NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Vanderbilt men’s basketball head coach Jerry Stackhouse continued earning recognition for the success of the Commodores this season, being named a finalist for three national awards.
The fourth-year coach is a finalist for the Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year, Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award and Ben Jobe National Coach of the Year through CollegeInsider.com.
- The Jim Phelan Award is presented annually to the nation’s top Division I coach.
- The Skip Prosser Man of the Year award honors those who not only achieve success on the basketball court but who display moral integrity off of it as well.
- The Ben Jobe Award is presented annually to the top Division I minority coach.
Stackhouse, who was named SEC Co-Coach of the Year by his SEC peers, has led Vanderbilt to an 18-13 overall record. The Dores finished tied for the fourth-best record in conference play, going 11-7 in SEC action.
Jim Phelan Award Finalists
Amir Abdur-Rahim – Kennesaw State
Kenny Blakeney – Howard
Brad Brownell – Clemson
Jeff Capel – Pittsburgh
Chris Collins – Northwestern
Mick Cronin – UCLA
Darian DeVries – Drake
Pat Kelsey – Charleston
Jim Larranaga – Miami
Dusty May – Florida Atlantic
Tim Miles – San Jose State
Paul Mills – Oral Roberts
Nate Oats – Alabama
Matt Painter – Purdue
Kelvin Sampson – Houston
Shaka Smart – Marquette
Jerry Stackhouse – Vanderbilt
Jerome Tang – Kansas State
Rodney Terry – Texas
Keith Urgo – Fordham
Skip Prosser Award Finalists
Griff Aldrich – Longwood
Casey Alexander – Belmont
Michael Boynton – Oklahoma State
A.W. Hamilton – Eastern Kentucky
Jason Hooten – Sam Houston
Donte’ Jackson – Grambling
Donnie Jones – Stetson
James Jones – Yale
Robert Jones – Norfolk State
Tod Kowalczyk – Toledo
Steve Lutz – Texas A&M Corpus Christi
Bob Marlin – Louisiana
Paul Mills – Oral Roberts
Ryan Odom – Utah State
Matt Painter – Purdue
Steve Pikiell – Rutgers
Bob Richey – Furman
Rob Senderoff – Kent State
Josh Schertz – Indiana State
Jon Scheyer – Duke
Takayo Siddle – UNCW
Todd Simon – Southern Utah
Pat Skerry – Towson
Jerry Stackhouse – Vanderbilt
Brian Wardle – Bradley
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
