Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Coach of the Year
| CAA Men's Basketball Coach of the Year | |
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| Awarded for | the most outstanding men's basketball head coach in the Colonial Athletic Association |
| Country | United States |
| First awarded | 1984 |
| Currently held by | Kevin Keatts, UNC Wilmington |
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 Colonial 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 four other coaches have won the award twice.
As of 2015, the award has been given 35 times in 32 seasons. Twenty-three different coaches from 12 schools have received the award.
Key
| Awarded one of the following National Coach of the Year awards that year: Associated Press Coach of the Year (AP) |
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| Coach (X) | Denotes the number of times the coach had been awarded the Coach of the Year award at that point |
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Co-Coaches of the Year |
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Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach but is no longer active |
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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
| Season | Coach | School | National Coach of the Year Awards |
Conf. W–L |
Conf. St. |
Overall W–L |
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| 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 | — |
Winners by school
| School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
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| Richmond (1982)[a 1] | 5 | 1984†, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1994 |
| UNC Wilmington (1985) | 5 | 1997, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2015 |
| Drexel (2001) | 4 | 2002, 2004, 2009, 2012 |
| George Mason (1982)[a 2] | 4 | 1984†, 1988†, 1999, 2011 |
| James Madison (1982) | 4 | 1987, 1990, 1992, 2000 |
| William & Mary (1982) | 4 | 1983, 1998, 2008, 2010 |
| Old Dominion (1991)[a 3] | 3 | 1993, 1995, 2005 |
| VCU (1995)[a 4] | 2 | 1996, 2007 |
| American (1984)[a 5] | 1 | 1988† |
| Delaware (2001) | 1 | 2014 |
| Navy (1982)[a 6] | 1 | 1985 |
| Towson (2001) | 1 | 2013 |
| Charleston (2013) | 0 | — |
| Elon (2014) | 0 | — |
| Georgia State (2005)[a 7] | 0 | — |
| Hofstra (2001) | 0 | — |
| Northeastern (2005) | 0 | — |
See also
Footnotes
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