Auburn Bruce Pearl und St. John Rick Pitino gewinnen gemeinsam den AP Coach of the Year Award. Auburn's Bruce Pearl and St. John's Rick Pitino jointly win the AP Coach of the Year award.

Auburn's Bruce Pearl und St. John's Rick Pitino sind die ersten Trainer geworden, die in ihrer 58-jährigen Geschichte den AP Men's College Basketball Coach of the Year Award teilen. Auburn's Bruce Pearl and St. John's Rick Pitino have become the first coaches to share the AP Men's College Basketball Coach of the Year award in its 58-year history. Jeder erhielt 20 Stimmen vom nationalen Medienpanel. Each received 20 votes from the national media panel. == Karriere ==Pearl führte Auburn zu einem SEC-Titel in der regulären Saison und einem Schulrekord von 32 Siegen, während Pitino St. John's in 22 Jahren zu ihrem ersten Big East-Titel führte. Pearl led Auburn to an SEC regular-season title and a school-record 32 wins, while Pitino guided St. John's to their first Big East title in 22 years and a No. 2 Samen im NCAA Turnier. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament.