The sixteen finalists have been announced for the 2015 Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year award.

The Hugh Durham Award is presented annually to the nation’s top mid-major coach. The award is named in honor of Hugh Durham who had retired at the end of the 2004-05 season. Durham is one of just twelve coaches to have led two different programs to the NCAA Final Four (Florida State in 1972 and Georgia in 1983). He is the only coach among that group to have led both schools to their lone Final Four appearance.

The finalists include Tommy Amaker (Harvard), Will Brown (Albany), Bobby Collins (UMES), Keno Davis (Central Michigan), Bryce Drew (Valparaiso), Jim Engles (NJIT), Bill Herrion (New Hampshire), Bobby Hurley (Buffalo), Ben Jacobson (Northern Iowa), James Jones (Yale), Brian Katz (Sacramento State), Jim Les (UC Davis), LeVelle Moton (North Carolina Central), Steve Prohm (Murray State), Heath Schroyer (UT-Martin) and Brad Underwood (Stephen F. Austin).

The recipient of the 2015 award will be announced at the CollegeInsider.com Awards Banquet on April 3 in Indianapolis, site of the 2015 men’s division I basketball championship.

DURHAM AWARD FINALISTS

Tommy Amaker Harvard

Will Brown Albany

Bobby Collins UMES

Keno Davis Central Michigan

Bryce Drew Valparaiso

Jim Engles NJIT

Bill Herrion New Hampshire

Bobby Hurley Buffalo

Ben Jacobson Northern Iowa

James Jones Yale

Brian Katz Sacramento State

Jim Les UC Davis

LeVelle Moton North Carolina Central

Steve Prohm Murray State

Heath Schroyer UT-Martin

Brad Underwood Stephen F. Austin

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