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Personal Information

Born Orlando Smith in Scotland, Maryland; son of Guffrie (farmer) and Parthenia Smith; married Donna Smith; children: Orlando Jr., Saul, and Brian.
Education: Attended Great Mills High School and then High Point College in North Carolina.

Career

Great Mills High School, physical education teacher, coach; Hoke County High School, physical education teacher, coach; Virginia Commonwealth University, assistant head coach; South Carolina, asst. head coach; Kentucky, asst. head coach; Tulsa University head basketball coach, 1991-95; Georgia University, head basketball coach, 1995-97; University of Kentucky, head basketball coach, 1997-.

Life's Work

Tubby Smith, University of Kentucky's head basketball coach, not only proved he could maintain the program at the school, he improved it. In just one season, The Wildcats--under his leadership--won the NCAA Championship. His climb was not meteoric, but Smith proved that with hard work and perseverance, you can make it to the top--even if the top is just head coach of a college basketball team.

Orlando Smith, was born on June 30, 1951 in Scotland, Maryland, a farming community on the Southern Peninsula of the state. Guffrie and Parthenia Smith's sixth of 17 children acquired his nickname, Tubby, because of his fondness for taking baths in an old utility tub. His father was heavily influenced by his time in the military where he won a Purple Heart as a soldier in Italy in World War II. To support his brood of 17, Guffrie Smith farmed, barbered, drove a school bus, worked construction, and was a maintenance worker. Tubby had a very strict upbringing growing up on the farm, and though the chores were always there, Smith's parents insisted that he go to school. He attended an all-black school until the tenth grade when he transferred to a just-integrated Great Mills High School. Smith was named All-State in 1969 and earned a scholarship at High Point College in North Carolina to play point guard.

As one of three African Americans on the campus, Smith was contacted by a number of civil rights groups, including the Black Panthers, who wanted him to get more involved in the racial struggles of the time. But like his father before him, Smith had decided to do good from within the system. Smith earned his teaching degree in 1973 after lettering all four years and being selected All-Carolina Conference his senior year. He taught Physical Education and coached three sports for six years at Great Mills High School and Hoke County High in Raeford, North Carolina.

In 1979 Smith began his ascent towards college basketball's coaching mountaintop. He became an assistant coach at Virginia Commonwealth University. He spent seven years there, three years at South Carolina, and then two years as an assistant to Rick Pitino at Kentucky--working with the man he would ultimately replace. After 12 years as an assistant coach and six years as a high school coach, Smith finally was named a head coach in 1991 at Tulsa University. Smith told Dave Kindred of The Sporting News about the perseverance it takes to make it as a head coach in big-time college basketball: "My father always said to keep working and something good will happen ... It's like some assistant coaches today. They'll be working five years and say they're never going to get the head job they want. Five years? Try 17 years--17 years before I got to this level." In four seasons, Smith took the Golden Hurricane to a 79-43 record. In Smith's last two seasons at the previously unheralded basketball school, Tulsa went 23-8 and 24-8 and made consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16.

After creating a world-class program in four years, Smith began to attract the attention of bigger programs around the country. Georgia University's athletic director Vince Dooley chose Smith to lead the Bulldogs out of basketball mediocrity. At the age of 44 Smith took over the Georgia team in 1995 and immediately revitalized the program. Smith installed a fast-paced system which emphasized running and pressing--a very similar style of play to Pitino's Wildcats at Kentucky. Upon signing the six-year deal for $115,000 per season, Smith became Georgia's first black head coach. Smith also brought his son Orlando Jr. with him to play point guard for the Bulldogs. Smith took Georgia, known primarily for its football program, and pushed his teams to consecutive 20-win seasons, including another trip to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament. The Bulldog faithful even coined the term "Tubbyball" (basketball played at a fast pace both offensively and defensively.) But his success was noted by more that just Georgia fans, such as Kentucky athletic director C.M. Newton.

In the spring of 1997 the Boston Celtics offered Kentucky basketball coach Rick Pitino $70 million to direct the beleaguered NBA franchise. Pitino, who had led the Wildcats to two straight appearances in the NCAA Finals, including a National Championship in 1996, left Kentucky and his fervent following. Newton knew he would have to select a coach totally different from the hoops demi- god Pitino. The Wildcat athletic director told Alexander Wolff of Sports Illustrated, "Rick is so charismatic that he attracts an almost cultlike following, so a successor anything like him would have been at a distinct disadvantage....We wanted someone with such a different personality that people wouldn't make comparisons. Tubby fits perfectly. The only comparisons you hear are basketball comparisons." And the fact that the only comparisons between the two men revolved around coaching was remarkable.

Smith became the first black head basketball coach at the University of Georgia with little fanfare, but at the University of Kentucky, it was a different story. Former Wildcat basketball coach and bluegrass-state icon Adolph Rupp did not have a black player on his roster until 1971. Kentucky's 1966 loss in the NCAA Championship game to an all-black Texas Western team was one of the symbolically key moments in the desegregation of college basketball. The atmosphere surrounding the head basketball coach at Kentucky was always intense, but now there was a racial element thrown into the pressure cooker. One local writer even warned Smith not to come to Kentucky. A columnist for the Lexington Herald- Leader said that Wildcat fans were not ready for a black coach and that she feared for Smith's safety. In the face of all the pressures, Smith remained calm and kept his focus on basketball. He told Tony Barnhart of the Atlanta Constitution that though being the university's first black coach was significant, "It's more important that I am competent. It's important for me to be judged on the content of my character and not the color of my skin. I know there are black people who are interested and excited because I'm black. And I am honored that they feel that way. But I know that Coach (C.M.) Newton hired me because of my competency as a coach." Smith made all the right moves, such as visiting Adolph Rupp's son, but he knew that the best way to divert attention away from issues other than basketball was to win.

Smith inherited a Wildcat team that in the last two years had lost six players to the NBA draft. Despite this major loss of talent, expectations were still sky-high as the Wildcats had made two appearances in the NCAA Championship game and won one national title in that two-year period. While his Kentucky team was 14-2 and ranked sixth in the nation at midseason, it was apparent that Smith did not have the deep, dominating teams of the last two seasons. Smith guided his team to the 1998 NCAA Tournament, but then seemed to unleash "Tubbyball" upon his unsuspecting foes. Early in the tournament, Kentucky fell behind Duke by 17 points, but then went on a 35-15 run to defeat Duke 86-84. In the semi-final against Stanford, Kentucky was down by ten points in the second half before winning 86-85 in overtime. And in the NCAA Championship game Smith's team was trailing by ten at the half, but then again came back to defeat Utah 78-69 to win the school's seventh NCAA title and its second in three years. As Newton told Alexander Wolff in Sports Illustrated: "Who's our coach isn't a black-and-white issue. It's a blue-and-white issue." Now the only questions Smith has to answer are how he would be able to top his first season as the Wildcats coach.

Awards

Won NCAA National Championship in mens basketball, 1998.

Further Reading

Sources

  • Jet, April 17, 1995, p. 50.
  • Sports Illustrated, January 19, 1998, p. 58; March 30, 1998, p. 34; April 6, 1998, p.36.
  • The Atlanta Constitution, May 13, 1997.
  • The Sporting News, January 1, 1996, p34; May 19, 1997, p.9; April 6, 1998, p. 77.

— Michael J. Watkins

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Orlando "Tubby" Smith
Tubby Smith
Tubby Smith
Title Head coach
College Minnesota
Sport Basketball
Team record 3-0
Born June 30, 1951 (1951-06-30) (age 58)[1]
Place of birth Scotland, Maryland, U.S.[1]
Career highlights
Overall 432-170 (.717)[2]
Championships
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship (1998)
Regional Championships - Final Four (1998)
SEC Tournament (1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004)
Awards
Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year (1994, 1995)[2]

SEC Coach of the Year (1998, 2003, 2005)[2]

Jim Phelan Coach of the Year (2005)[3]
Henry Iba Award (2003)
Naismith College Coach of the Year (2003)[4]
Playing career
1969–1973 High Point
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1979–1986
1986–1989
1989–1991
1991–1995
1995–1997
1997–2007
2007–present		 Va. Commonwealth (asst.)
South Carolina (asst.)
Kentucky (asst.)
Tulsa
Georgia
Kentucky
Minnesota

Orlando "Tubby" Smith (born June 30, 1951(1951-06-30)) is an American college basketball coach. He is currently the men's basketball head coach at the University of Minnesota. Smith previously served in the same role at the University of Tulsa, the University of Georgia, and most recently, University of Kentucky, where he coached the Wildcats to the 1998 NCAA championship.

Over his 18 seasons as a head coach, Smith has had 16 twenty-win seasons. In 2005, he joined Roy Williams, Nolan Richardson, Denny Crum and Jim Boeheim as the only head coaches to win 365 games in 15 seasons or less. Entering the 2007 season, Smith's career record was 387-145 and his .733 winning percentage was eighth among active coaches.[5] With Minnesota's invite to the 2009 NCAA tournament, Smith became the fifth coach to lead four different teams to the NCAA tournament.[6]

Smith's three sons are following in their father's coaching footsteps. "G. G." Smith, who played for his father at the University of Georgia, is currently an assistant coach at Loyola College in Maryland.[7] Middle son Saul Smith, who played for his father at the University of Kentucky, has joined his father as an assistant coach at the University of Minnesota.[8] Brian, his youngest son, was a point guard at Ole Miss and is an assistant coach at Windermere preparatory school.[9][10]

Contents

Early years

Smith, born in Scotland, Maryland, in Saint Mary's County, is the sixth of 17 children born to sharecroppers Guffrie and Parthenia Smith. His large family accounts for his unusual nickname. Of all the Smith children, Tubby was most fond of staying in the galvanized washtub where the children were bathed. Smith says he tried to shake the moniker several times, but it stuck incessantly. He recalls that a 10th grade teacher who didn't tolerate nicknames was the last person to call him by his proper name, Orlando.[11]

After having a scholarship offer from the University of Maryland rescinded, Smith enrolled at High Point College (now High Point University), graduating in 1973. He played under three different head coaches at High Point, including future boss J. D. Barnett. He lettered four times and was an all-conference performer as a senior. Smith earned a Bachelor of Science degree in health and physical education while at High Point, and also met his future wife, Donna, who was the homecoming queen.[12]

After a brief stint in the Air Force[13], Smith began his coaching career with a four-year stint at his high school alma mater - Great Mills High School in Great Mills, Maryland, compiling a 46-36 record. His next stop was Hoke County High School in Raeford, North Carolina, where he recorded a 28-18 mark in two seasons.[1]

Assistant coaching positions

Virginia Commonwealth University

At the college level, Smith began as assistant coach at Virginia Commonwealth University under his former High Point coach J. D. Barnett. From 1979 to 1986, VCU amassed a 144-64 record, winning three Sun Belt Conference Championships.[1]

Smith took two important things away from his experience as an assistant coach for the Rams. First, under Barnett, Smith learned the principles of the ball-line defense, a hallmark of Smith's teams throughout his head coaching career.[1] Second was a relationship with fellow assistant David Hobbs, an assistant and associate head coach under Smith during his tenure at the University of Kentucky.[14]

University of South Carolina

Smith left Virginia Commonwealth in 1986 to join George Felton's staff at the University of South Carolina. Felton remembered Smith from having recruited one of his players while Smith was at Hoke High School.[15] During Smith's three years, the Gamecocks were 53-35.[1] Later, roles would be reversed, with Smith bringing Felton in as an assistant coach at Kentucky.[16]

University of Kentucky

Smith joined the University of Kentucky under then head coach Rick Pitino, who had the dubious honor of rebuilding a UK program that had been rocked by NCAA probation and player defections.

With only eight scholarship student-athletes, none taller than 6-7, the staff molded the Cats into winners once again, exceeding expectations to record a 14-14 mark. The following year, with Smith promoted to associate coach and UK still on probation, the Wildcats earned a 22-6 record, a final ranking of ninth in the AP poll, and an SEC-best 14-4 record.

Smith wasn't the only soon-to-be high profile name on Pitino's coaching staff at Kentucky. Future head coaches Ralph Willard, Herb Sendek, Billy Donovan, and Bernadette Locke-Mattox were all Smith's colleagues.[17]

Head Coaching Stops

University of Tulsa

From 1991 to 1995, Smith led the Golden Hurricane to a 79-43 record. Rebuilding the basketball program his first two years, he then led the team to two consecutive Missouri Valley Conference regular season titles and two appearances in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament in 1994 and 1995. Smith's 1994 Tulsa team upset UCLA in the tourney's first round before knocking off Oklahoma State. In '95, the Hurricanes defeated Big Ten team Illinois to open March Madness.

University of Georgia

On March 29, 1995, Smith accepted the head coaching job at the University of Georgia, becoming the school's first African-American head coach.[18] In two seasons, he led the Bulldogs to a 45-19 record, including the first back-to-back seasons of 20 wins or more in school history.[19] His teams achieved a Sweet 16 finish in the 1996 NCAA Tournament and lost in the first round of the NCAA tournament in the 1997 NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs defeated Clemson to open the '96 tournament before upsetting the top-seeded Purdue Boilermakers.

University of Kentucky

Tubby Smith was introduced as the Wildcats' 20th head coach on May 12, 1997, charged with the unenviable task of replacing popular coach Rick Pitino, who had left to become the head coach of the NBA's Boston Celtics. The Wildcats were at the top of the basketball world at the time, having won a national title in 1996 and, according to many, missing a second straight title in 1997 by the torn ACL of shooting guard Derek Anderson.[20] (Anderson tore his ACL in January against SEC foe Auburn; Kentucky lost the 1997 title game in overtime to the Arizona Wildcats.) The team Smith inherited sported seven players from the Arizona loss, and five from the 1996 championship team. However, since most of the players who had left after the 1996 and 1997 seasons were high NBA draft picks, his team had the lowest pre-season ranking since Kentucky came off probation in 1991.[21]

In his first season at UK, he coached the Wildcats to their seventh NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, including a come-from-behind victory against Duke in the Elite Eight. His 1998 national championship is unique in modern times, as being the only team in over twenty years to win without a first-team All-American or future NBA lottery pick. (see 1998 NCAA Tournament).

Smith's teams, known primarily for a defense-oriented slower style of play coined "Tubbyball", received mixed reviews among Kentucky fans who have historically enjoyed a faster, higher-scoring style of play under previous coaches.

Smith led Kentucky to one national championship in 1998, a perfect 16–0 regular season conference record in 2003, five SEC regular season championships (1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005) and five SEC Tournament titles (1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004), with six Sweet Sixteen finishes and four Elite Eight finishes (1998, 1999, 2003, 2005) in his nine seasons. He totaled 100 wins quicker than any other Wildcat coach except Hall of Fame member Adolph Rupp, reaching the plateau in 130 games.

Although Smith compiled an impressive resume during his UK career, he came under considerable pressure from many UK fans, who believed that his recruiting was subpar and his failure to achieve a Final Four appearance in his last nine seasons was inadequate by UK standards. Some UK fans went as far as to place "for sale" signs on his front lawn. He did come just a double overtime loss short of a Final Four appearance in 2005, losing to Tom Izzo's Michigan State Spartans. This drought is the longest of any coach in UK history.[22] That along with his double digit losing seasons (which led to Tubby's critics nicknaming him "Ten-Loss Tubby") led to the pressure.[23] On March 22, 2007, Smith resigned his position of UK head coach to accept the head coach position at the University of Minnesota.[24]

Smith led the Wildcats to an overall record of 263–83 record for a winning percentage of .760. In his 10 seasons with Kentucky, he averaged over 26 wins per season.[2]

University of Minnesota

Smith was hired as the new men's head coach of the University of Minnesota on March 22, 2007.[25] He replaced Dan Monson who resigned from Minnesota on November 30, 2006 and Jim Molinari who had been serving as the interim coach since Monson's resignation. Coach Smith joined Minnesota after several disappointing seasons for the Gophers. Since Monson was brought in from Gonzaga on July 4, 1999 to rebuild a Minnesota program scandalized by academic fraud during Clem Haskins' regime, the Gophers made the NCAA tournament just one time, and in 2007 endured the first twenty loss season in their history.

The team went from 8–22 in 2006–07 to 20–14 in 2007–08. Smith also led his Golden Gophers to the Big Ten Tournament semi-finals after defeating 2nd seeded Indiana. Coach Smith also harvested a top 25 recruiting class, the best in years for the program. In the 2008–09 season, Tubby led Minnesota to a record of 22–11, culminating in a berth in the NCAA tournament.

In 2008, Smith had the highest salary of any state employee in Minnesota.[26]

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Tulsa Golden Hurricane (Missouri Valley Conference) (1991–1995)
1991–1992 Tulsa 17-13 12-6 T-4th
1992–1993 Tulsa 15-14 10-8 4th
1993–1994 Tulsa 23-8 15-3 1st NCAA Sweet 16
1994–1995 Tulsa 24-8 15-3 1st NCAA Sweet 16
Tulsa: 79-43 52-20
Georgia Bulldogs (Southeastern Conference) (1995–1997)
1995-1996 Georgia 21-10 9-7 T-3rd NCAA Sweet 16
1996-1997 Georgia 24-9 10-6 4th NCAA Round 1
Georgia: 45-19
Kentucky Wildcats (Southeastern Conference) (1997–2007)
1997-1998 Kentucky 35-4 14-2 1st NCAA Champions
1998-1999 Kentucky 28-9 11-5 3rd NCAA Elite 8
1999-2000 Kentucky 23-10 12-4 T-1st NCAA Round 2
2000–2001 Kentucky 24-10 12-4 T-1st NCAA Sweet 16
2001–2002 Kentucky 22-10 10-6 T-2nd NCAA Sweet 16
2002–2003 Kentucky 32-4 16-0 1st NCAA Elite 8
2003–2004 Kentucky 27-5 13-3 2nd NCAA Round 2
2004–2005 Kentucky 28-6 14-2 1st NCAA Elite 8
2005–2006 Kentucky 22-13 9-7 6th NCAA Round 2
2006–2007 Kentucky 22-12 9-7 4th NCAA Round 2
Kentucky: 263-83 120-40
Minnesota Golden Gophers (Big Ten Conference) (2007–present)
2007–2008 Minnesota 20-14 8-10 6th NIT Round 1
2008–2009 Minnesota 22-11 9-9 T-7th NCAA Round 1
2009–2010 Minnesota 4-3
Minnesota: 46-28 17-19
Total: 433-173

      National Champion         Conference Regular Season Champion         Conference Tournament Champion
      Conference Regular Season & Conference Tournament Champion       Conference Division Champion

U.S. Olympic Basketball

Smith was selected to help coach the 2000 U.S. Olympic men's basketball team in Sydney. He served as an assistant to then-Houston Rockets coach Rudy Tomjanovich as the Americans met the high expectations set for them, capturing the gold medal.

Currently, he serves on the NCAA Committee to study basketball issues, joining Duke's Mike Krzyzewski and Oregon's Ernie Kent. He serves on the National Association of Basketball Coaches Board of Directors and in June 2000, spoke at a Congressional hearing on the issue of gambling in college sports.

Personal life

Smith has been very active in the Lexington, Kentucky community. The Tubby Smith Foundation, which he established to assist underprivileged children, has raised over $1.5 million in the past 5 years. Also, several community centers in the greater Lexington area bear the moniker "Tubby's Clubhouse" due to his work within the centers.

On September 21, 2008, Tubby Smith's nephew, William L. Smith, a student at Becker College in Massachusetts, was killed during a fight at an off-campus apartment in Worcester, Massachusetts.[27] He was stabbed once in the chest after a fight involving students and nonstudents broke out during a house party and spilled into the street.[27] Arraigned on September 29, the suspect, 19-year-old Andre Thompson, from Worcester, has pleaded not guilty and was held without bail until a scheduled hearing the next day.[28]

References

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  2. ^ a b c d "Tubby Smith bio". University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics. 2005-06-13. http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38662&SPID=3302&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=924510&Q_SEASON=2007. Retrieved 2007-11-24. 
  3. ^ "Kentucky's Smith Wins Phelan Award". CollegeInsider.com. 2005-04-04. http://www.jimphelanaward.com/2005.html. Retrieved 2007-01-12. 
  4. ^ "Men's College Coach of the Year". NaismithAwards.com. http://www.naismithawards.com/awards_naismith_college_coach_men.asp. Retrieved 2007-01-12. 
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  13. ^ Wood, Ryan (2005-11-29). "Smith thankful for alma mater experience". The Kentucky Kernel. http://www.kykernel.com/media/storage/paper305/news/2005/11/29/Sports/Smith.Thankful.For.Alma.Mater.Experience-1115175.shtml?norewrite200701121043&sourcedomain=www.kykernel.com. Retrieved 2007-01-12. 
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  15. ^ Mosolgo, Eric (1998-02-19). "The nomadic coach: Felton leaves Oregon to work with a friend in Lexington". The Kentucky Kernel. http://www.kernel.uky.edu/1998/spring/02/19/spt42.shtml. Retrieved 2007-01-12. 
  16. ^ "Smith assembles UK staff". The Kentucky Post (Associated Press) (E. W. Scripps Company). 1997-06-18. Archived from the original on 2005-11-04. http://web.archive.org/web/20051104112455/http://www.kypost.com/sports/tubby061897.html. Retrieved 2007-01-12. 
  17. ^ "Tubby Smith - 2002 Keynote". Rotary Club of Tulsa. http://www.ibaawards.com/index.cfm?id=8&partid=47. Retrieved 2007-01-12. 
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  24. ^ ESPN - Smith leaving Kentucky to coach Minnesota - Men's College Basketball
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  26. ^ Howatt, Glenn - Quick, find the 1,425 people who earn more than the guv. Star Tribune, July 17, 2008. "The highest paid include county attorneys and medical examiners, a zoo director, state treatment center medical workers and more than 800 university professors. And earning the most among this group was Gophers basketball coach Tubby Smith at $1 million."
  27. ^ a b Tubby Smith's nephew slain in Massachusetts
  28. ^ Man accused of stabbing coach's nephew pleads not guilty

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Associated Press (AP) College Men's Basketball Coach of the Year winners

1967: J. Wooden  | 1968: G. Lewis  | 1969: J. Wooden  | 1970: J. Wooden  | 1971: A. McGuire  | 1972: J. Wooden  | 1973: J. Wooden  | 1974: N. Sloan  | 1975: B. Knight  | 1976: B. Knight  | 1977: B. Gaillard  | 1978: E. Sutton  | 1979: B. Hodges  | 1980: R. Meyer | 1981: R. Miller  | 1982: R. Miller  | 1983: G. Lewis  | 1984: R. Meyer  | 1985: B. Frieder  | 1986: E. Sutton  | 1987: T. Davis  | 1988: J. Chaney  | 1989: B. Knight  | 1990: J. Calhoun  | 1991: R. Ayers  | 1992: R. Williams  | 1993: E. Fogler  | 1994: N. Stewart  | 1995: K. Sampson  | 1996: G. Keady  | 1997: C. Haskins  | 1998: T. Izzo  | 1999: C. Ellis  | 2000: L. Eustachy  | 2001: M. Doherty  | 2002: B. Howland  | 2003: T. Smith  | 2004: P. Martelli  | 2005: T. Smith  | 2006: R. Williams  | 2007: T. Bennett  | 2008: K. Davis  | 2009: B. Self
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Naismith Men's College Coach of the Year Award winners

1987: B. Knight  | 1988: L. Brown  | 1989: M. Krzyzewski  | 1990: B. Cremins  | 1991: R. Ayers  | 1992: M. Krzyzewski  | 1993: D. Smith  | 1994: N. Richardson  | 1995: J. Harrick  | 1996: J. Calipari  | 1997: R. Williams  | 1998: B. Guthridge  | 1999: M. Krzyzewski  | 2000: M. Montgomery  | 2001: R. Barnes  | 2002: B. Howland  | 2003: T. Smith  | 2004: P. Martelli  | 2005: B. Weber  | 2006: J. Wright  | 2007: T. Bennett  | 2008: J. Calipari  | 2009: J. Dixon
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Henry Iba Award winners

1959: E. Hickey  | 1960: P. Newell  | 1961: F. Taylor  | 1962: F. Taylor  | 1963: E. Jucker  | 1964: J. Wooden  | 1965: B. Van Breda Kolff  | 1966: A. Rupp  | 1967: J. Wooden  | 1968: G. Lewis  | 1969: J. Wooden  | 1970: J. Wooden  | 1971: J. Wooden  | 1972: J. Wooden  | 1973: J. Wooden  | 1974: N. Sloan  | 1975: B. Knight  | 1976: J. Orr  | 1977: E. Sutton  | 1978: R. Meyer  | 1979: D. Smith  | 1980: R. Meyer | 1981: R. Miller  | 1982: J. Thompson  | 1983: L. Carnesecca  | 1984: G. Keady  | 1985: L. Carnesecca  | 1986: D. Versace  | 1987: J. Chaney  | 1988: J. Chaney  | 1989: B. Knight  | 1990: R. Williams  | 1991: R. Ayers  | 1992: P. Clark  | 1993: E. Fogler  | 1994: C. Spoonhour  | 1995: K. Sampson  | 1996: G. Keady  | 1997: C. Haskins  | 1998: T. Izzo  | 1999: C. Ellis  | 2000: L. Eustachy  | 2001: A. Skinner  | 2002: B. Howland  | 2003: T. Smith  | 2004: P. Martelli  | 2005: B. Weber  | 2006: R. Williams  | 2007: T. Bennett  | 2008: K. Davis  | 2009: B. Self
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NABC Coach of the Year Award winners

1959: E. Hickey  | 1960: P. Newell  | 1961: F. Taylor  | 1962: F. Taylor  | 1963: E. Jucker  | 1964: J. Wooden  | 1965: B. van Breda Kolff  | 1966: A. Rupp  | 1967: J. Wooden  | 1968: G. Lewis  | 1969: J. Wooden  | 1970: J. Wooden  | 1971: J. Kraft  | 1972: J. Wooden  | 1973: G. Bartow  | 1974: A. McGuire  | 1975: B. Knight  | 1976: J. Orr  | 1977: D. Smith  | 1978: B. Foster & A. Lemons  | 1979: R. Meyer  | 1980: L. Olson | 1981: J. Hartman & R. Miller  | 1982: S. Monson  | 1983: L. Carnesecca  | 1984: M. Harshman  | 1985: J. Thompson  | 1986: E. Sutton  | 1987: R. Pitino  | 1988: J. Chaney  | 1989: P. Carlesimo  | 1990: J. Heathcote  | 1991: M. Krzyzewski  | 1992: G. Raveling  | 1993: E. Fogler  | 1994: G. Keady & N. Richardson  | 1995: J. Harrick  | 1996: J. Calipari  | 1997: C. Haskins  | 1998: B. Guthridge  | 1999: M. Krzyzewski & J. O'Brien  | 2000: G. Keady  | 2001: T. Izzo  | 2002: K. Sampson  | 2003: T. Smith  | 2004: P. Martelli & M. Montgomery  | 2005: B. Weber  | 2006: J. Wright  | 2007: T. Lickliter  | 2008: B. McKillop  | 2009: M. Anderson & J. Calipari



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