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Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year

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MAAC Men's Basketball Coach of the Year
Awarded forthe most outstanding men's basketball head coach in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
CountryUnited States
History
First award1982
Most recentTom Pecora, Quinnipiac

The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year is a basketball award given to the most outstanding men's basketball head coach in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, as chosen by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters. The award was first given following the 1981–82 season, the first year of the conference's existence, to Bob Dukiet of Saint Peter's. Joe Mihalich of Niagara, Ted Fiore of Saint Peter's, and King Rice of Monmouth have won the most awards with three, while five other coaches have won the award twice.[1]

Key

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Awarded one of the following National Coach of the Year awards that year:

Associated Press Coach of the Year (AP)
Adolph Rupp Cup (ARC)
Basketball Times Coach of the Year (BT)
CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year (CBS)
Naismith Coach of the Year (N)
NABC Coach of the Year (NABC)
Sporting News Coach of the Year (SN)
U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA)

Coach (X) Denotes the number of times the coach had been awarded the Coach of the Year award at that point
Co-Coaches of the Year
* Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach but is no longer active
*^ Active coach who has been elected to the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame (as a coach)
Conf. W–L Conference win–loss record for that season
Conf. St.T Conference standing at year's end (Tdenotes a tie)
Overall W–L Overall win–loss record for that season

Winners

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Season Coach School National Coach of the Year Awards Conf. W–L Conf. St. Overall W–L
1981–82 Bob Dukiet Saint Peter's 9–1 1 20–9
1982–83 Gordon Chiesa Manhattan 4–6 4 15–13
1983–84 Pat Kennedy Iona 11–3 1T 23–8
1984–85 Les Wothke Army 7–7 5 16–13
1985–86 Mitch Buonaguro Fairfield 13–1 1 24–7
1986–87 Ted Fiore Saint Peter's 11–3 1 21–8
1987–88 Speedy Morris La Salle 14–0 1 24–10
1988–89 Speedy Morris (2) La Salle 13–1 1 26–6
1988–89 Ted Fiore (2) Saint Peter's 11–3 2 22–9
1989–90 George Blaney Holy Cross 14–2 1 24–6
1990–91 Ted Fiore (3) Saint Peter's 11–5 3T 24–7
1991–92 Steve Lappas Manhattan 13–3 1 25–9
1992–93 Jack Armstrong Niagara 11–3 2 23–7
1993–94 John Beilein Canisius 12–2 1 22–7
1994–95 Fran Fraschilla Manhattan 12–2 1 26–5
1995–96 Paul Cormier Fairfield 10–4 1T 20–10
1996–97 Tim Welsh Iona 11–3 1 22–8
1997–98 Tim Welsh (2) Iona 15–3 1 27–6
1998–99 Joe Mihalich Niagara 13–5 1T 17–12
1999–00 Paul Hewitt Siena 15–3 1 24–9
2000–01 Dave Magarity Marist 11–7 4T 17–13
2001–02 Don Harnum Rider 13–5 1T 17–11
2002–03 Bobby Gonzalez Manhattan 14–4 1 23–7
2003–04 Tim O'Toole Fairfield 12–6 3T 19–11
2004–05 Joe Mihalich (2) Niagara 13–5 1T 20–10
2005–06 Bobby Gonzalez (2) Manhattan 14–4 1 20–11
2006–07 Matt Brady Marist 14–4 1 25–9
2007–08 Tommy Dempsey Rider 13–5 1T 23–11
2008–09 Fran McCaffery Siena 16–2 1 27–8
2009–10 Kevin Willard Iona 12–6 3 21–10
2010–11 Ed Cooley Fairfield 15–3 1 25–8
2011–12 Jimmy Patsos Loyola (MD) 13–5 2 24–9
2012–13 Joe Mihalich (3) Niagara 13–5 1 19–14
2013–14 Tim Cluess Iona 17–3 1 22–11
2014–15 Kevin Baggett Rider 15–5 2 21–12
2015–16 King Rice Monmouth 17–3 1 28–8
2016–17 King Rice (2) Monmouth 18–2 1 27–7
2017–18 Kevin Baggett (2) Rider 15–3 1T 22–10
2018–19 Tim Cluess (2) Iona 12–6 1 17–16
2019–20 Shaheen Holloway Saint Peter's 14–6 2 18–12
2020–21 King Rice (3) Monmouth 12–6 2 12–7
2021–22 Rick Pitino Iona 17–3 2 25–6
2022–23 Rick Pitino (2) Iona 17–3 1 27–8
2023–24 Tom Pecora Quinnipiac 15–5 1 23–8

Winners by school

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School (year joined) Winners Years
Iona (1981) 7 1984, 1997, 1998, 2010, 2014, 2019, 2022
Manhattan (1981) 5 1983, 1992, 1995, 2003, 2006
Saint Peter's (1981) 5 1982, 1987, 1989, 1991, 2020
Fairfield (1981) 4 1986, 1996, 2004, 2011
Niagara (1989) 4 1993, 1999, 2005, 2013
Rider (1997) 4 2002, 2008, 2015, 2018
Monmouth (2013)[a 1] 3 2016, 2017, 2021
La Salle (1983)[a 2] 2 1988, 1989
Marist (1997) 2 2001, 2007
Siena (1989) 2 2000, 2009
Army (1981)[a 3] 1 1985
Canisius (1989) 1 1994
Holy Cross (1983)[a 4] 1 1990
Loyola (MD) (1989)[a 5] 1 2012
Quinnipiac (2013) 1 2024
Fordham (1981)[a 6] 0
Mount St. Mary's (2022) 0

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Monmouth left for the Colonial Athletic Association in 2022.
  2. ^ La Salle left for the Midwestern Collegiate Conference in 1992.
  3. ^ The United States Military Academy (Army) left for the Patriot League in 1990.
  4. ^ Holy Cross left for the Patriot League in 1990.
  5. ^ Loyola (MD) left for the Patriot League in 2013.
  6. ^ Fordham left for the Patriot League in 1990.

References

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  1. ^ "Men's Basketball All-MAAC Awards".