Jim Phelan Award Explained

Jim Phelan Award
Description:the nation's top men's head coach in NCAA Division I basketball
Presenter:Collegeinsider.com
Country:United States
Year:2003
Holder:Fred Hoiberg, Nebraska

The Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year Award (formerly called the CollegeInsider.com National Coach of the Year Award from 2003 to 2009[1]) is an award given annually to the most outstanding men's college basketball head coach in NCAA Division I (non-mid-major conference) competition.[2] The award was established in 2003 and was renamed for head coach Jim Phelan, who coached at Mount St. Mary's.[1] Phelan spent his entire 49-year coaching career at MSMU, compiling 830 wins in 1,354 games. He was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008.[1] [3]

Winners

Awarded the Naismith College Coach of the Year the same season
Coach (X)Denotes the number of times the coach has been awarded the Jim Phelan Award at that point
YearCoachSchoolRecordclass=unsortable Reference
2002–03Mercer[4]
2003–04Saint Joseph's[5]
2004–05Kentucky[6]
2005–06UCLA
2006–07Washington State
2007–08Wisconsin
2008–09Memphis
2009–10Pittsburgh[7]
2010–11Utah State[8]
2011–12Notre Dame[9]
2012–13Oregon[10]
2013–14Nebraska[11]
2014–15West Virginia[12]
2015–16Wisconsin[13]
2016–17South Carolina[14]
2017–18Ohio State[15]
2018–19Liberty[16]
2019–20Rutgers[17]
2020–21Southern Utah[18]
2021–22Texas Tech[19]
2022–23Northwestern[20]
2023–24Nebraska

Winners by school

SchoolWinnersYears
Nebraska22014, 2024
Wisconsin2align=left 2008, 2016
Kentucky1align=left 2005
Liberty1align=left 2019
Memphis1align=left 2009
Mercer1align=left 2003
Northwestern1align=left 2023
Notre Dame1align=left 2012
Ohio State1align=left 2018
Oregon1align=left 2013
Pittsburgh1align=left 2010
Rutgers1align=left 2020
Saint Joseph's1align=left 2004
South Carolina1align=left 2017
Southern Utah1align=left 2021
Texas Tech1align=left 2022
UCLA1align=left 2006
Utah State1align=left 2011
Washington State1align=left 2007
West Virginia1align=left 2015

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year Award . CollegeInsider.com . 2010 . April 9, 2010 . September 30, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130930094044/http://www.collegeinsider.com/jpa/ . dead .
  2. CollegeInsider.com has a second coach-of-the-year award, for the most outstanding coach in mid-major conferences – the Hugh Durham Award.
  3. Web site: About Jim Phelan . JimPhelanAward.com . 2010 . April 9, 2010.
  4. Web site: Mercer's Slonaker Named Phelan Award Winner . JimPhelanAward.com . 1 April 2003 . 9 April 2010.
  5. Web site: National Coach of the Year Phil Martelli . HawkHoopClub.com . 2004 . 9 April 2010.
  6. Web site: JU Basketball Coach Named Finalist for Two Awards . . 21 February 2007 . Press release . 9 April 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110725022443/http://atlanticsun.org/news/default/41/1613/ . 25 July 2011 . "Previous winners of the Phelan Award are Howland (2006), Tubby Smith (Kentucky, 2005), Phil Martelli (St. Joseph's, 2004) and Mark Slonaker (Mercer, 2003)."
  7. Web site: Jamie Dixon Named Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year . . 3 April 2010 . Press release . 9 April 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120310142049/http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/040310aaa.html . 10 March 2012 . dead .
  8. Web site: Utah State's Stew Morrill Named Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year . . 1 April 2011 . 2 April 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120321004629/http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/040111aaa.html . 21 March 2012 . dead .
  9. Web site: Mike Brey Named Jim Phelan National Coach Of The Year . . 30 March 2012 . 2 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306173802/http://www.und.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/033012aaa.html . 6 March 2016 . dead .
  10. Web site: Dana Altman Wins National Coach of the Year Award . . 7 April 2013 . 7 April 2013.
  11. Web site: Tim Miles named 2014 Jim Phelan Award winner . Omaha.com . 5 April 2014 . 6 April 2014.
  12. Web site: Huggins Named National Coach of the Year . wvusports.com . 3 April 2015 . 3 April 2015.
  13. Web site: Greg Gard named Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year . madison.com . 4 April 2016 . 4 April 2016.
  14. Web site: South Carolina's Frank Martin wins 2017 Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year Award . SECcountry.com . 4 April 2017 . 6 April 2017.
  15. Web site: 2018 Jim Phelan Award .
  16. Web site: 2019 Jim Phelan Award .
  17. Web site: Rutgers Men's Basketball Coach Steve Pikiell Wins the Jim Phelan Coach of the Year Award . onthebanks.com . 24 March 2020 . 24 March 2020.
  18. Web site: Southern Utah’s Todd Simon Named the Recipient of 2021 Jim Phelan Award . suutbirds.com . 1 April 2021 . 2 April 2021.
  19. Web site: Past Recipients .
  20. Web site: Northwestern’s Chris Collins is the recipient of the 2023 Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year award. .