The Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year award was established in 1967 to recognize the best men's college basketball coach of the year, as voted upon by the Associated Press (AP). A parallel award for women's coaches was added in 1995.[1] The 2011 women's award, shared by three coaches, was notable as the first shared AP award in any college sport.[2]
John Wooden of UCLA and Bob Knight of Indiana have won the most awards on the men's side with five and three, respectively. As of 2024, three active men's coaches have won the award twice each; Tony Bennett of Virginia (and at Washington State), Bill Self of Kansas, and Kelvin Sampson of Houston (and at Oklahoma). Geno Auriemma of UConn has by far the most awards, with nine on the women's side, followed by Muffet McGraw of Notre Dame with four. Tom and Keno Davis are the only father-and-son duo to win the award.
Key
edit† | Co-Coach of the Year |
Coach (X) | Denotes the number of times the coach has been awarded at that point |
Winners
editSchools are referred to in these listings by their current athletic brand names, even though they may not be historically accurate for the season of a given award. The only school affected by this is UConn, which used "Connecticut" as its official athletic brand before 2013–14 (although it widely used "UConn" before then).
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "Geno Auriemma shares AP honor". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 2, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
- ^ "Kentucky's Anthony Davis, Missouri's Frank Haith receive AP basketball awards". NOLA.com. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- ^ "John Calipari wins AP Coach of the Year". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- ^ "Kansas' Bill Self wins AP Coach of the Year". NCAA Men's Basketball. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- ^ "Gonzaga's Mark Few wins AP coach of the year". collegebasketball.ap.org. Archived from the original on April 2, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- ^ "Virginia's Tony Bennett honored as AP coach of the year". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 29, 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
- ^ "Texas Tech's Beard named AP men's college coach of the year". The Washington Post. April 4, 2019. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ^ "Dayton double: Flyers' Toppin, Grant claim AP top honors". APNews.com. Associated Press. March 24, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ^ "Michigan's Juwan Howard named AP college coach of the year". ESPN. April 1, 2021.
- ^ "Arizona's Tommy Lloyd wins AP men's coach of the year". Washington Post. April 1, 2022.
- ^ Skretta, Dave (March 31, 2023). "Marquette's Shaka Smart voted men's AP coach of the year". Associated Press News. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ Skretta, Dave (April 5, 2024). "Houston coach Kelvin Sampson edges UConn's Dan Hurley for AP coach of the year". Associated Press. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
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- ^ "Hawkeye women's basketball coach Angie Lee announces her resignation - University News Service - The University of Iowa". www.news-releases.uiowa.edu. Archived from the original on 2017-11-17. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
- ^ Congress (2009-12-30). Congressional Record. Government Printing Office.
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- ^ a b "Notre Dame's Muffet McGraw is AP Coach of the Year".
- ^ "Brenda Frese Biography". umterps.com. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
- ^ "Former UH women's basketball coach Joe Curl dies at 59". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
- ^ "Joanne P. McCallie Bio - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
- ^ "Sylvia Hatchell Voted AP Coach of the Year - Tar Heel Times - 4/2/2006". www.tarheeltimes.com. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
- ^ FEINBERG, DOUG (2007-04-01). "Goestenkors, Paris Win AP Women's Awards". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- ^ "Nebraska's Yori Chosen as AP Coach of the Year". NCAA.com. Archived from the original on June 5, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- ^ "Kim Mulkey Bio - Baylor Official Athletic Site". www.baylorbears.com. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- ^ a b "Notre Dame Women's Basketball | Coaches". madeira.hccanet.org. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- ^ "Semrau Named Associated Press Coach of the Year". Seminoles.com. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- ^ "UConn's Breanna Stewart, Geno Auriemma win top AP awards". ESPN. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
- ^ "Washington's Kelsey Plum, UConn's Geno Auriemma earn AP honors". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 30, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- ^ "Muffet McGraw wins fourth AP women's Coach of the Year award". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 29, 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
- ^ "Iowa's Gustafson, Baylor's Mulkey get AP honors". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 4, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ^ "Sabrina Ionescu is unanimous AP women's player of the year". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 23, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- ^ "Maryland's Brenda Frese named The Associated Press women's basketball coach of the year for second time in her career". washingtonpost.com. The Washington Post. March 31, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.[dead link]
- ^ Feinberg, Doug (March 31, 2022). "LSU's Kim Mulkey wins AP Coach of the Year for third time". AP. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
- ^ Feinberg, Doug (March 30, 2023). "Indiana's Teri Moren wins AP Coach of the Year". Associated Press News. Retrieved March 30, 2023.