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2013 Hugh Durham Award

Former Stephen F. Austin head coach Danny Kaspar is the recipient of the 2013 Hugh Durham award. The award is presented annually to the top mid-major coach.

April 5, 2013

2013 HUGH DURHAM AWARD

ATLANTA, GA -- Stephen F. Austin head coach Danny Kaspar is the recipient of the 2013 Hugh Durham award.

"Danny did a fantastic job this season," said CollegeInsider.com co-founder Angela Lento. "He has been one of the best coaches in college basketball for a long time so it's nice to see him get this award."

The Hugh Durham Award is given annually to the nation's top mid-major coach. The award is named in honor of Hugh Durham who had retired at the end of the 2004-05 season. Durham is one of just twelve coaches to have led two different programs to the NCAA Final Four (Florida State in 1972 and Georgia in 1983). He is the only coach among that group to have led both schools to their lone Final Four appearance.

2013 HUGH DURHAM AWARD FINALISTS

Jim Baron	Canisius
Rick Byrd	Belmont
Bill Coen	Northeastern
Keith Dambrot	Akron
Kermit Davis	Middle Tennessee
Billy Donlon	Wright State
Andy Enfield	Florida Gulf Coast
Anthony Evans	Norfolk State
Chris Holtmann	Gardner-Webb
Danny Kaspar	Stephen F. Austin
Matt Matheny	Elon
Joe Mihalich	Niagara
Jim Molinari	Western Illinois
LeVelle Moton	North Carolina Central
Steve Pikiell	Stony Brook
Joe Scott	Denver
Pat Skerry	Towson
Zach Spiker	Army
Wayne Tinkle	Montana
Tod Kowalczyk	Toledo
Michael White	Louisiana Tech

The Hugh Durham Award, which is presented annually to the top Division I mid-major coach in college basketball, is named after a coach who built winning programs at three different universities.

In eight seasons as the head coach at Jacksonville University, Durham became the Dolphins' all-time winningest Division I coach (106 wins), making him the only coach in NCAA history to be the winningest coach (pct. or wins) at three different Division I schools.

He built national programs at Florida State where he holds the record for best winning percentage with a 230-95 (.708) record in 12 years. And at Georgia where he is also the all-time winningest coach in the 99-year history of the Bulldog program, having won 297 games in 17 seasons.

Coaches of teams in the following conferences are eligible for the award: America East, ASUN, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Coastal Athletic, CUSA, Horizon, Independents, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, MEAC, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, SWAC, Summit, Sun Belt, WAC, West Coast.

The recipient of the 2023-24 award will be announced in April, in Phoenix, AZ site of the men's NCAA Basketball Championship.

2023: Amir Abdur-Rahim, Kennesaw State
2022: Robert Jones, Norfolk State
2021: Byron Smith, Prairie View A&M
2020: Steve Forbes, ETSU
2019: Darian DeVries, Drake
2018: Ryan Odom, UMBC
2017: Rod Barnes, CSU Bakersfield
2016: James Jones, Yale
2015: Brian Katz, Sacramento State
2014: Tony Jasick, IPFW
2013: Danny Kaspar, Stephen F. Austin
2012: Eddie Payne, USC Upstate
2011: Rick Byrd, Belmont
2010: Mike Young, Wofford
2009: Todd Bozeman, Morgan State
2008: Keno Davis, Drake
2007: Greg Marshall, Winthrop
2006: Pat Flannery, Bucknell
2005: Bob Thomason, Pacific

The Hugh Durham award is presented annually to the top division I mid-major head coach as voted on by the award committee.

Eligible coaches must be in the following conferences or leagues: America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Horizon, Independents, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Mid-Eastern, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Southwestern, Summit, Sun Belt, West Coast and Western Athletic.

The 10-member voting committee consists of current and former head coaches, as well as two senior staff members of collegeinsider.com.

The award is presented annually at the site of the men's Division I NCAA basketball championship.

NOTE: The basis for mid-major designation is based on the criteria established by the Mid-Major Top 25 ® which was created by CollegeInsider.com and is a registered trademark.