# 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. The award is currently sponsored by the United States Marine Corps.
Through the 2023–24 college basketball season, there have been 33 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 |
| 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 |
Division II :
| Season | Winner | Team | Reference |
| 1958–59 | No award | No award | No award |
| 1959–60 | No award | No award | No award |
| 1960–61 | No award | No award | No award |
| 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 | |
Division III :
| Season | Winner | Team | Reference |
| 1958–59 | No award | No award | No award |
| 1959–60 | No award | No award | No award |
| 1960–61 | No award | No award | No award |
| 1961–62 | No award | No award | No award |
| 1962–63 | No award | No award | No award |
| 1963–64 | No award | No award | No award |
| 1964–65 | No award | No award | No award |
| 1965–66 | No award | No award | No award |
| 1966–67 | No award | No award | No award |
| 1967–68 | No award | No award | No award |
| 1968–69 | No award | No award | No award |
| 1969–70 | No award | No award | No award |
| 1970–71 | No award | No award | No award |
| 1971–72 | No award | No award | No award |
| 1972–73 | No award | No award | No award |
| 1973–74 | No award | No award | No award |
| 1974–75 | No award | No award | No award |
| 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 | Dave Wellman | Nebraska Wesleyan | |
| 2018–19 | Matt Lewis | Wisconsin–Oshkosh | |
| 2019–20 | Landry Kosmalski | Swarthmore | |
| 2020–21 | No award | No award | No award |
| 2021–22 | Josh Merkel | Randolph–Macon | |
| 2022–23 | John Krikorian | Christopher Newport | |
| 2023–24 | Brooks Miller | Trine | |

### 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 | No award | 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 | Split into NAIA Divisions I and II | Split into NAIA Divisions I and II |
| 2009–10 | Split into NAIA Divisions I and II | Split into NAIA Divisions I and II | Split into NAIA Divisions I and II |
| 2010–11 | Split into NAIA Divisions I and II | Split into NAIA Divisions I and II | Split into NAIA Divisions I and II |
| 2011–12 | Split into NAIA Divisions I and II | Split into NAIA Divisions I and II | Split into NAIA Divisions I and II |
| 2012–13 | Split into NAIA Divisions I and II | Split into NAIA Divisions I and II | Split into NAIA Divisions I and II |
| 2013–14 | Split into NAIA Divisions I and II | Split into NAIA Divisions I and II | Split into NAIA Divisions I and II |
| 2014–15 | Split into NAIA Divisions I and II | Split into NAIA Divisions I and II | Split into NAIA Divisions I and II |
| 2015–16 | Split into NAIA Divisions I and II | Split into NAIA Divisions I and II | Split into NAIA Divisions I and II |
| 2016–17 | Split into NAIA Divisions I and II | Split into NAIA Divisions I and II | Split into NAIA Divisions I and II |
| 2017–18 | Split into NAIA Divisions I and II | Split into NAIA Divisions I and II | Split into NAIA Divisions I and II |
| 2018–19 | Split into NAIA Divisions I and II | Split into NAIA Divisions I and II | Split into NAIA Divisions I and II |
| 2019–20 | Split into NAIA Divisions I and II | Split into NAIA Divisions I and II | Split into NAIA Divisions I and II |
| 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 | |
Division I (2009–2020) :
| Season | Coach | Team | Reference |
| 1992–93 | No award | No award | No award |
| 1993–94 | No award | No award | No award |
| 1994–95 | No award | No award | No award |
| 1995–96 | No award | No award | No award |
| 1996–97 | No award | No award | No award |
| 1997–98 | No award | No award | No award |
| 1998–99 | No award | No award | No award |
| 1999–00 | No award | No award | No award |
| 2000–01 | No award | No award | No award |
| 2001–02 | No award | No award | No award |
| 2002–03 | No award | No award | No award |
| 2003–04 | No award | No award | No award |
| 2004–05 | No award | No award | No award |
| 2005–06 | No award | No award | No award |
| 2006–07 | No award | No award | No award |
| 2007–08 | No award | No award | No award |
| 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 | No award | No award |
| 2021–22 | No award | No award | No award |
| 2022–23 | No award | No award | No award |
| 2023–24 | No award | No award | No award |
Division II (2009–2020) :
| Season | Coach | Team | Reference |
| 1992–93 | No award | No award | No award |
| 1993–94 | No award | No award | No award |
| 1994–95 | No award | No award | No award |
| 1995–96 | No award | No award | No award |
| 1996–97 | No award | No award | No award |
| 1997–98 | No award | No award | No award |
| 1998–99 | No award | No award | No award |
| 1999–00 | No award | No award | No award |
| 2000–01 | No award | No award | No award |
| 2001–02 | No award | No award | No award |
| 2002–03 | No award | No award | No award |
| 2003–04 | No award | No award | No award |
| 2004–05 | No award | No award | No award |
| 2005–06 | No award | No award | No award |
| 2006–07 | No award | No award | No award |
| 2007–08 | No award | No award | No award |
| 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 | No award | No award |
| 2021–22 | No award | No award | No award |
| 2022–23 | No award | No award | No award |
| 2023–24 | No award | No award | No award |

### Two-year schools

| Season | Winner | Team | Reference |
| 1983–84 | Bill Alheim | Miami Dade–North | |
| 1984–85 | Denny Lehnus | Kankakee | |
| 1985–86 | Dan Sparks | Vincennes | |
| 1986–87 | Jerry Stone | Midland (TX) | |
| 1987–88 | David Farrar | Hutchinson | |
| 1988–89 | Larry Gipson | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | |
| 1989–90 | Kirk Speraw | Pensacola | |
| 1990–91 | Chick Hess | Arizona Western | |
| 1991–92 | Fred Trenkle | College of Southern Idaho | |
| 1992–93 | Bob Marlin | Pensacola | |
| 1993–94 | Steve McClain | Hutchinson | |
| 1994–95 | Dave Campbell | Western Nebraska | |
| 1995–96 | Gary Shourds | Sullivan | |
| 1996–97 | Terry Carroll | Indian Hills | |
| 1997–98 | Terry Carroll (2) | Indian Hills | |
| 1998–99 | Ryan Cross | Barton (KS) | |
| 1999–00 | Joe O'Brien | Southeastern (IA) | |
| 2000–01 | Jay Spoonhour | Wabash Valley | |
| 2001–02 | Jeff Kidder | Utah Tech | |
| 2002–03 | Joe O'Brien (2) | Southeastern (IA) | |
| 2003–04 | Joe O'Brien (3) | Southeastern (IA) | |
| 2004–05 | Bill Foy | Paris | |
| 2005–06 | No award | No award | No award |
| 2006–07 | No award | No award | No award |
| 2007–08 | Todd Franklin | Southeastern Illinois | |
| 2008–09 | Mike Jeffers | Johnson County (KS) | |
| 2009–10 | Doug Wagemester | Kirkwood | |
| 2010–11 | Kirk Whiteman | Lincoln (IL) | |
| 2011–12 | Mike Apple | Sandhills | |
| 2012–13 | Tim Ryan | College of Central Florida | |
| 2013–14 | Matt Gordon | Phoenix | |
| 2014–15 | Chuck Moore | Richard Bland | |
| 2015–16 | Craig Doty | Rock Valley | |
| 2016–17 | Todd Lorensen | Southwestern (IA) | |
| 2017–18 | Steve Christiansen | Triton | |
| 2018–19 | Todd Franklin (2) | Vincennes | |
| 2019–20 | Mike Apple (2) | Sandhills | |
| 2020–21 | Brett Putz | Des Moines Area | |
| 2021–22 | John Pigatti | South Suburban | |
| 2022–23 | Randy Casey | Milwaukee Area Tech | |
| 2023–24 | Dillon Hargrove | National Park | |