Coach of the Year Conference Coaches of the Year CCAA McCollum Captures 2019 Bryan Rooney, Cal State East Bay CACC SNA Sports/DIIB Gerald Holmes, Bloomfield College CIAA Coach of the Year Award Lonnie Blow, Virginia State University Carolinas TJ Rosene, Emmanuel East Coast Mike MacDonald, Daemen Great American Adam Bohac, Southern Nazarene GLIAC Burt Paddock, Davenport GLVC Northwest Missouri State University Scott Trost, Lewis head coach Ben McCollum has been named the 2019 SNA Sports/Division GMAC Charlie Ernst, Findlay II Bulletin Coach of the Year. McCollum guided his Bearcats to a GNAC perfect 38-0 record. His team is just the Alex Pribble, St. Martin’s fifth program to notch an undefeated Gulf South national championship season. Allen Sharpe, West Alabama Division II Bulletin has named a Heartland Coach of the Year every season since Andre Cook, St. Edward’s 1991-92. McCollum, who also captured the honor in 2017, is the third coach to Ben McCollum, NW Missouri Lone Star Tom Brown, West Texas A&M win the award more than once. “All college basketball coaches are to DIIB Coaches of the Year MIAA be commended for their tireless devo- 1992-Jim Thorson, South Dakota St. Ben McCollum, Northwest Missouri tion and sacrifices this season. Winning 1993-Pat Douglass, Cal St. Bakersfield Mountain East the national championship takes an 1994-Stan Spirou, N.H College Tim Koenig, Notre Dame outstanding effort from the first day of 1995-Ken Shields, Northern Kentucky NE-10 practice to the final buzzer,” said Jim 1996-Gary Garner, Fort Hays St. 1997-Jeff Price, Lynn Keith Dickson, Saint Anselm Peterson, president of SNA Sports, a 1998-Bob Williams, UC Davis leading basketball goal and equipment NSIC 1999-Ray Harper, Kentucky Wesleyan Paul Sather, Northern State manufacturer. “SNA Sports is proud 2000-Robert Corn, Missouri Southern to partner with Division II Bulletin to 2001-Ray Harper, Kentucky Wesleyan PacWest recognize Ben McCollum for the second 2002-Mike Dunlap, Metropolitan State Ryan Looney, Point Loma time in the past three years, and all of the 2003-Larry Gipson, Northeastern State Peach Belt Division II college basketball coaches.” 2004-Tony Ingle, Kennesaw State Dip Metress, Augusta 2005-Jay Lawson, Bentley 2006-Mike Leaf, Winona State PSAC 2007-Ron Lievense, Barton W - Bob Rukavina, Pitt-Johnstown E - Jeff Wilson, East Stroudsburg 2008-Mike Leaf, Winona State 2009-Ron Niekamp, Findlay RMAC 2010-Greg Kamansky, Cal Poly Pomona Pryor Orser, Colorado School of Mines 2011-Scott Davenport, Bellarmine 2012-Brad Jackson, W. Washington SAC Bart Lundy, Queens 2013-Derrick Clark, Metro State 2014-Kim Anderson, C. Missouri SIAC 2015-Linc Darner, Florida Southern Grady Brewer, Morehouse 2016-Tom Billeter, Augustana 2017-Ben McCollum, NW Missouri Sunshine State Jim Crutchfield, Nova Southeastern 2018-Andy Bronkema, Ferris State 5 Division II Bulletin • April 2019 .