Clair Bee Coach of the Year Award

The Clair Bee Coach of the Year Award honored the active men's NCAA Division I basketball coach who has made the most significant positive contributions to his sport during the preceding year. The winner reflected the character and professional qualities of Clair Bee, a Hall of Fame coach who many consider to be the best technical basketball coach in history, and a man who cared deeply about his players' well-being. The Hilton and Bee Awards were created by Chip Hilton Sports and the NCAA Foundation in 1996 as a way to promote positive character in the sport of basketball, a game upon which the legendary Bee had a great impact as a coach, administrator, innovator and teacher.

Clair Bee Coach of the Year Award

Awarded for	the men's college basketball coach who demonstrated character and admirable personal qualities
Country	United States
Presented by	NABC
History
First award	1997
Final award	2011

Winners

Jim Phelan, Mount St. Mary's, 1998

Bob McKillop, Davidson, 2008

Season	Coach	School	Reference
1996–97	Clem Haskins[a]	Minnesota[a]	[1]
1997–98	Jim Phelan	Mount St. Mary's	[2]
1998–99	Jim O'Brien	Ohio State	[3]
1999–00	Jim Boeheim	Syracuse	[4]
2000–01	Lute Olson	Arizona	[5]
2001–02	Bob Knight	Texas Tech	[6]
2002–03	Tom Crean	Marquette	[7]
2003–04	Mike Krzyzewski	Duke	[8]
2004–05	Tom Izzo	Michigan State	[9]
2005–06	Jim Larrañaga	George Mason	[10]
2006–07	Bo Ryan	Wisconsin	[11]
2007–08	Bob McKillop	Davidson	[12]
2008–09	Mike Anderson	Missouri	[13]
2009–10	Steve Donahue	Cornell	[14]
2010–11	Brad Stevens	Butler	[15]

^a Clem Haskins' selection was later vacated (along with that season's win total and all other accolades) due to an academic fraud scandal that ruled the entire team ineligible.^[16][17]

See also

• Chip Hilton Player of the Year Award – equivalent award presented to an NCAA Division I men's basketball player, sponsored by the NABC