Ben Jobe Award

Ben Jobe Award
Awarded forthe nation's top minority men's coach in NCAA Division I basketball
CountryUnited States
Presented byCollegeinsider.com
History
First award2010
Most recentAntoine Pettway, Kennesaw State
WebsiteOfficial website

The Ben Jobe National Coach of the Year Award is an award given annually to the most outstanding minority men's college basketball head coach in NCAA Division I competition.[1] The award was established in 2010 and is named for head coach Ben Jobe, who coached at numerous historically black colleges but whose longest tenure at one school was 12 years, which he completed at Southern University.[2] Over his career he compiled a 524–334 overall record, including six conference regular season championships, five conference tournament championships, and eight national postseason appearances.[2]

The award is presented to the coach who has produced the best results from his basketball team under adverse or otherwise difficult conditions. The inaugural winner, Ed Cooley of Fairfield, dealt with numerous injuries but still managed to lead the Stags to a near-school record 23 wins in 2009–10.[1] There has been only one repeat winner, Donte Jackson of Grambling State, who won in 2018 and again in 2024.[3]

Key

Coach (X) Denotes the number of times the coach has been awarded the Ben Jobe National Coach of the Year Award at that point
W, L, W % Total wins, total losses, win percentage
Finish National postseason tournament result

Winners

Kevin Ollie, UConn, 2013
Jamion Christian, Mount St. Mary's, 2017
James Jones, Yale, 2019
Jerry Stackhouse, Vanderbilt, 2023
Season Coach School W L W % Finish Reference
2009–10 Ed Cooley Fairfield 23 10 .697 CIT quarterfinals [1]
2010–11 Cuonzo Martin Missouri State 26 9 .743 NIT second round [4]
2011–12 Sean Woods Mississippi Valley State 21 13 .618 NCAA First Four [5]
2012–13 Kevin Ollie UConn 20 10 .667 — [6]
2013–14 Willis Wilson Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 18 16 .529 CIT second round [7]
2014–15 Bobby Collins Maryland Eastern Shore 18 15 .545 CIT first round [8]
2015–16 Dana Ford Tennessee State 20 11 .645 CIT first round [9]
2016–17 Jamion Christian Mount St. Mary's 20 16 .556 NCAA first round [8]
2017–18 Donte Jackson Grambling State 17 14 .548 — [3]
2018–19 James Jones Yale 22 8 .733 NCAA first round [8]
2019–20 Damon Stoudamire Pacific 23 10 .697 — [10]
2020–21 Leonard Hamilton Florida State 18 7 .720 NCAA Sweet Sixteen [8]
2021–22 Kelvin Sampson Houston 32 6 .842 NCAA Elite Eight [11]
2022–23 Jerry Stackhouse Vanderbilt 22 15 .595 NIT quarterfinals [12]
2023–24 Donte Jackson (2) Grambling State 21 15 .583 NCAA first round [3]
2024–25 Chris Crutchfield Omaha 22 13 .629 NCAA first round [13]
2025–26 Antoine Pettway Kennesaw State 21 14 .600 NCAA first round [14]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Elsberry, Chris (May 9, 2010). "Cooley gains his just reward". Connecticut Post. Bridgeport, Connecticut. p. 29. Retrieved August 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 "Ben Jobe coaching record". sports-reference.com. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Sports Reference, LLC. 2026. Retrieved August 22, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 "Grambling State's Donte' Jackson Becomes A Two-Time Ben Jobe Award Winner". SI.com. Indianapolis, Indiana: Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 22, 2026.
  4. ↑ Griffith, Mike (April 2, 2011). "Martin receives Ben Jobe award". Knoxville News Sentinel. Knoxville, Tennessee. p. 22. Retrieved August 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Valley's Woods honored". The Greenwood Commonwealth. Greenwood, Mississippi. April 1, 2012. p. B002. Retrieved August 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Honor For Ollie". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. April 6, 2013. p. C3. Retrieved August 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "A&M–CC's Wilson receives Jobe award". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Corpus Christi, Texas. April 8, 2014. p. 18. Retrieved August 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Ben Jobe Award winners". sports-reference.com. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Sports Reference LLC. 2026. Retrieved August 23, 2026.
  9. ↑ Organ, Mike (August 4, 2016). "TSU's Ford gets raise and extension". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. p. C5. Retrieved August 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Pascoe, Bruce (March 24, 2020). "Ex-Cat Stoudamire wins Ben Jobe Award". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. p. C5. Retrieved August 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Kelvin Sampson Receives Ben Jobe Award". UHcougars.com. Houston, Texas: University of Houston. April 1, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Stackhouse Earns Ben Jobe Award". VUcommodores.com. Nashville, Tennessee: Vanderbilt University. March 30, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Crutchfield Receives Ben Jobe National Coach of the Year Award". OMavs.com. Omaha, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Omaha. April 2, 2025. Retrieved August 23, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Antoine Pettway Named the Ben Jobe National Coach of the Year". KSUowls.com. Kennesaw, Georgia: Kennesaw State University. April 2, 2026. Retrieved August 23, 2026.
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