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]

Key

* 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

Winners

Year Coach School Record Reference
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 (Maryland) 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]
2024–25 Mark Byington Vanderbilt 20–13 [19]
2025–26 Chris Holtmann DePaul 16–16 [20]

See also

  • Kay Yow Award – an annual award given to an NCAA Division I women's basketball coach who exhibits moral character both on and off the court; the award is also presented by CollegeInsider.com

References

  1. ↑ "Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award". CollegeInsider.com. 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Skip Prosser". Coach biography. Wake Forest University. 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  3. ↑ "Wake Forest: Inaugural Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award Goes to Mike Brey" (Press release). CollegeInsider.com. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 10 April 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  4. ↑ "Ed Conroy Named 2009 Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award Winner" (Press release). The Citadel. 3 April 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  5. ↑ Berman, Mark (2 April 2010). "Coach Bob Marlin Wins Major Award". Fox News, Houston. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  6. ↑ "Xavier's Chris Mack Named 2011 Skip Prosser Man Of The Year Award Winner". Xavier University. 2 April 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  7. ↑ "Patsos Wins Skip Prosser Man Of Year Award". WBAL TV. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ↑ "Mihalich Named Skip Prosser Man Of The Year By CollegeInsider.com". NU News. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  9. ↑ "Brian Wardle Named 2014 Skip Prosser Man of the Year". University of Wisconsin–Green Bay. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  10. ↑ "Davis Receives 2015 Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award". Central Michigan University. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  11. ↑ "Spiker Named Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award Winner". Drexel University. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  12. ↑ "Alexander named 2018 Skip Prosser Man of the Year". Lipscomb University. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  13. ↑ "NSU coach Robert Jones receives Skip Prosser Man of the Year award". Virginian Pilot. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  14. ↑ "Mark Prosser Receives Skip Prosser 'Man of the Year' Award". CatamountSports.com. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  15. ↑ "UTRGV's Hill Named Skip Prosser Man of the Year" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. April 1, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Wofford's McAuley claims Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award" (Press release). Southern Conference. April 1, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Towson's Pat Skerry is the recipient of the 2023 Skip Prosser Man of the Year award".
  18. ↑ "CSU Rams coach Niko Medved wins national award". Denver Gazette.
  19. ↑ Hodges, Taylor (April 2, 2025). "Vanderbilt Coach Wins Prestigious Award". SI.com. Nashville, Tennessee: Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  20. ↑ Mezewich, Ashley (April 2, 2026). "DePaul men's basketball head coach Chris Holtmann named Skip Prosser Man of the Year". DePauliaOnline.com. Chicago, Illinois: DePaul University. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
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