| Big 12 Men's Basketball Coach of the Year | |
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| Awarded for | the most outstanding men's basketball head coach in the Big 12 Conference |
| Presented by | Phillips 66 |
| Country | United States |
| First awarded | 1997 |
| Currently held by | Bill Self, Kansas |
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.
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| Awarded one of the following National Coach of the Year awards that year: Associated Press Coach of the Year (AP) |
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| Coach (X) | Denotes the number of times the coach had been awarded the Coach of the Year award at that point |
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Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach but is no longer active |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) |
| Conf. W–L | Conference win–loss record for that season |
| Conf. St.T | Conference standing at year's end (Tdenotes a tie) |
| Overall W–L | Overall win–loss record for that season |
| Season‡ | Team won the NCAA Division I National Championship |
| Season | Coach | School | National Coach of the Year Awards |
Conf. W–L |
Conf. St. |
Overall W–L |
Source(s) |
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| 1996–97 | Roy Williams*^ | Kansas | N | 15–1 | 1 | 34–2 | [1][2] |
| 1997–98 | Eddie Sutton | Oklahoma State | — | 11–5 | 2T | 22–7 | [1][3] |
| 1998–99 | Rick Barnes | Texas | — | 13–3 | 1 | 19–13 | [1][4] |
| 1999–00 | Larry Eustachy | Iowa State | AP | 14–2 | 1 | 32–5 | [1][5] |
| 2000–01 | Larry Eustachy (2) | Iowa State | — | 13–3 | 1 | 25–6 | [1][5] |
| 2001–02 | Roy Williams*^ (2) | Kansas | — | 16–0 | 1 | 33–4 | [1][2] |
| 2002–03 | Rick Barnes (2) | Texas | — | 13–3 | 2 | 26–7 | [1][4] |
| 2003–04 | Eddie Sutton (2) | Oklahoma State | — | 14–2 | 1 | 31–4 | [1][3] |
| 2004–05 | Billy Gillispie | Texas A&M | — | 8–8 | 7 | 21–10 | [1][6] |
| 2005–06 | Bill Self | Kansas | — | 13–3 | 1T | 25–8 | [1][7] |
| 2006–07 | Billy Gillispie (2) | Texas A&M | — | 13–3 | 2 | 27–7 | [1][6] |
| 2007–08 | Rick Barnes (3) | Texas | — | 13–3 | 1T | 31–7 | [1][4] |
| 2008–09 | Bill Self (2) | Kansas | AP CBS SN USBWA |
14–2 | 1 | 27–8 | [1][7] |
| 2009–10 | Frank Martin | Kansas State | — | 11–5 | 2 | 29–8 | [1][8] |
| 2010–11 | Bill Self (3) | Kansas | — | 14–2 | 1 | 35–3 | [9] |
| School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
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| University of Kansas (1996) | 5 | 1997, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2011 |
| University of Texas (1996) | 3 | 1999, 2003, 2008 |
| Iowa State University (1996) | 2 | 2000, 2001 |
| Oklahoma State University (1996) | 2 | 1998, 2004 |
| Texas A&M University (1996) | 2 | 2005, 2007 |
| Kansas State University (1996) | 1 | 2010 |
| Baylor University (1996) | 0 | — |
| Colorado University (1996) | 0 | — |
| University of Missouri (1996) | 0 | — |
| University of Nebraska (1996) | 0 | — |
| Oklahoma University (1996) | 0 | — |
| Texas Tech University (1996) | 0 | — |
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