Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year
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The Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year is a basketball award given to the most outstanding men's basketball head coach in the Big 12 Conference
, as chosen by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters. The award was first given following the 1996–97 season, the first year of the conference's existence, to Roy Williams
of Kansas.
Rick Barnes
of Texas
and Bill Self
of Kansas both have won the most awards with three apiece. Four other coaches have won the award twice.
Three coaches have won Big 12 Coach of the Year in the same season that they have also won a National Coach of the Year Award – Roy Williams, Larry Eustachy
and Bill Self
. Kansas has the most Big 12 Coach of the Year Awards with four while Texas is second with three. As of 2011, the award has been given 15 times in 15 seasons. Seven different coaches from six schools have received the award.
Big 12 Conference
The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...
, as chosen by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters. The award was first given following the 1996–97 season, the first year of the conference's existence, to Roy Williams
Roy Williams (coach)
Roy Williams is head coach of the men's basketball team at the University of North Carolina. After averaging nearly an 80% win percentage in 15 seasons at the University of Kansas, he became the eighteenth head coach at North Carolina when he replaced Matt Doherty in 2003...
of Kansas.
Rick Barnes
Rick Barnes
Richard Dale Barnes is the current head coach of the University of Texas Longhorns men's basketball team. He has coached Texas for the last twelve seasons, taking the team to the NCAA Tournament each year, including a Final Four appearance led by T. J. Ford in 2003...
of Texas
Texas Longhorns men's basketball
The Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represents The University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. The Longhorns currently compete in the Big 12 Conference....
and Bill Self
Bill Self
Bill Self is an American college men's basketball coach at the University of Kansas, where he led the Jayhawks to the 2008 NCAA national championship....
of Kansas both have won the most awards with three apiece. Four other coaches have won the award twice.
Three coaches have won Big 12 Coach of the Year in the same season that they have also won a National Coach of the Year Award – Roy Williams, Larry Eustachy
Larry Eustachy
Larry Eustachy is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach of The University of Southern Mississippi's men's basketball team. He was hired as head coach on March 25, 2004. He had previously been head coach of the men's basketball teams at Idaho , Utah State and Iowa State...
and Bill Self
Bill Self
Bill Self is an American college men's basketball coach at the University of Kansas, where he led the Jayhawks to the 2008 NCAA national championship....
. Kansas has the most Big 12 Coach of the Year Awards with four while Texas is second with three. As of 2011, the award has been given 15 times in 15 seasons. Seven different coaches from six schools have received the award.
Key
| Awarded one of the following National Coach of the Year awards that year: Associated Press Coach of the Year Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year The Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year award was established in 1967 to recognize the best men's college basketball coach of the year, as voted upon by the Associated Press... (AP) Adolph Rupp Cup Adolph Rupp Cup The Adolph F. Rupp Cup is an award given annually since 2004 to the men's college basketball head coach in NCAA Division I competition "who best exemplifies excellence in his dedication to the game of basketball and to his student athletes." The award is named for former University of Kentucky head... (ARC) Basketball Times Coach of the Year Basketball Times Basketball Times is an American basketball magazine that has been in circulation since 1978, and is published by The Hoop Group LLC. Basketball Times publishes monthly and mainly focuses on college basketball and basketball recruiting.- History :... (BT) CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of... (CBS) Naismith Coach of the Year Naismith College Coach of the Year 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... (N) NABC Coach of the Year NABC Coach of the Year The NABC Coach of the Year Award has been presented by the National Association of Basketball Coaches since 1959. It is currently sponsored by the UPS Store.-Award winners:-External links:*... (NABC) Sporting News Coach of the Year (SN) U.S. Basketball Writers Association United States Basketball Writers Association The United States Basketball Writers Association was founded in 1956 by Walter Byers and serves the interests of journalists who cover college basketball.-Scholarships:... (USBWA) |
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| Denotes the number of times the coach had been awarded the Coach of the Year award at that point | |
| Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame Basketball Hall of Fame The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, honors exceptional basketball players, coaches, referees, executives, and other major contributors to the game of basketball worldwide... as a coach but is no longer active |
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| Active coach who has been elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame (as a coach) | |
| Conference win–loss record for that season | |
| Conference standing at year's end (Tdenotes a tie) | |
| Overall win–loss record for that season | |
| Season‡ | Team won the NCAA Division I National Championship NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball... |
Winners
| Season | Coach | School | National Coach of the Year Awards |
Conf. W–L |
Conf. St. |
Overall W–L |
Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–97 | *^ | Kansas | N | 1 | |||
| 1997–98 | Oklahoma State Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball The Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represents Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. The Cowboys currently compete in the Big 12 Conference.Since 1938, the team has played its home games in Gallagher-Iba Arena... |
— | 2T | ||||
| 1998–99 | Texas Texas Longhorns men's basketball The Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represents The University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. The Longhorns currently compete in the Big 12 Conference.... |
— | 1 | ||||
| 1999–00 | Iowa State Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball The Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represents Iowa State University and competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I.-Johnny Orr era :... |
AP | 1 | ||||
| 2000–01 | (2) | Iowa State Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball The Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represents Iowa State University and competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I.-Johnny Orr era :... |
— | 1 | |||
| 2001–02 | *^ (2) | Kansas | — | 1 | |||
| 2002–03 | (2) | Texas Texas Longhorns men's basketball The Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represents The University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. The Longhorns currently compete in the Big 12 Conference.... |
— | 2 | |||
| 2003–04 | (2) | Oklahoma State Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball The Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represents Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. The Cowboys currently compete in the Big 12 Conference.Since 1938, the team has played its home games in Gallagher-Iba Arena... |
— | 1 | |||
| 2004–05 | Texas A&M Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball The Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represents Texas A&M University in NCAA Division I college basketball. The Aggies play home games at Reed Arena, a 12,500-capacity arena in College Station, Texas on the campus of Texas A&M University.... |
— | 7 | ||||
| 2005–06 | Kansas | — | 1T | ||||
| 2006–07 | (2) | Texas A&M Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball The Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represents Texas A&M University in NCAA Division I college basketball. The Aggies play home games at Reed Arena, a 12,500-capacity arena in College Station, Texas on the campus of Texas A&M University.... |
— | 2 | |||
| 2007–08 | (3) | Texas Texas Longhorns men's basketball The Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represents The University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. The Longhorns currently compete in the Big 12 Conference.... |
— | 1T | |||
| 2008–09 | (2) | Kansas | AP CBS SN USBWA |
1 | |||
| 2009–10 | Kansas State Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball The Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represents Kansas State University in college basketball competition. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I, and is a member of the Big 12 Conference. The current head coach is Frank Martin.... |
— | 2 | ||||
| 2010–11 | (3) | Kansas | — | 1 |
Winners by school
| School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
|---|---|---|
| University of Kansas (1996) | 5 | 1997, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2011 |
| University of Texas Texas Longhorns men's basketball The Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represents The University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. The Longhorns currently compete in the Big 12 Conference.... (1996) |
3 | 1999, 2003, 2008 |
| Iowa State University Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball The Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represents Iowa State University and competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I.-Johnny Orr era :... (1996) |
2 | 2000, 2001 |
| Oklahoma State University Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball The Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represents Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. The Cowboys currently compete in the Big 12 Conference.Since 1938, the team has played its home games in Gallagher-Iba Arena... (1996) |
2 | 1998, 2004 |
| Texas A&M University Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball The Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represents Texas A&M University in NCAA Division I college basketball. The Aggies play home games at Reed Arena, a 12,500-capacity arena in College Station, Texas on the campus of Texas A&M University.... (1996) |
2 | 2005, 2007 |
| Kansas State University Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball The Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represents Kansas State University in college basketball competition. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I, and is a member of the Big 12 Conference. The current head coach is Frank Martin.... (1996) |
1 | 2010 |
| Baylor University Baylor Bears men's basketball The Baylor Bears basketball team represents Baylor University in Waco, Texas, in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. The Bears compete in the Big 12 Conference. The team plays its home games in Ferrell Center and is currently coached by Scott Drew.... (1996) |
0 | — |
| Colorado University Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball The Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team represents the University of Colorado at Boulder in the Pacific-12 Conference.The Buffaloes have competed in ten NCAA Tournaments, making it to the Final Four twice , and... (1996) |
0 | — |
| University of Missouri Missouri Tigers men's basketball The Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represents the University of Missouri in the Big 12 Conference. The Tigers are located in Columbia, Missouri. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2011. The Missouri Tigers men's basketball team plays its home games at... (1996) |
0 | — |
| University of Nebraska Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball The Nebraska Cornhuskers represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in college basketball. The program saw its first game in 1896 playing 7-on-7 basketball. The first collegiate game was against Nebraska Wesleyan University... (1996) |
0 | — |
| Oklahoma University Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball -1908-1980:The Sooners enjoyed moderate success on the court during this era, posting only 16 losing records in their first 72 seasons. They were coached by 9 different coaches during this period, beginning with Bennie Owen , and ending with Dave Bliss in 1980... (1996) |
0 | — |
| Texas Tech University Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball The Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team represents Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition The team is currently coached by Billy Gillispie. Prior to Gillispie being named coach, the coach was Pat Knight who succeeded his father, Hall of Famer Bob... (1996) |
0 | — |
See also
- Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the YearBig 12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the YearThe Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is a basketball award given to the Big 12 Conference's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1996–97 season, three years after the conference's official formation...
- List of members of the Basketball Hall of Fame (coaches)