AP Coach of the Year

List of AP Coach of the Year winners

Every year since 1967, the Associated Press (AP) has awarded the Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year Award (or simply AP Coach of the Year Award) to recognize the best men’s college basketball coach of the season. See also: AP Player of the Year

Year Coach School
1967 John Wooden UCLA
1968 Guy Lewis Houston
1969 John Wooden (2) UCLA (2)
1970 John Wooden (3) UCLA (3)
1971 Al McGuire Marquette
1972 John Wooden (4) UCLA (4)
1973 John Wooden (5) UCLA (5)
1974 Norm Sloan NC State
1975 Bob Knight Indiana
1976 Bob Knight (2) Indiana (2)
1977 Bob Gaillard San Francisco
1978 Eddie Sutton Arkansas
1979 Bill Hodges Indiana State
1980 Ray Meyer DePaul
1981 Ralph Miller Oregon State
1982 Ralph Miller (2) Oregon State (2)
1983 Guy Lewis (2) Houston (2)
1984 Ray Meyer (2) DePaul (2)
1985 Bill Frieder Michigan
1986 Eddie Sutton (2) Kentucky
1987 Tom Davis Iowa
1988 John Chaney Temple
1989 Bob Knight (3) Indiana (3)
1990 Jim Calhoun Connecticut
1991 Randy Ayers Ohio State
1992 Roy Williams Kansas
1993 Eddie Fogler Vanderbilt
1994 Norm Stewart Missouri
1995 Kelvin Sampson Oklahoma
1996 Gene Keady Purdue
1997* Clem Haskins * Minnesota *
1998 Tom Izzo Michigan State
1999 Cliff Ellis Auburn
2000 Larry Eustachy Iowa State
2001 Matt Doherty North Carolina
2002 Ben Howland Pittsburgh
2003 Tubby Smith Kentucky (2)
2004 Phil Martelli Saint Joseph’s
2005 Bruce Weber Illinois
2006 Roy Williams (2) North Carolina (2)
2007 Tony Bennett Washington State
2008 Keno Davis Drake
2009 Bill Self Kansas (2)
2010 Jim Boeheim Syracuse
2011 Mike Brey Notre Dame
2012 Frank Haith Missouri (2)
2013 Jim Larrañaga Miami (FL)
2014 Gregg Marshall Wichita State
2015 John Calipari Kentucky (3)
2016 Bill Self (2) Kansas (3)
2017 Mark Few Gonzaga
2018 Tony Bennett (2) Virginia
2019 Chris Beard Texas Tech
2020 Anthony Grant Dayton
2021 Juwan Howard Michigan (2)
2022 Tommy Lloyd Arizona
2023 Shaka Smart Marquette (2)
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* the 1997 award was vacated due to NCAA Infractions committed by Clem Haskins at Minnesota

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