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March 12, 2008
FINALISTS
FOR 2008 JIM PHELAN AWARD ANNOUNCED
 BOSTON
(MA) -- The ten finalists for the 2008 Jim Phelan
national coach of the year award were announced on
Wednesday.
Nine finalists won or were regular season co-champions
in their respective leagues, including Rick Barnes
(Texas), John Calipari (Memphis), Keno Davis (Drake),
Bob McKillop (Davidson), Sean Miller (Xavier), Bruce
Pearl (Tennessee), Bo Ryan (Wisconsin), Brad Stevens
(Butler) and John Thompson III (Georgetown).
Purdue’s Matt Painter (pictured) was the lone finalist
to not claim a regular season title, but in his third
season at the helm, Painter guided a young team
(starting three freshmen and two sophomores) to within
one game of the Big Ten title.
The Jim Phelan Award is given annually to the nation’s
top coach, as voted on by the 20-member panel. The
winner will be presented with the award at the Final
Four in San Antonio.
Prior to 2003 the award was known simply as the
CollegeInsider.com national coach of the year. It was
renamed to honor longtime Mount St. Mary’s head coach
Jim Phelan who retired following the 2002-03 season.
The previous winners of the award are Tony Bennett
(Washington State) in 2007, Ben Howland (UCLA) in
2006, Tubby Smith (Kentucky) in 2005, Phil Martelli
(St. Joseph’s) in 2004 and Mark Slonaker (Mercer) in
2003.
2008 PHELAN AWARD FINALISTS
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Rick
Barnes |
(Texas) |
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John
Calipari |
(Memphis) |
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Keno
Davis |
(Drake) |
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Bob
McKillop |
(Davidson) |
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Sean
Miller |
(Xavier) |
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Matt
Painter |
(Purdue) |
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Bruce
Pearl |
(Tennessee) |
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Bo Ryan |
(Wisconsin) |
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Brad
Stevens |
(Butler) |
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John
Thompson III |
(Georgetown) |
Visit the official website of
the Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year Award
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