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December 29,
2011
INDIANA'S TOM CREAN RECEIVES MID-SEASON
HONORS
BOSTON (MA) -- After leading Indiana to a 12-0
start, Tom Crean earns the Jim Phelan award
mid-season coaching honors.
Most experts expected very little from the Hoosier’s
this season, but instead they are off to the best
start since the 1975-76 season when Indiana went
32-0 on their way to the national title and the last
undefeated season in NCAA Division I.
After two home wins to the start the season, Indiana
went on the road and beat Evansville. It was the
first road victory for the Hoosiers in over a year.
Wins over Butler, NC State and Notre Dame followed
but the biggest win came on Dec. 10 when the
Hoosiers knocked off No. 1 ranked Kentucky.
After spending nine seasons as the head coach at
Marquette, Crean is now in his fourth season at
Indiana.
The Jim Phelan award is presented annually to the
top Division I coach in college basketball. The
award is named after Jim Phelan who coached his
entire career at Mount Saint Mary's University. He
led the Mountaineers to the 1962 NCAA Men's Division
II Basketball Championship. When he retired in 2003,
after coaching for 49 years, he amassed 830 wins
(overall record of 830-524) in over 1,300 games in
all divisions. In those 49 years, 19 of his teams
amassed 20 or more wins in a season.
The winner of the 2012 Jim Phelan Award will be
announced on March 30 in New Orleans, site of the
NCAA men’s basketball championship. Previous
recipients include Stew Morrill (Utah State 2011),
Jamie Dixon (Pittsburgh 2010), John Calipari
(Memphis 2009), Bo Ryan (Wisconsin 2008), Tony
Bennett (Washington State 2007), Ben Howland (UCLA
2006), Tubby Smith (Kentucky 2005) Phil Martelli
(Saint Joseph’s 2004) and Mark Slonaker (Mercer
2003). |
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