The Naismith Awards announced their college basketball coach finalists on Monday, which includes four men's and four women's basketball coaches.
All of the men's coaches selected as finalists are first-time nominees. Three of the coaches would be first-time winners for their respective schools, as well. The finalists are headlined by Duke's Jon Scheyer (who would become the second Duke coach after Mike Krzyzewski won three times), Auburn's Bruce Pearl, St. John’s Rick Pitino and Houston’s Kelvin Sampson. Pearl, Pitino and Sampson were named coach of the year in their respective conferences.
