Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year

The John R. Wooden Coach of the Year, commonly known as the Pac-12 Coach of the Year, is an annual college basketball award presented to the top men's basketball coach in the Pac-12 Conference. The winner is selected by conference coaches, who are not allowed to vote for themselves.[1] Former Arizona coach Lute Olson won the award a record seven times.[1] It was first awarded in 1976,[1] when the conference consisted of eight teams and was known as the Pacific-8, before becoming the Pacific-10 after expanding in 1978. Two more teams were added in 2011, when the conference became the Pac-12.[2] The award was known as the Pac-10 Coach of the Year Award when it was renamed in John Wooden's honor following his death in June 2010.[3][4] Wooden coached the UCLA Bruins for 27 years while winning a record 10 national championships, including seven straight.[5] He retired in 1975, the year before the award began.[1]

Pac-12 Coach of the Year
Given forthe top men's basketball coach in the Pac-12 Conference
CountryUnited States
History
First award1976
Most recentMick Cronin, UCLA

Dick DiBiaso of Stanford and George Raveling of Washington State were co-winners in the award's inaugural year. Both schools finished in the lower half of the conference that year.[6] DiBiaso is the only coach to have received the award with a losing record.[7] He was a first-year coach for the Cardinal (then nicknamed Cardinals) with only one returning starter, and the team lost a number of significant players to injury. Stanford's record was 9–18 with 11 losses by six points or less.[6] Since the conference expanded to 10 teams in 1978, the winner of the award has typically qualified for the NCAA Tournament. Marv Harshman was 19–10 with Washington in 1981–82 and fellow Huskies coach Bob Bender finished 16–12 in 1995–96 when the schools landed in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). In 1990–91, Kelvin Sampson guided Washington State to a 16–12 record and did not compete in a postseason tournament.[8]

Lute Olson was named Coach of the Year a record seven times with Arizona
Mike Montgomery was a four-time winner at Stanford
Oregon coach Dana Altman is a three-time honoree.
Sean Miller of Arizona has also won three times.
Season Coach School Ref
1975–76Dick DiBiasoStanford
[9]
George RavelingWashington State
1976–77Dick HarterOregon
1977–78Gary CunninghamUCLA
1978–79Bob BoydUSC
1979–80Ned WulkArizona State
1980–81Ralph MillerOregon State
1981–82Marv HarshmanWashington
1982–83George Raveling (2)Washington State
1983–84Marv Harshman (2)Washington
1984–85Stan MorrisonUSC
1985–86Lute OlsonArizona
1986–87Walt HazzardUCLA
1987–88Lute Olson (2)Arizona
1988–89Lute Olson (3)Arizona
Ralph Miller (2)Oregon State
1989–90Jim AndersonOregon State
1990–91Kelvin SampsonWashington State
1991–92George Raveling (3)USC
1992–93Lute Olson (4)Arizona
1993–94Lute Olson (5)Arizona
1994–95Jim HarrickUCLA
1995–96Bob BenderWashington
1996–97Ben BraunCalifornia
1997–98Lute Olson (6)Arizona
1998–99Mike MontgomeryStanford
1999–2000Mike Montgomery (2)Stanford
2000–01Steve LavinUCLA
2001–02Ernie KentOregon
2002–03Mike Montgomery (3)Stanford
Lute Olson (7)Arizona
2003–04Mike Montgomery (4)Stanford
2004–05Lorenzo RomarWashington
2005–06Ben HowlandUCLA
2006–07Tony BennettWashington State
2007–08Trent JohnsonStanford
2008–09Lorenzo Romar (2)Washington
2009–10Herb SendekArizona State
2010–11Sean MillerArizona
2011–12Lorenzo Romar (3)Washington
2012–13Dana AltmanOregon
2013–14Sean Miller (2)Arizona
2014–15Dana Altman (2)Oregon
2015–16Dana Altman (3)Oregon
[10]
2016–17Sean Miller (3)Arizona
[11]
2017–18Mike HopkinsWashington
[12]
2018–19Mike Hopkins (2)Washington
[13]
2019–20Mick CroninUCLA
[14]

Winners by school
School (year joined)a Winners Years
Arizona (1978) 10 1986, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2011, 2014, 2017
Washington (1959) 8 1982, 1984, 1996, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2018, 2019
Stanford (1959) 6 1976, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008
UCLA (1959) 6 1978, 1987, 1995, 2001, 2006, 2020
Oregon (1964) 5 1977, 2002, 2013, 2015, 2016
Washington State (1962) 4 1976, 1983, 1991, 2007
Oregon State (1964) 3 1981, 1989, 1990
USC (1959) 3 1979, 1985, 1992
Arizona State (1978) 2 1980, 2010
California (1959) 1 1997
Colorado (2011) 0 —
Utah (2011) 0 —

References
  1. Condotta, Bob (March 9, 2009). "Lorenzo Romar named Pac-10 coach of the year". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on February 1, 2016.
  2. "2015–16 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. 2015. p. 5. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  3. Ruiz, Dan (October 28, 2010). "Hoops season dedicated to Wooden". The News Tribune. Archived from the original on February 1, 2016.
  4. Holmes, Baxter; Bolch, Ben (October 28, 2010). "Washington picked to win Pac-10 in men's college basketball". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on February 1, 2016.
  5. "Pac-10 Basketball Hall of Honor to Induct Inaugural Class (10/31/01)" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. November 2, 2001. Archived from the original on February 2, 2016.
  6. "Ballard is All-Pac-8". Progress Bulletin. AP. March 11, 1976. p. 17. Retrieved February 1, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Painter, Jill (March 6, 2009). "Beavers believe in change". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved February 1, 2016 – via TheFreeLibrary.com.
  8. Haller, Doug (March 9, 2010). "Top Pac-10 coaches usually advance to the NCAAs". The Arizona Republic. Archived from the original on February 2, 2016.
  9. 2015–16 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide, p. 140.
  10. "Pac-12 Conference announces 2015-16 men's basketball honors" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. March 7, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  11. "2016-17 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference Honors" (Press release). Pac-12. March 6, 2017. Archived from the original on March 9, 2017.
  12. "2017-18 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference individual honors" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. March 5, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  13. "Pac-12 announces 2018-19 Men's Basketball annual major awards" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. March 11, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  14. "Pac-12 announces 2019-20 Men's Basketball annual major awards" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
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