THE CLARENCE "BIG HOUSE" GAINES AWARD

2013 Clarence Gaines Award

Augustana College's Tom Billeter is the recipient of the 2013 Clarence "Big House" Gaines award. The award is presented annually to the top division II coach.

APRIL 5, 2013


2013 GAINES AWARD

ATLANTA, GA -- Augustana College's Tom Billeter is the recipient of the 2013 Clarence "Big House" Gaines National Coach of the Year award.

The award is presented annually to the top division II men's basketball coach.

One of the true legends of all-time, Clarence 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. He was elected to Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982.
 

2013 CLARENCE GAINES AWARD FINALISTS

Lennie Acuff (Alabama Huntsville)
Vince Alexander (USC Aiken)
Tom Billeter (Augustana)
Derrick Clark (Metropolitan State)
Bobby Collins (Winston Salem State)
Jim Crutchfield (West Liberty)
Keith Dickson (Saint Anselm)
Tony Dominguez (Western Washington)
Steve Hesser (Drury)
Greg Kamansky (Cal Poly Pomona)
Ryan Looney (Seattle Pacific)
Matt Margenthaler (Minnesota State)
Josh Schertz (Lincoln Memorial)
James Stinson (Livingstone)
Fred Watson (Benedict)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Clarence Gaines award voting panel is made up of current division I coaches, athletic administrators, and senior College Insider staff members.  The recipient of the 2024-25 award will be announced in April, in San Antonio, TX site of the men's Division I 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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