Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year

(Redirected from John R. Wooden Coach of the Year) Annual college basketball award

Pac-12 Coach of the Year
History

Awarded for	the top men's basketball coach in the Pac-12 Conference
Country	United States
First award	1976
Final award	Anticipated to resume in 2026–27

The John R. Wooden Coach of the Year, commonly known as the Pac-12 Coach of the Year, is an annual college basketball award presented to the top men's basketball coach in the Pac-12 Conference. The winner was selected by conference coaches, who were not allowed to vote for themselves. Former Arizona coach Lute Olson won the award a record seven times. It was first awarded in 1976, when the conference consisted of eight teams and was known as the Pacific-8, before becoming the Pacific-10 after expanding in 1978. Two more teams were added in 2011, when the conference became the Pac-12. The award was known as the Pac-10 Coach of the Year Award when it was renamed in John Wooden's honor following his death in June 2010. Wooden coached the UCLA Bruins for 27 years while winning a record 10 national championships, including seven straight. He retired in 1975, the year before the award began.

Dick DiBiaso of Stanford and George Raveling of Washington State were co-winners in the award's inaugural year. Both schools finished in the lower half of the conference that year. DiBiaso is the only coach to have received the award with a losing record. He was a first-year coach for the Cardinal (then nicknamed Cardinals) with only one returning starter, and the team lost a number of significant players to injury. Stanford's record was 9–18 with 11 losses by six points or less. Since the conference expanded to 10 teams in 1978, the winner of the award has typically qualified for the NCAA Tournament. Marv Harshman was 19–10 with Washington in 1981–82 and fellow Huskies coach Bob Bender finished 16–12 in 1995–96 when the schools landed in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). In 1990–91, Kelvin Sampson guided Washington State to a 16–12 record and did not compete in a postseason tournament.

Key

†	Co-Coaches of the Year
Coach (X)	Denotes the number of times the coach has been awarded the Pac-12 Coach of the Year award at that point

Winners

Season	Coach	School
1975–76	Dick DiBiaso	Stanford
1975–76	George Raveling	Washington State
1976–77	Dick Harter	Oregon
1977–78	Gary Cunningham	UCLA
1978–79	Bob Boyd	USC
1979–80	Ned Wulk	Arizona State
1980–81	Ralph Miller	Oregon State
1981–82	Marv Harshman	Washington
1982–83	George Raveling (2)	Washington State
1983–84	Marv Harshman (2)	Washington
1984–85	Stan Morrison	USC
1985–86	Lute Olson	Arizona
1986–87	Walt Hazzard	UCLA
1987–88	Lute Olson (2)	Arizona
1988–89	Lute Olson (3)	Arizona
1988–89	Ralph Miller (2)	Oregon State
1989–90	Jim Anderson	Oregon State
1990–91	Kelvin Sampson	Washington State
1991–92	George Raveling (3)	USC
1992–93	Lute Olson (4)	Arizona
1993–94	Lute Olson (5)	Arizona
1994–95	Jim Harrick	UCLA
1995–96	Bob Bender	Washington
1996–97	Ben Braun	California
1997–98	Lute Olson (6)	Arizona
1998–99	Mike Montgomery	Stanford
1999–2000	Mike Montgomery (2)	Stanford
2000–01	Steve Lavin	UCLA
2001–02	Ernie Kent	Oregon
2002–03	Mike Montgomery (3)	Stanford
2002–03	Lute Olson (7)	Arizona
2003–04	Mike Montgomery (4)	Stanford
2004–05	Lorenzo Romar	Washington
2005–06	Ben Howland	UCLA
2006–07	Tony Bennett	Washington State
2007–08	Trent Johnson	Stanford
2008–09	Lorenzo Romar (2)	Washington
2009–10	Herb Sendek	Arizona State
2010–11	Sean Miller	Arizona
2011–12	Lorenzo Romar (3)	Washington
2012–13	Dana Altman	Oregon
2013–14	Sean Miller (2)	Arizona
2014–15	Dana Altman (2)	Oregon
2015–16	Dana Altman (3)	Oregon
2016–17	Sean Miller (3)	Arizona
2017–18	Mike Hopkins	Washington
2018–19	Mike Hopkins (2)	Washington
2019–20	Mick Cronin	UCLA
2020–21	Andy Enfield	USC
2021–22	Tommy Lloyd	Arizona
2022–23	Mick Cronin (2)	UCLA
2023–24	Kyle Smith	Washington State
2024–25	Pac-12 basketball anticipated to resume in 2026–27
2025–26	Pac-12 basketball anticipated to resume in 2026–27

Winners by school

School (year joined)	Winners	Years
Arizona (1978)	11	1986, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2022
Washington (1959)	8	1982, 1984, 1996, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2018, 2019
UCLA (1959)	7	1978, 1987, 1995, 2001, 2006, 2020, 2023
Stanford (1959)	6	1976, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008
Oregon (1964)	5	1977, 2002, 2013, 2015, 2016
Washington State (1962)	5	1976, 1983, 1991, 2007, 2024
USC (1959)	4	1979, 1985, 1992, 2021
Oregon State (1964)	3	1981, 1989, 1990
Arizona State (1978)	2	1980, 2010
California (1959)	1	1997
Colorado (2011)	0	—
Utah (2011)	0	—

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v t e Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year
1976: DiBiaso & Raveling 1977: Harter 1978: Cunningham 1979: Boyd 1980: Wulk 1981: R. Miller 1982: Harshman 1983: Raveling 1984: Harshman 1985: Morrison 1986: Olson 1987: Hazzard 1988: Olson 1989: Olson & R. Miller 1990: Anderson 1991: Sampson 1992: Raveling 1993: Olson 1994: Olson 1995: Harrick 1996: Bender 1997: Braun 1998: Olson 1999: Montgomery 2000: Montgomery 2001: Lavin 2002: Kent 2003: Montgomery & Olson 2004: Montgomery 2005: Romar 2006: Howland 2007: Bennett 2008: Johnson 2009: Romar 2010: Sendek 2011: S. Miller 2012: Romar 2013: Altman 2014: S. Miller 2015: Altman 2016: Altman 2017: S. Miller 2018: Hopkins 2019: Hopkins 2020: Cronin 2021: Enfield 2022: Lloyd 2023: Cronin 2024: Smith

Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year

1976: DiBiaso & Raveling
1977: Harter
1978: Cunningham
1979: Boyd
1980: Wulk
1981: R. Miller
1982: Harshman
1983: Raveling
1984: Harshman
1985: Morrison
1986: Olson
1987: Hazzard
1988: Olson
1989: Olson & R. Miller
1990: Anderson
1991: Sampson
1992: Raveling
1993: Olson
1994: Olson
1995: Harrick
1996: Bender
1997: Braun
1998: Olson
1999: Montgomery
2000: Montgomery
2001: Lavin
2002: Kent
2003: Montgomery & Olson
2004: Montgomery
2005: Romar
2006: Howland
2007: Bennett
2008: Johnson
2009: Romar
2010: Sendek
2011: S. Miller
2012: Romar
2013: Altman
2014: S. Miller
2015: Altman
2016: Altman
2017: S. Miller
2018: Hopkins
2019: Hopkins
2020: Cronin
2021: Enfield
2022: Lloyd
2023: Cronin
2024: Smith

v t e Pac-12 Conference men's basketball
Future teams (from 2026–27)	Boise State Broncos Colorado State Rams Fresno State Bulldogs Gonzaga Bulldogs Oregon State Beavers San Diego State Aztecs Utah State Aggies Washington State Cougars
Championships & awards	Pac-12 Tournament Player of the Year Coach of the Year Defensive Player of the Year Freshman of the Year Most Improved Player of the Year Sixth Man of the Year All-Pac-12
Conference challenges	Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series (2007–2010) Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge (2021–2023)
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