The Southern Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year is an annual college basketball award presented to the top men's basketball coach in the Southern Conference.
Key C SoCon coaches' selection (1989–2024)M SoCon media's selection (1989–2024) Coach (X) Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the SoCon Coach of the Year award at that point
Winners SeasonCoachSchoolSource(s) 1946–47 Everett Case NC State 1947–48 Gerry Gerard Duke 1948–49 Everett Case (2) NC State (2) 1949–50 Gerry Gerard (2) Duke (2) 1950–51 Everett Case (3) NC State (3) 1951–52 Red Brown West Virginia 1952–53 Murray Greason Wake Forest 1953–54 Bill Reinhart George Washington 1954–55 Fred Schaus West Virginia (2) 1955–56 Chuck Noe Virginia Tech 1956–57 Norm Sloan The Citadel 1957–58 Fred Schaus (2) West Virginia (3) 1958–59 Fred Schaus (3) West Virginia (4) 1959–60 Fred Schaus (4) West Virginia (5) 1960–61 George King West Virginia (6) 1961–62 Chuck Noe (2) Virginia Tech (2) 1962–63 Lefty Driesell Davidson 1963–64 Lefty Driesell (2) Davidson (2) 1964–65 Lefty Driesell (3) Davidson (3) 1965–66 Lefty Driesell (4) Davidson (4) 1966–67 Bucky Waters West Virginia (7) 1967–68 Lewis Mills Richmond 1968–69 Tom Quinn East Carolina 1969–70 Terry Holland Davidson (5) 1970–71 Terry Holland (2) Davidson (6) 1971–72 Terry Holland (3) Davidson (7) 1972–73 Joe Williams Furman 1973–74 Lewis Mills (2) Richmond (2) 1974–75 Dave Patton East Carolina (2) 1975–76 Bobby Cremins Appalachian State 1976–77 Charlie Schmaus VMI 1977–78 Bobby Cremins (2) Appalachian State (2) 1978–79 Les Robinson The Citadel (2) 1979–80 Steve Cottrell Western Carolina 1980–81 Bobby Cremins (3) Appalachian State (3) 1981–82 Murray Arnold Chattanooga 1982–83 Murray Arnold (2) Chattanooga (2) 1983–84 Rick Huckabay Marshall 1984–85 Marty Fletcher VMI (2) 1985–86 Mack McCarthy Chattanooga (3) 1986–87 Butch Estes Furman (2) 1987–88 Tom Apke Appalachian State (4) 1988–89 Randy Nesbit The Citadel (3)1989–90 Les Robinson East Tennessee State Dana AltmanC Marshall (2) 1990–91 Butch Estes (2) Furman (3) 1991–92 Mack McCarthy (2) Chattanooga (4) 1992–93 Mack McCarthy (3) Chattanooga (5) 1993–94 Bob McKillop Davidson (8)1994–95 Bart BellairsC VMI (3) Billy DonovanM Marshall (3) 1995–96 Bob McKillop (2) Davidson (9)1996–97 Bob McKillopC (3) Davidson (10) Greg WhiteM Marshall (4) 1997–98 Buzz Peterson Appalachian State (5) 1998–99 John Kresse Charleston1999–00 Buzz PetersonC (2) Appalachian State (6) Jeff PriceM Georgia Southern 2000–01 Ed DeChellis East Tennessee State (2)2001–02 Ed DeChellisC (2) East Tennessee State (3) Bob McKillopM (4) Davidson (11) 2002–03 Houston Fancher Appalachian State (7) 2003–04 Murry Bartow East Tennessee State (4) 2004–05 Bob McKillop (5) Davidson (12) 2005–06 Ernie Nestor Elon 2006–07 Bob McKillop (6) Davidson (13) 2007–08 Bob McKillop (7) Davidson (14) 2008–09 Ed Conroy The Citadel (4) 2009–10 Mike Young Wofford 2010–11 Bobby Cremins Charleston (2)2011–12 Bob McKillopC (8) Davidson (15) Wes MillerM UNC Greensboro2012–13 Bob McKillopC (9) Davidson (16) Matt MathenyM Elon (2)2013–14 Mike YoungC (2) Wofford (2) Will WadeM Chattanooga (6) 2014–15 Mike Young (3) Wofford (3) 2015–16 Matt McCall Chattanooga (7) 2016–17 Niko Medved Furman (4) 2017–18 Wes Miller (2) UNC Greensboro (2) 2018–19 Mike Young (4) Wofford (4) 2019–20 Steve Forbes East Tennessee State (5) 2020–21 Dan Earl VMI (4)2021–22 Lamont ParisC Chattanooga (8) Bucky McMillanM Samford2022–23 Mike JonesC UNC Greensboro (3) Bucky McMillanM (2) Samford (2) 2023–24 Bucky McMillan (3) Samford (3) 2024–25 Dan Earl (2) Chattanooga (9) 2025–26 Brooks Savage East Tennessee State (6)
Winners by school School Winners Years Davidson 16 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013 Chattanooga 9 1982, 1983, 1986, 1992, 1993, 2014, 2016, 2022, 2025 Appalachian State 7 1976, 1978, 1981, 1988, 1998, 2000, 2003 West Virginia 7 1952, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1967 East Tennessee State 6 1990, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2020, 2026 The Citadel 4 1957, 1979, 1989, 2009 Furman 4 1973, 1987, 1991, 2017 Marshall 4 1984, 1990, 1995, 1997 VMI 4 1977, 1985, 1995, 2021 Wofford 4 2010, 2014, 2015, 2019 UNC Greensboro 3 2012, 2018, 2023 NC State 3 1947, 1949, 1951 Samford 3 2022, 2023, 2024 Charleston 2 1999, 2011 Duke 2 1948, 1950 East Carolina 2 1969, 1975 Elon 2 2006, 2013 Richmond 2 1968, 1974 Virginia Tech 2 1956, 1962 George Washington 1 1954 Georgia Southern 1 2000 Wake Forest 1 1952 Western Carolina 1 1980
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