Pitt coach Jamie Dixon is one of four finalists for the 2009 Naismith Men’s College Coach of the Year, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced on Thursday.
Other finalists are Jeff Capel of Oklahoma, Trent Johnson of LSU and Bill Self of Kansas. The winner will be announced in early April.
Here are the past winners of the Naismith College Coach of the Year:
2008 John Calipari â” Memphis
2007 Tony Bennett â” Washington State
2006 Jay Wright â” Villanova
2005 Bruce Weber â” Illinois
2004 Phil Martelli â” Saint Josephâ”s
2003 Tubby Smith â” Kentucky
2002 Ben Howland â” Pittsburgh
2001 Rod Barnes â” Ole Miss
2000 Mike Montgomery â” Stanford
1999 Mike Krzyzewski â” Duke
1998 Bill Guthridge â” North Carolina
1997 Roy Williams â” Kansas
1996 John Calipari â” UMass
1995 Jim Harrick â” UCLA
1994 Nolan Richardson â” Arkansas
1993 Dean Smith â” North Carolina
1992 Mike Krzyzewski â” Duke
1991 Randy Ayers â” Ohio State
1990 Bobby Cremins â” Georgia Tech
1989 Mike Krzyzewski â” Duke
1988 Larry Brown â” Kansas
1987 Bobby Knight â” Indiana
