Year
 2005                                   
 2004      Phil Martelli, Saint Joseph's
           Mike Montgomery, Stanford
 2003      Tubby Smith, Kentucky             
 2002      Kelvin Sampson, Oklahoma          
 2001      Tom Izzo, Michigan State          
 2000      Gene Keady, Purdue                
 1999      Mike Krzyzewski, Duke            
 1998      Bill Guthridge, North Carolina    
 1997      Clem Haskins, Minnesota           
 1996      John Calipari, Massachusetts     
 1995      Jim Harrick, UCLA                
 1994      Nolan Richardson, Arkansas       
           Gene Keady, Purdue
 1993      Eddie Fogler, Vanderbilt          
 1992      George Raveling, Southern Cal    
 1991      Mike Krzyzewski, Duke            
 1990      Jud Heathcote, Michigan State     
 1989      P.J. Carlesimo, Seton Hall       
 1988      John Chaney, Temple             
 1987      Rick Pitino, Providence           
 1986      Eddie Sutton, Kentucky            
 1985      John Thompson, Georgetown         
 1984      Marv Harshman, Washington         
 1983      Lou Carnesecca, St. John's        
 1982      Don Monson, Idaho                 
 1981      Ralph Miller, Oregon State        
           Jack Hartman, Kansas State
 1980      Lute Olsen, Iowa                
 1979      Ray Meyer, DePaul                 
 1978      Bill Foster, Duke              
           Abe Lemons, Texas
 1977      Dean Smith, North Carolina       
 1976      Johnny Orr, Michigan             
 1975      Bob Knight, Indiana               
 1974      Al McGuire, Marquette            
 1973      Gene Bartow, Memphis State        
 1972      John Wooden, UCLA                 
 1971      Jack Kraft, Villanova           
 1970      John Wooden, UCLA                
 1969      John Wooden, UCLA