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March 23,
2011
FINALISTS FOR 2011 BEN JOBE AWARD
BOSTON (MA) -- The sixteen finalists for the 2011
Ben Jobe Award were announced on Wednesday. Among
the finalists is the recipient of the 2010 award and
the new head coach at Providence Ed Cooley who won
the inaugural award as the head coach at Fairfield.
“This is a fine group of finalists,” said Ben Jobe.
“Each of them has had an outstanding season. “
The winner will be announced at the
CollegeInsider.com awards banquet on April 1 in
Houston, site of the men’s basketball championship.
The Ben Jobe Award is presented annually to the top
minority coach in division I men’s basketball. Coach
Jobe is an icon in the history of basketball at
Historically Black Colleges and Universities. He is
best known as the head coach of the Southern
University, a position he held for 12 seasons. He
has also head coach at Alabama A&M, Alabama State,
Talladega, Tuskegee and South Carolina State.
His record at Southern was 209-141 and included four
NCAA Tournament appearances. He also coached the
Jaguars to one NIT appearance, five SIAC
championships, 11 SWAC titles and two NAIA
Tournament Championships. Perhaps his most memorable
moment as a coach was Southern's 93-78 win over
Georgia Tech in the first round of the 1993 NCAA
Tournament. It stands as one of the great upsets in
the history of the event.
2011 BEN JOBE AWARD FINALISTS
|
Tommy Amaker |
Harvard |
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Ed Cooley |
Fairfield |
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Mike Davis |
UAB |
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Anthony Grant |
Alabama |
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Leonard Hamilton |
Florida State |
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Tony Harvey |
Texas Southern |
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Jeff Jackson |
Furman |
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Mike Jarvis |
Florida Atlantic |
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Rob Jeter |
Milwaukee |
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Sydney Johnson |
Princeton |
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Cuonzo Martin |
Missouri State |
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Clifford Reed |
Bethune-Cookman |
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Dave Simmons |
McNeese State |
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Shaka Smart |
VCU |
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Cliff Warren |
Jacksonville |
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Gary Waters |
Cleveland State |
BEN JOBE AWARD SELECTION COMMITTEE
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Tony Bennett |
University of Virginia |
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Alvin Brooks |
University of Houston |
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William Brown |
Talladega College |
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Tim Carter |
South Carolina State University |
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Mickey Clayton |
Florida A&M University |
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Bobby Cremins |
College of Charleston |
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Tommy Dempsey |
Rider University |
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Matt Drake |
CollegeInsider.com |
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Joe Dwyer |
CollegeInsider.com |
|
Jeff Goodman |
FoxSports.com |
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Thad Fitzpatrick |
Brookwood High School |
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Paul Hewitt |
Black Coaches Association |
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Arthur Hightower |
San Diego Chargers |
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Avery Johnson |
New Jersey Nets |
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Claude Johnson |
BlackFives.com |
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Leon Kerry |
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
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Floyd Keith |
Black Coaches Association |
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Mike LaPlante |
ESPN |
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Jim Larranaga |
George Mason University |
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Angela Lento |
CollegeInsider.com |
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Ron "Fang" Mitchell |
Coppin State University |
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Scott Monarch |
Marquette University |
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Vann Pettaway |
Alabama A&M University |
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Jeff Ruland |
University of the District of Columbia |
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Tubby Smith |
University of Minnesota |
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Rob Spivery |
Southern University |
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John Stansberry |
CollegeInsider.com |
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Donnie Waslsh |
New York Knicks |
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Mike Wilson |
Washington Wizards |
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Willis Wilson |
University of Memphis |
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Steve Yoder |
New York Knicks |
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