UPI College Basketball Coach of the Year
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 1954–55 season and was discontinued following the 1995–96 season. It was given by United Press International (UPI), a news agency in the United States that rivaled the Associated Press but began to decline with the advent of television news.
The last winner was Gene Keady of Purdue, who led the Boilermakers to a 26–6 record and a berth into the 1996 NCAA Tournament's Second Round.
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, while the rest only had one winner each.
Wooden garnered the most UPI Coach of the Year awards, receiving six throughout his tenure at UCLA. Six other coaches received the award twice: Bob Knight, Ray Meyer, Adolph Rupp, Norm Stewart, Fred Taylor and Phil Woolpert. The only coach whose team did not qualify for the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was Miami (FL)'s Leonard Hamilton, who won the award in 1994–95 after leading the Hurricanes to the first round of the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). Hamilton is also the only recipient with a double–digit loss season; his 1994–95 squad finished 15–13.
Key
Coach (X) |
Denotes the number of times the coach has been given the UPI Coach of the Year award at that point |
Team (X) |
Denotes the number of times the team has been represented for the UPI Coach of the Year award at that point |
Winners
Season |
Coach |
School |
Record |
Postseason result |
1954–55 |
Woolpert, PhilPhil Woolpert |
San Francisco |
2801 !28–1 |
01 !NCAA Champions |
1955–56 |
Woolpert, PhilPhil Woolpert (2) |
San Francisco (2) |
2900 !29–0 |
01 !NCAA Champions |
1956–57 |
McGuire, FrankFrank McGuire |
North Carolina |
3200 !32–0 |
01 !NCAA Champions |
1957–58 |
Winter, TexTex Winter |
Kansas State |
2205 !22–5 |
04 !NCAA Final Four |
1958–59 |
Rupp, AdolphAdolph Rupp |
Kentucky |
2403 !24–3 |
16 !NCAA Sweet 16 |
1959–60 |
Newell, PetePete Newell |
California |
2802 !28–2 |
02 !NCAA Runners-Up |
1960–61 |
Taylor, FredFred Taylor |
Ohio State |
2701 !27–1 |
02 !NCAA Runners-Up |
1961–62 |
Taylor, FredFred Taylor (2) |
Ohio State (2) |
2602 !26–2 |
02 !NCAA Runners-Up |
1962–63 |
Jucker, EdEd Jucker |
Cincinnati |
2602 !26–2 |
02 !NCAA Runners-Up |
1963–64 |
Wooden, JohnJohn Wooden |
UCLA |
3000 !30–0 |
01 !NCAA Champions |
1964–65 |
Strack, DaveDave Strack |
Michigan |
2404 !24–4 |
02 !NCAA Runners-Up |
1965–66 |
Rupp, AdolphAdolph Rupp (2) |
Kentucky (2) |
2702 !27–2 |
02 !NCAA Runners-Up |
1966–67 |
Wooden, JohnJohn Wooden (2) |
UCLA (2) |
3000 !30–0 |
01 !NCAA Champions |
1967–68 |
Lewis, GuyGuy Lewis |
Houston |
3102 !31–2 |
04 !NCAA Final Four |
1968–69 |
Wooden, JohnJohn Wooden (3) |
UCLA (3) |
2901 !29–1 |
01 !NCAA Champions |
1969–70 |
Wooden, JohnJohn Wooden (4) |
UCLA (4) |
2802 !28–2 |
01 !NCAA Champions |
1970–71 |
McGuire, AlAl McGuire |
Marquette |
2801 !28–1 |
16 !NCAA Sweet 16 |
1971–72 |
Wooden, JohnJohn Wooden (5) |
UCLA (5) |
3000 !30–0 |
01 !NCAA Champions |
1972–73 |
Wooden, JohnJohn Wooden (6) |
UCLA (6) |
3000 !30–0 |
01 !NCAA Champions |
1973–74 |
Phelps, DiggerDigger Phelps |
Notre Dame |
2603 !26–3 |
16 !NCAA Sweet 16 |
1974–75 |
Knight, BobBob Knight |
Indiana |
3101 !31–1 |
08 !NCAA Elite Eight |
1975–76 |
Young, TomTom Young |
Rutgers |
3102 !31–2 |
04 !NCAA Final Four |
1976–77 |
Gaillard, BobBob Gaillard |
San Francisco (3) |
2902 !29–2 |
32 !NCAA 2nd Round |
1977–78 |
Sutton, EddieEddie Sutton |
Arkansas |
3204 !32–4 |
04 !NCAA Final Four |
1978–79 |
Hodges, BillBill Hodges |
Indiana State |
3301 !33–1 |
02 !NCAA Runners-Up |
1979–80 |
Meyer, RayRay Meyer |
DePaul |
2602 !26–2 |
64 !NCAA 1st Round |
1980–81 |
Miller, RalphRalph Miller |
Oregon State |
2602 !26–2 |
32 !NCAA 2nd Round |
1981–82 |
Stewart, NormNorm Stewart |
Missouri |
2704 !27–4 |
16 !NCAA Sweet 16 |
1982–83 |
Tarkanian, JerryJerry Tarkanian |
UNLV |
2803 !28–3 |
64 !NCAA 1st Round |
1983–84 |
Meyer, RayRay Meyer (2) |
DePaul (2) |
2703 !27–3 |
32 !NCAA 2nd Round |
1984–85 |
Carnesecca, LouLou Carnesecca |
St. John's |
3104 !31–4 |
04 !NCAA Final Four |
1985–86 |
Krzyzewski, MikeMike Krzyzewski |
Duke |
3703 !37–3 |
02 !NCAA Runners-Up |
1986–87 |
Thompson, JohnJohn Thompson |
Georgetown |
2905 !29–5 |
08 !NCAA Elite Eight |
1987–88 |
Chaney, JohnJohn Chaney |
Temple |
3202 !32–2 |
08 !NCAA Elite Eight |
1988–89 |
Knight, BobBob Knight (2) |
Indiana (2) |
2708 !27–8 |
16 !NCAA Sweet 16 |
1989–90 |
Calhoun, JimJim Calhoun |
Connecticut |
3106 !31–6 |
08 !NCAA Elite Eight |
1990–91 |
Majerus, RickRick Majerus |
Utah |
3004 !30–4 |
16 !NCAA Sweet 16 |
1991–92 |
Clark, PerryPerry Clark |
Tulane |
2209 !22–9 |
32 !NCAA 2nd Round |
1992–93 |
Fogler, EddieEddie Fogler |
Vanderbilt |
2806 !28–6 |
16 !NCAA Sweet 16 |
1993–94 |
Stewart, NormNorm Stewart (2) |
Missouri (2) |
2804 !28–4 |
08 !NCAA Elite Eight |
1994–95 |
Hamilton, LeonardLeonard Hamilton |
Miami (FL) |
1513 !15–13 |
65 !NIT 1st Round |
1995–96 |
Keady, GeneGene Keady |
Purdue |
2606 !26–6 |
32 !NCAA 2nd Round |
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