First awarded 1987 Instituted 1987 Currently held by Jay Wright, Geno Auriemma | Presented by Atlanta Tipoff Club Category of Naismith Awards | |
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Awarded for the most outstanding men's and women's basketball head coaches in the United States People also search for Naismith Men's College Player of the Year | ||
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.
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