List of SWAC Coach of the Year winners

The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) has awarded SWAC Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year honors every season since at least 1990-91 (records incomplete). Seven coaches have won the award three times, most recently Donte’ Jackson of Grambling State. Alcorn State is the program with the most awards (nine), followed by Texas Southern (eight) and Mississippi Valley State (five). Parenthesis indicate number of awards for that coach or school.

1967 — Robert Hopkins, Alcorn State

1968 — Robert Hopkins (2), Alcorn State (2)

1969 — Robert Hopkins (3), Alcorn State (3)

1970-1990 — records incomplete

1991 — Andy Stoglin, Jackson State

1992 — Lafayette Stribling, Mississippi Valley State

1993 — Andy Stoglin (2), Jackson State (2)

1994 — Robert Moreland, Texas Southern

1995 — Robert Moreland (2), Texas Southern (2)

1996 — Andy Stoglin (3), Jackson State (3)

1997 — Lafayette Stribling (2), Mississippi Valley State (2)

1998 — Robert Moreland (3), Texas Southern (3)

1999 — Davey Whitney, Alcorn State (4)

2000 — Davey Whitney (2), Alcorn State (5)

2001 — Rob Spivery, Alabama State

2002 — Davey Whitney (3), Alcorn State (6)

2003 — Ronnie Courtney, Texas Southern (4)

2004 — Lafayette Stribling (3), Mississippi Valley State (3)

2005 — L. Vann Pettaway, Alabama A&M

2006 — Rob Spivery (2), Southern

2007 — James Green, Mississippi Valley State (4)

2008 — Lewis Jackson, Alabama State (2)

2009 — Lewis Jackson (2), Alabama State (3)

2010 — George Ivory, Arkansas-Pine Bluff

2011 — Tony Harvey, Texas Southern (5)

2012 — Sean Woods, Mississippi Valley State (5)

2013 (tie) — Roman Banks, Southern (2)

2013 (tie) — Mike Davis, Texas Southern (6)

2014 — Roman Banks (2), Southern (3)

2015 — Mike Davis (2), Texas Southern (7)

2016 — Mike Davis (3), Texas Southern (8)

2017 — Montez Robinson, Alcorn State (7)

2018 — Donte’ Jackson, Grambling State

2019 — Byron Smith, Prairie View A&M

2020 — Byron Smith (2), Prairie View A&M (2)

2021 — Byron Smith (3), Prairie View A&M (3)

2022 — Landon Bussie, Alcorn State (8)

2023 (tie) — Landon Bussie (2), Alcorn State (9)

2023 (tie) — Donte’ Jackson (2), Grambling State (2)

2024 — Donte’ Jackson (3), Grambling State (3)

2025 — Kevin Johnson, Southern (4)

2026 — Reggie Theus, Bethune-Cookman

 

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