The Geno Auriemma Award, known through the 2023–24 college basketball season as the United States Basketball Writers Association National Coach of the Year Award, is an annual award presented by the United States Basketball Writers Association to the top NCAA Division I women's basketball head coach since the 1989–90 season.[1]

Geno Auriemma Award
Awarded forThe best women's basketball college coach
CountryUnited States
Presented byUnited States Basketball Writers Association
First awarded1990
Currently held byDawn Staley, South Carolina
Websitehttps://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa

After the 2023–24 season, the award was named after Hall of Fame coach Geno Auriemma, who at the time of announcement had won it six times at UConn.[2]

Winners

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Year Winner School
1990 Tara VanDerveer Stanford
1991 Debbie Ryan Virginia
1992 Chris Weller Maryland
1993 Jim Foster Vanderbilt
1994 Ceal Barry Colorado
1995 Geno Auriemma UConn[a]
1996 Leon Barmore Louisiana Tech
1997 Wendy Larry Old Dominion
1998 Pat Summitt Tennessee
1999 Carolyn Peck Purdue
2000 Andy Landers Georgia
2001 Muffet McGraw Notre Dame
2002 Brenda Frese Minnesota
2003 Geno Auriemma (2) UConn[a]
2004 Joe Curl Houston
2005 Pokey Chatman LSU
2006 Sylvia Hatchell North Carolina
2007 Gail Goestenkors Duke
2008 Geno Auriemma (3) UConn[a]
2009 Geno Auriemma (4) UConn[a]
2010 Connie Yori Nebraska
2011 Kim Mulkey Baylor
2012 Kim Mulkey (2) Baylor
2013 Muffet McGraw (2) Notre Dame
2014 Muffet McGraw (3) Notre Dame
2015 Courtney Banghart Princeton
2016 Geno Auriemma (5) UConn
2017 Geno Auriemma (6) UConn
2018 Vic Schaefer Mississippi State
2019 Kim Mulkey (3) Baylor
2020 Dawn Staley South Carolina
2021 Tara VanDerveer (2) Stanford
2022 Dawn Staley (2) South Carolina
2023 Dawn Staley (3) South Carolina
2024 Dawn Staley (4) South Carolina
  1. ^ a b c d Officially known for sports purposes as "Connecticut" before 2013–14.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "USBWA WOMEN'S HONORS". www.sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on 2019-01-15. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  2. ^ "Women's National Coach of the Year Award to be named for Auriemma" (Press release). United States Basketball Writers Association. April 17, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2024.