List of Patriot League Coach of the Year winners

The Patriot League has awarded Patriot League Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year honors every season since 1990-91. The coach with the most awards is Colgate’s Matt Langel (five), while five other coaches have win the award three times each. Bucknell is the program with the most awards (ten), followed by Colgate and Navy (seven each). Starting with the 2025-26 season, the award is presented to the entire coaching staff rather than just the head coach. Parenthesis indicate number of awards for that coach or school.

1991 — Nick Macarchuk, Fordham

1992 — Jack Bruen, Colgate

1993 — Charlie Woollum, Bucknell

1994 — Don DeVoe, Navy

1995 — Pat Flannery, Bucknell (2)

1996 — Jack Bruen (2), Colgate (2)

1997 (tie) — Don DeVoe (2), Navy (2)

1997 (tie) — Pat Flannery (2), Bucknell (3)

1998 — Fran O’Hanlon, Lafayette

1999 — Fran O’Hanlon (2), Lafayette (2)

2000 — Don DeVoe (3), Navy (3)

2001 — Ralph Willard, Holy Cross

2002 — Pat Harris, Army

2003 — Billy Taylor, Lehigh

2004 — Billy Taylor (2), Lehigh (2)

2005 — Ralph Willard (2), Holy Cross (2)

2006 — Pat Flannery (3), Bucknell (4)

2007 — Ralph Willard (3), Holy Cross (3)

2008 — Billy Lange, Navy (4)

2009 — Jeff Jones, American

2010 — Fran O’Hanlon (3), Lafayette (3)

2011 — Dave Paulsen, Bucknell (5)

2012 — Dave Paulsen (2), Bucknell (6)

2013 — Zach Spiker, Army (2)

2014 — Mike Brennan, American (2)

2015 — Dave Paulsen (3), Bucknell (7)

2016 — Nathan Davis, Bucknell (8)

2017 — Nathan Davis (2), Bucknell (9)

2018 — Matt Langel, Colgate (3)

2019 — Matt Langel (2), Colgate (4)

2020 — Matt Langel (3), Colgate (5)

2021 — Ed DeChellis, Navy (5)

2022 — Ed DeChellis (2), Navy (6)

2023 — Matt Langel (4), Colgate (6)

2024 — Matt Langel (5), Colgate (7)

2025 — John Griffin III, Bucknell (10)

2026 — Jon Perry and Staff, Navy (7)

 

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