Clair Bee Coach of the Year Award

The Clair Bee Coach of the Year Award honors the active men's NCAA Division I basketball coach who has made the most significant positive contributions to his sport during the preceding year. The winner should reflect the character and professional qualities of Clair Bee, a Hall of Fame coach who many consider to be the best technical basketball coach in history, and a man who cared deeply about his players' well-being. The Hilton and Bee Awards were created by Chip Hilton Sports and the NCAA Foundation in 1996 as a way to promote positive character in the sport of basketball, a game upon which the legendary Bee had a great impact as a coach, administrator, innovator and teacher.

Winners

Lute Olson of Arizona won in 2001.

Mike Krzyzewski of Duke won in 2004.

Bo Ryan of Wisconsin won in 2007.

Season	Coach	School
1996–97	Clem Haskins	Minnesota
1997–98	Jim Phelan	Mount St. Mary's
1998–99	Jim O'Brien	Ohio State
1999–00	Jim Boeheim	Syracuse
2000–01	Lute Olson	Arizona
2001–02	Bob Knight	Texas Tech
2002–03	Tom Crean	Marquette
2003–04	Mike Krzyzewski	Duke
2004–05	Tom Izzo	Michigan State
2005–06	Jim Larranaga	George Mason
2006–07	Bo Ryan	Wisconsin
2007–08	Bob McKillop	Davidson
2008–09	Mike Anderson	Missouri
2009–10	Steve Donahue	Cornell
2010–11	Brad Stevens	Butler

External links

• Clair Bee Award at HoopHall.com