# Henry Iba Award

The Henry Iba Award was established in 1959 to recognize the best college basketball coach of the year by the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA). Five nominees are presented and the individual with the most votes receives the award, which is presented in conjunction with the Final Four. The award is named for Henry Iba, who coached at Oklahoma State from 1934 to 1970. Iba won the NCAA College Championship in 1945 and 1946 and coached the U.S. Olympic Teams to two gold medals in 1964 and 1968. The award is presented at the Oscar Robertson Trophy Breakfast on the Friday before the Final Four.
Legendary UCLA Bruins coach John Wooden has the most all–time selections with seven. Of the seven other coaches with multiple Henry Iba Awards, only Virginia Cavaliers coach Tony Bennett has received it more than twice. The school with the second–most winners is Ohio State, which has had two coaches win a total of three awards (Fred Taylor, Randy Ayers).
Bennett is also one of two coaches to receive the award at more than one program, having done so once at Washington State and twice at Virginia. The other is Kelvin Sampson, honored at Oklahoma and Houston.

## Key

| Coach (X) | Denotes the number of times the coach has been given the Henry Iba Award at that point |
| Team (X) | Denotes the number of times the team has been represented for the Henry Iba Award at that point |

## Winners

| Season | Coach | School | Record | Postseason result |
| 1958–59 | Eddie Hickey | Marquette | 23–6 | NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 1959–60 | Pete Newell | California | 28–2 | NCAA Runners-Up |
| 1960–61 | Fred Taylor | Ohio State | 27–1 | NCAA Runners-Up |
| 1961–62 | Fred Taylor (2) | Ohio State (2) | 26–2 | NCAA Runners-Up |
| 1962–63 | Ed Jucker | Cincinnati | 26–2 | NCAA Runners-Up |
| 1963–64 | John Wooden | UCLA | 30–0 | NCAA Champions |
| 1964–65 | Butch van Breda Kolff | Princeton | 23–6 | NCAA Final Four |
| 1965–66 | Adolph Rupp | Kentucky | 27–2 | NCAA Runners-Up |
| 1966–67 | John Wooden (2) | UCLA (2) | 30–0 | NCAA Champions |
| 1967–68 | Guy Lewis | Houston | 31–2 | NCAA Final Four |
| 1968–69 | John Wooden (3) | UCLA (3) | 29–1 | NCAA Champions |
| 1969–70 | John Wooden (4) | UCLA (4) | 28–2 | NCAA Champions |
| 1970–71 | John Wooden (5) | UCLA (5) | 29–1 | NCAA Champions |
| 1971–72 | John Wooden (6) | UCLA (6) | 30–0 | NCAA Champions |
| 1972–73 | John Wooden (7) | UCLA (7) | 30–0 | NCAA Champions |
| 1973–74 | Norm Sloan | NC State | 30–1 | NCAA Champions |
| 1974–75 | Bob Knight | Indiana | 31–1 | NCAA Elite Eight |
| 1975–76 | Johnny Orr | Michigan | 25–7 | NCAA Runners-Up |
| 1976–77 | Eddie Sutton | Arkansas | 26–2 | NCAA 1st Round |
| 1977–78 | Ray Meyer | DePaul | 27–3 | NCAA Elite Eight |
| 1978–79 | Dean Smith | North Carolina | 23–9 | NCAA 2nd Round |
| 1979–80 | Ray Meyer (2) | DePaul (2) | 26–2 | NCAA 1st Round |
| 1980–81 | Ralph Miller | Oregon State | 26–2 | NCAA 2nd Round |
| 1981–82 | John Thompson | Georgetown | 30–7 | NCAA Runners-Up |
| 1982–83 | Lou Carnesecca | St. John's | 28–5 | NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 1983–84 | Gene Keady | Purdue | 22–7 | NCAA 1st Round |
| 1984–85 | Lou Carnesecca (2) | St. John's (2) | 31–4 | NCAA Final Four |
| 1985–86 | Dick Versace | Bradley | 32–3 | NCAA 2nd Round |
| 1986–87 | John Chaney | Temple | 32–4 | NCAA 2nd Round |
| 1987–88 | John Chaney (2) | Temple (2) | 32–2 | NCAA Elite Eight |
| 1988–89 | Bob Knight (2) | Indiana (2) | 27–8 | NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 1989–90 | Roy Williams | Kansas | 30–5 | NCAA 2nd Round |
| 1990–91 | Randy Ayers | Ohio State (3) | 27–4 | NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 1991–92 | Perry Clark | Tulane | 22–9 | NCAA 2nd Round |
| 1992–93 | Eddie Fogler | Vanderbilt | 28–6 | NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 1993–94 | Charlie Spoonhour | Saint Louis | 23–6 | NCAA 1st Round |
| 1994–95 | Kelvin Sampson | Oklahoma | 23–9 | NCAA 1st Round |
| 1995–96 | Gene Keady (2) | Purdue (2) | 26–6 | NCAA 2nd Round |
| 1996–97 | Clem Haskins | Minnesota | 31–4 | NCAA Final Four |
| 1997–98 | Tom Izzo | Michigan State | 22–8 | NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 1998–99 | Cliff Ellis | Auburn | 29–4 | NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 1999–00 | Larry Eustachy | Iowa State | 32–5 | NCAA Elite Eight |
| 2000–01 | Al Skinner | Boston College | 27–5 | NCAA 2nd Round |
| 2001–02 | Ben Howland | Pittsburgh | 29–6 | NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 2002–03 | Tubby Smith | Kentucky (2) | 32–4 | NCAA Elite Eight |
| 2003–04 | Phil Martelli | Saint Joseph's | 30–2 | NCAA Elite Eight |
| 2004–05 | Bruce Weber | Illinois | 37–2 | NCAA Runners-Up |
| 2005–06 | Roy Williams (2) | North Carolina (2) | 23–8 | NCAA 2nd Round |
| 2006–07 | Tony Bennett | Washington State | 26–8 | NCAA 2nd Round |
| 2007–08 | Keno Davis | Drake | 28–5 | NCAA 1st Round |
| 2008–09 | Bill Self | Kansas (2) | 27–8 | NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 2009–10 | Jim Boeheim | Syracuse | 30–5 | NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 2010–11 | Mike Brey | Notre Dame | 27–7 | NCAA 3rd Round |
| 2011–12 | Frank Haith | Missouri | 30–5 | NCAA 1st Round |
| 2012–13 | Jim Larrañaga | Miami (FL) | 29–7 | NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 2013–14 | Gregg Marshall | Wichita State | 35–1 | NCAA 3rd Round |
| 2014–15 | Tony Bennett (2) | Virginia | 30–4 | NCAA 3rd Round |
| 2015–16 | Chris Mack | Xavier | 28–6 | NCAA 2nd Round |
| 2016–17 | Mark Few | Gonzaga | 37–2 | NCAA Runners-Up |
| 2017–18 | Tony Bennett (3) | Virginia (2) | 31–3 | NCAA 1st Round |
| 2018–19 | Rick Barnes | Tennessee | 31–5 | NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 2019–20 | Anthony Grant | Dayton | 29–2 | Tournament canceled |
| 2020–21 | Juwan Howard | Michigan | 23–5 | NCAA Elite Eight |
| 2021–22 | Tommy Lloyd | Arizona | 33–4 | NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 2022–23 | Shaka Smart | Marquette (2) | 29–7 | NCAA 2nd Round |
| 2023–24 | Kelvin Sampson (2) | Houston (2) | 32–5 | NCAA Sweet 16 |

## Footnotes

* $^a$ Due to the massive numbers—and extreme severity of—NCAA violations that had surfaced, Clem Haskins and the Minnesota men's basketball season records and awards were nullified, giving them a 0–0 record and no official recognition for having gotten to the 1997 Final Four.