The Ben Jobe National Coach of the Year Award is an award given annually to the most outstanding minority men's college basketball head coach in NCAA Division I competition. The award was established in 2010 and is named for head coach Ben Jobe, who coached at numerous historically black colleges but whose longest tenure at one school was 12 years, which he completed at Southern University.[1]
| Awarded for | Nation's top minority men's coach in NCAA Division I basketball |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Collegeinsider.com |
| History | |
| First award | 2010 |
| Most recent | Donte Jackson, Grambling State |
| Website | www |
Selection
editThe award is presented to the coach who has produced the best results from his basketball team under adverse or otherwise difficult conditions. The inaugural winner, Ed Cooley of Fairfield, dealt with numerous injuries but still managed to lead the Stags to a near-school record 23 wins in 2009–10.[1]
Winners
edit| * | Awarded the Naismith College Coach of the Year the same season |
| Coach (X) | Denotes the number of times the coach has been awarded the Ben Jobe Award |
| Year | Coach | School | Record | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Ed Cooley | Fairfield | 23–11 | [2] |
| 2010–11 | Cuonzo Martin | Missouri State | 26–9 | [3] |
| 2011–12 | Sean Woods | Mississippi Valley State | 21–13 | [4] |
| 2012–13 | Kevin Ollie | UConn | 20–10 | [5] |
| 2013–14 | Willis Wilson | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 18–16 | [6] |
| 2014–15 | Bobby Collins | Maryland Eastern Shore | 18–15 | [7] |
| 2015–16 | Dana Ford | Tennessee State | 20–16 | [8] |
| 2016–17 | Jamion Christian | Mount St. Mary's | 20–11 | [9] |
| 2017–18 | Donte Jackson | Grambling State | 17–14 | [10] |
| 2018–19 | James Jones | Yale | 22–8 | [11] |
| 2019–20 | Damon Stoudamire | Pacific | 23–9 | [12] |
| 2020–21 | Leonard Hamilton | Florida State | 18–7 | [13] |
| 2021–22 | Kelvin Sampson | Houston | 32–6 | [14] |
| 2022–23 | Jerry Stackhouse | Vanderbilt | 25–15 | [15] |
| 2023–24 | Donte Jackson (2) | Grambling State | 21–15 | [16] |
Winners by school
edit| School | Winners | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Fairfield | 1 | 2010 |
| Florida State | 1 | 2021 |
| Grambling State | 1 | 2018 |
| Houston | 1 | 2022 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 1 | 2015 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 1 | 2012 |
| Missouri State | 1 | 2011 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 1 | 2017 |
| Pacific | 1 | 2020 |
| Tennessee State | 1 | 2016 |
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 1 | 2014 |
| UConn | 1 | 2013 |
| Vanderbilt | 1 | 2023 |
| Yale | 1 | 2019 |
References
edit- ^ a b "2010 Ben Jobe National Coach of the Year Award". CollegeInsider.com. 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
- ^ Staff (2 April 2010). "Fairfield's Cooley picked top minority coach". Stamford Advocate. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- ^ Budden, Kris (1 April 2011). "Vols' Martin wins Ben Jobe National Coach of the Year Award". WBIR 10. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ^ "Woods wins Ben Jobe Award". Mississippi Valley State University. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- ^ "A Good Day For UConn, Kevin Ollie Ends With Ben Jobe Award". Hartford Courant. 5 April 2013. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- ^ "2014 Ben Jobe Award".
- ^ "Home About the Award Past Recipients Award Committee Contact Us".
- ^ "TSU men's basketball coach Dana Ford wins Ben Jobe award". 4 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ "Jamion Christian Named Ben Jobe Coach of the Year by CollegeInsider.com". 2 April 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Grambling's Jackson named Ben Jobe National Coach of the Year". 3 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Jones Named 2019 Ben Jobe Award Winner By CollegeInsider". 5 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "Stoudamire Tabbed Ben Jobe Award Recipient". WCCsports.com. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "Florida State's Leonard Hamilton is the Recipient of the 2021 Ben Jobe Award" (PDF). CollegeInsider.com. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Kelvin Sampson Receives Ben Jobe Award". uhcougars.com. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Vanderbilt's Jerry Stackhouse is the recipient of the 2023 Ben Jobe National Coach of the Year award".
- ^ "Grambling State's Donte' Jackson Becomes A Two-Time Ben Jobe Award Winner". April 4, 2024.