Mid Season Conf Coach of the Year Contenders

[DefenseBB]

In looking at the P6 of WCBB at the halfway point of the conference schedule, I have composed a list of the contenders for each Conf Coach of the Year. In most cases, I have listed 3 coaches but some seem more clear cut.
The list is sorted by Conference, my ranking of the leaders. I added school and record.

Coach	School	W	L	Conf	Rk
Wyckoff	FSU	18​	4​	ACC	1​
Lawson	Duke	17​	2​	ACC	2​
Brooks	VaTech	16​	3​	ACC	3​
Baranczyk	Oklahoma	16​	2​	B12	1​
Fennelly	Iowa St	13​	4​	B12	2​
Schaefer	Texas	14​	6​	B12	3​
Auriemma	UConn	18​	2​	BE	1​
Dillon	Villanova	18​	3​	BE	2​
Roberts	Utah	16​	2​	PAC	1​
Payne	Colorado	15​	4​	PAC	2​
Gottlieb	USC	15​	4​	PAC	3​
Mulkey	LSU	20​	0​	SEC	1​
Staley	SC	20​	0​	SEC	2​
Green	Illinois	16​	4​	Ten	1​
McGuff	tOSU	19​	1​	Ten	2​
Moen	Indiana	18​	1​	Ten	3​

 

[Cornell Lt]

With what UConn has dealt with and the results they have achieved at the half way point, the award is Geno's

 

[hoopsfan22]

With what UConn has dealt with and the results they have achieved at the half way point, the award is Geno's

But didn't the same thing happen last year and no COY award for Geno despite making it all the way to the title game?

 

[bballnut90]

In looking at the P6 of WCBB at the halfway point of the conference schedule, I have composed a list of the contenders for each Conf Coach of the Year. In most cases, I have listed 3 coaches but some seem more clear cut.
The list is sorted by Conference, my ranking of the leaders. I added school and record.

Coach	School	W	L	Conf	Rk
Wyckoff	FSU	18​	4​	ACC	1​
Lawson	Duke	17​	2​	ACC	2​
Brooks	VaTech	16​	3​	ACC	3​
Baranczyk	Oklahoma	16​	2​	B12	1​
Fennelly	Iowa St	13​	4​	B12	2​
Schaefer	Texas	14​	6​	B12	3​
Auriemma	UConn	18​	2​	BE	1​
Dillon	Villanova	18​	3​	BE	2​
Roberts	Utah	16​	2​	PAC	1​
Payne	Colorado	15​	4​	PAC	2​
Gottlieb	USC	15​	4​	PAC	3​
Mulkey	LSU	20​	0​	SEC	1​
Staley	SC	20​	0​	SEC	2​
Green	Illinois	16​	4​	Ten	1​
McGuff	tOSU	19​	1​	Ten	2​
Moen	Indiana	18​	1​	Ten	3​

I think top candidates at this point are Lawson, McGuff, Moren, and Roberts. Green, Geno, Dawn and Kim all have cases too. Lots of season to go.

 

[DefenseBB]

I think top candidates at this point are Lawson, McGuff, Moren, and Roberts. Green, Geno, Dawn and Kim all have cases too. Lots of season to go.

My focus was more on the Conference Coach of the year, not the national coach. To me, Wyckoff is ahead of Lawson and Shauna Green is ahead of McGuff, which isn't to say what Lawson and especially McGuff has done isn't great but considering that FSU was so far under the radar and still is but is winning and with what Shauna inherited in a terrible situation to be winning is phenomenal.

 

[triaddukefan]

Lawson in the ACC. My non biased opinion as always.

I probably should have removed my paper bag before i commented.

 

[Dillon77]

Good mid-season list. Perhaps the only think I'd add is an "r" to the coach of Indiana (Moren)

If Illinois even plateau's out now, she should still be a favorite in the B1G, but Kevin McGuff has done a great job restructuring his approach. And Coach Moren has also replaced three excellent starters, with holdovers, transfers and freshman, in making Indiana possibly better than they were last year.

I'll hold off on ACC and SEC until I see more of the season....

 

[Bigboote]

As alluded to above, it might be a bit early, but . . .

It seems to me that the only good Big12 team that's performing at or above expectations is Baranczyk's Oklahoma.

Utah hasn't exactly come out of nowhere, but did anyone expect them to be top-10 in the second half of the season? Lynne Roberts has done a great job.

I couldn't make an argument against Wyckoff or Lawson in the ACC.

I hate to say it, but LSU's success has surprised me. Unless there is a (certainly possible) meltdown, I think Kim deserves the award in the SEC.

B1G is wide open. I expected Indiana to be good, but whoa. Same with Ohio State. And for me Illinois has come out of nowhere.

If UConn runs the Big East, I think it's Geno's. Yeah, they have a lot of talent, but geez louise, they've gone through a lot.

 

[SECbbfan24]

I hate to say it, but LSU's success has surprised me. Unless there is a (certainly possible) meltdown, I think Kim deserves the award in the SEC.

Not sure how well my take will be but I personally think Kim's work with her first team she inherited last year was one of her best coaching jobs of her career. It was more than just jumping from 9 wins to 26 wins. Everything from the the play on the court to filling up the arena in a blink was jaw dropping even for year 1 expectations. It was the best regular season since Sylvia Fowles was a senior and they won their first NCAAT game in over 7 years after sustaining a injury to a key All SEC performer. That was worthy of all the praise and accolades.

This year however, she has a more talented players which she worked through the portal and recruiting. 8 of the 10 scholarship players she has were not in the program a year ago. Its been a challenge working in new faces. There is a level of inflation from the weak schedule but she shouldn't win SEC coach of the year (this season) unless she wins the conference outright (which isn't going to happen with a stout SC team)