American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year
The American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year is a basketball award given to the American Athletic Conference 's most outstanding head coach. The conference formed in 2013–14 after many schools departed from the original Big East Conference to form their own conference. Mick Cronin of Cincinnati was the first-ever winner.[ 1]
Key
Winners
Winners by school
In this table, the "year joined" reflects the calendar year when each school joined the conference. The "Years" column reflects the calendar year in which each award was presented.
^ a b c Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF left The American after the 2022–23 season to join the current Big 12 Conference.[ 12]
^ a b Louisville and Rutgers played only the 2013–14 season in The American. In July 2014, they respectively left for the ACC [ 13] and Big Ten .[ 14]
^ UConn left The American after the 2019–20 season to join the current Big East Conference.[ 15]
References
^ a b "UConn's Shabazz Napier Named American Athletic Conference Player of the Year" . TheAmerican.org . American Athletic Conference. March 12, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2014 .
^ "SMU's Nic Moore Named Men's Basketball Player of the Year" . TheAmerican.org . American Athletic Conference. March 12, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2015 .
^ "SMU's Nic Moore Named AAC's Top Player; Temple's Dunphy Top Coach" . Hartford Courant . March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2016 .
^ "American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Notes" (PDF) . American Athletic Conference . April 12, 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 5, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2022 .
^ "Clark Named American Player of the Year, Williams Rookie of the Year & Sampson Coach of the Year - American Athletic Conference" . Theamerican.org. Retrieved 2019-06-01 .
^ "American Athletic Conference Awards Player, Freshman and Coach of the Year - American Athletic Conference" . Theamerican.org. Retrieved 2019-06-01 .
^ "American Athletic Conference Announces Individual Awards" . theamerican.org . 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2020-03-11 .
^ "American Athletic Conference Announces Men's Basketball Honors" . theamerican.org . 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2021-03-10 .
^ "American Athletic Conference Announces Men's Basketball Honors" . theamerican.org . 2022-03-09. Retrieved 2022-03-09 .
^ "The American Announces Men's Basketball Honors" . theamerican.org . 2023-03-08. Retrieved 2023-03-08 .
^ "American Athletic Conference Announces Men's Basketball Honors" . theamerican.org . 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2024-03-12 .
^ Adelson, Andrea (June 10, 2022). "Cincinnati, Houston, UCF reach exit deal with American, to join Big 12 in 2023" . ESPN.com . Retrieved March 19, 2024 .
^ "ACC Extends Formal Invitation for Membership to the University of Louisville" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. November 28, 2012. Archived from the original on December 12, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2012 .
^ "Rutgers University To Join The Big Ten Conference" (Press release). Big Ten Conference. November 20, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-11-27. Retrieved November 20, 2012 .
^ Borzello, Jeff (July 26, 2019). "UConn leaving AAC in '20, will owe $17M exit fee" . ESPN.com . Retrieved July 26, 2019 .
Teams Championships & awards Seasons
U.S. men's college basketball awards
Player awards
Head coach awards
National coaches of the year Conference coaches of the year
Division awards Other awards