Naismith College Coach of the Year
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Naismith College Coach of the Year | |
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Awarded for | the most outstanding men's and women's basketball head coaches in the United States |
Presented by | Atlanta Tipoff Club |
First awarded | 1987 |
Currently held by | John Calipari, Kentucky (men) Courtney Banghart, Princeton (women) |
Naismith College Coach of the Year Award is an award given by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to one men's and one women's NCAA Division I collegiate coach each season since 1987. The award was originally given to the two winning coaches of the NCAA Division I basketball tournament for the first two years of its existence; in 1989, the Naismith Award's governing board decided to give it out via voting process.
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Key
* | Denotes coaches inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
Coach (#) | Denotes the number of times the coach has won the award at that point |
Winners
Pat Summitt of Tennessee holds more awards (5) than any other female coach.
Geno Auriemma of Connecticut has won the award a record six times.
See also
- List of coaches in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- Naismith College Player of the Year
- James Naismith