Legends of Coaching Award
The Legends of Coaching Award recognizes the lifetime achievement of coaches who exemplify Coach Wooden's high standards of coaching success and personal achievement. When selecting the individual, the Wooden Award Committee considers a coach's character, success rate on the court, graduating rate of student athletes, his or her coaching philosophy, and identification with the goals of the John R. Wooden Award.
Pat Summitt was the first female coach selected. Mike Montgomery won the award while still at Stanford. Jim Calhoun of Connecticut received the award in 2005.| Season | Coach | School |
|---|---|---|
| 1998–99 | Smith, DeanDean Smith | North Carolina |
| 1999–00 | Krzyzewski, MikeMike Krzyzewski | Duke |
| 2000–01 | Olson, LuteLute Olson | Arizona |
| 2001–02 | Crum, DennyDenny Crum | Louisville |
| 2002–03 | Williams, RoyRoy Williams | Kansas |
| 2003–04 | Montgomery, MikeMike Montgomery | Stanford |
| 2004–05 | Calhoun, JimJim Calhoun | Connecticut |
| 2005–06 | Boeheim, JimJim Boeheim | Syracuse |
| 2006–07 | Keady, GeneGene Keady | Purdue |
| 2007–08 | Summitt, PatPat Summitt | Tennessee |
| 2008–09 | Barnes, RickRick Barnes | Texas |
| 2009–10 | Donovan, BillyBilly Donovan | Florida |
| 2010–11 | Izzo, TomTom Izzo | Michigan State |
| 2011–12 | Auriemma, GenoGeno Auriemma | Connecticut |
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