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The Atlanta Tipoff Club has announced 10 semifinalists for the Werner Ladder Naismith Men’s College Coach of the Year and Villanova’s Jay Wright made the cut. The Award is given to the most outstanding college basketball coach.
Wright, a two-time winner of the award (‘06 & ‘16), has guided Villanova to four consecutive regular season BIG EAST Conference Championships and a 27-3 record in 2017. The Wildcats have not been ranked outside of the Top 4 in either the AP or USA Today Coaches Poll all season.
A list of four finalists will be announced on March 16 and will be presented at the annual Final Four Awards Brunch on April 2nd.
2017 Naismith Men’s College Coach of the Year Semifinalists
| First Name | Last Name | School | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Last Name | School | Conference |
| Chris | Collins | Northwestern | Big Ten |
| Scott | Drew | Baylor | Big 12 |
| Mark | Few | Gonzaga | West Coast |
| Bob | Huggins | WVU | Big 12 |
| Tim | Jankovich | SMU | American Athletic |
| Sean | Miller | Arizona | Pac 12 |
| Rick | Pitino | Louisville | ACC |
| Bill | Self | Kansas | Big 12 |
| Mike | White | Florida | SEC |
| Jay | Wright | Villanova | Big East |