# Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year

The Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year, is an annual college basketball award presented to the top men's basketball coach in the Big Ten Conference. The winner is selected by the Big Ten media association and conference coaches. The award was first given following the 1973–74 season to Johnny Orr of Michigan. Bill Carmody is the only coach to have received the award with a losing record. Former Purdue coach Gene Keady has won the award a record seven times.

## Key

| | Awarded one of the following National Coach of the Year awards that year: Associated Press Coach of the Year (AP) Adolph Rupp Cup (ARC) Basketball Times Coach of the Year (BT) CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year (CBS) Henry Iba Award (HI) Naismith Coach of the Year (N) NABC Coach of the Year (NABC) Sporting News Coach of the Year (SN) United Press International Coach of the Year (UPI) U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) |
| Coach (X) | Denotes the number of times the coach had been awarded the Coach of the Year award at that point |
| † | Co-Coaches of the Year |
| * | Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach but is no longer active |
| *^ | Active coach who has been elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (as a coach) |
| Conf. W–L | Conference win–loss record for that season |
| Conf. St.$^T$ | Conference standing at year's end ($^T$denotes a tie) |
| Overall W–L | Overall win–loss record for that season |
| Season$^‡$ | Team won the NCAA Division I National Championship |

## Winners

| Season | Coach | School | National Coach of the Year Awards | Conf. W–L | Conf. St. | Overall W–L |
| 1973–74 | Johnny Orr | Michigan | — | 12–2 | 1st$^T$ | 22–5 |
| 1974–75 | Bob Knight* | Indiana | AP USBWA UPI | 18–0 | 1st | 31–1 |
| 1975–76$^‡$ | Bob Knight* (2) | Indiana | AP NABC | 18–0 | 1st | 32–0 |
| 1976–77 | Johnny Orr (2) | Michigan | — | 16–2 | 1st | 26–4 |
| 1977–78 | Jud Heathcote | Michigan State | — | 15–3 | 1st | 25–5 |
| 1978–79 | Lute Olson | Iowa | — | 13–5 | 1st | 20–8 |
| 1979–80 | Bob Knight* (3) | Indiana | — | 13–5 | 1st | 21–8 |
| 1980–81$^‡$ | Bob Knight* (4) | Indiana | — | 14–4 | 1st | 26–9 |
| 1981–82 | Jim Dutcher | Minnesota | — | 14–4 | 1st | 23–6 |
| 1982–83 | Eldon Miller | Ohio State | — | 11–7 | 2nd$^T$ | 20–10 |
| 1983–84 | Gene Keady* | Purdue | USBWA | 15–3 | 1st$^T$ | 22–7 |
| 1984–85 | Bill Frieder | Michigan | AP | 16–2 | 1st | 26–4 |
| 1985–86 | Jud Heathcote (2) | Michigan State | — | 12–6 | 3rd | 23–8 |
| 1986–87 | Tom Davis | Iowa | — | 14–4 | 3rd | 30–5 |
| 1987–88 | Gene Keady* (2) | Purdue | — | 16–2 | 1st | 29–4 |
| 1988–89 | Bob Knight* (5) | Indiana | AP BT UPI USBWA | 15–3 | 1st | 27–8 |
| 1989–90 | Gene Keady* (3) | Purdue | — | 13–5 | 2nd | 22–8 |
| 1990–91 | Randy Ayers | Ohio State | AP N USBWA | 15–3 | 1st | 27–4 |
| 1991–92 | Randy Ayers (2) | Ohio State | — | 15–3 | 1st | 26–6 |
| 1992–93 | Lou Henson | Illinois | — | 11–7 | 3rd$^T$ | 19–13 |
| 1993–94 | Gene Keady* (4) | Purdue | NABC | 14–4 | 1st | 29–5 |
| 1994–95 | Gene Keady* (5) | Purdue | — | 15–3 | 1st | 25–7 |
| 1995–96 | Gene Keady* (6) | Purdue | AP UPI USBWA | 15–3 | 1st | 26–6 |
| 1996–97 | Clem Haskins | Minnesota | AP | 16–2 | 1st | 31–4 |
| 1997–98 | Tom Izzo*^ | Michigan State | AP | 13–3 | 1st$^T$ | 22–8 |
| 1998–99 | Jim O'Brien | Ohio State | NABC | 12–4 | 2nd | 27–9 |
| 1999–2000 | Gene Keady* (7) | Purdue | — | 12–4 | 2nd | 24–10 |
| 2000–01 | Jim O'Brien (2) | Ohio State | — | 11–5 | 3rd | 20–11 |
| 2001–02 | Bo Ryan* | Wisconsin | — | 11–5 | 1st$^T$ | 19–13 |
| 2002–03 | Bo Ryan* (2) | Wisconsin | — | 12–4 | 1st | 24–8 |
| 2003–04 | Bill Carmody | Northwestern | — | 8–8 | 5th$^T$ | 14–15 |
| 2004–05 | Bruce Weber | Illinois | AP USBWA | 15–1 | 1st | 37–2 |
| 2005–06 | Thad Matta | Ohio State | — | 12–4 | 1st | 26–6 |
| 2006–07 | Thad Matta (2) | Ohio State | — | 15–1 | 1st | 35–4 |
| 2007–08 | Matt Painter | Purdue | — | 15–3 | 2nd | 25–9 |
| 2008–09$^†$ | Ed DeChellis | Penn State | — | 10–8 | 4th$^T$ | 27–11 |
| 2008–09$^†$ | Tom Izzo*^ (2) | Michigan State | — | 15–3 | 1st | 31–7 |
| 2009–10$^†$ | Thad Matta (3) | Ohio State | — | 14–4 | 1st$^T$ | 29–8 |
| 2009–10$^†$ | Matt Painter (2) | Purdue | — | 14–4 | 1st$^T$ | 29–6 |
| 2010–11 | Matt Painter (3) | Purdue | — | 14–4 | 2nd | 26–8 |
| 2011–12 | Tom Izzo*^ (3) | Michigan State | — | 13–5 | 1st$^T$ | 29–8 |
| 2012–13 | Bo Ryan* (3) | Wisconsin | — | 12–6 | 4th$^T$ | 23–12 |
| 2013–14$^†$ | John Beilein | Michigan | — | 15–3 | 1st | 28–9 |
| 2013–14$^†$ | Tim Miles | Nebraska | — | 11–7 | 4th | 19–13 |
| 2014–15$^†$ | Bo Ryan* (4) | Wisconsin | — | 16–2 | 1st | 36–4 |
| 2014–15$^†$ | Mark Turgeon | Maryland | — | 14–4 | 2nd | 28–7 |
| 2015–16 | Tom Crean | Indiana | — | 15–3 | 1st | 27–8 |
| 2016–17 | Richard Pitino | Minnesota | — | 11–7 | 4th | 24–10 |
| 2017–18 | Chris Holtmann | Ohio State | — | 15–3 | 2nd$^T$ | 25–9 |
| 2018–19 | Matt Painter (4) | Purdue | AP | 16–4 | 1st$^T$ | 26–10 |
| 2019–20 | Greg Gard | Wisconsin | — | 14–6 | 1st$^T$ | 21–10 |
| 2020–21 | Juwan Howard | Michigan | AP HI SN | 14–3 | 1st | 23–5 |
| 2021–22 | Greg Gard (2) | Wisconsin | — | 15–5 | 1st$^T$ | 24–6 |
| 2022–23 | Chris Collins | Northwestern | — | 12–8 | 2nd$^T$ | 21–10 |
| 2023–24$^†$ | Fred Hoiberg | Nebraska | — | 12–8 | 2nd$^T$ | 22–9 |
| 2023–24$^†$ | Matt Painter (5) | Purdue | — | 17–3 | 1st | 28–3 |
| 2024–25 | Tom Izzo (4) | Michigan State | — | 17–3 | 1st | 26–5 |

## Winners by school

| School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
| Purdue | 12 | 1984, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2019, 2024 |
| Ohio State | 9 | 1983, 1991, 1992, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2018 |
| Indiana | 6 | 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1989, 2016 |
| Wisconsin | 6 | 2002, 2003, 2013, 2015, 2020, 2022 |
| Michigan State | 6 | 1978, 1986, 1998, 2009, 2012, 2025 |
| Michigan | 5 | 1974, 1977, 1985, 2014, 2021 |
| Illinois | 2 | 1993, 2005 |
| Iowa | 2 | 1979, 1987 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 1982, 1997*, 2017 |
| Nebraska (2012) | 2 | 2014, 2024 |
| Northwestern | 2 | 2004, 2023 |
| Maryland (2015) | 1 | 2015 |
| Penn State (1993) | 1 | 2009 |
| Rutgers (2015) | 0 | — |