April 1, 2022
JORDAN MINCY WINS 2022 AWARD
NEW ORLEANS, LA -- Jacksonville coach Jordan Mincy is the 2022 recipient of the Joe B. Hall Award, presented annually to the top first-year coach in Division I college basketball.
A former Florida assistant, Mincy orchestrated a remarkable turnaround in his first season as a head coach. The Dolphins won 21 games - the program’s best result since 1986 - and more than doubled its victory total from the previous season. Jacksonville finished second in the Atlantic Sun’s East division and lost in the championship game of the conference tournament.
The Dolphins dominated defense and the backboards in their historic season, ranking top 30 in offensive and defensive rebounding percentage and 53rd in effective field goal percentage defense.
One of the youngest Division I coaches in the nation, Mincy, 35, developed the returning players and attracted impactful newcomers to build a formidable unit that lost by more than nine points only three times in 31 games.
The Joe B. Hall award is presented annually to the top first-year coach in Division I college basketball.
A longtime Kentucky assistant, Joe B. Hall was given the task of following the legendary Adolph Rupp at the school. In his first season, Hall finished 20-8, won the SEC and advanced to the NCAA Regional Finals.
Hall coached the Wildcats from 1972 to 1985. He won two-thirds of his games (297-100), received four SEC Coach of the Year honors and won a National Championship in 1978. He also steered the program to two other Final Fours, won eight Southeastern Conference regular season championships and one Southeastern Conference tournament championship (1984).
Joe B. Hall passed away on Jan. 15, 2022, at the age of 93.
2021-22 JOE B. HALL AWARD FINALISTS
Speedy Claxton |
Hofstra |
Hubert Davis |
North Carolina |
Gerald Gillion |
Chicago State |
Kevin Kruger |
UNLV |
Tommy Lloyd |
Arizona |
Steve Lutz |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
Tony Madlock |
South Carolina State |
JORDAN MINCY |
JACKSONVILLE |
Kyle Neptune |
Fordham |
David Riley |
Eastern Washington |
Levell Sanders |
Binghamton |
Brette Tanner |
Abilene Christian |
Drew Valentine |
Loyola Chicago |
Chris Victor |
Seattle |
Mike Woodson |
Indiana |
2021: Mike Magpayo, UC Riverside
2020: Greg Paulus, Niagara
2019: Justin Hutson, Fresno State
2018: Ryan Ridder, Bethune-Cookman
2017: Ryan Odom, UMBC
2016:: Eran Gaonot
2015: Chris Jans, Bowling Green
2014: Brad Underwood, Stephen F. Austin
2013: Jack Perri, LIU Brooklyn
2012: Steve Prohm, Murray State
The Joe B. Hall award committee is a 15 member panel, consisting of five current division I head coaches, five retired head coaches and five collegeinsider.com staff members. Former Kentucky All-American Kyle Macy is the chairman of the awards committee.
RULES AND CRITERIA
The Joe B. Hall award is presented annually to first-year head coach in division I college basketball, as voted on by the award committee. Eligible coaches must be in the first season as a head at the division I level.
SCHEDULE OF RELEASES
March 30: Finalists announced
April2: Joe B. Hall National Coach of the Year announced
AWARD PRESENTATION
The recipients of the 17 national awards, presented by CollegeInsider.com, are announced annually at the site of the NCAA men’s division I basketball championship.
The recipient of the 2018 Joe B. Hall award will be announced on April 2 in San Antonio, site of the Men's NCAA Basketball Championship.
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