Naismith College Coach of the Year

The Naismith College Coach of the Year Award (officially known for sponsorship reasons as the Werner Ladder Naismith College Coach of the Year)^[1] 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.

Werner Ladder Naismith College Coach of the Year

Awarded 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	Rick Pitino, St. John's (men) Cori Close, UCLA (women)

The men's side has had five multiple winners: John Calipari and Mike Krzyzewski with three each, and Tony Bennett, Mark Few, and Jay Wright with two each.

The women's side has also had five multiple winners: Geno Auriemma with eight; Pat Summitt with five; Dawn Staley with four; and Muffet McGraw and Tara VanDerveer with three each.

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

Pat Summitt of Tennessee holds more awards (5) than any other female coach.

Geno Auriemma of UConn has won the award a record eight times.

Year	Men's Coach	College	Women's Coach	College
1986–87	Bob Knight*	Indiana	Pat Summitt*	Tennessee
1987–88	Larry Brown*	Kansas	Leon Barmore*	Louisiana Tech
1988–89	Mike Krzyzewski*	Duke	Pat Summitt* (2)	Tennessee
1989–90	Bobby Cremins	Georgia Tech	Tara VanDerveer*	Stanford
1990–91	Randy Ayers	Ohio State	Debbie Ryan	Virginia
1991–92	Mike Krzyzewski* (2)	Duke	Chris Weller	Maryland
1992–93	Dean Smith*	North Carolina	C. Vivian Stringer*	Iowa
1993–94	Nolan Richardson*	Arkansas	Pat Summitt* (3)	Tennessee
1994–95	Jim Harrick	UCLA	Geno Auriemma*	UConn[a]
1995–96	John Calipari*	UMass	Andy Landers	Georgia
1996–97	Roy Williams*	Kansas	Geno Auriemma* (2)	UConn[a]
1997–98	Bill Guthridge	North Carolina	Pat Summitt* (4)	Tennessee
1998–99	Mike Krzyzewski* (3)	Duke	Carolyn Peck	Purdue
1999–2000	Mike Montgomery	Stanford	Geno Auriemma* (3)	UConn[a]
2000–01	Rod Barnes	Ole Miss	Muffet McGraw*	Notre Dame
2001–02	Ben Howland	Pittsburgh	Geno Auriemma* (4)	UConn[a]
2002–03	Tubby Smith	Kentucky	Gail Goestenkors	Duke
2003–04	Phil Martelli	Saint Joseph's	Pat Summitt* (5)	Tennessee
2004–05	Bruce Weber	Illinois	Pokey Chatman	LSU
2005–06	Jay Wright*	Villanova	Sylvia Hatchell*	North Carolina
2006–07	Tony Bennett	Washington State	Gail Goestenkors (2)	Duke
2007–08	John Calipari* (2)	Memphis	Geno Auriemma* (5)	UConn[a]
2008–09	Jamie Dixon	Pittsburgh	Geno Auriemma* (6)	UConn[a]
2009–10	Jim Boeheim*	Syracuse	Connie Yori	Nebraska
2010–11	Steve Fisher	San Diego State	Tara VanDerveer* (2)	Stanford
2011–12	Bill Self*	Kansas	Kim Mulkey*	Baylor
2012–13	Jim Larrañaga	Miami (FL)	Muffet McGraw* (2)	Notre Dame
2013–14	Gregg Marshall	Wichita State	Muffet McGraw* (3)	Notre Dame
2014–15	John Calipari* (3)	Kentucky	Courtney Banghart	Princeton
2015–16	Jay Wright* (2)	Villanova	Geno Auriemma* (7)	UConn
2016–17	Mark Few	Gonzaga	Geno Auriemma* (8)	UConn
2017–18	Tony Bennett (2)	Virginia	Vic Schaefer	Mississippi State
2018–19	Rick Barnes	Tennessee	Lisa Bluder	Iowa
2019–20	Anthony Grant	Dayton	Dawn Staley	South Carolina
2020–21	Mark Few (2)	Gonzaga	Tara VanDerveer* (3)	Stanford
2021–22	Ed Cooley	Providence	Dawn Staley (2)	South Carolina
2022–23	Jerome Tang	Kansas State	Dawn Staley (3)	South Carolina
2023–24	Dan Hurley	UConn	Dawn Staley (4)	South Carolina
2024–25	Rick Pitino	St. John's	Cori Close	UCLA

1. Officially known for athletics purposes as "Connecticut" before 2013–14.

See also

• List of coaches in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
• Naismith College Player of the Year
• James Naismith