Clarence Gaines Award

Clarence Gaines Award
Awarded forthe nation's top head coach in NCAA Division II men's basketball
CountryUnited States
Presented byCollegeinsider.com
History
First award2011
Most recentBryan Rooney, Cal State East Bay
WebsiteClarenceGainesAward.com

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]

Key

Coach (X) Denotes the number of times the coach has been awarded the Clarence Gaines Award at that point
W, L, W % Total wins, total losses, win percentage
Finish Postseason tournament result
* Denotes national championship season

Winners

Josh Schertz, 2016
Season Coach School W L W % Finish Reference
2010–11 Steve Kinder Cal Poly Humboldt 26 4 .867 NCAA first round [2]
2011–12 Ben McCollum Northwest Missouri State 22 7 .759 NCAA first round [3]
2012–13 Tom Billeter Augustana (South Dakota) 22 9 .710 NCAA second round [4]
2013–14 Jeff Wilson East Stroudsburg 30 2 .938 NCAA Sweet Sixteen [5]
2014–15 Chad Walthall Minnesota State–Moorhead 35 4 .897 NCAA Elite Eight [6]
2015–16 Josh Schertz Lincoln Memorial 34 3 .919 NCAA runners-up [7]
2016–17 Darren Vorderbruegge Hawaii Pacific 29 3 .906 NCAA second round [8]
2017–18 Grady Brewer Morehouse 25 3 .893 NCAA first round [9]
2018–19 Andre Cook St. Edward's 30 4 .882 NCAA Sweet Sixteen [10]
2019–20 Ben McCollum (2) Northwest Missouri State 31 1 .969 N/A[a] [3]
2020–21 Todd Duncan Lubbock Christian 18 3 .857 NCAA Sweet Sixteen [11]
2021–22 Ben McCollum (3) Northwest Missouri State 34 5 .872 NCAA champion* [3]
2022–23 Jim Crutchfield Nova Southeastern 36 0 1.000 NCAA champion* [12]
2023–24 Jordan Fee Gannon 32 3 .914 NCAA Elite Eight [13]
2024–25 Mike MacDonald Daemen 28 1 .966 NCAA second round [14]
2025–26 Bryan Rooney Cal State East Bay 33 1 .971 NCAA Elite Eight [15]

References

  1. ↑ "The Clarence "Big House" Gaines National Coach of the Year Award". Collegeinsider.com. March 13, 2024. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  2. ↑ "HSU's Kinder garners national recognition". HumboldtAthletics.com. California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt. July 16, 2011. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "McCollum earns National Coach of the Year honor". St. Joseph News-Press. St. Joseph, Missouri. April 2, 2022. p. B4. Retrieved March 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Augie's Billeter wins top award". Rapid City Journal. Rapid City, South Dakota. April 10, 2013. p. 26. Retrieved March 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Knowlden, Greg (April 7, 2014). "ESU's Wilson earns second coach of the year award". Pocono Record. Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Ex-Iowa assistant lands top D-II award". The Gazette. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. April 5, 2015. p. P1. Retrieved March 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Dopirak, Dustin (April 5, 2016). "LMU's Schertz is D-II coach of year". Knoxville News Sentinel. Knoxville, Tennessee. p. 19. Retrieved March 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "HPU's Vorderbruegge wins Clarence Gaines Award". HPUsharks.com. Hawaii Pacific University. April 6, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  9. ↑ Gaither, Steven J. (May 30, 2021). "Morehouse basketball's Grady Brewer passes away". HBCU Gameday. Atlanta, Georgia. Retrieved March 13, 2024. Grady Brewer was recognized as the 2018 Clarence Gaines Award winner for his team's performance that season.
  10. ↑ "Cook selected as Clarence Gaines Award recipient". GoHilltoppers.com. St. Edward's University. April 8, 2019. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Todd Duncan named Clarence Gaines coach of the year". DoubleT973.com. Lubbock 97.3 FM. March 31, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Nova's Crutchfield is top D-II coach". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. March 31, 2023. p. A24. Retrieved March 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Fee receives Clarence "Big House" Gaines Award as NCAA Division II's top men's basketball coach". GannonSports.com. Gannon University. April 4, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Daemen's Mike MacDonald Honored with Clarence Gaines National Coach of the Year Award". ECCsports.org. East Coast Conference. April 1, 2025. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Bryan Rooney Wins the 2026 Clarence Gaines Award". EastBayPioneers.com. California State University, East Bay. April 1, 2026. Retrieved April 2, 2026.
  16. ↑ Zimmer, Matt (March 13, 2020). "College, pro events canceled across nation". Argus Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. p. B1. Retrieved August 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
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