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

The Big East Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year award is given to the men's basketball coach in the Big East Conference voted as the best. It was first awarded at the end of the 1979–80 season, the inaugural season of the Big East.

## Key

| † | Co-Coaches of the Year |
| * | Awarded a national Coach of the Year award: Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year (1966–67 to present) Naismith College Coach of the Year (1986–87 to present) Henry Iba Award (1958–59 to present) NABC Coach of the Year (1958–59 to present) |
| Coach (X) | Denotes the number of times the coach has been awarded the Big East Coach of the Year award at that point |
| Conf. W–L | Conference win–loss record for that season |
| Conf. St.$^T$ | Conference standing at year's end ($^T$denotes a tie; E stands for Eastern Division, W for Western Division, BE6/BE7 for Big East 6 and 7 divisions) |
| Overall W–L | Overall win–loss record for that season |

## Winners

| Season | Coach | School | Conf. W–L | Conf. St. | Overall W–L |
| 1979–80 | John Thompson | Georgetown | 5–1 | 1$^T$ | 26–6 |
| 1980–81 | Tom Davis | Boston College | 10–4 | 1 | 23–7 |
| 1981–82 | Rollie Massimino | Villanova | 11–3 | 1 | 24–8 |
| 1982–83 | Lou Carnesecca | St. John's | 12–4 | 1$^T$ | 28–5 |
| 1983–84 | Jim Boeheim | Syracuse | 12–4 | 2$^T$ | 23–9 |
| 1984–85 | Lou Carnesecca (2) | St. John's | 15–1 | 1 | 31–4 |
| 1985–86 | Lou Carnesecca (3) | St. John's | 14–2 | 1$^T$ | 31–5 |
| 1986–87 | John Thompson (2) | Georgetown | 12–4 | 1$^T$ | 29–5 |
| 1987–88 | P. J. Carlesimo | Seton Hall | 8–8 | 5$^T$ | 22–13 |
| 1988–89 | P. J. Carlesimo (2) | Seton Hall | 11–5 | 2 | 31–7 |
| 1989–90 | Jim Calhoun | UConn | 12–4 | 1$^T$ | 31–6 |
| 1990–91 | Jim Boeheim (2) | Syracuse | 12–4 | 1 | 26–6 |
| 1991–92 | John Thompson (3) | Georgetown | 12–6 | 1$^T$ | 22–10 |
| 1992–93 | Brian Mahoney | St. John's | 12–6 | 2 | 19–11 |
| 1993–94 | Jim Calhoun (2) | UConn | 16–2 | 1 | 29–5 |
| 1994–95 | Leonard Hamilton | Miami (FL) | 9–9 | 5 | 15–13 |
| 1995–96$^†$ | Jim Calhoun (3) | UConn | 17–1 | 1 (BE6) | 32–3 |
| Jim O'Brien | Boston College | 10–8 | 3 (BE6) | 19–11 |
| 1996–97 | John MacLeod | Notre Dame | 8–10 | 4 (BE6) | 16–14 |
| 1997–98 | Jim Calhoun (4) | UConn | 15–3 | 1 (BE6) | 32–5 |
| 1998–99 | Leonard Hamilton (2) | Miami (FL) | 15–3 | 2 | 23–7 |
| 1999–00 | Jim Boeheim (3) | Syracuse | 13–3 | 1$^T$ | 26–6 |
| 2000–01 | Al Skinner | Boston College | 13–3 | 1 (E) | 27–5 |
| 2001–02 | Ben Howland | Pittsburgh | 13–3 | 1 (W) | 29–6 |
| 2002–03 | Louis Orr | Seton Hall | 10–6 | 2$^T$ (W) | 17–13 |
| 2003–04 | Jamie Dixon | Pittsburgh | 13–3 | 1 | 31–5 |
| 2004–05 | Al Skinner (2) | Boston College | 13–3 | 1$^T$ | 25–5 |
| 2005–06 | Jay Wright | Villanova | 14–2 | 1$^T$ | 28–5 |
| 2006–07 | Mike Brey | Notre Dame | 11–5 | 4 | 24–8 |
| 2007–08 | Mike Brey (2) | Notre Dame | 14–4 | 2$^T$ | 25–8 |
| 2008–09 | Jay Wright (2) | Villanova | 13–5 | 4 | 30–8 |
| 2009–10 | Jim Boeheim (4) | Syracuse | 15–3 | 1 | 30–5 |
| 2010–11 | Mike Brey (3) | Notre Dame | 14–4 | 2 | 27–7 |
| 2011–12 | Stan Heath | South Florida | 12–6 | 6 | 22–14 |
| 2012–13 | John Thompson III | Georgetown | 14–4 | 1$^T$ | 25–7 |
| 2013–14 | Jay Wright (3) | Villanova | 16–2 | 1 | 29–5 |
| 2014–15 | Jay Wright (4) | Villanova | 16–2 | 1 | 33–3 |
| 2015–16$^†$ | Kevin Willard | Seton Hall | 12–6 | 3 | 25–9 |
| Jay Wright (5) | Villanova | 16–2 | 1 | 35–5 |
| 2016–17 | Chris Holtmann | Butler | 12–6 | 2 | 25–9 |
| 2017–18 | Chris Mack | Xavier | 15–3 | 1 | 29–6 |
| 2018–19 | Jay Wright (6) | Villanova | 13–5 | 1 | 26–10 |
| 2019–20 | Greg McDermott | Creighton | 13–5 | 1$^T$ | 24–7 |
| 2020–21 | Mike Anderson | St. John's | 10–9 | 4$^T$ | 16–10 |
| 2021–22 | Ed Cooley | Providence | 14–3 | 1 | 27–6 |
| 2022–23 | Shaka Smart | Marquette | 17–3 | 1 | 28–6 |
| 2023–24 | Dan Hurley | UConn | 18–2 | 1 | 37–3 |
| 2024–25 | Rick Pitino | St. John's | 18–2 | 1 | – |