Clarence Gaines Award
College basketball coaching award
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The Clarence "Big House" Gaines Award is an award given annually by Collegeinsider.com to the most outstanding men's college basketball head coach in NCAA Division II. The award was established in 2011 and is named for the late Clarence Gaines, who coached for 47 years at Winston-Salem State University.[1]
Awarded forthe nation's top head coach in NCAA Division II men's basketball
CountryUnited States
Presented byCollegeinsider.com
First award2011
| Awarded for | the nation's top head coach in NCAA Division II men's basketball |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Collegeinsider.com |
| History | |
| First award | 2011 |
| Most recent | Bryan Rooney, Cal State East Bay |
| Website | ClarenceGainesAward.com |
Key
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the coach has been awarded the Clarence Gaines Award at that point |
Winners
| Season | Coach | School | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | Steve Kinder | Cal Poly Humboldt | [2] |
| 2011–12 | Ben McCollum | Northwest Missouri State | [3] |
| 2012–13 | Tom Billeter | Augustana (South Dakota) | [4] |
| 2013–14 | Jeff Wilson | East Stroudsburg | [5] |
| 2014–15 | Chad Walthall | Minnesota State–Moorhead | [6] |
| 2015–16 | Josh Schertz | Lincoln Memorial | [7] |
| 2016–17 | Darren Vorderbruegge | Hawaii Pacific | [8] |
| 2017–18 | Grady Brewer | Morehouse | [9] |
| 2018–19 | Andre Cook | St. Edward's | [10] |
| 2019–20 | Ben McCollum (2) | Northwest Missouri State | [3] |
| 2020–21 | Todd Duncan | Lubbock Christian | [11] |
| 2021–22 | Ben McCollum (3) | Northwest Missouri State | [3] |
| 2022–23 | Jim Crutchfield | Nova Southeastern | [12] |
| 2023–24 | Jordan Fee | Gannon | [13] |
| 2024–25 | Mike MacDonald | Daemen | [14] |
| 2025–26 | Bryan Rooney | Cal State East Bay | [15] |
