Big East Coach of the Year

List of Big East Coach of the Year winners

The Big East Conference has awarded Big East Coach of the Year honors every season since 1979-80. The coach to win the award the most times is Villanova‘s Jay Wright, with six total awards. Villanova is also the program with the most awards (seven), followed by St. John’s and Connecticut (five each). See also: Big East Player of the Year

Year Coach School
1980 John Thompson Georgetown
1981 Tom Davis Boston College
1982 Rollie Massimino Villanova
1983 Lou Carnesecca St. John’s
1984 Jim Boeheim Syracuse
1985 Lou Carnesecca (2) St. John’s (2)
1986 Lou Carnesecca (3) St. John’s (3)
1987 John Thompson (2) Georgetown (2)
1988 P. J. Carlesimo Seton Hall
1989 P. J. Carlesimo (2) Seton Hall (2)
1990 Jim Calhoun Connecticut
1991 Jim Boeheim (2) Syracuse (2)
1992 John Thompson (3) Georgetown (3)
1993 Brian Mahoney St. John’s (4)
1994 Jim Calhoun (2) Connecticut (2)
1995 Leonard Hamilton Miami (FL)
1996 Jim Calhoun (3) Connecticut (3)
Jim O’Brien Boston College (2)
1997 John MacLeod Notre Dame
1998 Jim Calhoun (4) Connecticut (4)
1999 Leonard Hamilton (2) Miami (FL) (2)
2000 Jim Boeheim (3) Syracuse (3)
2001 Al Skinner Boston College (3)
2002 Ben Howland Pittsburgh
2003 Louis Orr Seton Hall (3)
2004 Jamie Dixon Pittsburgh (2)
2005 Al Skinner (2) Boston College (4)
2006 Jay Wright Villanova (2)
2007 Mike Brey Notre Dame (2)
2008 Mike Brey (2) Notre Dame (3)
2009 Jay Wright (2) Villanova (3)
2010 Jim Boeheim (4) Syracuse (4)
2011 Mike Brey (3) Notre Dame (4)
2012 Stan Heath South Florida
2013 John Thompson III Georgetown (4)
2014 Jay Wright (3) Villanova (4)
2015 Jay Wright (4) Villanova (5)
2016 Kevin Willard Seton Hall (4)
Jay Wright (5) Villanova (6)
2017 Chris Holtmann Butler
2018 Chris Mack Xavier
2019 Jay Wright (6) Villanova (7)
2020 Greg McDermott Creighton
2021 Mike Anderson St. John’s (5)
2022 Ed Cooley Providence
2023 Shaka Smart Marquette
2024 Dan Hurley Connecticut (5)
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