Huggins Named National Coach of the Year

[Vernon]

Huggins Named National Coach of the Year[/B]

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (April 3, 2015) - West Virginia University men's basketball coach Bob Huggins was honored with the 2015 Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year award, it was announced today in Indianapolis. The award is presented annually to the top coach in Division I men's basketball.

Huggins led the Mountaineers to 25 victories and an appearance in the NCAA Sweet 16. Huggins, who ranks 12th all-time in Division I wins, has recorded 765 victories in 33 years as a head coach. It is the sixth time in his coaching career that he has been named national coach of the year.

The other finalists included Dana Altman (Oregon), Tony Bennett (Virginia), Mike Brey (Notre Dame), John Calipari (Kentucky), Jim Engles (NJIT), Mark Few (Gonzaga), Chris Holtmann (Butler), Larry Krystkowiak (Utah), Gregg Marshall (Wichita State), Bob McKillop (Davidson), Archie Miller (Dayton), Sean Miller (Arizona), Bo Ryan (Wisconsin), Mark Turgeon (Maryland) and Jay Wright (Villanova).

The award is named in honor of Jim Phelan who coached his entire career at Mount Saint Mary's University. He led the Mountaineers to the 1962 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship.

When he retired in 2003, after coaching for 49 years, he amassed 830 wins (overall record of 830-524) in over 1,300 games in all divisions. In those 49 years, 19 of his teams amassed 20 or more wins in a season.
Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year Award Winners
2015: Bob Huggins, West Virginia

2013: Dana Altman, Oregon
2012: Mike Brey, Notre Dame
2011: Stew Morrill, Utah State
2010: Jamie Dixon, Pitt
2009: John Calipari, Memphis
2008: Bo Ryan, Wisconsin
2007: Tony Bennett, Washington
2006: Ben Howland, UCLA
2005: Tubby Smith, Kentucky
2004: Phil Martelli, Saint Joseph's
2003: Mark Slonaker, Mercer

 

[skygusty_rivals]

Sweet!

 

[PaintedontheSky]

Mountaineer Pride

Congratulations Coach Huggins

Let's Goooooooooo Mountaineers!!!!!

This post was edited on 4/3 7:45 PM by PaintedontheSky

 

[WVRON]

Wow! We are so lucky to have Huggs! I'm so proud of a fellow WVian who could coach anywhere but chooses to be here.
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[CatSnipah]

I'm a natural skeptic and cynic, but even I have to admit things looked to be fixed this year.

Way to go Huggs, AND TEAM!

 

[PaintedontheSky]

 

[GetYaNumbersUp]

Congratulations to Coach Huggins, that's certainly an honor. In my opinion, Calipari is #1 COTY but I won't discredit the job Bob Huggins did this season.

 

[dogeered_again]

There's more than one COY! It depends on which one you like the most!**

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[eers1foru_rivals]

He deserves any accolades he gets after getting all these newcomers to play hard and together.

 

[ThePunish-EER]

Calipari shouldn't be allowed anywhere near the NCAA. Anyone who supports and applauds such a vagrant, habitual cheater is just as disgraceful as the man himself.