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,

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,

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.

The list of head coaches on the Naismith Midseason Coach of the Year Watch List has dropped, and Kentucky fans are disgusted with Mark Pope's absence.

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.

Mizzou coach Dennis Gates is named to the Naismith Coach of the Year Watch List for the second time in three seasons.

Even though he's had success after taking over a new-look Kentucky program in year one, Mark Pope is a notable omission in a recent midseason award watchlist