List of SoCon Coach of the Year winners

The Southern Conference (SoCon) has awarded SoCon Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year honors every season since 1946-47. Long-time Davidson head coach Bob McKillop won the award the most times (nine). Davidson is the program with the most awards (sixteen), followed by Chattanooga (nine), West Virginia and Appalachian State (seven each).

Historically, winners have been chosen by SoCon media, but since the 1989-90 season, the league’s coaches have also voted on Coach of the Year. So for seasons in which the media and coaches chose different winners, both will be listed below. Parenthesis indicate number of awards for that coach or school.

1947 — Everett Case, NC State

1948 — Gerry Gerard, Duke

1949 — Everett Case (2), NC State (2)

1950 — Gerry Gerard (2), Duke (2)

1951 — Everett Case (3), NC State (3)

1952 — Red Brown, West Virginia

1953 — Murray Greason, Wake Forest

1954 — Bill Reinhart, George Washington

1955 — Fred Schaus, West Virginia (2)

1956 — Chuck Noe, Virginia Tech

1957 — Norm Sloan, The Citadel

1958 — Fred Schaus (2), West Virginia (3)

1959 — Fred Schaus (3), West Virginia (4)

1960 — Fred Schaus (4), West Virginia (5)

1961 — George King, West Virginia (6)

1962 — Chuck Noe (2), Virginia Tech (2)

1963 — Lefty Driesell, Davidson

1964 — Lefty Driesell (2), Davidson (2)

1965 — Lefty Driesell (3), Davidson (3)

1966 — Lefty Driesell (4), Davidson (4)

1967 — Bucky Waters, West Virginia (7)

1968 — Lewis Mills, Richmond

1969 — Tom Quinn, East Carolina

1970 — Terry Holland, Davidson (5)

1971 — Terry Holland (2), Davidson (6)

1972 — Terry Holland (3), Davidson (7)

1973 — Joe Williams, Furman

1974 — Lewis Mills (2), Richmond (2)

1975 — Dave Patton, East Carolina (2)

1976 — Bobby Cremins, Appalachian State

1977 — Charlie Schmaus, VMI

1978 — Bobby Cremins (2), Appalachian State (2)

1979 — Les Robinson, The Citadel (2)

1980 — Steve Cottrell, Western Carolina

1981 — Bobby Cremins (3), Appalachian State (3)

1982 — Murray Arnold, Chattanooga

1983 — Murray Arnold (2), Chattanooga (2)

1984 — Rick Huckabay, Marshall

1985 — Marty Fletcher, VMI (2)

1986 — Mack McCarthy, Chattanooga (3)

1987 — Butch Estes, Furman (2)

1988 — Tom Apke, Appalachian State (4)

1989 — Randy Nesbitt, The Citadel (3)

1990 (tie) — Dana Altman, Marshall (2)

1990 (tie) — Les Robinson (2), East Tennessee State

1991 — Butch Estes (2), Furman (3)

1992 — Mack McCarthy (2), Chattanooga (4)

1993 — Mack McCarthy (3), Chattanooga (5)

1994– Bob McKillop, Davidson (8)

1995 (tie) — Bart Bellairs, VMI (3)

1995 (tie) — Billy Donovan, Marshall (3)

1996– Bob McKillop (2), Davidson (9)

1997 (tie) — Bob McKillop (3), Davidson (10)

1997 (tie) — Greg White, Marshall (4)

1998 — Buzz Peterson, Appalachian State (5)

1999 — John Kresse, College of Charleston

2000 (tie) — Buzz Peterson (2), Appalachian State (6)

2000 (tie) — Jeff Price, Georgia Southern

2001 — Ed DeChellis, East Tennessee State (2)

2002 (tie) — Ed DeChellis (2), East Tennessee State (3)

2002 (tie) — Bob McKillop (4), Davidson (11)

2003 — Houston Fancher, Appalachian State (7)

2004 — Murry Bartow, East Tennessee State (4)

2005 — Bob McKillop (5), Davidson (12)

2006 — Ernie Nestor, Elon

2007 — Bob McKillop (6), Davidson (13)

2008 — Bob McKillop (7), Davidson (14)

2009 — Ed Conroy, The Citadel (4)

2010 — Mike Young, Wofford

2011 — Bobby Cremins (4), College of Charleston (2)

2012 (tie) — Bob McKillop (8), Davidson (15)

2012 (tie) — Wes Miller, UNC Greensboro

2013 (tie) — Matt Matheny, Elon (2)

2013 (tie) — Bob McKillop (9), Davidson (16)

2014 (tie) — Will Wade, Chattanooga (6)

2014 (tie) — Mike Young (2), Wofford (2)

2015 — Mike Young (3), Wofford (3)

2016 — Matt McCall, Chattanooga (7)

2017 — Niko Medved, Furman (4)

2018 — Wes Miller (2), UNC Greensboro (2)

2019 — Mike Young (4), Wofford (4)

2020 — Steve Forbes, East Tennessee State (5)

2021 — Dan Earl, VMI (4)

2022 (tie) — Bucky McMillan, Samford

2022 (tie) — Lamont Paris, Chattanooga (8)

2023 (tie) — Bucky McMillan (2), Samford (2)

2023 (tie) — Mike Jones, UNC Greensboro (3)

2024 — Bucky McMillan (3), Samford (3)

2025 — Dan Earl (2), Chattanooga (9)

2026 — Brooks Savage, East Tennessee State (6)

 

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