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03-02-2009, 11:21 PM
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The U.S. Basketball Writers Association has announced finalists for the 2009 Henry Iba Award, to be presented to the association's national coach of the year. Three Big 12 coaches – Bill Self, Mike Anderson and Jeff Capel – are on the list. The total is more than any other league in the country. In fact, no other conference has more than one finalist.
The presentation of this year's award will take place on Friday, April 3 at the USBWA's annual awards breakfast at the downtown Detroit Athletic Club in conjunction with the Men's Final Four. The breakfast will also honor the winner of the Oscar Robertson Trophy, the association's player of the year, as well as the 1979 Michigan State national championship team that was led by Earvin "Magic" Johnson.
The Henry Iba Award is voted on by the entire membership of the association, which consists of nearly 800 journalists. None of the finalists has ever won the award.
The following coaches are finalists for the Henry Iba Award:
MIKE ANDERSON, Missouri
JEFF CAPEL, Oklahoma
BILL SELF, Kansas
John Calipari, Memphis
Jamie Dixon, Pittsburgh
Mike Montgomery, California
Stew Morrill, Utah State
Matt Painter, Purdue
Oliver Purnell, Clemson
Brad Stevens, Butler
The Henry Iba Award is awarded to the USBWA's Coach of the Year. The award has also been presented since 1959 and is named for the legendary Oklahoma State coach.
The U.S. Basketball Writers Association was formed in 1956 at the urging of then-NCAA Executive Director Walter Byers. Today, it is one of the most influential organizations in college basketball.http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=106110&SPID=13134&DB_OEM_ID=10410&ATCLID=3683121
The U.S. Basketball Writers Association has announced finalists for the 2009 Henry Iba Award, to be presented to the association's national coach of the year. Three Big 12 coaches – Bill Self, Mike Anderson and Jeff Capel – are on the list. The total is more than any other league in the country. In fact, no other conference has more than one finalist.
The presentation of this year's award will take place on Friday, April 3 at the USBWA's annual awards breakfast at the downtown Detroit Athletic Club in conjunction with the Men's Final Four. The breakfast will also honor the winner of the Oscar Robertson Trophy, the association's player of the year, as well as the 1979 Michigan State national championship team that was led by Earvin "Magic" Johnson.
The Henry Iba Award is voted on by the entire membership of the association, which consists of nearly 800 journalists. None of the finalists has ever won the award.
The following coaches are finalists for the Henry Iba Award:
MIKE ANDERSON, Missouri
JEFF CAPEL, Oklahoma
BILL SELF, Kansas
John Calipari, Memphis
Jamie Dixon, Pittsburgh
Mike Montgomery, California
Stew Morrill, Utah State
Matt Painter, Purdue
Oliver Purnell, Clemson
Brad Stevens, Butler
The Henry Iba Award is awarded to the USBWA's Coach of the Year. The award has also been presented since 1959 and is named for the legendary Oklahoma State coach.
The U.S. Basketball Writers Association was formed in 1956 at the urging of then-NCAA Executive Director Walter Byers. Today, it is one of the most influential organizations in college basketball.http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=106110&SPID=13134&DB_OEM_ID=10410&ATCLID=3683121