Clarence Gaines Award

Clarence Gaines Award
Awarded for	the nation's top men's head coach in NCAA Division II basketball
Country	United States
Presented by	Collegeinsider.com
First awarded	2011
Currently held by	Chad Walthall, Minnesota State–Moorhead
Official website	http://www.clarencegainesaward.com/

The Clarence Gaines Award is an award given annually to the most outstanding men's college basketball head coach in NCAA Division II. The award was established in 2011 and is named for Clarence Gaines, who coached for 47 years at Winston-Salem State University.^[1]

Winners

2011 – Steve Kinder, Humboldt State University^[2]
2012 – Ben McCollum, Northwest Missouri^[3]
2013 – Tom Billeter, Augustana (SD)
2014 – Jeff Wilson, East Stroudsburg
2015 – Chad Walthall, Minnesota State–Moorhead

References

↑ "The Clarence "Big House" Gaines National Coach of the Year Award". Clarencegainesaward.com. 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
↑ "COLLEGE INSIDER | CollegeInsider.com". Clarencegainesaward.com. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
↑ "NWMSU's McCollum named DII National Coach of the Year". St. Joseph Post. Retrieved 2012-04-01.

External links

Official website

Clarence Gaines Award winners

2011: Kinder 2012: McCollum 2013: Billeter

Men's college basketball awards (United States)

National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Women's college basketball awards

National players of the year	Naismith Trophy Wooden Award Adolph Rupp Trophy AP Player of the Year Helms Foundation Player of the Year (defunct) NABC Player of the Year Oscar Robertson Trophy Sporting News Player of the Year UPI Player of the Year (defunct)

Individual awards	Academic All-America of the Year All-Americans (by year) Bob Cousy Award (Point Guard) Jerry West Award (Shooting Guard) Julius Erving Award (Small Forward) Karl Malone Award (Power Forward) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (Center) Chip Hilton Award (Player Character; defunct) Haggerty Award (NYC area) Lefty Driesell Award (Top Defender) Senior CLASS Award Lou Henson Award (Mid-Major Player of the Year) Lute Olson Award (Top Non-Freshman) Pete Newell Big Man Award NABC Defensive Player of the Year Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (senior 6'0" or shorter; defunct) NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Big 5 Player of the Year) USBWA National Freshman of the Year

Conference players of the year	America East American A-10 ACC ASUN Big 12 Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big West CAA C-USA Horizon Ivy MAAC MAC MEAC MVC Mountain West NEC OVC Pac-12 Patriot SEC SoCon Southland Summit Sun Belt SWAC WCC WAC Defunct – American South Big Eight East Coast Great Midwest Great West Metro Southwest

Head coach awards	Naismith Coach of the Year Adolph Rupp Cup AP Coach of the Year Ben Jobe Award (Top Minority Coach) Henry Iba Award Hugh Durham Award (Mid-Major Coach of the Year) Jim Phelan Award (Major Conference Coach of the Year) NABC Coach of the Year Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award (Moral Character) UPI Coach of the Year (defunct) Clair Bee Award (Coaching Character) Legends of Coaching (Lifetime)

Conference coaches of the year	American ACC Big 12 CAA MVC NEC Pac-12

Division awards	NABC Players of the Year – Division II Division III NAIA Junior College NAIA Tournament MVP Clarence Gaines Award (Division II Coach of the Year)

Other awards	USBWA Most Courageous Award

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