Ben Jobe Award
| Ben Jobe Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | the nation's top minority men's coach in NCAA Division I basketball |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Collegeinsider.com |
| First awarded | 2010 |
| Currently held by | Bobby Collins, Maryland Eastern Shore |
| Official website | Website |
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 legendary 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]
Selection
The 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
| * | 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 | Cooley, EdEd Cooley | Fairfield | 23–11 | [2] |
| 2010–11 | Martin, CuonzoCuonzo Martin | Missouri State | 26–9 | [3] |
| 2011–12 | Woods, SeanSean Woods | Mississippi Valley State | 21–13 | [4] |
| 2012–13 | Ollie, KevinKevin Ollie | Connecticut | 20–10 | [5] |
| 2013–14 | Wilson, WillisWillis Wilson | Texas A&M Corpus Christi | 18–16 | |
| 2014–15 | Collins, BobbyBobby Collins | Maryland Eastern Shore | 18–15 | |
Winners by school
| School | Winners | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | 1 | 2013 |
| Fairfield | 1 | 2012 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 1 | 2015 |
| Missouri State | 1 | 2011 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 1 | 2010 |
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 1 | 2014 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "2010 Ben Jobe National Coach of the Year Award". CollegeInsider.com. 2010. Retrieved 9 April 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. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
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