UPI College Basketball Coach of the Year

UPI College Basketball
Coach of the Year
Awarded forthe best men's basketball head coach in NCAA Division I
CountryUnited States
Presented byUnited Press International
History
First award1952
Final award1996

The UPI College Basketball Coach of the Year was an annual basketball award given to the best men's basketball head coach in NCAA Division I competition. The award was first given following the 1951–52 season[1] and was discontinued following the 1995–96 season. It voted upon by over 230 sportswriters and broadcasters across the country[1] and was presented by United Press International (UPI), a news agency in the United States that rivaled the Associated Press.[1] UPI began to shrink in the 1990s primarily due to its ongoing financial decline, bankruptcy, and restructuring.

UCLA claimed the most all-time winners with six (all of whom were John Wooden), followed by San Francisco with three. Five additional schools claimed two winners apiece. Wooden garnered the most UPI Coach of the Year awards. Seven other coaches received the award twice: Bob Knight, Ray Meyer, Adolph Rupp, Norm Stewart, Fred Taylor, Phil Woolpert, and Ken Loeffler.

Key

Coach (X) Denotes the number of times the coach has been awarded the UPI Coach of the Year Award at that point
W, L, W % Total wins, total losses, win percentage
Finish Postseason tournament result
* Denotes national championship season

Winners

Ken Loeffler, La Salle, 1952 and 1954
Frank McGuire, North Carolina, 1957
Pete Newell, California, 1960
Al McGuire, Marquette, 1971
Digger Phelps, Notre Dame, 1974
Ray Meyer, DePaul, 1980 and 1984
Lou Carnesecca, St. John's, 1985
Mike Krzyzewski, Duke, 1986
Jim Calhoun, UConn, 1990
Rick Majerus, Utah, 1991
Leonard Hamilton, Miami (Florida), 1995
Gene Keady, Purdue, 1996
Season Coach School W L W % Finish Reference
1951–52 Ken Loeffler La Salle 25 7 .781 NIT champion [1]
1952–53 Branch McCracken Indiana 23 3 .885 NCAA champion* [1]
1953–54 Ken Loeffler (2) La Salle 26 4 .867 NCAA champion* [1]
1954–55 Phil Woolpert San Francisco 28 1 .966 NCAA champion* [2]
1955–56 Phil Woolpert (2) San Francisco 29 0 1.000 NCAA champion* [2]
1956–57 Frank McGuire North Carolina 32 0 1.000 NCAA champion* [3]
1957–58 Tex Winter Kansas State 22 5 .815 NCAA Fourth Place [4]
1958–59 Adolph Rupp Kentucky 24 3 .889 NCAA Sweet Sixteen [5]
1959–60 Pete Newell California 28 2 .933 NCAA runner-up [6]
1960–61 Fred Taylor Ohio State 27 1 .964 NCAA runner-up [7]
1961–62 Fred Taylor (2) Ohio State 26 2 .929 NCAA runner-up [8]
1962–63 Ed Jucker Cincinnati 26 2 .929 NCAA runner-up [9]
1963–64 John Wooden UCLA 30 0 1.000 NCAA champion* [10]
1964–65 Dave Strack Michigan 24 4 .857 NCAA runner-up [11]
1965–66 Adolph Rupp (2) Kentucky 27 2 .931 NCAA runner-up [12]
1966–67 John Wooden (2) UCLA 30 0 1.000 NCAA champion* [13]
1967–68 Guy Lewis Houston 31 2 .939 NCAA Final Four [14]
1968–69 John Wooden (3) UCLA 29 1 .967 NCAA champion* [15]
1969–70 John Wooden (4) UCLA 28 2 .933 NCAA champion* [16]
1970–71 Al McGuire Marquette 28 1 .966 NCAA Regional Third Place [17]
1971–72 John Wooden (5) UCLA 30 0 1.000 NCAA champion* [18]
1972–73 John Wooden (6) UCLA 30 0 1.000 NCAA champion* [18]
1973–74 Digger Phelps Notre Dame 26 3 .897 NCAA Regional Third Place [19]
1974–75 Bob Knight Indiana 31 1 .969 NCAA Elite Eight [20]
1975–76 Tom Young Rutgers 31 2 .939 NCAA Final Four [21]
1976–77 Bob Gaillard San Francisco 29 2 .935 NCAA First Round[a] [22]
1977–78 Eddie Sutton Arkansas 32 4 .889 NCAA Final Four [23]
1978–79 Bill Hodges Indiana State 33 1 .971 NCAA runner-up [24]
1979–80 Ray Meyer DePaul 26 2 .929 NCAA Second Round [1]
1980–81 Ralph Miller Oregon State 26 2 .929 NCAA Second Round [25]
1981–82 Norm Stewart Missouri 27 4 .871 NCAA Sweet Sixteen [26]
1982–83 Jerry Tarkanian UNLV 28 3 .903 NCAA Second Round [27]
1983–84 Ray Meyer (2) DePaul 27 3 .900 NCAA Sweet Sixteen [1]
1984–85 Lou Carnesecca St. John's 31 4 .886 NCAA Final Four [28]
1985–86 Mike Krzyzewski Duke 37 3 .925 NCAA runner-up [29]
1986–87 John Thompson Georgetown 29 5 .853 NCAA Elite Eight [30]
1987–88 John Chaney Temple 32 2 .941 NCAA Elite Eight [31]
1988–89 Bob Knight (2) Indiana 27 8 .771 NCAA Sweet Sixteen [32]
1989–90 Jim Calhoun UConn 31 6 .838 NCAA Elite Eight [33]
1990–91 Rick Majerus Utah 30 4 .882 NCAA Sweet Sixteen [34]
1991–92 Perry Clark Tulane 22 9 .710 NCAA Second Round [35]
1992–93 Eddie Fogler Vanderbilt 28 6 .824 NCAA Sweet Sixteen [36]
1993–94 Norm Stewart (2) Missouri 28 4 .875 NCAA Elite Eight [37]
1994–95 Leonard Hamilton Miami (Florida) 15 13 .536 NIT First Round [38]
1995–96 Gene Keady Purdue 26[b] 6[b] .813[b] NCAA Second Round [39]
  • a The NCAA men's tournament expanded beyond 32 teams starting with the 1979 tournament.[40] For purposes of sorting the "Finish" column, San Francisco's 1976–77 exit in the First Round (when there were still 32 participating teams) will be 32, not 64.
  • b In 1999, the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions ruled that Purdue had violated laws involving recruiting, extra benefits, and ethical conduct, as well as several secondary violations in the women's basketball program.[41] Their 26–6 overall record (15–3 conference) retroactively forfeited 18 wins and vacated 2 games for using an ineligible player.

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