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Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year

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Pac-12 Coach of the Year
Awarded forthe top men's basketball coach in the Pac-12 Conference
CountryUnited States
History
First award1976
Final awardAnticipated to resume
in 2026–27

The John R. Wooden Coach of the Year, commonly known as the Pac-12 Coach of the Year, is an annual college basketball award presented to the top men's basketball coach in the Pac-12 Conference. The winner was selected by conference coaches, who were not allowed to vote for themselves.[1] Former Arizona coach Lute Olson won the award a record seven times.[1] It was first awarded in 1976,[1] when the conference consisted of eight teams and was known as the Pacific-8, before becoming the Pacific-10 after expanding in 1978. Two more teams were added in 2011, when the conference became the Pac-12.[2] The award was known as the Pac-10 Coach of the Year Award when it was renamed in John Wooden's honor following his death in June 2010.[3][4] Wooden coached the UCLA Bruins for 27 years while winning a record 10 national championships, including seven straight.[5] He retired in 1975, the year before the award began.[1]

Dick DiBiaso of Stanford and George Raveling of Washington State were co-winners in the award's inaugural year. Both schools finished in the lower half of the conference that year.[6] DiBiaso is the only coach to have received the award with a losing record.[7] He was a first-year coach for the Cardinal (then nicknamed Cardinals) with only one returning starter, and the team lost a number of significant players to injury. Stanford's record was 9–18 with 11 losses by six points or less.[6] Since the conference expanded to 10 teams in 1978, the winner of the award has typically qualified for the NCAA Tournament. Marv Harshman was 19–10 with Washington in 1981–82 and fellow Huskies coach Bob Bender finished 16–12 in 1995–96 when the schools landed in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). In 1990–91, Kelvin Sampson guided Washington State to a 16–12 record and did not compete in a postseason tournament.[8]

Key

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Co-Coaches of the Year
Coach (X) Denotes the number of times the coach has been awarded the Pac-12 Coach of the Year award at that point

Winners

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Lute Olson was named Coach of the Year a record seven times with Arizona
Mike Montgomery was a four-time winner at Stanford
Oregon coach Dana Altman is a three-time honoree.
Sean Miller of Arizona has also won three times.
Season Coach School Ref
1975–76 Dick DiBiaso Stanford
George Raveling Washington State
1976–77 Dick Harter Oregon
1977–78 Gary Cunningham UCLA
1978–79 Bob Boyd USC
1979–80 Ned Wulk Arizona State
1980–81 Ralph Miller Oregon State
1981–82 Marv Harshman Washington
1982–83 George Raveling (2) Washington State
1983–84 Marv Harshman (2) Washington
1984–85 Stan Morrison USC
1985–86 Lute Olson Arizona
1986–87 Walt Hazzard UCLA
1987–88 Lute Olson (2) Arizona
1988–89 Lute Olson (3) Arizona
Ralph Miller (2) Oregon State
1989–90 Jim Anderson Oregon State
1990–91 Kelvin Sampson Washington State
1991–92 George Raveling (3) USC
1992–93 Lute Olson (4) Arizona
1993–94 Lute Olson (5) Arizona
1994–95 Jim Harrick UCLA
1995–96 Bob Bender Washington
1996–97 Ben Braun California
1997–98 Lute Olson (6) Arizona
1998–99 Mike Montgomery Stanford
1999–2000 Mike Montgomery (2) Stanford
2000–01 Steve Lavin UCLA
2001–02 Ernie Kent Oregon
2002–03 Mike Montgomery (3) Stanford
Lute Olson (7) Arizona
2003–04 Mike Montgomery (4) Stanford
2004–05 Lorenzo Romar Washington
2005–06 Ben Howland UCLA
2006–07 Tony Bennett Washington State
2007–08 Trent Johnson Stanford
2008–09 Lorenzo Romar (2) Washington
2009–10 Herb Sendek Arizona State
2010–11 Sean Miller Arizona
2011–12 Lorenzo Romar (3) Washington
2012–13 Dana Altman Oregon
2013–14 Sean Miller (2) Arizona
2014–15 Dana Altman (2) Oregon
2015–16 Dana Altman (3) Oregon
2016–17 Sean Miller (3) Arizona
2017–18 Mike Hopkins Washington
2018–19 Mike Hopkins (2) Washington
2019–20 Mick Cronin UCLA
2020–21 Andy Enfield USC
2021–22 Tommy Lloyd Arizona
2022–23 Mick Cronin (2) UCLA
2023–24 Kyle Smith Washington State
2024–25 Pac-12 basketball anticipated to resume in 2026–27[19][20]
2025–26

Winners by school

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School (year joined)a Winners Years
Arizona (1978) 11 1986, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2022
Washington (1959) 8 1982, 1984, 1996, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2018, 2019
UCLA (1959) 7 1978, 1987, 1995, 2001, 2006, 2020, 2023
Stanford (1959) 6 1976, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008
Oregon (1964) 5 1977, 2002, 2013, 2015, 2016
Washington State (1962) 5 1976, 1983, 1991, 2007, 2024
USC (1959) 4 1979, 1985, 1992, 2021
Oregon State (1964) 3 1981, 1989, 1990
Arizona State (1978) 2 1980, 2010
California (1959) 1 1997
Colorado (2011) 0
Utah (2011) 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Condotta, Bob (March 9, 2009). "Lorenzo Romar named Pac-10 coach of the year". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on February 7, 2016.
  2. ^ "2015–16 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. 2015. p. 5. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  3. ^ Ruiz, Dan (October 28, 2010). "Hoops season dedicated to Wooden". The News Tribune. Archived from the original on February 2, 2016.
  4. ^ Holmes, Baxter; Bolch, Ben (October 28, 2010). "Washington picked to win Pac-10 in men's college basketball". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 10, 2016.
  5. ^ "Pac-10 Basketball Hall of Honor to Induct Inaugural Class (10/31/01)" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. November 2, 2001. Archived from the original on May 27, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Ballard is All-Pac-8". Progress Bulletin. AP. March 11, 1976. p. 17. Retrieved February 1, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ^ Painter, Jill (March 6, 2009). "Beavers believe in change". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved February 1, 2016 – via TheFreeLibrary.com.
  8. ^ Haller, Doug (March 9, 2010). "Top Pac-10 coaches usually advance to the NCAAs". The Arizona Republic. Archived from the original on February 8, 2016.
  9. ^ 2015–16 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide, p. 140.
  10. ^ "Pac-12 Conference announces 2015-16 men's basketball honors" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. March 7, 2016. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  11. ^ "2016-17 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference Honors" (Press release). Pac-12. March 6, 2017. Archived from the original on March 8, 2017.
  12. ^ "2017-18 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference individual honors" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. March 5, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  13. ^ "Pac-12 announces 2018-19 Men's Basketball annual major awards" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. March 11, 2019. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  14. ^ "Pac-12 announces 2019-20 Men's Basketball annual major awards" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. March 9, 2020. Archived from the original on March 26, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  15. ^ "Pac-12 announces 2020-21 Men's Basketball annual major awards" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. March 9, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  16. ^ "Pac-12 announces 2021-22 Men's Basketball annual major awards" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  17. ^ "Pac-12 announces 2022-23 Men's Basketball annual major awards" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  18. ^ "2023-24 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference honors and Annual Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. March 12, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  19. ^ "History of the Pac-12". pac-12.com. San Ramon, California. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  20. ^ "Ushering in a new era, the Pac-12 Conference strengthens its legacy by welcoming four respected academic and athletic universities". pac-12.com. San Ramon, California. September 12, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2024.