Jim Boeheim Named 2010 Naismith Coach of the Year - NCAA

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Second Consecutive Big East Coach to Claim Prestigious Honor


ATLANTA (April 6, 2010) – Syracuse University’s Jim Boeheim has been named
the 2010 Naismith Men’s College Coach of the Year, the Atlanta Tipoff Club
announced today.

He won out over finalists Steve Alford (University of New Mexico), John
Calipari (University of Kentucky) and Frank Martin (Kansas State University),
and becomes the fourth Big East conference coach to win the award, following
Ben Howland (University of Pittsburgh, 2002), Jay Wright (Villanova
University, 2006) and last year’s winner, Jamie Dixon (University of
Pittsburgh).


“This is really a tremendous honor,” said Boeheim. “It is a reflection of
the great team I was privileged to coach this year.”


Syracuse went 30-5 overall and won the BIG EAST Conference regular-season
championship with a 15-3 record. The Orange was ranked No. 1 during the
season for the first time since 1989-90. Boeheim recorded his 800th career
win at the beginning of the season, and guided Syracuse into the NCAA
Tournament for the 27th time. Boeheim ranks sixth all-time and second among
active coaches in Division I victories with 829. He is tied for seventh in
Division I NCAA Tournament wins with 44. Boeheim has posted an NCAA Division
I record 32 20-win seasons, two better than second-place holder Dean Smith.


Past Naismith Men’s College Coach of the Year winners include:

2009 ‧ Jamie Dixon ‧ Pittsburgh
2008 ‧ John Calipari ‧ Memphis
2007 ‧ Tony Bennett ‧ Washington State
2006 ‧ Jay Wright ‧ Villanova
2005 ‧ Bruce Weber ‧ Illinois
2004 ‧ Phil Martelli ‧ Saint Joseph’s
2003 ‧ Tubby Smith ‧ Kentucky
2002 ‧ Ben Howland ‧ Pittsburgh
2001 ‧ Rod Barnes ‧ Ole Miss
2000 ‧ Mike Montgomery ‧ Stanford
1999 ‧ Mike Krzyzewski ‧ Duke
1998 ‧ Bill Guthridge ‧ North Carolina
1997 ‧ Roy Williams ‧ Kansas
1996 ‧ John Calipari ‧ UMass
1995 ‧ Jim Harrick ‧ UCLA
1994 ‧ Nolan Richardson ‧ Arkansas
1993 ‧ Dean Smith ‧ North Carolina
1992 ‧ Mike Krzyzewski ‧ Duke
1991 ‧ Randy Ayers ‧ Ohio State
1990 ‧ Bobby Cremins ‧ Georgia Tech
1989 ‧ Mike Krzyzewski ‧ Duke
1988 ‧ Larry Brown ‧ Kansas
1987 ‧ Bob Knight ‧ Indiana

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