NBL (United States) Coach of the Year Award

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The National Basketball League Coach of the Year Award was an annual National Basketball League (NBL) award given to the top head coach of the regular season in each of the twelve years the league existed. The Coach of the Year was selected by sports writers, broadcasters, coaches, and managers.[1][2] Interestingly, up until the end of the 1945–46 season, every coach that would win the NBL's Coach of the Year Award would also subsequently lead his team to the NBL championship as well. Following that season's end, Lon Darling of the Oshkosh All-Stars, Murray Mendenhall of the Anderson Duffey Packers, and Al Cervi of the Syracuse Nationals would be named the final winners of the NBL's Coach of the Year Award, though they wouldn't win the NBL championship in the subsequent years they earned that honor in question. The Oshkosh All-Stars had the most seasons where a coach of theirs earned that honor with it happening to them three different times, while the most honors for a head coach occurred three different times with Paul Sheeks of the Akron Firestone Non-Skids, Bobby McDermott of the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons, and Lon Darling of the Oshkosh All-Stars each earning the award twice in their careers (Darling being the only one earning it in non-consecutive years). Sheeks, McDermott, and Darlins would end up earning the NBL's Coach of the Year Award for half of the years the NBL existed as a league.

Among the winners were three future Basketball Hall of Famers: Al Cervi (1985), Les Harrison (1980), and Bobby McDermott (1988).[3][4][5]

Winners

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* Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
† Denotes coach whose team won championship that year
Coach (X) Denotes the number of times the coach had been named COY at that time
Team (X) Denotes the number of times a coach from this team had won at that time
W–L Win–loss record for that season
Win% Winning percentage for that season
Season Coach Team W–L Win%
1937–38†[6] Lefty Byers Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 13–5 .722
1938–39†[7] Paul Sheeks Akron Firestone Non-Skids 24–3 .889
1939–40†[8] Paul Sheeks (2) Akron Firestone Non-Skids (2) 19–9 .679
1940–41†[9] George Hotchkiss Oshkosh All-Stars 18–6 .750
1941–42†[10] Lon Darling Oshkosh All-Stars (2) 20–4 .833
1942–43†[11] Carl Roth Sheboygan Red Skins 12–11 .522
1943–44†[12] Bobby McDermott* Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons 18–4 .818
1944–45†[13] Bobby McDermott* (2) Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (2) 25–5 .833
1945–46†[14] Les Harrison* Rochester Royals 24–10 .706
1946–47[15] Lon Darling (2) Oshkosh All-Stars (3) 28–16 .636
1947–48[16] Murray Mendenhall Anderson Duffey Packers 42–18 .700
1948–49[17] Al Cervi* Syracuse Nationals 40–23 .635

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Nelson, Murry R. The National Basketball League: A History, 1935–1949. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2009. Retrieved on June 17, 2019.
  2. ^ Dimitry, Steve (1998). "Steve Dimitry's NBL Website". Steve Dimitry's Extinct Sports Leagues. Archived from the original on August 18, 2005. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  3. ^ "Al Cervi". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  4. ^ "Les Harrison". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  5. ^ "Bobby McDermott". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  6. ^ "1937–38 NBL Season Summary". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  7. ^ "1938–39 NBL Season Summary". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  8. ^ "1939–40 NBL Season Summary". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  9. ^ "1940–41 NBL Season Summary". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  10. ^ "1941–42 NBL Season Summary". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  11. ^ "1942–43 NBL Season Summary". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  12. ^ "1943–44 NBL Season Summary". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  13. ^ "1944–45 NBL Season Summary". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  14. ^ "1945–46 NBL Season Summary". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  15. ^ "1946–47 NBL Season Summary". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  16. ^ "1947–48 NBL Season Summary". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  17. ^ "1948–49 NBL Season Summary". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2019.