THE BEN JOBE AWARD

2013 Ben Jobe Award

Connecticut's Kevin Ollie is the recipient of the 2013 Ben Jobe award. The award is presented annually to the top minority coach in division I men's basketball.

APRIL 5, 2013


2013 JOBE AWARD

ATLANTA, GA -- Connecticut's Kevin Ollie is the recipient of the 2013 Ben Jobe award.

"Kevin did an outstanding under some difficult circumstances," said CollegeInsider.com co-founder Angela Lento. "There were many deserving candidates but no one more deserving than Kevin Ollie."

The Ben Jobe Award is presented annually to the top minority coach in division I men's basketball. Coach Jobe is an icon in the history of basketball at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. He is best known as the head coach of the Southern University, a position he held for 12 seasons. He has also head coach at Alabama A&M, Alabama State, Talladega, Tuskegee and South Carolina State.

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.

 

2013 BEN JOBE AWARD FINALISTS

Tommy Amaker Harvard
Mike Anderson Arkansas
Kevin Baggett Rider
Roman Banks Southern
Jamion Christian Mount St. Mary's
Mike Davis Texas Southern
Anthony Evans Norfolk State
Anthony Grant Alabama
James Green Jacksonville State
Frank Haith Missouri
Joe Jones Boston University
Cuonzo Martin Tennessee
Bashir Mason Wagner
Ray McCallum Detroit
Marvin Menzies New Mexico State
Howard Moore Illinois-Chicago
LeVelle Moton North Carolina Central
Kevin Ollie Connecticut
Shaka Smart VCU
John Thompson III Georgetown

 

The Ben Jobe Award, which is presented annually to the top Division I minority coach, is named in honor of one of the finest men to ever college basketball.
 
Coach Jobe is an icon in the history of basketball at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. He is best known as the head coach of the Southern University, a position he held for 12 seasons. He was also head coach at Alabama A&M, Alabama State, Talladega, Tuskegee and South Carolina State.
 
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 leading No. 15 seed Southern to a 93-78 win over No. 2 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 Ben Jobe award voting panel is made up of current division I coaches, athletic administrators, and senior College Insider staff members.  The recipient of the 2024-25 award will be announced in April, in San Antonio, TX site of the men's Division I NCAA Basketball Championship.
 

The Ben Jobe award is presented annually to top minority coach in division I college basketball, as voted on by the award committee.
 
The 10-member voting committee consists of current and former head coaches, as well as two senior staff members of collegeinsider.com.
 
The award is presented annually at the site of the men's Division I NCAA basketball championship. 

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