NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Vanderbilt men’s basketball head coach Jerry Stackhouse received national recognition on Thursday as he earned the Ben Jobe Award from CollegeInsider.com. The Ben Jobe Award is presented annually to the top Division I minority coach.
The award adds to Stackhouse’s growing resume. The SEC Co-Coach of the Year led Vanderbilt to a 22-15 record – the 22 wins are the fifth-most for the program over the last 30 seasons. The Dores finished 11-7 in the SEC tied for fourth in the regular season standings – the best finish for Vandy since 2011-12.
In SEC play, Vandy took down Kentucky twice, Florida twice, Tennessee, Auburn, Arkansas and Mississippi State among others. The 11 sec regular season wins are the most since 2015-16 and marked the third time in the last 30 seasons the Dores reached 11 SEC wins.
The recipient of the annual award is determined by a 10-member voting committee, which consists of current and former head coaches, as well as two senior staff members of collegeinsider.com.
Ben Jobe Award Finalists
Amir Abdur-Rahim – Kennesaw State
Kevin Baggett – Rider
Kenneth Blakeney – Howard
Landon Bussie – Alcorn State
Jeff Capel – Pittsburgh
Speedy Claxton – Hofstra
Ed Cooley – Providence
Jason Crafton – UMES
Dennis Gates – Missouri
Corey Gipson – Northwestern State
Anfernee Hardaway – Memphis
Donte’ Jackson – Grambling
James Jones – Yale
Mike Jones – UNCG
Robert Jones – Norfolk State
Ritchie McKay – Liberty
LeVelle Moton – North Carolina Central
Daniyal Robinson – Cleveland State
Kelvin Sampson – Houston
Takayo Siddle – UNCW
Shaka Smart – Marquette
Jerry Stackhouse – Vanderbilt
Jerome Tang – Kansas State
Rodney Terry – Texas
Mike Woodson – Indiana
