Naismith College Coach of the Year Award is an award given by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to one men's and one women's NCAA Division I collegiate coach each season since 1987. The award was originally given to the two winning coaches of the NCAA Division I basketball tournament for the first two years of its existence; in 1989, the Naismith Award's governing board decided to give it out via voting process.

The men's side has had five multiple winners: John Calipari and Mike Krzyzewski with three each, and Tony Bennett, Mark Few, and Jay Wright with two each.

Naismith College Coach of the Year

The women's side has also had five multiple winners: Geno Auriemma with eight; Pat Summitt with five; and Dawn Staley, Muffet McGraw and Tara VanDerveer with three each.

Naismith College Coach of the Year

Key

Winners

See also

List of coaches in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Naismith College Player of the Year

James Naismith

External links

Naismith Trophy

Awards established in 1987

College basketball coach of the year awards in the United States

Naismith College Coach of the Year