Let me get this straight. The head coach with seven top-15 victories on the year, leading Kentucky to the No. 10 overall seed in the DI Men’s Basketball Committee’s first NCAA Bracket Preview Show this past weekend,

UNM men’s basketball coach Richard Pitino has one again been recognized for his efforts. On Friday, Pitino was one of 15 coaches nation wide to be named to Werner Ladder Naismith Men’s Coach of the Year Watch List.

Houston’s Kelvin Sampson was among 15 coaches named to the Naismith Coach of the Year watch list Friday. Sampson, who has led the Cougars to a No. 5 national ranking and in position for a second straight Big 12 regular-season title,

Hardaway Named to Werner Ladder Naismith Men's College Coach of the Year Watch List Jason and John interview ESPN Analyst Randolph Childress who glowed about the job Penny Hardaway is doing at Memphis this season.

Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl is on the 2025 Werner Ladder Naismith Men's College Coach of the Year Watch List presented by AXIA Time, as announced by the Naismith Awards on Friday. Pearl is in his 30th overall season and 11th at Auburn.

Note: The video above reflects top headlines from the morning of February 21, 2025. LUBBOCK, Texas— On Friday afternoon, Texas Tech basketball coach Grant McCasland made the 2025 Werner Ladder Naismith Men’s Coach of the Year watch list.

Missouri Tigers men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates has made his second appearance on the annual Naismith Award watch list. Gates is on the 15-coach watch list for the nationwide award bestowed annually to the top coach in Division I college basketball. The list of 15 was released Friday.

Vanderbilt women's basketball coach Shea Ralph was named to the 2025 Werner Ladder Naismith Women's College Coach of the Year Watch List on Wednesday. She is one of 15 coaches selected to the watchlist and it's the first time the fourth-year Vanderbilt coach has been chosen.