900 Wins: Jim Boeheim, Syracuse University
NABC HONOR AWARDS Each year, the NABC presents Honor Awards to member coaches who have reached significant milestones in their careers, beginning with 300 victories. The 2012-13 season was especially significant for Syracuse University head coach Jim Boeheim. Having spent his entire coaching career with the Orangemen, Boeheim not only secured his 900th career victory but took his team to the NCAA® Final Four®. He ranks second all-time in career wins with 920, trailing only Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski in NCAA Division I. Earning their 700th career wins this season were Rollie Massimino of Northwood (Fla.) University, Steve Moore of The College of Wooster and North Carolina’s Roy Williams.
700 Wins: Rollie Massimino, Northwood (Fla.) University; Steve Moore, The College of Wooster; and Roy Williams, University of North Carolina 600 Wins: Dave Boots, University of South Dakota; Bob Burchard, Columbia College; Tom Klusman, Rollins College; and Mike Neer, Hobart College 500 Wins: Russ Damhoff, Sauk Valley Community College; Keith Dickson, St. Anselm College; Greg Kampe, Oakland University; Lon Kruger, University of Oklahoma; Jim Larranaga, University of Miami; Don Maestri, Troy University; Bob McVean, Rochester Institute of Technology; Bill Self, University of Kansas; Jeff Sherman, Central Methodist University; and Tubby Smith, Texas Tech University 400 Wins: Lennie Acuff, University of Alabama in Huntsville; Jim Baron, Canisius College; Ken Bone, Washington State University; Jonathan Halpert, Yeshiva University; Bob Hoffman, Mercer University; Ben Howland, UCLA; Guy Kalland, Carleton College; Jeff Kaminsky, Valley City State; Mike Lonergan, George Washington University; Todd Raridon, North Central College (Ill.); and Kevin Stallings, Vanderbilt University 300 Wins: David Arsenault, Grinnell College; Keith Dambrot, University of Akron; Max Good, Loyola Marymount University; Steve Hawkins, Western Michigan University; Paul Hewitt, George Mason University; Ron Hunter, Georgia State University; Fran McCaffery, University of Iowa; Tom Spanbauer, SUNY Cortland; Greg Sparling, Central Washington University; John Tharp, Hillsdale College; Bernard Tomlin, SUNY College at Old Westbury; and Gary Waters, Cleveland State University
The following awards were presented by the National Association of Basketball Coaches for the 2012-13 season. Many were presented at the annual AT&T NABC Guardians of the Game Awards Show held April 7, 2013, at the Sydney Marcus Auditorium in the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Naismith Trophy, presented by AT&T – Trey Burke, Michigan Spalding Pete Newell Big Man of the Year – Mason Plumlee, Duke NABC Defensive Player of the Year – Victor Oladipo, Indiana and Jeff Withey, Kansas NABC Coaches’ Division I Player of the Year – Trey Burke, Michigan NABC Coaches’ Division II Player of the Year – Clayton Vette, Winona State NABC Coaches’ Division III Player of the Year – Aaron Toomey, Amherst NABC Coaches’ NAIA Division I Player of the Year – Vic Moses, Georgetown (Ky.) and Dominique Rambo, Southwestern Assemblies of God NABC Coaches’ NAIA Division II Player of the Year – RaShad James, Northwood University (Fla.)) NABC Senior Achievement Awards – Mason Plumlee, Duke; Jeff Withey, Kansas; and Nate Wolters, South Dakota State UPS NCAA Division I Coach of the Year – Jim Crews, St. Louis UPS NCAA Division II Coach of the Year – Steve Hesser, Drury UPS NCAA Division III Coach of the Year – Dave Hixon, Amherst UPS NAIA Division I Coach of the Year – Bob Burchard, Columbia College UPS NAIA Division II Coach of the Year – Drew Diener, Cardinal Stritch UPS NJCAA Coach of the Year – Tim Ryan, College of Central Florida NABC/Hillyard Golden Anniversary Award – Denny Crum, Louisville NABC Coaches vs. Cancer Champion Award – Bo Ryan, Wisconsin NABC GUARDIANS OF THE GAME PILL AR AWARDS
Advocacy – Danny Miles, Oregon Tech Education – Brett Reed, Lehigh Leadership – Dave Hixon, Amherst Service – Matt Brown Metropolitan Award – Bobby Cremins Cliff Wells Appreciation Award – David Berst, NCAA Ray Marquette Award – John Akers, Basketball Times (President, U.S. Basketball Writers Assn) Newton S. Hillyard Award (Outgoing NABC President) – Larry Gipson, Northeastern State
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