NATIONAL ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD

In an effort to recognize outstanding Assistant Coaches this award was initiated in 1989.  The winner is determined by a direct vote of all active members of the C.G.A.  The assistant coach receiving the greatest number of votes is recognized at the annual spring banquet meeting.

 PAST RECIPIENTS

YEARCOACHSCHOOL
Between 1989 and 2005 it was a vote by the membership for an individual assistant coach.
1989Mike BurnsIowa
1990Russ FystromMinnesota
1991Randy JepsonPenn State
1992Miles AveryOhio State
1993Jim HowardNebraska
1994Mark WilliamsOklahoma
1995Doug DayNew Mexico
1995Scott GreenCal-Berkeley
1996Miles AveryOhio State
1997Miles AveryOhio State
1998Ivan MerrittU.S. Air Force Academy
1999Mike BurnsMichigan
2000Mike BurnsMichigan
2001Thom Glielmi.Minnesota
2002Tom GibbsTemple
2003Slava BoikoPenn State
2004Jon ValdezIllinois
2005Carmine GiglioU.S. Military Academy
After 2005, the CGA went to a default system that named the assistant coaches of the NCAA Team Champions as National Assistant Coaches of the Year
2006Rustam SharipovOklahoma
Daniel Furney
2007Slava BoikoPenn State
Kevin Tan
2008Rustam SharipovOklahoma
Daniel Furney
2009J.D. ReiveStanford
David Durante
2010Yuan XiaoMichigan
Geoff Corrigan
2011Brett McClureStanford
2012Ivan IvankovIllinois
Daniel Ribiero
2013Xiao YuanMichigan
Geoff Corrigan
2014Xiao YuanMichigan
Geoff Corrigan
2015Norimasa IwaiOklahoma
Guard Young
2016Taqiy Abdula-SimmonsOklahoma
Steve Legendre
2017Taqiy Abdula-SimmonsOklahoma
Steve Legendre
2018Taqiy Abdula-SimmonsOklahoma
Steve Legendre
2019Karl ZiehnStanford
Syque Caesar
*NCAA Championships were not held. This was a vote by CGA members, not based on results of NCAA Championships
2020*Syque CaesarStanford
Mark Freeman
2021Syque CaesarStanford
Mark Freeman