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THE BEN JOBE AWARD

Grambling State's Donte' Jackson was the recipient of the 2019 Ben Jobe Award, which is presented annually to the top minority coach in college basketball.

March 14, 2019

THE 2019 FINALISTS

BOSTON, MA -- The finalists for the 2019 Ben Jobe Award were announced on Thursday.

The Ben Jobe Award is presented annually to the top minority coach in division I men's basketball. An icon in the history of basketball at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Jobe is best known as the head coach of the Southern University, a position he held for 12 seasons.

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.

The recipient of the 2019 Ben Jobe award will be announced on April 5 at the College Insider Awards Event, in Minneapolis, site of the 2019 NCAA division I basketball championship.

2019 BEN JOBE AWARD FINALISTS

Tommy Amaker, Harvard

Jeremy Ballard, FIU

Johnny Dawkins, UCF

Travis DeCuire, Montana

Patrick Ewing, Georgetown

Jason Gardner, IUPUI

Earl Grant, Charleston

Leonard Hamilton, Florida State

Penny Hardaway, Memphis

Lew Hill, UT Rio Grande Valley

Michael Huger, Bowling Green

Ron Hunter, Georgia State

Justin Hutson, Fresno State

Donte' Jackson, Grambling

James Jones, Yale

Johnny Jones, Texas Southern

Mike Jones, Radford

Robert Jones, Norfolk State

Jay Joyner, North Carolina A&T

Dave Leitao, DePaul

Ritchie McKay, Liberty

Robert McCullum, Florida A&M

Richie Riley, South Alabama

Kelvin Sampson, Houston

Byron Smith, Prairie View A&M