political science, Sampson pursued his master 's degree in coaching and administration at Michigan State University. He left with his degree and a year 's experience as a graduate assistant under Jud Heathcote. Sampson is married to Karen Lowery. They have one daughter, Lauren, and one son, Kellen. Lauren is the Director of Sports Marketing at College of Charleston, and Kellen was a walk - on for the University of Oklahoma basketball team. College coaching career Sampson then moved to Montana Tech ( of the NAIA ) where he became assistant coach. After serving as an interim coach for one season, Sampson guided the Orediggers to a 73 -- 45 record in his final four seasons. Montana Tech had won just 17 games combined in the three years before his arrival. Sampson turned in three consecutive 22 - win seasons and claimed three Frontier Conference championships at Montana Tech. He led his teams to two NAIA District 12 title games and was named the league 's coach of the year in 1983 and 1985. Washington State After five years at Montana Tech Sampson joined the staff at Washington State University as an assistant to Len Stevens. After two years under Stevens, Sampson was named the head coach of the Washington State Cougars in 1988. When Sampson led the team to the NIT in 1992, it marked the first time Washington State had participated in postseason play since 1983. He was named Kodak District 14 Coach of the Year by the NABC for the second time in three years. He first won the award in 1991 when his Cougar squad produced the school 's first winning season since 1983. Sampson was also named Pac - 10 Coach of the Year in 1992. In his final year at the school in 1994 he led the Cougars to their first NCAA Tournament berth in 11 years. With records of 22 -- 11 in 1992 and 20 -- 11 in 1994, Sampson became one of only four men to win 20 or more games in a single season in Washington State history. Oklahoma Sampson became the 11th head coach at the University of Oklahoma on April 25, 1994. Sampson was named national coach of the year in 1995 ( his first year at OU ) by the Associated Press, United States Basketball Writers Association and Basketball Weekly after guiding the Sooners to 23 -- 9 overall and 15 -- 0 home marks. It was the second - best overall record posted by a first - year coach in Big 8 history. Sampson possesses the highest winning percentage in Oklahoma history (. 719 ). He guided OU to nine consecutive 20 - win seasons. He averaged 24.4 wins over those nine campaigns. He directed the Sooners to postseason tournament berths in each of his 12 seasons ( 11 NCAA Tournaments ), with a Sweet 16 showing in 1999, a Final Four appearance in 2002 and an Elite Eight appearance in 2003. His teams also played in the Big 12 Tournament title game on five occasions during the 10 seasons he coached in the Big 12. In 2001, 2002, and 2003, the Sooners won that tournament. Sampson finished with a Big 12 Tournament record of 17 - 7. The University of Oklahoma is where Sampson earned his nickname `` Mr. Blue Shirt '' as he only wears blue dress shirts when he coaches. Indiana On March 29, 2006 Sampson was named the head coach at Indiana University following the resignation of Mike Davis. Sampson was the second minority coach in the history of the Hoosier basketball program behind Mike Davis. Upon taking the reins of the Indiana Hoosiers he noted, `` I love my job at Oklahoma and I would not leave OU for any job unless it was a job like Indiana. My family and I have had 12 great years at Oklahoma, the best years of our life, but Indiana is one of the great programs in college basketball and if they call and offer, it is a job as a coach that you have to take. '' In his first season at Indiana, Sampson led the Hoosiers to a 21 -- 11 record overall and a 34th appearance in the NCAA tournament as a 7th seed in the West. Indiana beat first round opponent Gonzaga, losing in the second round to eventual Regional Champion UCLA, 54 -- 49. On February 22, 2008, Sampson was forced to resign due to allegations of serious NCAA violations. As a result of these allegations, Sampson received a five year show cause penalty. See NCAA violations section below. NBA Following his resignation and penalties from the NCAA, spent three years as an assistant coach for the Milwaukee Bucks followed by three years as an assistant for the Houston Rockets. Houston Cougars Following the expiration of the five year show cause penalty, the Houston Cougars hired Sampson to coach the men 's basketball team on April 2, 2014. NCAA violations Sampson played a role in the controversial recruitment of star player Eric Gordon, who signed with Indiana after reneging on an early verbal commitment to the University of Illinois. Sampson was criticized by fellow coaches for failing to communicate with Illinois coach Bruce Weber about the recruitment, and some observers said that Sampson 's recruitment of the verbally - committed Gordon was unethical. In addition to the Gordon incident, Sampson has been in the middle of a number of other controversies. Under Sampson 's watch, Oklahoma was placed under a three - year investigation by the NCAA for recruiting violations. At the end of their investigation, the NCAA issued a report citing more than 550 impermissible calls made by Sampson and his staff to 17 different recruits. The NCAA barred Sampson from recruiting off campus and making phone calls for one year, ending May 24, 2007. Prior to the findings by the NCAA, Kelvin Sampson was the President of the National Association of Basketball Coaches ( NABC ), an organization that supports basketball coaches across the country. During his tenure the Ethics Committee of the NABC was formed to address the many problems with violations that college basketball faced going into the 2003 season. That very same Ethics Committee would later reprimand Kelvin Sampson as a result of the NCAA findings, placing him on probation for three years during which he would not be eligible to serve in any official capacity for the NABC, be considered for Coach of the Year honors or receive Final Four ticket privileges. As coach at Indiana in October 2007, Sampson again came under scrutiny for making impermissible phone calls. Despite being restricted from making any outbound recruiting phone calls, Sampson participated in approximately 10 conference calls with recruits that violate the terms of the sanctions levied against him by the NCAA. IU assistant Rob Senderoff ( who has since announced his resignation ) also made some 35 impermissible phone calls to recruits from his home. On February 8, 2008, the NCAA informed Indiana that Sampson had committed five `` major '' rules violations. The NCAA alleged that Sampson knowingly violated telephone recruiting restrictions imposed on him. More seriously, the NCAA also alleged that Sampson lied to IU and NCAA officials regarding his involvement in the impermissible calls. Indiana launched an internal investigation that school president Michael McRobbie said would take seven days. On February 14, 2008, ESPN reported that Sampson 's status as coach of the Hoosiers would be decided on a `` game - by - game basis. ''. Fox Sports reported that Sampson was to be fired on February 22, 2008, but later reports indicated that Sampson would be suspended without pay. Eventually it was announced that Sampson would resign, reaching a $750,000 settlement with Indiana. In return, Sampson agreed not to sue Indiana for wrongful termination. Assistant Dan Dakich was named as interim head coach for the rest of the season. According to many college basketball pundits, however, Sampson had virtually no chance of keeping his job once the allegations broke. Sports Illustrated college basketball columnist Seth Davis implied that Indiana officials had already decided Sampson was guilty, based on the fact that its internal investigation would only last a week. The NCAA had given Indiana 90 days to respond to the notice. ESPN 's Mark Schlabach suggested that Indiana wanted to look for a reason not to pay the remaining money he was owed on his contract, and also wanted to eliminate any chance of being sued. He also said that the only reason Sampson was allowed to continue coaching was because his contract did n't allow the school to suspend him immediately. ESPN 's Pat Forde said that Sampson 's departure was `` preordained '' the moment the NCAA sent out its notice of allegations, and suggested that Sampson might never coach in Division I again. During a private meeting with the NCAA infractions committee on June 30, McRobbie apologized for hiring Sampson and called that decision a mistake. McRobbie said that Sampson betrayed his trust as Indiana 's coach, and demonstrated that his hiring had been `` a risk that should not have been taken. '' On November 25, 2008, the NCAA slapped Indiana with three years ' probation for violations largely tied to Sampson 's watch. It also imposed a five - year show - cause order on Sampson, meaning that any NCAA member school who wanted to hire Sampson while the order was in effect would have to impose sanctions on him unless it can `` show cause '' that Sampson has served his punishment. However, most NCAA members will not even consider hiring a coach with an outstanding show - cause order, so the show - cause effectively blackballed Sampson from coaching at the major - college level until 2013. A similar incident happened to Todd Bozeman, who was slapped with an eight - year show - cause order in 1996 and was unable to find work in the college ranks again until 2006. Senderoff, now head coach at Kent State, was hit with a three - year show - cause order. When he was hired at Houston, Sampson became only the fourth coach to get a head coaching job at another school after receiving a show - cause ( after Bozeman, Senderoff and Bruce Pearl ). In December 2008, Eric Gordon raised issues of drug use on the Indiana team, stating that some players were abusing drugs and that this led to the disintegration of the team, and that Sampson tried to stop it, but did not as he was focused on winning. NBA career San Antonio Spurs On March 8, 2008 Sampson was hired in an advisory role by the San Antonio Spurs. Milwaukee Bucks On May 14, 2008 Sampson was hired as assistant coach of the Bucks under Scott Skiles. Houston Rockets Until 2014, he had been an assistant coach with the Houston Rockets. International basketball Sampson coached the 2004 Under - 21 USA national team to a gold medal in Under - 21 Tournament of the Americas in Halifax, Nova Scotia, after it posted a 5 -- 0 record. He was an assistant coach under George Karl for the US national team in the 2002 FIBA World Championship. Sampson was also the head coach of the United States Junior National Team that participated in the Junior World Games in Athens, Greece, in the summer of 1995. In the summer of 1994, Sampson was selected to coach at the Goodwill Games in St. Petersburg, Russia. He served as an assistant to former Southern California head coach George Raveling. The team earned a bronze medal and competed against USA Basketball 's Dream Team II following the games. In 1993, Sampson was selected head coach of the West team at the U.S. Olympic Festival in San Antonio, Texas. His squad won the silver medal. In the summer of 2012, Sampson was assistant coach of the Canadian national men 's basketball team. Steve Nash is the team 's general manager and Jay Triano, head coach. Head coaching record Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason Montana Tech ( Frontier Conference ) ( 1981 -- 1985 ) 1981 -- 82 Montana Tech 7 -- 20 0 -- 15 6th 1982 -- 83 Montana Tech 22 -- 9 10 -- 5 3rd 1983 -- 84 Montana Tech 22 -- 7 11 -- 4 1st 1984 -- 85 Montana Tech 22 -- 9 12 -- 3 1st Montana Tech : 73 -- 45 (. 619 ) 33 -- 27 (. 550 ) Washington State ( Pacific - 10 Conference ) ( 1987 -- 1994 ) 1987 -- 88 Washington State 13 -- 16 7 -- 11 6th 1988 -- 89 Washington State 10 -- 19 4 -- 14 8th 1989 -- 90 Washington State 7 -- 22 1 -- 17 10th 1990 -- 91 Washington State 16 -- 12 8 -- 10 T -- 5th 1991 -- 92 Washington State 22 -- 11 9 -- 9 T -- 5th NIT 2nd Round 1992 -- 93 Washington State 15 -- 12 9 -- 9 T -- 5th 1993 -- 94 Washington State 20 -- 11 10 -- 8 4th NCAA 1st Round Washington State : 103 -- 103 (. 500 ) 48 -- 78 (. 381 ) Oklahoma ( Big Eight Conference ) ( 1994 -- 1996 ) 1994 -- 95 Oklahoma 23 -- 9 9 -- 5 3rd NCAA 1st Round 1995 -- 96 Oklahoma 17 -- 13 8 -- 6 3rd NCAA 1st Round Oklahoma ( Big 12 Conference ) ( 1996 -- 2006 ) 1996 -- 97 Oklahoma 19 -- 11 9 -- 7 6th NCAA 1st Round 1997 -- 98 Oklahoma 22 -- 11 11 -- 5 T -- 2nd NCAA 1st Round 1998 -- 99 Oklahoma 22 -- 11 11 -- 5 T -- 2nd NCAA Sweet 16 1999 -- 00 Oklahoma 27 -- 7 12 -- 4 T -- 3rd NCAA 2nd Round 2000 -- 01 Oklahoma 26 -- 7 12 -- 4 T -- 2nd NCAA 1st Round 2001 -- 02 Oklahoma 31 -- 5 13 -- 3 2nd NCAA Final Four 2002 -- 03 Oklahoma 27 -- 7 12 -- 4 3rd NCAA Elite Eight 2003 -- 04 Oklahoma 20 -- 11 8 -- 8 7th NIT 2nd Round 2004 -- 05 Oklahoma 25 -- 8 12 -- 4 T -- 1st NCAA 2nd Round 2005 -- 06 Oklahoma 20 -- 9 11 -- 5 3rd NCAA 1st Round Oklahoma : 279 -- 109 (. 719 ) 128 -- 60 (. 681 ) Indiana ( Big Ten Conference ) ( 2006 -- 2008 ) 2006 -- 07 Indiana 21 -- 11 10 -- 6 3rd NCAA 2nd Round 2007 -- 08 Indiana 22 -- 4 11 -- 2 -- Indiana : 43 -- 15 (. 741 ) 21 -- 8 (. 724 ) Houston Cougars ( American Athletic Conference ) ( 2014 -- present ) 2014 -- 15 Houston 13 -- 19 4 -- 14 10th 2015 -- 16 Houston 22 -- 10 12 -- 6 T -- 3rd NIT 1st Round 2016 -- 17 Houston 21 -- 11 12 -- 6 3rd NIT 1st Round 2017 -- 18 Houston 27 -- 8 14 -- 4 T -- 2nd NCAA 2nd Round Houston : 83 -- 48 (. 634 ) 42 -- 30 (. 583 ) Total : 581 -- 320 (. 645 ) National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion Sampson resigned on February 22, 2008 and was replaced by assistant Dan Dakich for the remainder of the season. Indiana credits the last seven games of the season to Dakich. See also List of NCAA Division I Men 's Final Four appearances by coach References Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kelvin Sampson. Jump up ^ `` Sooners to Name Sampson Today ''. 1994 - 04 - 25. Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Sampson Named Hoosiers ' Head Coach ''. Indiana University. Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Sampson headed to Indiana ''. Retrieved 2008 - 02 - 22. Jump up ^ The Associated Press ( 2008 - 02 - 23 ). `` Sampson Forced Out at Indiana ''. The New York Times. ISSN 0362 - 4331. Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 12. Jump up ^ `` NCAA punishes Sampson ; Indiana on probation ''. ESPN.com. 2008 - 11 - 26. Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 12. Jump up ^ Durate, Joseph ( April 2, 2014 ). `` UH nears deal to hire Kelvin Sampson as men 's basketball coach ''. Houston Chronicle. Jump up ^ `` Hoosiers - Illini Recruiting Feud a Hot Topic ''. Retrieved 2008 - 01 - 01. 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Current men 's basketball head coaches of the American Athletic Conference Mick Cronin ( Cincinnati ) Dan Hurley ( Connecticut ) Joe Dooley ( East Carolina ) Kelvin Sampson ( Houston ) Penny Hardaway ( Memphis ) Tim Jankovich ( SMU ) Brian Gregory ( South Florida ) Fran Dunphy ( Temple ) Mike Dunleavy Sr. ( Tulane ) Frank Haith ( Tulsa ) Johnny Dawkins ( UCF ) Gregg Marshall ( Wichita State ) Links to related articles Washington State Cougars men 's basketball head coaches John B. Evans ( 1901 -- 1903 ) James N. Ashmore ( 1904 -- 1905 ) Everett Sweeley ( 1905 -- 1907 ) John R. Bender ( 1907 -- 1908 ) Fred Bohler ( 1908 -- 1926 ) Karl Schlademan ( 1926 -- 1928 ) Jack Friel ( 1928 -- 1958 ) Marv Harshman ( 1958 -- 1971 ) Bob Greenwood ( 1971 -- 1972 ) George Raveling ( 1972 -- 1983 ) Len Stevens ( 1983 -- 1987 ) Kelvin Sampson ( 1987 -- 1994 ) Kevin Eastman ( 1994 -- 1999 ) Paul Graham ( 1999 -- 2003 ) Dick Bennett ( 2003 -- 2006 ) Tony Bennett ( 2006 -- 2009 ) Ken Bone ( 2009 -- 2014 ) Ernie Kent ( 2014 -- ) Oklahoma Sooners men 's basketball head coaches D.C. Hall ( 1907 -- 1908 ) Bennie Owen ( 1908 -- 1921 ) Hugh McDermott ( 1921 -- 1938 ) Bruce Drake ( 1938 -- 1955 ) Doyle Parrack ( 1955 -- 1962 ) Bob Stevens ( 1962 -- 1967 ) John MacLeod ( 1967 -- 1973 ) Joe Ramsey ( 1973 -- 1975 ) Dave Bliss ( 1975 -- 1980 ) Billy Tubbs ( 1980 -- 1994 ) Kelvin Sampson ( 1994 -- 2006 ) Jeff Capel ( 2006 -- 2011 ) Lon Kruger ( 2011 -- ) Indiana Hoosiers men 's basketball head coaches James H. Horne ( 1900 -- 1901 ) Phelps Darby ( 1901 -- 1902 ) Willis Coval ( 1903 -- 1904 ) Zora G. Clevenger ( 1904 -- 1906 ) James M. Sheldon ( 1906 -- 1907 ) Ed Cook ( 1907 -- 1908 ) Robert Harris ( 1908 -- 1909 ) John Georgen ( 1909 -- 1910 ) Oscar Rackle ( 1910 -- 1911 ) James Kase ( 1911 -- 1912 ) Art Powell ( 1912 -- 1913 ) Arthur Berndt ( 1913 -- 1915 ) Allan Williford ( 1915 -- 1916 ) Guy Lowman ( 1916 -- 1917 ) Dana Evans ( 1917 -- 1919 ) Ewald O. Stiehm ( 1919 -- 1920 ) George Levis ( 1920 -- 1922 ) Leslie Mann ( 1922 -- 1924 ) Everett Dean ( 1924 -- 1938 ) Branch McCracken ( 1938 -- 1943 ) Harry Good # ( 1943 -- 1946 ) Branch McCracken ( 1946 -- 1965 ) Lou Watson ( 1965 -- 1969 ) Jerry Oliver # ( 1969 -- 1970 ) Lou Watson ( 1970 -- 1971 ) Bob Knight ( 1971 -- 2000 ) Mike Davis ( 2000 -- 2006 ) Kelvin Sampson ( 2006 -- 2008 ) Dan Dakich # ( 2008 ) Tom Crean ( 2008 -- 2017 ) Archie Miller ( 2017 -- ) Pound sign ( # ) denotes interim head coach. Houston Cougars men 's basketball head coaches Alden Pasche ( 1946 -- 1956 ) Guy Lewis ( 1956 -- 1986 ) Pat Foster ( 1986 -- 1993 ) Alvin Brooks ( 1993 -- 1998 ) Clyde Drexler ( 1998 -- 2000 ) Ray McCallum ( 2000 -- 2004 ) Tom Penders ( 2004 -- 2010 ) James Dickey ( 2010 -- 2014 ) Kelvin Sampson ( 2014 -- ) Henry Iba Award winners 1959 : Hickey 1960 : Newell 1961 : Taylor 1962 : Taylor 1963 : Jucker 1964 : Wooden 1965 : van Breda Kolff 1966 : Rupp 1967 : Wooden 1968 : Lewis 1969 : John 1970 : Wooden 1971 : Wooden 1972 : Wooden 1973 : Wooden 1974 : Sloan 1975 : Knight 1976 : Orr 1977 : Sutton 1978 : Meyer 1979 : D. Smith 1980 : Meyer 1981 : Miller 1982 : Thompson 1983 : Carnesecca 1984 : Keady 1985 : Carnesecca 1986 : Versace 1987 : Chaney 1988 : Chaney 1989 : Knight 1990 : Williams 1991 : Ayers 1992 : Clark 1993 : Fogler 1994 : Spoonhour 1995 : Sampson 1996 : Keady 1997 : Haskins 1998 : Izzo 1999 : Ellis 2000 : Eustachy 2001 : Skinner 2002 : Howland 2003 : T. Smith 2004 : Martelli 2005 : Weber 2006 : Williams 2007 : Bennett 2008 : Davis 2009 : Self 2010 : Boeheim 2011 : Brey 2012 : Haith 2013 : Larrañaga 2014 : Marshall 2015 : Bennett 2016 : Mack 2017 : Few 2018 : Bennett NABC Coach of the Year winners 1959 : Hickey 1960 : Newell 1961 : Taylor 1962 : Taylor 1963 : Jucker 1964 : Wooden 1965 : van Breda Kolff 1966 : Rupp 1967 : Wooden 1968 : Lewis 1969 : Wooden 1970 : Wooden 1971 : Kraft 1972 : Wooden 1973 : Bartow 1974 : McGuire 1975 : Knight 1976 : Orr 1977 : D. Smith 1978 : Foster & Lemons 1979 : Meyer 1980 : Olson 1981 : Hartman & Miller 1982 : Monson 1983 : Carnesecca 1984 : Harshman 1985 : Thompson 1986 : Sutton 1987 : Pitino 1988 : Chaney 1989 : Carlesimo 1990 : Heathcote 1991 : Krzyzewski 1992 : Raveling 1993 : Fogler 1994 : Keady & Richardson 1995 : Harrick 1996 : Calipari 1997 : Haskins 1998 : Guthridge 1999 : Krzyzewski & O'Brien 2000 : Keady 2001 : Izzo 2002 : Sampson 2003 : T. Smith 2004 : Martelli & Montgomery 2005 : Weber 2006 : Wright 2007 : Lickliter 2008 : McKillop 2009 : Anderson & Calipari 2010 : Boeheim 2011 : Fisher 2012 : Izzo 2013 : Crews 2014 : Marshall 2015 : Calipari 2016 : Self 2017 : Few 2018 : Bennett Associated Press College Men 's Basketball Coach of the Year winners 1967 : Wooden 1968 : Lewis 1969 : Wooden 1970 : Wooden 1971 : McGuire 1972 : Wooden 1973 : Wooden 1974 : Sloan 1975 : Knight 1976 : Knight 1977 : Gaillard 1978 : Sutton 1979 : Hodges 1980 : Meyer 1981 : Miller 1982 : Miller 1983 : Lewis 1984 : Meyer 1985 : Frieder 1986 : Sutton 1987 : T. Davis 1988 : Chaney 1989 : Knight 1990 : Calhoun 1991 : Ayers 1992 : Williams 1993 : Fogler 1994 : Stewart 1995 : Sampson 1996 : Keady 1997 : Haskins * 1998 : Izzo 1999 : Ellis 2000 : Eustachy 2001 : Doherty 2002 : Howland 2003 : Smith 2004 : Martelli 2005 : Weber 2006 : Williams 2007 : Bennett 2008 : K. Davis 2009 : Self 2010 : Boeheim 2011 : Brey 2012 : Haith 2013 : Larrañaga 2014 : Marshall 2015 : Calipari 2016 : Self 2017 : Few 2018 : Bennett * Selection later vacated Pac - 12 Conference Men 's Basketball Coach of the Year 1976 : DiBiaso & Raveling 1977 : Harter 1978 : Cunningham 1979 : Boyd 1980 : Wulk 1981 : R. Miller 1982 : Harshman 1983 : Raveling 1984 : Harshman 1985 : Morrison 1986 : Olson 1987 : Hazzard 1988 : Olson 1989 : Olson & R. Miller 1990 : Anderson 1991 : Sampson 1992 : Raveling 1993 : Olson 1994 : Olson 1995 : Harrick 1996 : Bender 1997 : Braun 1998 : Olson 1999 : Montgomery 2000 : Montgomery 2001 : Lavin 2002 : Kent 2003 : Montgomery & Olson 2004 : Montgomery 2005 : Romar 2006 : Howland 2007 : Bennett 2008 : Johnson 2009 : Romar 2010 : Sendek 2011 : S. Miller 2012 : Romar 2013 : Altman 2014 : S. Miller 2015 : Altman 2016 : Altman 2017 : S. 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