ASUN Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year
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{{Infobox sports award
| name = ASUN Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year
| image = Atlantic Sun Conference logo.svg
| imagesize = 220px
| caption =
| description = the best head coach in the ASUN Conference
| presenter =
| country = United States
| location =
| year = 1979
| holder = {{sortname|Lennie|Acuff}}, Lipscomb
| website =
}}
The ASUN Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year award is given to the men's basketball head coach in the ASUN Conference voted as the best by the league's head coaches. It was first awarded at the end of the 1978–79 season, the first season of existence of what was then known as the Trans America Athletic Conference (TAAC). However, the conference did not establish a full regular-season schedule until 1979–80.{{cite web|url=https://asunsports.org/sports/mbkb/2021-22/files/ASUN_Men-s_Basketball_Record_Book.pdf |title=2022–23 ASUN Men's Basketball Record Book |publisher=ASUN Conference |access-date=August 13, 2022}}
There has been one tie for the award, in 2019–20, while 11 coaches have received two or more awards. The program with the most awards (five) and most individual honorees (three), Mercer, left the ASUN in 2014. North Florida has the most awards among current members with three, while the only current member with more than one individual recipient is Lipscomb with two.
Key
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| Co-Coaches of the Year |
| Coach (X)
| Denotes the number of times the coach has been awarded the ASUN Coach of the Year award at that point |
| {{nowrap|Conf. W–L}}
| Conference win–loss record for that season |
| {{nowrap|Conf. St.T}}
| Conference standing at year's end (Tdenotes a tie; E stands for East, W for West, N for North, and S for South Divisions) |
| {{nowrap|Overall W–L}}
| Overall win–loss record for that season |
Winners
School names reflect the current branding of their respective athletic programs, not necessarily those in use during a program's ASUN membership or in a specific season.
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| Season
!Coach !School !Conf. W–L !Conf. St. !Overall W–L | |||||
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| 1978–79{{efn|The TAAC did not play a conference schedule in its first season of existence.}} | {{sortname|Lenny|Fant}} | Louisiana–Monroe{{efn|Known as Northeast Louisiana until the 1999–2000 season.}} | {{N/A}} | {{N/A}} | 23–6 |
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| 1979–80 | {{sortname|Bill|Bibb}} | Mercer | 3–3 | 3T | 16–12 |
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| 1980–81 | {{sortname|Gene|Iba}} | Houston Christian{{efn|Known as Houston Baptist before the 2022–23 season.}} | 9–3 | 1 | 18–10 |
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| 1981–82 | {{sortname|Ron|Kestenbaum}} | Little Rock{{efn|name=LR|Athletically known as Arkansas–Little Rock or UALR until the 2015–16 season.}} | 12–4 | 1 | 19–8 |
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| 1982–83 | {{sortname|Frank|Kerns}} | Georgia Southern | 8–6 | 3T | 18–12 |
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| 1983–84 | {{sortname|Mike|Hanks}} | Samford | 10–4 | 2 | 22–8 |
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| 1984–85 | {{sortname|Bill|Bibb}} (2) | Mercer | 10–4 | 2T | 22–9 |
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| 1985–86 | {{sortname|Mike|Newell|dab=basketball}} | Little Rock{{efn|name=LR}} | 12–2 | 1 | 23–11 |
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| 1986–87 | {{sortname|Frank|Kerns}} (2) | Georgia Southern | 12–6 | 4 | 20–11 |
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| 1987–88 | {{sortname|Frank|Kerns}} (3) | Georgia Southern | 15–3 | 1T | 24–7 |
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| 1988–89 | {{sortname|Mike|Newell|dab=basketball}} (2) | Little Rock{{efn|name=LR}} | 14–4 | 2 | 23–8 |
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| 1989–90 | {{sortname|Tommy|Vardeman}} | Centenary | 14–2 | 1 | 22–8 |
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| 1990–91 | {{sortname|Tommy|Vardeman}} (2) | Centenary | 10–4 | 2 | 17–12 |
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| 1991–92 | {{sortname|Frank|Kerns}} (4) | Georgia Southern | 13–1 | 1 | 25–6 |
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| 1992–93 | {{sortname|Bob|Weltlich}} | FIU | 9–3 | 1 | 20–10 |
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| 1993–94 | {{sortname|John|Kresse}} | Charleston | 15–1 | 1 | 23–6 |
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| 1994–95 | {{sortname|Dan|Hipsher}} | Stetson | 11–5 | 2T | 15–12 |
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| 1995–96 | {{sortname|Billy|Lee|dab=basketball}} | Campbell | 11–5 | 2 (E) | 17–11 |
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| 1996–97 | {{sortname|John|Kresse}} (2) | Charleston | 16–0 | 1 (E){{efn|name=Overall|Also best overall conference record.}} | 29–3 |
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| 1997–98 | {{sortname|John|Kresse}} (3) | Charleston | 14–2 | 1 (E){{efn|name=Overall}} | 24–6 |
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| 1998–99 | {{sortname|Jimmy|Tillette}} | Samford | 15–1 | 1 | 24–6 |
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| 1999–00 | {{sortname|Don|Maestri}} | Troy{{efn|name=Troy|Known as Troy State until the 2004–05 season.}} | 13–5 | 1T | 17–11 |
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| 2000–01 | {{sortname|Lefty|Driesell}} | Georgia State | 16–2 | 1 | 29–5 |
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| 2001–02 | {{sortname|Sidney|Green|dab=basketball}} | Florida Atlantic | 13–7 | 3 | 19–12 |
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| 2002–03 | {{sortname|Mark|Slonaker}} | Mercer | 10–6 | 1T (S){{efn|name=OverallTie|Also tied for best overall conference record.}} | 23–6 |
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| 2003–04 | {{sortname|Don|Maestri}} (2) | Troy{{efn|name=Troy}} | 18–2 | 1 | 24–7 |
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| 2004–05 | {{sortname|Rick|Scruggs}} | Gardner–Webb | 13–7 | 1T | 18–12 |
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| 2005–06 | {{sortname|Scott|Sanderson|dab=basketball}} | Lipscomb | 15–5 | 1T | 21–11 |
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| 2006–07 | {{sortname|Murry|Bartow}} | East Tennessee State | 16–2 | 1 | 24–10 |
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| 2007–08 | {{sortname|Rick|Byrd}} | Belmont | 14–2 | 1 | 25–9 |
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| 2008–09 | {{sortname|Cliff|Warren}} | Jacksonville | 15–5 | 1 | 18–14 |
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| 2009–10 | {{sortname|Robbie|Laing}} | Campbell | 14–6 | 1T | 19–11 |
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| 2010–11 | {{sortname|Rick|Byrd}} (2) | Belmont | 14–4 | 2 | 27–7 |
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| 2011–12 | {{sortname|Eddie|Payne}} | USC Upstate | 13–5 | 2T | 22–13 |
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| 2012–13 | {{sortname|Bob|Hoffman|dab=basketball}} | Mercer | 14–4 | 1 | 24–12 |
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| 2013–14 | {{sortname|Bob|Hoffman|dab=basketball}} (2) | Mercer | 14–4 | 1T | 27–9 |
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| 2014–15 | {{sortname|Matthew|Driscoll|dab=basketball}} | North Florida | 12–2 | 1 | 23–12 |
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| 2015–16 | {{sortname|Matthew|Driscoll|dab=basketball}} (2) | North Florida | 10–4 | 1 | 22–12 |
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| 2016–17 | {{sortname|Joe|Dooley|dab=basketball}} | Florida Gulf Coast | 12–2 | 1 | 26–8 |
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| 2017–18 | {{sortname|Joe|Dooley|dab=basketball}} (2) | Florida Gulf Coast | 12–2 | 1 | 23–12 |
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| 2018–19 | {{sortname|Casey|Alexander}} | Lipscomb | 14–2 | 1T | 29–8 |
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| rowspan=2 bgcolor=#cfecec | 2019–20† | {{sortname|Matthew|Driscoll|dab=basketball}} (3) | North Florida | 13–3 | 1T | 21–12 |
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| {{sortname|Ritchie|McKay}} | Liberty | 13–3 | 1T | 30–4 | |
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| 2020–21 | {{sortname|Ritchie|McKay}} (2) | Liberty | 11–2 | 1 | 23–6 |
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| 2021–22 | {{sortname|Ray|Harper|dab=basketball}} | Jacksonville State | 13–3 | 1 (W){{efn|name=Overall}} | 21–11 |
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| 2022–23 | {{sortname|Amir|Abdur-Rahim}} | Kennesaw State | 15–3 | 1 | 26–8 |
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| 2022–23 | {{sortname|A. W.|Hamilton}} | Eastern Kentucky | 12–4 | 1 | 17–14 |
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| 2022–23 | {{sortname|Lennie|Acuff}} | Lipscomb | 14–4 | 1 | 23–9 |
Footnotes
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See also
References
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{{ASUN Conference men's basketball navbox}}
{{Men's college basketball award navbox}}
Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball conference coaches of the year