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

Big East Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year
Description:	the best coach in the Big East Conference
Country:	United States
Year:	1980
Holder:	Shaka Smart, Marquette

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.^{[1] [2] [3]}

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
	Conference win–loss record for that season
	Conference standing at year's end (^Tdenotes a tie; E stands for Eastern Division, W for Western Division, BE6/BE7 for Big East 6 and 7 divisions)
	Overall win–loss record for that season

Winners

Season	Coach	School	Conf. W–L	Conf. St.	Overall W–L
			5–1	1^T	26–6
			10–4	1	23–7
			11–3	1	24–8
			12–4	1^T	28–5
			12–4	2^T	23–9
	(2)		15–1	1	31–4
	(3)		14–2	1^T	31–5
	(2)		12–4	1^T	29–5
			8–8	5^T	22–13
	(2)		11–5	2	31–7
			12–4	1^T	31–6
	(2)		12–4	1	26–6
	(3)		12–6	1^T	22–10
			12–6	2	19–11
	(2)		16–2	1	29–5
			9–9	5	15–13
1995–96^†	(3)		17–1	1 (BE6)	32–3
		10–8	3 (BE6)	19–11
			8–10	4 (BE6)	16–14
	(4)		15–3	1 (BE6)	32–5
	(2)		15–3	2	23–7
	(3)		13–3	1^T	26–6
			13–3	1 (E)	27–5
			13–3	1 (W)	29–6
			10–6	2^T (W)	17–13
			13–3	1	31–5
	(2)		13–3	1^T	25–5
			14–2	1^T	28–5
			11–5	4	24–8
	(2)		14–4	2^T	25–8
	(2)		13–5	4	30–8
	(4)		15–3	1	30–5
	(3)		14–4	2	27–7
			12–6	6	22–14
			14–4	1^T	25–7
	(3)		16–2	1	29–5
	(4)		16–2	1	33–3
2015–16^†			12–6	3	25–9
(5)		16–2	1	35–5
			12–6	2	25–9
			15–3	1	29–6
	(6)		13–5	1	26–10
			13–5	1^T	24–7
			10–9	4^T	16–10
	bgcolor=#ffe6bd			14–3	1	27–6
	bgcolor=#ffe6bd			17–3	1	28–6
2023–24^[4]			18-2	1	TBD

See also

• Big East Conference (1979–2013)
• Big East men's basketball tournament
• Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year
• Henry Iba Award
• NABC Coach of the Year
• Naismith College Coach of the Year

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2008-09 Big East Media Guide . February 10, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090428211249/http://www.bigeast.org/fls/19400/pdfs/mensbball/record-book.pdf?SPSID=92557&SPID=11228&DB_OEM_ID=19400 . April 28, 2009 . dead . 143.
2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20021117121820/http://www.bigeast.org/reference/records/mbball/awards.asp. MEN'S BASKETBALL RECORDS - ALL-BIG EAST TEAMS. bigeast.org. November 17, 2002. May 29, 2020.
3. Book: 2019 . Big East 2019–20 Media Guide . . Paquette . John . 111 for the list of the award winners; 112–115 for the season-by-season standings .
4. News: Providence’s Devin Carter Named Player of the Year . 13 March 2024 . Big East Conference . 13 March 2024.