Rundown of Awards Received and Finalists pertaining to WSU

[choida]

throw in the Naismith Coach of the year award too...this one tops all the rest IMO

[ripemupshocks]

Coach Marshall was a finalist for the Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year Award but he did not win. The award went to IPFW's Tony Jasick. This award is given annually to the top MM coach. HCGM probably demanded his name be removed from consideration :courage:

http://www.hughdurhamaward.com/

On the other hand, CollegInsiders.com appears to give out various Coach of the Year awards and unsurprisingly, HCGM received the John McLendon Coach of the Year Award. This award is presented to the top collegiate coach regardless of their classification (Division I, Division II, Division III, NAIA or JUCO).

http://www.johnmclendonaward.com/

Edited to include Tim Miles of Nebraska as the winner of collegeinsiders.com Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year Award which is presented to the top Division I coach each year. Coach Marshall is also listed as a finalist for this award.

http://www.jimphelanaward.com/

Yeah looking at the list of finalists, probably want to stay away from that Hugh Durham Award, especially since HC3G won it at Winthrop in 06-07.

2014 HUGH DURHAM AWARD FINALISTS

Mike Brennan	American
Rick Byrd	Belmont
Tim Cluess	Iona
Steve Hawkins	Western Michigan
Bob Hoffman	Mercer
Ron Hunter	Georgia State
Tony Jasick	IPFW
Tod Kowalczyk	Toledo
Gregg Marshall	Wichita State
LeVelle Moton	North Carolina Central
Jeff Neubauer	Eastern Kentucky
Saul Phillips	North Dakota State
Monte Ross	Delaware
Brad Underwood	Stephen F. Austin
Will Wade	Chattanooga

None of these other programs have much of a history. And they all have pretty small basketball budgets compared to WSU, with the closest being Belmont at about $2.38M. Several of them have basketball budgets that are ONLY about half of HC3G's salary.

At the risk of sounding condescending (because I really don't want to be), if all of the other programs on that list are considered mid-major, I don't see how WSU could be classified as anything other than high-major. But I guess it's all relative to the conference were in.

[Shox21]

Of all the national coaching awards, which one is the most prestigious?

[CBB_Fan]

Napier won the Cousy Award, probably largely because of his team's postseason run. I don't think it was a very clear choice, but UConn lasted the longest. For example, pick Napier out of the lineup:

A: 48.4% FG, 41.8% 3PT, 83.0% FT, 4.12 A/TO, 17.9% USG%
B: 42.6% FG, 39.9% 3PT, 86.6% FT, 1.75 A/TO, 27.7% USG%
C: 46.8% FG, 38.7% 3PT, 70.5% FT, 1.62 A/TO, 30.7% USG%
D: 47.0% FG, 44.2% 3PT, 82.4% FT, 1.76 A/TO, 24.4 USG%

For those wondering, Napier was B, Van Vleet was A. C and D were Russ Smith and Nik Stauskas.

[shock]

What is USg %

[CBB_Fan]

What is USg %

Basically, what percentage of a team's possessions end with that player. It takes into account FGA, FTA, and TOs. Fred's usage percentage is low because he look for his own shot and doesn't turn the ball over, whereas Smith takes 13 shots a game, gets to the line a lot, and has twice the TOs.