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Henry Iba Award

The Henry Iba Award (also called the USBWA National Coach of the Year Award) was established in 1959 to recognize the best men's NCAA Division I basketball coach by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA).[1] Five nominees are presented and the individual with the most votes receives the award, which is presented in conjunction with the Final Four.[1] The award is named after Henry Iba, who coached at Oklahoma State from 1934 to 1970.[2] He won the NCAA championship in both 1945 and 1946, and coached the U.S. Olympic Teams to two gold medals in 1964 and 1968.[2] The award is presented at the Oscar Robertson Trophy Breakfast on the Friday before the Final Four.[2]

Henry Iba Award
Awarded forthe best men's college basketball head coach in NCAA Division I competition
CountryUnited States
Presented byUSBWA
History
First award1959
Most recentDusty May, Michigan
WebsiteOfficial website

Legendary UCLA Bruins coach John Wooden has the most all-time selections with seven. Nine other coaches have won multiple Henry Iba Awards, with only Tony Bennett of Washington State and Virginia receiving it more than twice. Bennett is also one of only two coaches to have received the award at more than one program, joining Kelvin Sampson who was honored at Oklahoma and Houston. The schools with the second-most winners are Michigan, Ohio State and St. John's (each receiving three), with Michigan being the only school to have had three separate coaches win the award (Johnny Orr, Juwan Howard, Dusty May).

Key

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Coach (X) Denotes the number of times the coach has been awarded the Henry Iba Award at that point
W, L, W % Total wins, total losses, win percentage
Finish National postseason tournament result
* Denotes national championship season

Winners

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Eddie Hickey, Marquette, 1959
Butch van Breda Kolff, Princeton, 1965
Norm Sloan, NC State, 1974
Ralph Miller, Oregon State, 1981
Randy Ayers, Ohio State, 1991
Eddie Fogler, Vanderbilt, 1993
Cliff Ellis, Auburn, 1999
Ben Howland, Pittsburgh, 2002
Jim Boeheim, Syracuse, 2010
Frank Haith, Missouri, 2012
Jim Larrañaga, Miami (Florida), 2013
Gregg Marshall, Wichita State, 2014
Mark Few, Gonzaga, 2017
Rick Barnes, Tennessee, 2019
Shaka Smart, Marquette, 2023
Dusty May, Michigan, 2026
Season Coach School W L W % Finish Reference
1958–59 Eddie Hickey Marquette 23 6 .793 NCAA Sweet Sixteen [3]
1959–60 Pete Newell California 28 2 .933 NCAA runners-up [4]
1960–61 Fred Taylor Ohio State 27 1 .964 NCAA runners-up [5]
1961–62 Fred Taylor (2) Ohio State 26 2 .929 NCAA runners-up [6]
1962–63 Ed Jucker Cincinnati 26 2 .929 NCAA runners-up [7]
1963–64 John Wooden UCLA 30 0 1.000 NCAA champion* [8]
1964–65 Butch van Breda Kolff Princeton 23 6 .793 NCAA Third Place [9]
1965–66 Adolph Rupp Kentucky 27 2 .931 NCAA runners-up [10]
1966–67 John Wooden (2) UCLA 30 0 1.000 NCAA champion* [11]
1967–68 Guy Lewis Houston 31 2 .939 NCAA Final Four [12]
1968–69 John Wooden (3) UCLA 29 1 .967 NCAA champion* [13]
1969–70 John Wooden (4) UCLA 28 2 .933 NCAA champion* [14]
1970–71 John Wooden (5) UCLA 29 1 .967 NCAA champion* [13]
1971–72 John Wooden (6) UCLA 30 0 1.000 NCAA champion* [13]
1972–73 John Wooden (7) UCLA 30 0 1.000 NCAA champion* [13]
1973–74 Norm Sloan NC State 30 1 .968 NCAA champion* [15]
1974–75 Bob Knight Indiana 31 1 .969 NCAA Elite Eight [16]
1975–76 Johnny Orr Michigan 25 7 .781 NCAA runners-up [13]
1976–77 Eddie Sutton Arkansas 26 2 .929 NCAA first round [17]
1977–78 Ray Meyer DePaul 27 3 .900 NCAA Elite Eight [18]
1978–79 Dean Smith North Carolina 23 6 .793 NCAA second round [19]
1979–80 Ray Meyer (2) DePaul 26 2 .929 NCAA second round [13]
1980–81 Ralph Miller Oregon State 26 2 .929 NCAA second round [20]
1981–82 John Thompson Georgetown 30 7 .811 NCAA runners-up [21]
1982–83 Lou Carnesecca St. John's 28 5 .848 NCAA Sweet Sixteen [22]
1983–84 Gene Keady Purdue 22 7 .759 NCAA second round [23]
1984–85 Lou Carnesecca (2) St. John's 31 4 .886 NCAA Final Four [24]
1985–86 Dick Versace Bradley 32 3 .914 NCAA second round [25]
1986–87 John Chaney Temple 32 4 .889 NCAA second round [26]
1987–88 John Chaney (2) Temple 32 2 .941 NCAA Elite Eight [26]
1988–89 Bob Knight (2) Indiana 27 8 .771 NCAA Sweet Sixteen [27]
1989–90 Roy Williams Kansas 30 5 .857 NCAA second round [28]
1990–91 Randy Ayers Ohio State 27 4 .871 NCAA Sweet Sixteen [29]
1991–92 Perry Clark Tulane 22 9 .710 NCAA second round [30]
1992–93 Eddie Fogler Vanderbilt 28 6 .824 NCAA Sweet Sixteen [31]
1993–94 Charlie Spoonhour Saint Louis 23 6 .793 NCAA first round [32]
1994–95 Kelvin Sampson Oklahoma 23 9 .719 NCAA first round [33]
1995–96 Gene Keady (2) Purdue 26[a] 6[a] .813[a] NCAA second round [34]
1996–97 Clem Haskins[b] Minnesota[b] 31[b] 4[b] .886[b] NCAA Final Four[b] [35]
1997–98 Tom Izzo Michigan State 22 8 .733 NCAA Sweet Sixteen [36]
1998–99 Cliff Ellis Auburn 29 4 .879 NCAA Sweet Sixteen [37]
1999–00 Larry Eustachy Iowa State 32 5 .865 NCAA Elite Eight [38]
2000–01 Al Skinner Boston College 27 5 .844 NCAA second round [13]
2001–02 Ben Howland Pittsburgh 29 6 .829 NCAA Sweet Sixteen [39]
2002–03 Tubby Smith Kentucky 32 4 .889 NCAA Elite Eight [40]
2003–04 Phil Martelli Saint Joseph's 30 2 .938 NCAA Elite Eight [41]
2004–05 Bruce Weber Illinois 37 2 .949 NCAA runners-up [42]
2005–06 Roy Williams (2) North Carolina 23 8 .742 NCAA second round [43]
2006–07 Tony Bennett Washington State 26 8 .765 NCAA second round [44]
2007–08 Keno Davis Drake 28 5 .848 NCAA first round [45]
2008–09 Bill Self Kansas 27 8 .771 NCAA Sweet Sixteen [46]
2009–10 Jim Boeheim Syracuse 30 5 .857 NCAA Sweet Sixteen [47]
2010–11 Mike Brey Notre Dame 27 7 .794 NCAA Round of 32[c] [48]
2011–12 Frank Haith Missouri 30 5 .857 NCAA Round of 64 [49]
2012–13 Jim Larrañaga Miami (Florida) 29 7 .806 NCAA Sweet Sixteen [50]
2013–14 Gregg Marshall Wichita State 35 1 .972 NCAA Round of 32 [51]
2014–15 Tony Bennett (2) Virginia 30 4 .882 NCAA Round of 32 [52]
2015–16 Chris Mack Xavier 28 6 .824 NCAA Round of 32 [53]
2016–17 Mark Few Gonzaga 37 2 .949 NCAA runners-up [54]
2017–18 Tony Bennett (3) Virginia 31 3 .912 NCAA Round of 64 [55]
2018–19 Rick Barnes Tennessee 31 6 .838 NCAA Sweet Sixteen [56]
2019–20 Anthony Grant Dayton 29 2 .935 N/A[d] [13]
2020–21 Juwan Howard Michigan 23 5 .821 NCAA Elite Eight [57]
2021–22 Tommy Lloyd Arizona 33 4 .892 NCAA Sweet Sixteen [58]
2022–23 Shaka Smart Marquette 29 7 .806 NCAA Round of 32 [59]
2023–24 Kelvin Sampson (2) Houston 32 5 .865 NCAA Sweet Sixteen [60]
2024–25 Rick Pitino St. John's 31 5 .861 NCAA Round of 32 [61]
2025–26 Dusty May Michigan 37 3 .925 NCAA champion* [62]
  • a In 1999, the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions ruled that Purdue had violated laws involving recruiting, extra benefits, and ethical conduct, as well as several secondary violations in the women's basketball program.[63] Their 26–6 overall record (15–3 conference) retroactively forfeited 18 wins and vacated 2 games for using an ineligible player.
  • b Due to the numbers and severity of NCAA violations that had surfaced, Clem Haskins and the Minnesota men's basketball season records and awards were nullified, giving them a 0–0 record and no official recognition for having gotten to the 1997 Final Four.
  • c The NCAA men's tournament expanded to 68 teams starting in 2011, with the last four teams earning bids into the tournament set in competition with one another via "First Four" play-in games.[64] The 'first round' then became more commonly referred to as 'Round of 64' for specificity.
  • d The COVID-19 pandemic caused the 2019–20 season to be canceled prior to any national postseason tournaments occurring.[65]

References

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