Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year explained

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

†Co-Coach of the Year
Coach (X)Denotes the number of times the coach has been awarded at that point

Winners

Schools 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).

Men's

SeasonCoachSchool
1967John WoodenUCLA
1968Guy LewisHouston
1969John Wooden (2)UCLA
1970John Wooden (3)UCLA
1971Al McGuireMarquette
1972John Wooden (4)UCLA
1973John Wooden (5)UCLA
1974Norm SloanNC State
1975Bob KnightIndiana
1976Bob Knight (2)Indiana
1977Bob GaillardSan Francisco
1978Eddie SuttonArkansas
1979Bill HodgesIndiana State
1980Ray MeyerDePaul
1981Ralph MillerOregon State
1982Ralph Miller (2)Oregon State
1983Guy Lewis (2)Houston
1984Ray Meyer (2)DePaul
1985Bill FriederMichigan
1986Eddie Sutton (2)Kentucky
1987Tom DavisIowa
John ChaneyTemple
1989Bob Knight (3)Indiana
1990Jim CalhounUConn
1991Randy AyersOhio State
1992Roy WilliamsKansas
1993Eddie FoglerVanderbilt
1994Norm StewartMissouri
1995Kelvin SampsonOklahoma
1996Gene KeadyPurdue
1997Clem HaskinsMinnesota
1998Tom IzzoMichigan State
1999Cliff EllisAuburn
2000Larry EustachyIowa State
2001Matt DohertyNorth Carolina
2002Ben HowlandPittsburgh
2003Tubby SmithKentucky
2004Phil MartelliSaint Joseph’s
2005Bruce WeberIllinois
2006Roy Williams (2)North Carolina
2007Tony BennettWashington State
2008Keno DavisDrake
2009Bill SelfKansas
2010Jim BoeheimSyracuse
2011Mike BreyNotre Dame
2012Frank HaithMissouri[3]
2013Jim LarrañagaMiami (FL)
2014Gregg MarshallWichita State
2015John CalipariKentucky[4]
2016Bill Self (2)Kansas[5]
2017Mark FewGonzaga[6]
2018Tony Bennett (2)Virginia[7]
2019Chris BeardTexas Tech[8]
2020Anthony GrantDayton[9]
2021Juwan HowardMichigan[10]
2022Tommy LloydArizona[11]
2023Marquette[12]
2024Kelvin Sampson (2)Houston[13]

Women's

SeasonCoachSchool
1995Geno AuriemmaUConn[14]
1996Angie LeeIowa[15]
1997Geno Auriemma (2)UConn
1998Pat SummittTennessee[16]
1999Carolyn PeckPurdue[17]
2000Geno Auriemma (3)UConn
2001Muffet McGrawNotre Dame[18]
2002Brenda OldfieldMinnesota[19]
2003Geno Auriemma (4)UConn
2004Joe CurlHouston[20]
2005Joanne P. McCallieMichigan State[21]
2006Sylvia HatchellNorth Carolina[22]
2007Gail GoestenkorsDuke[23]
2008Geno Auriemma (5)UConn
2009Geno Auriemma (6) UConn
2010Connie YoriNebraska[24]
2011Geno Auriemma (7)UConn
Katie MeierMiami (FL)
Tara VanDerveerStanford
2012Kim MulkeyBaylor[25]
2013Muffet McGraw (2)Notre Dame[26]
2014Muffet McGraw (3)Notre Dame
2015Sue SemrauFlorida State[27]
2016Geno Auriemma (8)UConn[28]
2017Geno Auriemma (9)UConn[29]
2018Muffet McGraw (4)Notre Dame[30]
2019Kim Mulkey (2)Baylor[31]
2020Dawn StaleySouth Carolina[32]
2021Brenda Frese (2)Maryland[33]
2022Kim Mulkey (3)LSU[34]
2023Indiana[35]
2024Dawn Staley (2)South Carolina

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Award Winners: Coaching Awards . 2010–11 NCAA Women's Basketball Records . NCAA . 9 . April 5, 2011.
  2. News: Geno Auriemma shares AP honor . Associated Press . . April 2, 2011 . April 5, 2011.
  3. Web site: Kentucky's Anthony Davis, Missouri's Frank Haith receive AP basketball awards. NOLA.com. April 20, 2016.
  4. Web site: John Calipari wins AP Coach of the Year. Indianapolis Star. April 20, 2016.
  5. Web site: Kansas' Bill Self wins AP Coach of the Year. NCAA Men's Basketball. en-US. April 20, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624145346/http://collegebasketball.ap.org/article/kansas-bill-self-wins-ap-coach-year. June 24, 2016. dead.
  6. Web site: Gonzaga's Mark Few wins AP coach of the year. collegebasketball.ap.org. March 30, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170402071453/http://collegebasketball.ap.org/article/gonzagas-mark-few-wins-ap-coach-year. April 2, 2017. dead.
  7. News: Virginia's Tony Bennett honored as AP coach of the year . Associated Press . ESPN.com . March 29, 2018 . March 29, 2018.
  8. News: April 4, 2019. Texas Tech's Beard named AP men's college coach of the year. https://web.archive.org/web/20190404231017/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/texas-techs-beard-named-ap-mens-college-coach-of-the-year/2019/04/04/3beaa426-571d-11e9-aa83-504f086bf5d6_story.html. dead. April 4, 2019. . en-US. April 4, 2019.
  9. News: Dayton double: Flyers' Toppin, Grant claim AP top honors . Associated Press . APNews.com . March 24, 2020 . March 24, 2020.
  10. Web site: Michigan's Juwan Howard named AP college coach of the year. ESPN. April 1, 2021.
  11. News: Arizona's Tommy Lloyd wins AP men's coach of the year. Washington Post. April 1, 2022.
  12. News: Marquette's Shaka Smart voted men's AP coach of the year . Dave . Skretta . Associated Press News . March 31, 2023 . March 31, 2023.
  13. Web site: Skretta . Dave . Houston coach Kelvin Sampson edges UConn's Dan Hurley for AP coach of the year . . April 5, 2024 . April 5, 2024 .
  14. Web site: Geno Auriemma named AP Coach of the Year. Wire. SI. www.si.com. 2016-04-20.
  15. Web site: Hawkeye women's basketball coach Angie Lee announces her resignation - University News Service - The University of Iowa. www.news-releases.uiowa.edu. 2016-04-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20171117184619/http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2000/february/0228lee.html. 2017-11-17. dead.
  16. Book: Congress. Congressional Record. 2009-12-30. Government Printing Office. en.
  17. Web site: Ap Cites Holdsclaw, Peck As Player, Coach Of Year. tribunedigital-orlandosentinel. 2016-04-19.
  18. Web site: Notre Dame's Muffet McGraw is AP Coach of the Year .
  19. Web site: Brenda Frese Biography. umterps.com. 2016-04-20.
  20. Web site: Former UH women's basketball coach Joe Curl dies at 59. Houston Chronicle. 2016-04-20.
  21. Web site: Joanne P. McCallie Bio - Michigan State Official Athletic Site. www.msuspartans.com. 2016-04-20. 2012-09-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20120926211532/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/mccallie_joannep.00.html. dead.
  22. Web site: Sylvia Hatchell Voted AP Coach of the Year - Tar Heel Times - 4/2/2006. www.tarheeltimes.com. 2016-04-19.
  23. News: Goestenkors, Paris Win AP Women's Awards. FEINBERG. DOUG. 2007-04-01. The Washington Post. en-US. 0190-8286. April 19, 2016.
  24. Web site: Nebraska's Yori Chosen as AP Coach of the Year. NCAA.com. April 19, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160605020025/http://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-women/article/2010-04-03/nebraskas-yori-chosen-ap-coach-year. June 5, 2016. dead.
  25. Web site: Kim Mulkey Bio - Baylor Official Athletic Site. www.baylorbears.com. April 20, 2016. April 5, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230405030008/http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/mulkey_kim01.html. dead.
  26. Web site: Notre Dame Women's Basketball Coaches. madeira.hccanet.org. April 20, 2016.
  27. Web site: Semrau Named Associated Press Coach of the Year. Seminoles.com. April 20, 2016.
  28. Web site: UConn's Breanna Stewart, Geno Auriemma win top AP awards. ESPN. April 3, 2016.
  29. News: Washington's Kelsey Plum, UConn's Geno Auriemma earn AP honors . Associated Press . ESPN.com . March 30, 2017 . March 30, 2017.
  30. News: Muffet McGraw wins fourth AP women's Coach of the Year award . Associated Press . ESPN.com . March 29, 2018 . March 29, 2018.
  31. Web site: Iowa's Gustafson, Baylor's Mulkey get AP honors . Associated Press . ESPN.com . April 4, 2019 . April 4, 2019.
  32. News: Sabrina Ionescu is unanimous AP women's player of the year . Associated Press . ESPN.com . March 23, 2020 . March 23, 2020.
  33. News: Maryland's Brenda Frese named The Associated Press women's basketball coach of the year for second time in her career . The Washington Post . washingtonpost.com . March 31, 2021 . March 31, 2021.
  34. Web site: LSU's Kim Mulkey wins AP Coach of the Year for third time. AP. Doug. Feinberg. March 31, 2022. March 31, 2022.
  35. News: Indiana's Teri Moren wins AP Coach of the Year . Doug . Feinberg . Associated Press News . March 30, 2023 . March 30, 2023.

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