Coach Wooden "Keys to Life" Award
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{{infobox sports award
| name = Coach Wooden "Keys to Life" Award
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| description = Qualities exemplified by Coach Wooden: outstanding character, integrity, and leadership on the court, in the work place, in the home, and in the community
| presenter = Athletes in Action
| country = United States
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| year = 1998
| holder = Billy Kennedy, Texas A&M and his wife Mary Kennedy
| website = {{URL|legendsbreakfast.net}}
}}
The Coach Wooden "Keys to Life" Award is presented annually to a member of the college or professional basketball community who lives out qualities exemplified by Coach John Wooden: outstanding character, integrity, and leadership on the court, in the work place, in the home, and in the community. The award was established in 1998 and was named for head coach John Wooden, who coached at UCLA for 27 years, compiling 620 wins in 767 games. He was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.{{cite web |title=Coach John Wooden |url=http://www.coachwooden.com/ |website=CoachWooden.com |publisher=John Wooden |access-date=April 10, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Past Coach Wooden "Keys to Life" Award Winners |url=http://legendsbreakfast.net/theaward/ |website=LegendsbBreakfast.net |publisher=Athletes in Action Legends Breakfast |access-date=April 10, 2019}}
Winners
File:Clark Kellogg in 2012.jpg won the award in 2003]]
File:20130323 John Beilein crop.jpg won the award in 2019]]
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!Season !Recipient !class="unsortable" | Schools / notes |
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| 1997–98 | {{sortname|Marv|Harshman}} | align="left"| Washington |
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| 1998–99 | {{sortname|A.C.|Green}} | align="left"| NBA All-Star |
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| 1999–00 | {{sortname|Jerry|Colangelo}} | align="left"| USA Basketball Chairman |
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| 2000–01 | {{sortname|Junior|Bridgeman}} | align="left"| 12 Year NBA Veteran, Louisville Final Four 1975 |
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| 2001–02 | {{sortname|Mark|Price}} | align="left"| NBA All-Star |
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| 2002–03 | {{sortname|Clark|Kellogg}} | align="left"| CBS Basketball Analyst |
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| 2003–04 | align="left"| NBA All-Star, MVP |
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| 2004–05 | align="left"| 1983 NBA Champion with the 76ers, 5xAll Star, HOFer |
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| 2005–06 | {{sortname|Lorenzo|Romar}} | align="left"| Washington |
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| 2006–07 | {{sortname|Jim|Haney}} | align="left"| Executive Director NABC |
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| 2007–08 | {{sortname|Hubert|Davis}} | align="left"| ESPN College Basketball, 13 year NBA Veteran, North Carolina Final Four 1991 |
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| 2008–09 | align="left"| Basketball Hall of Fame, NC State NCAA Champions 1974 |
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| 2009–10 | {{sortname|Don|Meyer}} | align="left"| Former coach of Northern State, 2009 ESPY Award Winner |
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| 2010–11 | {{sortname|Charlie|Ward}} | align="left"| 1993 Heisman Trophy winner, led the New York Knicks to the NBA Finals 1999 |
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| 2011–12 | {{sortname|Homer|Drew}} | align="left"| Former coach at Valparaiso |
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| 2012–13 | {{sortname|Dick|Bennett}} | align="left"| Former coach at Wisconsin and Washington State |
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| 2013–14 | {{sortname|Del|Harris}} | align="left"| Former NBA coach, Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers, and Houston Rockets |
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| 2014–15 | {{sortname|Danny|Miles}}{{cite web |title=2015 Coach John Wooden "Keys to Life" Award to Honor NAIA Great |url=http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=209971889 |website=NAIA.org |publisher=NAIA |accessdate=April 10, 2019}} | align="left"| Former coach at Oregon Tech |
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| 2015–16 | {{sortname|Cazzie|Russell}} | align="left"| Former NBA all-star |
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| 2016–17 | {{sortname|Gary|Cunningham}} & Paul Westphal | align="left"| Former assistant to John Wooden and head coach of UCLA, |
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| 2017–18 | align="left"| Tennessee |
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| 2018–19 | align="left"| Michigan |
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| 2020–21 | {{sortname|Billy|Kennedy|dab=basketball}} and Mary Kennedy{{cite news |title=Former Texas A&M men's basketball coach, wife earn national award |url=https://theeagle.com/sports/former-texas-a-m-mens-basketball-coach-wife-earn-national-award/article_56ba1132-585d-11ea-a800-e75b11ad9c6c.html |author=Eagle staff |access-date=July 14, 2021 |work=The Bryan-College Station Eagle |date=February 26, 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Eldridge |first1=Taylor |title=Basketball coach Billy Kennedy wins John Wooden Keys award |access-date=July 14, 2021 |work=The Wichita Eagle |url=https://www.kansas.com/sports/college/wichita-state/article250458476.html |date=April 6, 2021}} | align="left"| Former coach of Texas A&M and his wife. First couple to receive this award. |
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| 2021–22 | {{sortname|Allan|Houston}} | align="left"| NBA all-star |
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| 2022–23 | {{sortname|Scott|Drew}} | align="left"| Baylor |
References
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External links
- [http://legendsbreakfast.net/ Official website]
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Category:Awards established in 1998
Category:College basketball coaching awards in the United States