List of Horizon League Coach of the Year winners

The Horizon League has awarded Horizon League Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year honors every season since 1979-80. The coach to win the award the most times is former Xavier head coach Pete Gillen, with five total. Butler is the program with the most awards (ten), followed by Xavier and Wright State (seven each). Parenthesis indicate number of awards for that coach or school.

1980 — Ken Hayes, Oral Roberts

1981 — Bob Staak, Xavier

1982 — Dick Walters, Evansville

1983 — Gene Sullivan, Loyola (IL)

1984 (tie) — Dick Acres, Oral Roberts (2)

1984 (tie) — Joe Sexson, Butler

1985 — Gene Sullivan (2), Loyola (IL) (2)

1986 (tie) — Pete Gillen, Xavier (2)

1986 (tie) — Don Sicko, Detroit

1987 — Jim Crews, Evansville (2)

1988 — Pete Gillen (2), Xavier (3)

1989 — Jim Crews (2), Evansville (3)

1990 — Pete Gillen (3), Xavier (4)

1991 — Barry Collier, Butler (2)

1992 — Jim Crews (3), Evansville (4)

1993 — Pete Gillen (4), Xavier (5)

1994 — Pete Gillen (5), Xavier (6)

1995 — Skip Prosser, Xavier (7)

1996 — Mike Heideman, Green Bay

1997 (tie) — Barry Collier (2), Butler (3)

1997 (tie) — Jimmy Collins, UIC

1998 — Perry Watson, Detroit (2)

1999 — Barry Collier (3), Butler (4)

2000 — Barry Collier (4), Butler (5)

2001 — Thad Matta, Butler (6)

2002 — Bruce Pearl, Milwaukee

2003 — Bruce Pearl (2), Milwaukee (2)

2004 — Paul Biancardi, Wright State

2005 — Bruce Pearl (3), Milwaukee (3)

2006 — Todd Lickliter, Butler (7)

2007 — Todd Lickliter (2), Butler (8)

2008 (tie) — Brad Brownell, Wright State (2)

2008 (tie) — Gary Waters, Cleveland State

2009 — Brad Stevens, Butler (9)

2010 — Brad Stevens (2), Butler (10)

2011 — Rob Jeter, Milwaukee (4)

2012 — Bryce Drew, Valparaiso

2013 — Billy Donlon, Wright State (3)

2014 — Brian Wardle, Green Bay (2)

2015 — Bryce Drew (2), Valparaiso (2)

2016 — Bryce Drew (3), Valparaiso (3)

2017 — John Brannen, Northern Kentucky

2018 — Scott Nagy, Wright State (4)

2019 — Scott Nagy (2), Wright State (5)

2020 (tie) — Dennis Gates, Cleveland State (2)

2020 (tie) — Scott Nagy (3), Wright State (6)

2021 — Dennis Gates (2), Cleveland State (3)

2022 — Jon Coffman, Purdue Fort Wayne

2023 — Jerrod Calhoun, Youngstown State

2024 — Sundance Wicks, Green Bay (3)

2025 — Andrew Toole, Robert Morris

2026 — Clint Sargent, Wright State (7)

 

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