Atlanta, GA. -Jackie Bradford, Executive Director of the Atlanta Tipoff Club, has announced the twenty-five collegiate men and women coaches for the Naismith College Basketball Coach of the Year Awards. <br>
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The winners of the Naismith Awards, the most prestigious individual honor in college basketball, will be honored in Atlanta on April 5, 2002 at the Cobb Galleria Centre.<br>
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The finalists for the Naismith College Coach of the Year Awards (listed alphabetically) are as follows:<br>
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Henry Bibby, Southern California <br>
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Perry Clark, Miami(FL) <br>
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Tom Crean, Marquette <br>
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Mike Davis, Indiana <br>
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Billy Donovan, Florida <br>
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Mark Few, Gonzaga <br>
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Pete Gillen, Virginia <br>
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Mark Gottfried, Alabama <br>
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Jim Harrick, Georgia <br>
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Ben Howland, Pittsburgh <br>
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Bob Huggins, Cincinnati <br>
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Ernie Kent, Oregon <br>
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Bobby Knight, Texas Tech <br>
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Mike Krzyzewski, Duke <br>
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Mike Montgomery, Stanford <br>
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Jim O'Brien, Ohio State <br>
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Lute Olson, Arizona <br>
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Skip Prosser, Wake Forest <br>
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Kelvin Sampson, Oklahoma <br>
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Herb Sendek, North Carolina State <br>
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Bill Self, Illinois <br>
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Tubby Smith, Kentucky <br>
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Eddie Sutton, Oklahoma State <br>
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Gary Williams, Maryland <br>
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Roy Williams, Kansas <br>
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Jane Albright, Wisconsin<br>
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Geno Auriemma, Connecticut<br>
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Ceal Barry, Colorado<br>
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na Leon Barmore, LA Tech<br>
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Sherri Coale, Oklahoma<br>
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Tom Collen, Colorado State<br>
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Jody Conradt, Texas<br>
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Kristy Curry, Purdue<br>
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Bill Fennelly, Iowa State<br>
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Jim Foster, Vanderbilt<br>
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Gail Goestenkors, Duke<br>
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Sylvia Hatchell, North Carolina<br>
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Bonnie Henrickson, Virginia Tech<br>
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Cathy Inglese, Boston College<br>
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Andy Landers, Georgia<br>
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Wendy Larry, Old Dominion<br>
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Kim Mulkey-Robertson, Baylor<br>
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Brenda Oldfield, Minnesota<br>
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Deb Patterson, Kansas State<br>
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tate Laurie Pirtle,Cinncinati<br>
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Carol Ross, Florida<br>
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Marsha Sharp, Texas Tech<br>
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te Pat Summitt, Tennessee<br>
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Tara VanDerveer, Stanford<br>
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Susan Walvius, South Carolina<br>
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The Naismith Awards program, now in its 34th year, honors the outstanding college basketball coaches in the United States. The awards program was founded by the Atlanta Tipoff Club, an organization dedicated to recognizing the achievements of excellence in basketball. Please visit our web page at for more information on the Naismith Awards and past winners.<br>
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