The Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year Award (formerly called the CollegeInsider.com National Coach of the Year Award from 2003 to 2009) is an award given annually to the most outstanding men's college basketball head coach in

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Division I (non-

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conference) competition. The award was established in 2003 and was renamed for head coach Jim Phelan, who coached at Mount St. Mary's. Phelan spent his entire 49-year coaching career at MSMU, compiling 830 wins in 1,354 games. He was inducted into the

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in 2008.

Winners

Winners by school

References

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External links

Official siteCollegeInsider's JPA
{{Jim Phelan Award Awards established in 2003 College basketball coach of the year awards in the United States