NABC Division II Coach of the Year
List of NABC Division II Coach of the Year winners
Every year since 1962, the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) has awarded the NABC Division II Coach of the Year Award to recognize the best men’s college basketball coach of the season in Division II (formerly the College Division). Ben McCollum has won the award the most times (five), followed by Pat Douglass (three) and several other coaches with two each.
See also: Clarence Gaines Award | NABC D-I Coach of the Year | NABC D-III Coach of the Year | NABC NAIA Coach of the Year
| Year | Coach | School |
| 1962 | Jim Phelan | Mount St. Mary’s |
| 1963 | James Iverson | South Dakota State |
| 1964 | Arad McCutchan | Evansville |
| 1965 | Arad McCutchan (2) | Evansville (2) |
| 1966 | Guy Strong | Kentucky Wesleyan |
| 1967 | Clarence Gaines | Winston-Salem State |
| 1968 | Bob Polk | Trinity (TX) |
| 1969 | William Callahan | American International |
| 1970 | Lucias Mitchell | Kentucky State |
| 1971 | Bob Daniels | Kentucky Wesleyan (2) |
| 1972 | Charles Moir | Roanoke |
| 1973 | Bob Jones | Kentucky Wesleyan (3) |
| 1974 | Bill Thomas | Southwest Missouri State |
| 1975 | Sonny Allen | Old Dominion |
| 1976 | Herb McGee | Philadelphia Textile |
| Don Zech | Puget Sound | |
| 1977 | Ron Shumate | Chattanooga |
| 1978 | John Chaney | Cheyney State |
| 1979 | Dave Buss | Wisconsin-Green Bay |
| 1980 | Hal Wissel | Florida Southern |
| 1981 | Jim Phelan (2) | Mount St. Mary’s (2) |
| 1982 | Mac Petty | Wabash |
| 1983 | Ralph Underhill | Wright State |
| 1984 | Lynn Nance | Central Missouri State |
| 1985 | Bill Jones | Jacksonville State |
| 1986 | Dave Bike | Sacred Heart |
| 1987 | Wayne Chapman | Kentucky Wesleyan (4) |
| 1988 | Don Doucette | Lowell State |
| 1989 | Michael Bernard | North Carolina Central |
| 1990 | Wayne Chapman (2) | Kentucky Wesleyan (5) |
| 1991 | Gary Elliott | North Alabama |
| 1992 | Bruce Webster | Bridgeport |
| 1993 | Pat Douglass | Cal State Bakersfield |
| 1994 | Pat Douglass (2) | Cal State Bakersfield (2) |
| 1995 | Bruce Pearl | Southern Indiana |
| 1996 | Gary Garner | Fort Hays State |
| 1997 | Pat Douglass (3) | Cal State Bakersfield (3) |
| 1998 | Bob Williams | UC Davis |
| 1999 | Ray Harper | Kentucky Wesleyan (6) |
| 2000 | Mike Dunlap | Metro State |
| 2001 | Ray Harper (2) | Kentucky Wesleyan (7) |
| 2002 | Mike Dunlap (2) | Metro State (2) |
| 2003 | Larry Gipson | Northeastern State |
| 2004 | Tony Ingle | Kennesaw State |
| 2005 | Dave Robbins | Virginia Union |
| 2006 | Mike Leaf | Winona State |
| 2007 | Ron Lievense | Barton |
| 2008 | Mike Leaf (2) | Winona State (2) |
| 2009 | Ron Niekamp | Findlay |
| 2010 | Greg Kamansky | Cal Poly Pomona |
| 2011 | Scott Davenport | Bellarmine |
| 2012 | Brad Jackson | Western Washington |
| 2013 | Steve Hesser | Drury |
| 2014 | Kim Anderson | Central Missouri (2) |
| 2015 | Linc Darner | Florida Southern (2) |
| 2016 | Tom Billeter | Augustana |
| 2017 | Ben McCollum | Northwest Missouri State |
| 2018 | Andy Bronkema | Ferris State |
| 2019 | Ben McCollum (2) | Northwest Missouri State (2) |
| 2020 | Ben McCollum (3) | Northwest Missouri State (3) |
| 2021 | Ben McCollum (4) | Northwest Missouri State (4) |
| 2022 | Ben McCollum (5) | Northwest Missouri State (5) |
| 2023 | Jim Crutchfield | Nova Southeastern |
| 2024 | Matt Margenthaler | Minnesota State |
| 2025 |
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