Naismith College Coach of the Year (men)
From Varsity Pride
The Naismith College Coach of the Year is an award given each year to the nation's most outstanding men's basketball coach as voted on by a panel of selectors from the Atlanta Tipoff Club with the inclusion of fan voting.
| 1987 | Bob Knight | Indiana |
| 1988 | Larry Brown | Kansas |
| 1989 | Mike Krzyzewski | Duke |
| 1990 | Bobby Cremins | Georgia Tech |
| 1991 | Randy Ayers | Ohio State |
| 1992 | Mike Krzyzewski (2) | Duke |
| 1993 | Dean Smith | North Carolina |
| 1994 | Nolan Richardson | Arkansas |
| 1995 | Jim Harrick | Cal-Los Angeles |
| 1996 | John Calipari | Massachusetts |
| 1997 | Roy Williams | Kansas |
| 1998 | Bill Guthridge | North Carolina |
| 1999 | Mike Krzyzewski (3) | Duke |
| 2000 | Mike Montgomery | Stanford |
| 2001 | Rod Barnes | Mississippi |
| 2002 | Ben Howland | Pittsburgh |
| 2003 | Tubby Smith | Kentucky |
| 2004 | Phil Martelli | Saint Joseph's (PA) |
| 2005 | Bruce Weber | Illinois |
| 2006 | Jay Wright | Villanova |
| 2007 | Tony Bennett | Washington State |
| 2008 | John Calipari (2) | Memphis |
| 2009 | Jamie Dixon | Pittsburgh |
| 2010 | Jim Boeheim | Syracuse |
| 2011 | Steve Fisher | San Diego State |
| 2012 | Bill Self | Kansas |
| 2013 | Jim Larranaga | Miami (FL) |
| 2014 | Gregg Marshall | Wichita State |
| 2015 | John Calipari (3) | Kentucky |
