Atlantic Sun Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year

The Atlantic Sun Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year award is given to the men's basketball head coach in the Atlantic Sun Conference voted as the best by the league's head coaches. It was first awarded at the end of the 1978–79 season, the first season of existence of what was then known as the Trans America Athletic Conference (TAAC). However, the conference did not establish a full regular-season schedule until 1979–80.

There has been one tie for the award, in 2019–20, while 11 coaches have received two or more awards. The program with the most awards (five) and most individual honorees (three), Mercer, left the ASUN in 2014. North Florida has the most awards among current members with three, while the only current member with more than one individual recipient is Lipscomb with two.

Key † Co-Coaches of the Year Coach (X) Denotes the number of times the coach has been awarded the ASUN Coach of the Year award at that point Conference win–loss record for that season Conference standing at year's end (Tdenotes a tie; E stands for East, W for West, N for North, and S for South Divisions) Overall win–loss record for that season

Winners School names reflect the current branding of their respective athletic programs, not necessarily those in use during a program's ASUN membership or in a specific season. SeasonCoachSchoolConf. W–LConf. St.Overall W–L 1978–79 Louisiana–Monroe 23–6 1979–80 Mercer 3–3 3T 16–12 1980–81 Houston Christian 9–3 1 18–10 1981–82 Little Rock 12–4 1 19–8 1982–83 Georgia Southern 8–6 3T 18–12 1983–84 Samford 10–4 2 22–8 1984–85 (2) Mercer 10–4 2T 22–9 1985–86 Little Rock 12–2 1 23–11 1986–87 (2) Georgia Southern 12–6 4 20–11 1987–88 (3) Georgia Southern 15–3 1T 24–7 1988–89 (2) Little Rock 14–4 2 23–8 1989–90 Centenary 14–2 1 22–8 1990–91 (2) Centenary 10–4 2 17–12 1991–92 (4) Georgia Southern 13–1 1 25–6 1992–93 FIU 9–3 1 20–10 1993–94 Charleston 15–1 1 23–6 1994–95 Stetson 11–5 2T 15–12 1995–96 Campbell 11–5 2 (E) 17–11 1996–97 (2) Charleston 16–0 1 (E) 29–3 1997–98 (3) Charleston 14–2 1 (E) 24–6 1998–99 Samford 15–1 1 24–6 1999–00 Troy 13–5 1T 17–11 2000–01 Georgia State 16–2 1 29–5 2001–02 Florida Atlantic 13–7 3 19–12 2002–03 Mercer 10–6 1T (S) 23–6 2003–04 (2) Troy 18–2 1 24–7 2004–05 Gardner–Webb 13–7 1T 18–12 2005–06 Lipscomb 15–5 1T 21–11 2006–07 East Tennessee State 16–2 1 24–10 2007–08 Belmont 14–2 1 25–9 2008–09 Jacksonville 15–5 1 18–14 2009–10 Campbell 14–6 1T 19–11 2010–11 (2) Belmont 14–4 2 27–7 2011–12 USC Upstate 13–5 2T 22–13 2012–13 Mercer 14–4 1 24–12 2013–14 (2) Mercer 14–4 1T 27–9 2014–15 North Florida 12–2 1 23–12 2015–16 (2) North Florida 10–4 1 22–12 2016–17 Florida Gulf Coast 12–2 1 26–8 2017–18 (2) Florida Gulf Coast 12–2 1 23–12 2018–19 Lipscomb 14–2 1T 29–8 2019–20† (3) North Florida 13–3 1T 21–12 Liberty 13–3 1T 30–4 2020–21 (2) Liberty 11–2 1 23–6 2021–22 Jacksonville State 13–3 1 (W) 21–11 2022–23 Kennesaw State 15–3 1 26–8 2023–24 Eastern Kentucky 12–4 1 17–14 2024–25 Lipscomb 14–4 1 23–9 2025–26 Central Arkansas 15–3 1T 20–11

Footnotes

See also ASUN Conference ASUN men's basketball tournament Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year Henry Iba Award NABC Coach of the Year Naismith College Coach of the Year

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