List of Big Ten Coach of the Year winners

The Big Ten Conference has awarded Big Ten Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year honors every season since 1973-74. The coach to win the award the most times is Gene Keady with seven. Purdue is the program with the most awards (twelve), followed by Ohio State (nine), Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan State and Michigan (six each). The award has been selected by the media and Big Ten coaches together from 1974-1991 and since 2007. From 1992-2006, the award was selected by the media only. Parenthesis indicate number of awards for that coach or school.

1974 — Johnny Orr, Michigan

1975 — Bob Knight, Indiana

1976 — Bob Knight (2), Indiana (2)

1977 — Johnny Orr (2), Michigan (2)

1978 — Jud Heathcote, Michigan State

1979 — Lute Olson, Iowa

1980 — Bob Knight (3), Indiana (3)

1981 — Bob Knight (4), Indiana (4)

1982 — Jim Dutcher, Minnesota

1983 — Eldon Miller, Ohio State

1984 — Gene Keady, Purdue

1985 — Bill Frieder, Michigan (3)

1986 — Jud Heathcote (2), Michigan State (2)

1987 — Tom Davis, Iowa (2)

1988 — Gene Keady (2), Purdue (2)

1989 — Bob Knight (5), Indiana (5)

1990 — Gene Keady (3), Purdue (3)

1991 — Randy Ayers, Ohio State (2)

1992 — Randy Ayers (2), Ohio State (3)

1993 — Lou Henson, Illinois

1994 — Gene Keady (4), Purdue (4)

1995 — Gene Keady (5), Purdue (5)

1996 — Gene Keady (6), Purdue (6)

1997 — vacated

1998 — Tom Izzo, Michigan State (3)

1999 — Jim O’Brien, Ohio State (4)

2000 — Gene Keady (7), Purdue (7)

2001 — Jim O’Brien (2), Ohio State (5)

2002 — Bo Ryan, Wisconsin

2003 — Bo Ryan (2), Wisconsin (2)

2004 — Bill Carmody, Northwestern

2005 — Bruce Weber, Illinois (2)

2006 — Thad Matta, Ohio State (6)

2007 — Thad Matta (2), Ohio State (7)

2008 — Matt Painter, Purdue (8)

2009 (tie) — Ed DeChellis, Penn State

2009 (tie) — Tom Izzo (2), Michigan State (4)

2010 (tie) — Thad Matta (3), Ohio State (8)

2010 (tie) — Matt Painter (2), Purdue (9)

2011 — Matt Painter (3), Purdue (10)

2012 — Tom Izzo (3), Michigan State (5)

2013 — Bo Ryan (3), Wisconsin (3)

2014 (tie) — John Beilein, Michigan (4)

2014 (tie) — Tim Miles, Nebraska

2015 (tie) — Mark Turgeon, Maryland

2015 (tie) — Bo Ryan (4), Wisconsin (4)

2016 — Tom Crean, Indiana (6)

2017 — Richard Pitino, Minnesota (2)

2018 — Chris Holtmann, Ohio State (9)

2019 — Matt Painter (4), Purdue (11)

2020 — Greg Gard, Wisconsin (5)

2021 — Juwan Howard, Michigan (5)

2022 — Greg Gard (2), Wisconsin (6)

2023 — Chris Collins, Northwestern (2)

2024 (tie) — Fred Hoiberg, Nebraska (2)

2024 (tie) — Matt Painter (5), Purdue (12)

2025 — Tom Izzo (4), Michigan State (6)

2026 (tie) — Fred Hoiberg (2), Nebraska (3)

2026 (tie) — Dusty May, Michigan (6)

 

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