Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award

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Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award
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Awarded forthe nation's men's head basketball coach in NCAA Division I competition who also exhibits strong moral character
CountryUnited States
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History
First award2008
Most recent Niko Medved, Colorado State
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The Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award is an award given annually to the nation's men's head basketball coach in NCAA Division I competition who also exhibits strong moral character. The award was established in 2008 and is named for head coach Skip Prosser, who spent most of his coaching tenure at Xavier and Wake Forest. [1] Prosser is the only coach in NCAA history to lead three separate teams to the NCAA Tournament in his first season with the team. [2] Prosser died from a heart attack on July 26, 2007, at age 56. [2]

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Winners

*Awarded the Naismith College Coach of the Year the same season
Coach (X)Denotes the number of times the coach has been awarded the Skip Prosser Award
YearCoachSchoolRecordReference
2007–08 Mike Brey Notre Dame 25–8 [3]
2008–09 Ed Conroy The Citadel 20–13 [4]
2009–10 Bob Marlin Sam Houston State 25–8 [5]
2010–11 Chris Mack Xavier 24–8 [6]
2011–12 Jimmy Patsos Loyola (MD) 24–9 [7]
2012–13 Joe Mihalich Niagara 19–14 [8]
2013–14 Brian Wardle Green Bay 24–7 [9]
2014–15 Keno Davis Central Michigan 23–9 [10]
2015–16 Zach Spiker Army 19–14 [11]
2016–17 Danny Manning Wake Forest 19–14
2017–18 Casey Alexander Lipscomb 23–10 [12]
2018–19 Robert Jones Norfolk State 22–14 [13]
2019–20 Mark Prosser Western Carolina 19–12 [14]
2020–21 Lew Hill UTRGV 8–4 [15]
2021–22 Jay McAuley Wofford 19–13 [16]
2022–23 Pat Skerry Towson 21–12 [17]
2023–24 Niko Medved Colorado State 25–11 [18]

Winners by school

SchoolWinnersYears
Army 12016
Central Michigan 12015
The Citadel 12009
Colorado State 12024
Green Bay 12014
Lipscomb 12018
Loyola (MD) 12012
Niagara 12013
Norfolk State 12019
Notre Dame 12008
Sam Houston State 12010
Towson 12023
UTRGV 12021
Wake Forest 12017
Wofford 12022
Xavier 12011
Western Carolina 12020

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