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CAA Men's Basketball Coach of the Year
Awarded forthe most outstanding men's basketball head coach in the Coastal Athletic Association
CountryUnited States
History
First award1984
Most recentPat Kelsey, Charleston

The Coastal Athletic Association Men's Basketball Coach of the Year (formerly the Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Coach of the Year) is a basketball award given to the most outstanding men's basketball head coach in the Coastal Athletic Association, as chosen by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters. The award was first given following the 1983–84 season, the first year of the conference's existence, to Joe Harrington of George Mason and Dick Tarrant of Richmond. Tarrant and Bruiser Flint of Drexel have won the most awards with four, while six other coaches have won the award twice.

Key

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Awarded one of the following National Coach of the Year awards that year:

Associated Press Coach of the Year (AP)
Adolph Rupp Cup (ARC)
Basketball Times Coach of the Year (BT)
CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year (CBS)
Naismith Coach of the Year (N)
NABC Coach of the Year (NABC)
Sporting News Coach of the Year (SN)
U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA)

Coach (X) Denotes the number of times the coach had been awarded the Coach of the Year award at that point
† Co-Coaches of the Year
* Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach but is no longer active
*^ Active coach who has been elected to the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame (as a coach)
Conf. W–L Conference win–loss record for that season
Conf. St.T Conference standing at year's end (Tdenotes a tie)
Overall W–L Overall win–loss record for that season

Winners

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Oliver Purnell won in 1993 as Old Dominion's coach.
Drexel coach Bruiser Flint has won the award four times, most recently in 2012.
Blaine Taylor was Coach of the Year in 2005 while at Old Dominion.
Season Coach School National Coach of
the Year Awards 		Conf.
W–L 		Conf.
St. 		Overall
W–L
1982–83 Bruce Parkhill William & Mary — 9–0 1 20–9
1983–84† Joe Harrington George Mason — 5–5 4T 21–7
1983–84† Dick Tarrant Richmond — 7–3 1 22–10
1984–85 Paul Evans Navy — 11–3 1 26–6
1985–86 Dick Tarrant (2) Richmond — 12–2 2 23–7
1986–87 John Thurston James Madison — 8–6 ? 20–10
1987–88† Ed Tapscott American — ? ? 14–14
1987–88† Rick Barnes George Mason — 10–5 2 20–10
1988–89 Dick Tarrant (3) Richmond — 13–1 1 21–10
1989–90 Lefty Driesell* James Madison — 11–3 1 20–11
1990–91 Dick Tarrant (4) Richmond — 10–4 2 22–10
1991–92 Lefty Driesell* (2) James Madison — 12–2 1T 21–11
1992–93 Oliver Purnell Old Dominion — 11–3 1T 21–8
1993–94 Bill Dooley Richmond — 8–6 4 14–14
1994–95 Jeff Capel II Old Dominion — 12–2 1 21–12
1995–96 Sonny Smith VCU — 14–2 1 24–9
1996–97 Jerry Wainwright UNC Wilmington — 10–6 1T 16–14
1997–98 Charlie Woollum William & Mary — 13–3 1T 20–7
1998–99 Jim Larrañaga George Mason — 13–3 1 19–11
1999–00 Sherman Dillard James Madison — 12–4 1T 20–9
2000–01 Jerry Wainwright (2) UNC Wilmington — 11–5 2T 19–11
2001–02 Bruiser Flint Drexel — 11–7 3T 14–14
2002–03 Brad Brownell UNC Wilmington — 15–3 1 24–7
2003–04 Bruiser Flint (2) Drexel — 13–5 2 18–11
2004–05 Blaine Taylor Old Dominion — 15–3 1 28–6
2005–06 Brad Brownell (2) UNC Wilmington — 15–3 1T 25–8
2006–07 Anthony Grant VCU — 16–2 1 28–7
2007–08 Tony Shaver William & Mary — 10–8 5 17–16
2008–09 Bruiser Flint (3) Drexel — 10–8 6 15–13
2009–10 Tony Shaver (2) William & Mary — 12–6 3 22–11
2010–11 Jim Larrañaga (2) George Mason — 16–2 1 27–7
2011–12 Bruiser Flint (4) Drexel — 16–2 1 29–7
2012–13 Pat Skerry Towson — 13–5 2T 18–13
2013–14 Monté Ross Delaware — 14–2 1 22–9
2014–15 Kevin Keatts UNC Wilmington — 12–6 1T 18–14
2015–16 Kevin Keatts (2) UNC Wilmington — 14–4 1T 25–8
2016–17 Earl Grant College of Charleston — 14–4 2 25–10
2017–18 Bill Coen Northeastern — 14–4 1T 23–10
2018–19 Joe Mihalich Hofstra — 15–3 1 25–6
2019–20 Dane Fischer William & Mary — 13–5 2 21–11
2020–21 Mark Byington James Madison — 8–2 1T 13–6
2021–22 Takayo Siddle UNC Wilmington — 15–3 1T 21–8
2022–23 Speedy Claxton Hofstra — 16–2 1T 23–8
2023–24 Pat Kelsey Charleston — 15–3 1 27–8

Winners by school

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School (year joined) Winners Years
UNC Wilmington (1985) 7 1997, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2015, 2016, 2022
James Madison (1982)[a 1] 5 1987, 1990, 1992, 2000, 2021
Richmond (1982)[a 2] 5 1984†, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1994
William & Mary (1982) 5 1983, 1998, 2008, 2010, 2020
Drexel (2001) 4 2002, 2004, 2009, 2012
George Mason (1982)[a 3] 4 1984†, 1988†, 1999, 2011
Old Dominion (1991)[a 4] 3 1993, 1995, 2005
Charleston (2013) 2 2017, 2024
Hofstra (2001) 2 2019, 2023
VCU (1995)[a 5] 2 1996, 2007
American (1984)[a 6] 1 1988†
Delaware (2001) 1 2014
Navy (1982)[a 7] 1 1985
Northeastern (2005) 1 2018
Towson (2001) 1 2013
Elon (2014) 0 —
Georgia State (2005)[a 8] 0 —

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ James Madison left for the Sun Belt Conference (SBC) in 2022.
  2. ^ Richmond left for the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) in 2001.
  3. ^ George Mason left for the A-10 in 2013.
  4. ^ Old Dominion left for Conference USA in 2013, and is now in the SBC.
  5. ^ VCU left for the A-10 in 2012.
  6. ^ American left for the Patriot League in 2001.
  7. ^ The United States Naval Academy (Navy) left for the Patriot League in 1991.
  8. ^ Georgia State left for the SBC in 2013.

References

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  • "2009–10 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball media guide: Records section" (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
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