# Naismith College Coach of the Year

The Naismith College Coach of the Year Award (officially known for sponsorship reasons as the Werner Ladder Naismith College Coach of the Year) is an award given by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to one men's and one women's NCAA Division I collegiate coach each season since 1987. The award was originally given to the two winning coaches of the NCAA Division I basketball tournament for the first two years of its existence; in 1989, the Naismith Award's governing board decided to give it out via voting process.
The men's side has had five multiple winners: John Calipari and Mike Krzyzewski with three each, and Tony Bennett, Mark Few, and Jay Wright with two each.
The women's side has also had five multiple winners: Geno Auriemma with eight; Pat Summitt with five; Dawn Staley with four; and Muffet McGraw and Tara VanDerveer with three each.

## Key

| * | Denotes coaches inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
| Coach (#) | Denotes the number of times the coach has won the award at that point |

## Winners

| Year | Men's Coach | College | Women's Coach | College |
| 1986–87 | Bob Knight* | Indiana | Pat Summitt* | Tennessee |
| 1987–88 | Larry Brown* | Kansas | Leon Barmore* | Louisiana Tech |
| 1988–89 | Mike Krzyzewski* | Duke | Pat Summitt* (2) | Tennessee |
| 1989–90 | Bobby Cremins | Georgia Tech | Tara VanDerveer* | Stanford |
| 1990–91 | Randy Ayers | Ohio State | Debbie Ryan | Virginia |
| 1991–92 | Mike Krzyzewski* (2) | Duke | Chris Weller | Maryland |
| 1992–93 | Dean Smith* | North Carolina | C. Vivian Stringer* | Iowa |
| 1993–94 | Nolan Richardson* | Arkansas | Pat Summitt* (3) | Tennessee |
| 1994–95 | Jim Harrick | UCLA | Geno Auriemma* | UConn |
| 1995–96 | John Calipari* | UMass | Andy Landers | Georgia |
| 1996–97 | Roy Williams* | Kansas | Geno Auriemma* (2) | UConn |
| 1997–98 | Bill Guthridge | North Carolina | Pat Summitt* (4) | Tennessee |
| 1998–99 | Mike Krzyzewski* (3) | Duke | Carolyn Peck | Purdue |
| 1999–2000 | Mike Montgomery | Stanford | Geno Auriemma* (3) | UConn |
| 2000–01 | Rod Barnes | Ole Miss | Muffet McGraw* | Notre Dame |
| 2001–02 | Ben Howland | Pittsburgh | Geno Auriemma* (4) | UConn |
| 2002–03 | Tubby Smith | Kentucky | Gail Goestenkors | Duke |
| 2003–04 | Phil Martelli | Saint Joseph's | Pat Summitt* (5) | Tennessee |
| 2004–05 | Bruce Weber | Illinois | Pokey Chatman | LSU |
| 2005–06 | Jay Wright* | Villanova | Sylvia Hatchell* | North Carolina |
| 2006–07 | Tony Bennett | Washington State | Gail Goestenkors (2) | Duke |
| 2007–08 | John Calipari* (2) | Memphis | Geno Auriemma* (5) | UConn |
| 2008–09 | Jamie Dixon | Pittsburgh | Geno Auriemma* (6) | UConn |
| 2009–10 | Jim Boeheim* | Syracuse | Connie Yori | Nebraska |
| 2010–11 | Steve Fisher | San Diego State | Tara VanDerveer* (2) | Stanford |
| 2011–12 | Bill Self* | Kansas | Kim Mulkey* | Baylor |
| 2012–13 | Jim Larrañaga | Miami (FL) | Muffet McGraw* (2) | Notre Dame |
| 2013–14 | Gregg Marshall | Wichita State | Muffet McGraw* (3) | Notre Dame |
| 2014–15 | John Calipari* (3) | Kentucky | Courtney Banghart | Princeton |
| 2015–16 | Jay Wright* (2) | Villanova | Geno Auriemma* (7) | UConn |
| 2016–17 | Mark Few | Gonzaga | Geno Auriemma* (8) | UConn |
| 2017–18 | Tony Bennett (2) | Virginia | Vic Schaefer | Mississippi State |
| 2018–19 | Rick Barnes | Tennessee | Lisa Bluder | Iowa |
| 2019–20 | Anthony Grant | Dayton | Dawn Staley | South Carolina |
| 2020–21 | Mark Few (2) | Gonzaga | Tara VanDerveer* (3) | Stanford |
| 2021–22 | Ed Cooley | Providence | Dawn Staley (2) | South Carolina |
| 2022–23 | Jerome Tang | Kansas State | Dawn Staley (3) | South Carolina |
| 2023–24 | Dan Hurley | UConn | Dawn Staley (4) | South Carolina |
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 Officially known for athletics purposes as "Connecticut" before 2013–14.