| Naismith College Coach of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Given for | the most outstanding men's and women's basketball head coaches in NCAA Division I |
| Presented by | Atlanta Tipoff Club |
| History | |
| First award | 1987 |
| Most recent | Anthony Grant, Dayton (men) Dawn Staley, South Carolina (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.
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
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Pat Summitt of Tennessee holds more awards (5) than any other female coach.
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Geno Auriemma of UConn has won the award a record eight times.
| Year | Men's Coach | College | Women's Coach | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986–87 | Bob Knight* | Indiana | Pat Summitt* | Tennessee |
| 1987–88 | Larry Brown* | Kansas | Leon Barmore* | Louisiana Tech |
| 1988–89 | Mike Krzyzewski* | Duke | Pat Summitt* (2) | Tennessee |
| 1989–90 | Bobby Cremins | Georgia Tech | Tara VanDerveer* | Stanford |
| 1990–91 | Randy Ayers | Ohio State | Debbie Ryan | Virginia |
| 1991–92 | Mike Krzyzewski* (2) | Duke | Chris Weller | Maryland |
| 1992–93 | Dean Smith* | North Carolina | C. Vivian Stringer* | Iowa |
| 1993–94 | Nolan Richardson* | Arkansas | Pat Summitt* (3) | Tennessee |
| 1994–95 | Jim Harrick | UCLA | Geno Auriemma* | UConn[a] |
| 1995–96 | John Calipari* | UMass | Andy Landers | Georgia |
| 1996–97 | Roy Williams* | Kansas | Geno Auriemma* (2) | UConn[a] |
| 1997–98 | Bill Guthridge | North Carolina | Pat Summitt* (4) | Tennessee |
| 1998–99 | Mike Krzyzewski* (3) | Duke | Carolyn Peck | Purdue |
| 1999–2000 | Mike Montgomery | Stanford | Geno Auriemma* (3) | UConn[a] |
| 2000–01 | Rod Barnes | Ole Miss | Muffet McGraw* | Notre Dame |
| 2001–02 | Ben Howland | Pittsburgh | Geno Auriemma* (4) | UConn[a] |
| 2002–03 | Tubby Smith | Kentucky | Gail Goestenkors | Duke |
| 2003–04 | Phil Martelli | Saint Joseph's | Pat Summitt* (5) | Tennessee |
| 2004–05 | Bruce Weber | Illinois | Pokey Chatman | LSU |
| 2005–06 | Jay Wright | Villanova | Sylvia Hatchell* | North Carolina |
| 2006–07 | Tony Bennett | Washington State | Gail Goestenkors (2) | Duke |
| 2007–08 | John Calipari* (2) | Memphis | Geno Auriemma* (5) | UConn[a] |
| 2008–09 | Jamie Dixon | Pittsburgh | Geno Auriemma* (6) | UConn[a] |
| 2009–10 | Jim Boeheim* | Syracuse | Connie Yori | Nebraska |
| 2010–11 | Steve Fisher | San Diego State | Tara VanDerveer* (2) | Stanford |
| 2011–12 | Bill Self* | Kansas | Kim Mulkey* | Baylor |
| 2012–13 | Jim Larrañaga | Miami (FL) | Muffet McGraw* (2) | Notre Dame |
| 2013–14 | Gregg Marshall | Wichita State | Muffet McGraw* (3) | Notre Dame |
| 2014–15 | John Calipari* (3) | Kentucky | Courtney Banghart | Princeton |
| 2015–16 | Jay Wright (2) | Villanova | Geno Auriemma* (7) | UConn |
| 2016–17 | Mark Few | Gonzaga | Geno Auriemma* (8) | UConn |
| 2017–18 | Tony Bennett (2) | Virginia | Vic Schaefer | Mississippi State |
| 2018–19 | Rick Barnes | Tennessee | Lisa Bluder | Iowa |
| 2019–20 | Anthony Grant | Dayton | Dawn Staley | South Carolina |
See also
- List of coaches in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- Naismith College Player of the Year
- James Naismith