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Sacramento State's Brian Katz accepts the 2015 Hugh Durham award at the CollegeInsider.com Award's Banquet on April 3 in Indianapolis.

April 4, 2016

2016 HUGH DURHAM AWARD

HOUSTON, TX -- Yale's James Jones is the recipient of the 2016 Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year award.

Jones led Yale to an historic season, which included the first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1962 and the school's first-ever NCAA Tournament victory. Yale won 23 games, which was the most in a season since the 1906-07 team went 30-7-1.

The Hugh Durham Award is presented annually to the nation's top mid-major coach. 

In eight seasons as the head coach at Jacksonville University, Durham became the Dolphins' all-time winningest Division I coach (106 wins), making him the only coach in NCAA history to be the winningest coach (pct. or wins) at three different Division I schools. 

He built national programs at Florida State where he holds the record for best winning percentage with a 230-95 (.708) record in 12 years. And at Georgia where he is also the all-time winningest coach in the 99-year history of the Bulldog program, having won 297 games in 17 seasons.

2016 HUGH DURHAM AWARD FINALISTS

Chris Beard, Little Rock
Randy Bennett, Saint Mary's
Ken Burmeister, Incarnate Word
Jon Coffman, IFPW
Bryce Drew, Valparaiso
Bill Evans, Idaho State
Dana Ford, Tennessee State
Eran Ganot, Hawaii
Murray Garvin, South Carolina State
Mitch Henderson, Princeton
James Jones, Yale
Kevin Keatts, UNCW
Dan Majerle, Grand Canyon
Matt McCall, Chattanooga
Nick McDevitt, UNC Asheville
Marvin Menzies, New Mexico State
Joe Mihalich, Hofstra
Steve Piekel, Stony Brook
King Rice, Monmouth
Marty Simmons, Evansville
Brad Underwood, Stephen F. Austin
 

The Hugh Durham Award, which is presented annually to the top Division I mid-major coach in college basketball, is named after a coach who built winning programs at three different universities.
 
In eight seasons as the head coach at Jacksonville University, Durham became the Dolphins' all-time winningest Division I coach (106 wins), making him the only coach in NCAA history to be the winningest coach (pct. or wins) at three different Division I schools. 
 
He built national programs at Florida State where he holds the record for best winning percentage with a 230-95 (.708) record in 12 years. And at Georgia where he is also the all-time winningest coach in the 99-year history of the Bulldog program, having won 297 games in 17 seasons.
 
Coaches of teams in the following conferences are eligible for the award: America East, ASUN, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Coastal Athletic, CUSA, Horizon, Independents, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, MEAC, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, SWAC, Summit, Sun Belt, WAC, West Coast.
 
The recipient of the 2023-24 award will be announced in April, in Phoenix, AZ site of the men's NCAA Basketball Championship.

2023: Amir Abdur-Rahim, Kennesaw State
2022: Robert Jones, Norfolk State
2021: Byron Smith, Prairie View A&M
2020: Steve Forbes, ETSU
2019: Darian DeVries, Drake

2018: Ryan Odom, UMBC

2017: Rod Barnes, CSU Bakersfield

2016: James Jones, Yale

2015: Brian Katz, Sacramento State

2014: Tony Jasick, IPFW

2013: Danny Kaspar, Stephen F. Austin

2012: Eddie Payne, USC Upstate

2011
: Rick Byrd, Belmont
2010: Mike Young, Wofford
2009: Todd Bozeman, Morgan State
2008: Keno Davis, Drake
2007: Greg Marshall, Winthrop
2006: Pat Flannery, Bucknell
2005: Bob Thomason, Pacific

The Hugh Durham award is presented annually to the top division I mid-major head coach as voted on by the award committee.

Eligible coaches must be in the following conferences or leagues: America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Horizon, Independents, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Mid-Eastern, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Southwestern, Summit, Sun Belt, West Coast and Western Athletic.

The 10-member voting committee consists of current and former head coaches, as well as two senior staff members of collegeinsider.com.

The award is presented annually at the site of the men's Division I NCAA basketball championship. 

NOTE: The basis for mid-major designation is based on the criteria established by the Mid-Major Top 25 ® which was created by CollegeInsider.com and is a registered trademark.
 
 
 
 

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