The semifinalists for the 2021 Werner Ladder Naismith Coach of the Year Award were announced today.
From this group of ten, the four finalists will be announced on March 17, and beginning March 19 through 31, fans will have a chance to vote for their favorite coach of the four by visiting naismithtrophy.com/vote to cast their ballot.
The fan vote will account for five percent of the overall vote. The Werner Ladder Naismith Trophy for Men’s College Coach of the Year will be announced on April 4.
The four finalists will be chosen by the Atlanta Tipoff Club’s national voting academy, comprised of leading journalists from around the country, current and former head coaches, former award winners and conference commissioners, all of whom base their selections on outstanding coaching performances during the 2020-21 college basketball season.
The ten semifinalists are:
| Darian | DeVries | Drake | MVC |
| Scott | Drew | Baylor | Big 12 |
| Mark | Few | Gonzaga | WCC |
| Leonard | Hamilton | Florida State | ACC |
| Chris | Holtmann | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| Juwan | Howard | Michigan | Big Ten |
| Bob | Huggins | West Virginia | Big 12 |
| Porter | Moser | Loyola-Chicago | MVC |
| Eric | Musselman | Arkansas | SEC |
| Nate | Oats | Alabama | SEC |
