Year 
 
 2008  Jamie Dixon, Pittsburgh
 2007  Tony Bennett, Washington State
 2006  Jay Wright, Villanova
 2005  Bruce Weber, Illinois
 2004  Phil Martelli, Saint Joseph's
 2003  Tubby Smith, Kentucky
 2002  Ben Howland, Pittsburgh
 2001  Rod Barnes, Ole Miss
 2000  Mike Montgomery, Stanford
 1999  Mike Krzyzewski, Duke
 1998  Bill Guthridge, North Carolina
 1997  Roy Williams, Kansas
 1996  John Calipari, Massachusetts
 1995  Jim Harrick, UCLA
 1994  Nolan Richardson, Arkansas
 1993  Dean Smith, North Carolina
 1992  Mike Krzyzewski, Duke
 1991  Randy Ayers, Ohio State
 1990  Bobby Cremins, Georgia Tech
 1989  Mike Krzyzewski, Duke
 1988  Larry Brown, Kansas
 1987  Bob Knight, Indiana