THE CLARENCE "BIG HOUSE" GAINES AWARD

2018 Clarence Gaines Award

April 4, 2018

THE 2018 GAINES AWARD
 

Morehouse College’s Grady Brewer is the recipient of the 2018 Clarence Gaines award. 
 
Now in his 18th season at Morehouse, Brewer turned in one of the best regular seasons in school history.  The Maroon Tigers entered the SIAC Tournament with an impressive 24-1 overall record and 18-1 conference play.
 
Morehouse had a school-record 18 consecutive wins and was No. 1 in the NCAA South Region for several weeks, climbing as high as No. 6 nationally during the season. The Maroon Tigers season ended in the first round of the Division II South Region Tournament. 

It was the first time in school history that Morehouse hosted a tournament game. The Maroon Tigers finished the season 25-3.

One of the true legends of all-time. Gaines retired from Winston-Salem State University in 1993 with a record of 828-446. At the time he was the winningest active basketball coach in NCAA history. Gaines was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982.

During his 47-year tenure as coach and athletic director at WSSU he coached professional basketball greats Cleo Hill (first African-American from an historically Black college and university to be drafted No. 1 by the National Basketball Association, St. Louis Hawks, 1961) and Earl "The Pearl" Monroe.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Clarence Gaines Award, which is presented annually to the top Division II basketball coach, is named in honor of the former Winston Salem State head coach.
 
One of the true legends of all-time, Gaines retired from Winston-Salem State University in 1993 with a record of 828-446. At the time he was the winningest active basketball coach in NCAA history. Gaines was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982.
 
During his 47-year tenure as coach and athletic director at WSSU he coached professional basketball greats Cleo Hill (first African-American from an historically Black college and university to be drafted No. 1 by the National Basketball Association, St. Louis Hawks, 1961) and Earl "The Pearl" Monroe. 
 
The recipient of the 2023-24 award will be announced in April, in Phoenix, AZ site of the men's NCAA Basketball Championship.

The Clarence Gaines award is presented annually to the top division II head coach, as voted on by the award committee. 
 
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. 

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