NBL Canada Coach of the Year Award explained

The NBL Canada Coach of the Year Award, is an annual National Basketball League of Canada award given since the 2011–12 season. Since its inception, the award has been given to 5 different coaches. Micheal Ray Richardson of the London Lightning is the only coach to get the award more than once. In the 2012–13 season Richardson shared the award with Joe Salerno. The most recent recipient is Hugo López of the Halifax Hurricanes.^[1] After receiving the award in 2015, Josep Clarós was handed a lifetime ban from the NBL Canada, for forfeiting the seventh game of the 2015 Finals.^[2]

Winners

Season	Coach	Nationality	Team	Reference
2011–12			London Lightning	^[3]
2012–13	(2)		London Lightning	^[4]
2012–13			Summerside Storm
2013–14				^[5]
			Halifax Rainmen
			Halifax Hurricanes	^[6]
			London Lightning	^[7]
2017–18			Halifax Hurricanes
2018–19			Moncton Magic
2019–20	(3)		Moncton Magic

Notes and References

1. Web site: NBLC Announces 2014-2015 Award Winners . NBL Canada . April 13, 2015 . May 25, 2015.
2. Web site: Windsor Express win NBL Canada title after Halifax Rainmen forfeit . thestar.com . May 1, 2015 . May 26, 2015 . Ballingall, Alex.
3. Web site: NBL Canada pre-season guide and player register 2012–13 . NBL Canada . May 25, 2015.
4. Web site: 2013 NBL CANADA AWARDS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED . Canada Basketball . May 25, 2015.
5. Web site: NBL Canada announces 2013–2014 award winners . May 25, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305225020/http://www.rainmenbasketball.ca/p/14513/nr/100080/nbl-canada-announces-2013-2014-award-winners . March 5, 2016 . dead .
6. Web site: Hugo Lopez Wins Coach of the Year. OurSportsCentral.com. 15 May 2016.
7. News: The NBL Canada Coach of the Year is Kyle Julius. 2017-05-09. 2017-11-18. Golightning.ca.