St. Bonaventure has placed itself atop the Atlantic 10 throughout the men’s basketball season and has rightly earned multiple accolades among the yearly conference awards – Osun Osunniyi has been named the A-10 Defensive Player of the Year and All-Conference while Kyle Lofton again earned First Team All-Conference status and Jaren Holmes Second Team and
Tod Kowalcyzk Named MAC Coach of the Year
The Toledo men’s basketball program was honored for its tremendous 2020-21 season on Wednesday morning with the Mid-American Conference’s announcement of the specialty awards and all-conference teams. Senior guard Marreon Jackson received MAC Player of the Year, guard Ryan Rollins earned MAC Freshman of the Year and Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk was named MAC Coach
King Rice Earns Third MAAC Coach Of the Year Honor
For the third time in six seasons, Monmouth University Men’s Basketball Head Coach King Rice has been named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Coach of the Year. Rice becomes the third coach in MAAC history to earn the honor three times, and is the first coach in Monmouth history to win this award multiple times.
Drury University Head Coach Steve Hesser announces retirement
Men’s basketball coach Steve Hesser announces his retirement from Drury University, having put his imprint on the record books and culture at one of the nation’s top NCAA-II programs. Hesser departs as the all-time leader in career wins at DU, amassing a 354-145 career record after 17 seasons at the helm. His .709 winning percentage
Andy Enfield Named Pac-12 Coach of the Year
SC freshman forward Evan Mobley was named the Pac-12 Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, the first player to ever win all three awards in the same season, and head coach Andy Enfield was named Pac-12 Coach of the Year, it was announced by the Conference today
Todd Simon Named Big Sky Coach of the Year
The Big Sky Conference announced on Tuesday morning that Thunderbird head coach Todd Simon has been named Coach of the Year for the 2020-21 season following Southern Utah’s Regular Season Championship. “What Coach Simon has accomplished at Southern Utah University in such a relatively short amount of time is amazing,” SUU Director of Athletics Debbie
Scott Drew Named Big 12 Coach of the Year
Baylor junior guard Jared Butler has been named Associated Press Big 12 Player of the Year, becoming the first player in program history to win the Big 12’s top individual honor, the AP announced Tuesday. The AP All-Big 12 awards also recognized Scott Drew as Big 12 Coach of the Year for a second-consecutive season, while
Nate Oats Named SEC Coach of the Year
Alabama’s Herbert Jones was named the Southeastern Conference Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, while Nate Oats was tabbed the league’s Coach of the Year, as the league office announced the 2021 postseason awards on Tuesday. In addition to those honors, John Petty Jr. joined Jones as All-SEC First Team honorees,
McBeth Tabbed as New Falcon Men’s Basketball Head Coach
Friends University Director of Athletics Dr. Rob Ramseyer has announced the Friends University Men’s Basketball Falcons have a new head coach. Austin McBeth has been selected to be at the helm of the program, “We are excited to welcome Austin as our new men’s basketball head coach,” Ramseyer said. “His detailed plan and holistic approach
Niko Medved Named Mountain West Coach of the Year
Coming off the best conference season in program history, Colorado State men’s basketball was rewarded with several honors, including Niko Medved being named Mountain West Coach of the Year by the league’s media as announced today. Joining Medved was sophomore forward David Roddy, who was selected to the first team, and sophomore guard Isaiah Stevens,
Joe Pasternack Named Big West Coach of the Year
JaQuori McLaughlin was named Big West Player of the Year, Joe Pasternack was selected as the league’s Coach of the Year, and UC Santa Barbara claimed a bevy of league honors, it was announced Monday. McLaughlin was joined on the First Team All-Big West by junior forward Amadou Sow, who had previously earned a pair
Bill Coen Passes Jim Calhoun for Most Wins at Northeastern
Tyson Walker led all scorers with 19 points, Chris Doherty grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds, and Bill Coen etched his name on the top of the Northeastern record book with his 251st win, moving ahead of legendary coach Jim Calhoun’s 250 wins from 1972-86, as the second-seeded Huskies (10-8) defeated No. 7 seed William &