Congratulations to the following coaches who have been selected as the Week 11 HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions. These coaches are now eligible to receive the HoopDirt.com National Coach of the Year Award presented by Just Play Solutions which will be announced at the conclusion of the 2022-23 college basketball season.
This is the eighth season that HoopDirt.com has run the Coach of the Week and Coach of the Year programs. The list of 2022-23 Coach of the Week winners, as well as the list of all-time COY winners can be found following this week’s honorees.
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The Week 11 winners are:
NCAA D1: Amir Abdur-Rahim – Kennesaw State University
| Weekly Record (Overall): 2-0 (15-6) |
| Past week’s results: 82-81 (OT) W at Stetson, 65-63 W at FGCU |
| Highlights: Two one-possession wins on the road for KSU move the Owls to 7-1 in the ASUN, and gives them share of first-place in the league. KSU hit at shot with 7.2 left to secure a 1 point win at Stetson on Thursday. On Saturday, they knocked down two free throws with :31 seconds left to beat FGCU on the road. The 15 wins so far on the season are the most ever for Kennesaw State in their D1 history. |
NCAA D2: Paul Corsaro – University of Indianapolis
| Weekly Record (Overall): 2-0 (16-2) |
| Past week’s results: 79-53 W vs Maryville, 75-50 W vs McKendree |
| Highlights: UIndy’s winning streak has now reached 10 games – their longest since the 2014-15 season. The #18 Hounds had monster second halves in both games they played, and are now in sole possession of first place in the GLVC. |
NCAA D3: Jason Zimmerman – Emory University
| Weekly record (overall): 2-0 (13-3) |
| Past week’s results: 95-91 W at NYU, 73-71 (OT) W at Brandeis |
| Highlights: Two UAA road wins last week propelled Emory to the top spot in the conference. The #18 Eagles have now won 3 in a row, and remain a perfect 6-0 on the road. |
NAIA: Jordan Mast – University of Antelope Valley
| Weekly record (overall): 3-0 (18-1) |
| Past week’s results: 96-74 W vs BenU Mesa, 79-60 W vs Park U – Gilbert, 96-83 W vs Embry-Riddle (AZ) |
| Highlights: With three more wins last week, Mast’s squad moves to 18-1 overall, and 12-1 in the Cal Pac. The Pioneers have now won 7 games in a row, and remain undefeated (8-0) on the road this season. |
JUCO: Rick Cabrera – Tallahassee CC
| Weekly record (overall): 2-0 (21-1) |
| Past week’s results: 93-82 W at Gulf Coast State, 62-54 W vs #1 Chipola |
| Highlights: Cabrera’s #5 Eagles knocked off #1 and previously undefeated Chipola on Saturday to run their winning streak to 20 games. This was the first win vs a #1 team for TCC since 2007, and their 4-0 record in the Panhandle conference puts them in first place. |
2022-23 HoopDirt.com / Just Play Solutions Coach of the Week Winners
NCAA DI: Pat Skerry – Towson University
NCAA DII: Matt Brock – University of Illinois Springfield
NCAA DIII: D.P. Harris – St. Vincent College
NAIA: Javier Heridia – Indiana University Northwest
JUCO: Kyle Fisher – Butler Community College
NCAA DI: Frank Martin – UMass
NCAA DII: Eric Eaton – Saint Michael’s College
NCAA DIII: Glen Miller – University of Saint Joseph
NAIA: John Henry – William Penn University
JUCO: Hank Plona – Indian Hills College
NCAA DI: Jerome Tang – Kansas State
NCAA DII: Brooks McKowen – Upper Iowa University
NCAA DIII: John Krikorian – Christopher Newport University
NAIA: Chase Teichmann – Florida College
JUCO: Brad Witherspoon – Dodge City Community College
NCAA DI: Craig Smith – University of Utah
NCAA DII: Vinay Patel – Angelo State University
NCAA DIII: Matt McLaughlin – Bridgewater State University
NAIA: Chris Wright – Langston University
JUCO: Darren Stratton – Northern Essex Community College
NCAA DI: Pat Duquette – UMass Lowell
NCAA DII: Brion Dunlap – Claflin University
NCAA DIII: Chris Bartley – WPI
NAIA: Jermael Bingham – Blue Mountain College
JUCO: Joey Cantens – Dayton State College
NCAA DI: Richard Pitino – University of New Mexico
NCAA DII: Jeremy Currier – Young Harris College
NCAA DIII: Jason Harris – UMass Boston
NAIA: Robert Ford – St. Xavier University
JUCO: Bill Beilein – Niagara County CC
Week 7:
Christmas Holiday – no winners announced
Week 8:
New Year’s Holiday – no winners announced
NCAA DI: Bart Lundy – Milwaukee
NCAA DII: Jeremiah Samarrippas – Lincoln Memorial University
NCAA DIII: Waleed Farid – Ithaca College
NAIA: Brandon McGruder – Mayville State
JUCO: Jeff Reinert – College of Southern Idaho
NCAA DI: Chris Victor – Seattle University
NCAA DII: Johnny Estelle – Texas A&M-Kingsville
NCAA DIII: Sean Coffey – Utica College
NAIA: Donald Reyes – Loyola University of New Orleans
JUCO: Harley Fuller – Mohawk Valley CC
Previous HoopDirt.com Coach of the Year Award Winners:
Division I
- 2021-22: Ed Cooley – Providence College
- 2020-21: Dennis Gates – Cleveland State University
- 2019-20: Joe Gallo – Merrimack College
- 2018-19: Kelvin Sampson – University of Houston
- 2017-18: Porter Moser – Loyola University Chicago
- 2016-17: Chris Collins – Northwestern University
- 2015-16: Roy Williams – University of North Carolina
Division II
- 2021-22: Jim Crutchfield – Nova Southeastern
- 2020-21: Ben McCollum – Northwest Missouri State
- 2019-20: Fred Watson – Miles College
- 2018-19: Ben McCollum – Northwest Missouri State
- 2017-18: Andy Bronkema – Ferris State
- 2016-17: Ben McCollum – Northwest Missouri State
- 2015-16: Josh Schertz – Lincoln Memorial University
Division III
- 2021-22: Brian Baptiste – UMass Dartmouth
- 2020-21: Brooks Miller – Trine University
- 2019-20: Elliot Steinmetz – Yeshiva University
- 2018-19: Dale Wellman – Nebraska Wesleyan University
- 2017-18: Eric Bridgeland – Whitman College
- 2016-17: Stephen Brennan – Babson College
- 2015-16: John Tauer – University of St. Thomas
NAIA
- 2021-22: Stacy Hollowell – Loyola University New Orleans
- 2020-21: Delano Thomas – Shawnee State University
- 2019-20: Colby Blaine – College of Idaho
- 2018-19: Chris Briggs – Georgetown College
- 2017-18: Craig Doty – Graceland University
- 2016-17: Kevin Burton – Union College
- 2015-16: Larry Cordaro – LSU-Alexandria
JUCO
- 2021-22: Greg Heiar – Northwest Florida State
- 2020-21: COVID Season – No winner selected
- 2019-20: Randy Casey – Milwaukee Area Technical College
- 2018-19: Billy Gillispie – Ranger College
- 2017-18: Paul Cisek – Brookdale Community College
- 2016-17: Todd Lorensen – Southwestern Community College
- 2015-16: Craig Doty – Rock Valley College
USCAA
- 2018-19: LeShawn Hammett – Penn State Wilkes-Barre
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