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. The award was originally given to the two winning coaches of the NCAA Division I basketball tournament for the first two years of its existence; in 1989, the Naismith Award's governing board decided to give it out via voting process.
Naismith College Coach of the Year | |
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Given for | the most outstanding men's and women's basketball head coaches in NCAA Division I |
Presented by | Atlanta Tipoff Club |
History | |
First award | 1987 |
Most recent | Anthony Grant, Dayton (men) Dawn Staley, South Carolina (women) |
Key
* | Denotes coaches inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
Coach (#) | Denotes the number of times the coach has won the award at that point |
Winners
![](../I/m/Pat-Summitt-Walter-Reed-Center-06-24-08-2.jpg)
Pat Summitt of Tennessee holds more awards (5) than any other female coach.
![](../I/m/Geno-Auriemma-UConn-vs-Texas-3-23-08.jpg)
Geno Auriemma of UConn has won the award a record eight times.
- Officially known for athletics purposes as "Connecticut" before 2013–14.
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