The Naismith Awards released their late-season watch list for Men’s College Coach of the Year on Friday, and Duke head coach Jon Scheyer was not among the 15 finalists listed.
Scheyer’s Blue Devils are tied atop the ACC with a 12-3 conference record, and 16 wins in their last 18 games have them 21-5 on the season as a whole. They’re currently eighth in KenPom’s adjusted efficiency metric.
North Carolina head coach Hubert Davis was the only ACC coach who made the cut. Other notable names include Purdue’s Matt Painter, Houston’s Kelvin Sampson, Auburn’s Bruce Pearl, and Connecticut’s Dan Hurley.
The committee also recognized Bryce Drew from Grand Canyon, Anthony Grant from Dayton, and Josh Schertz from Indiana State for their work with smaller programs. All 15 finalists can be seen below.
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Of teams within the top 10 of the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll as of February 23, five coaches didn’t make the final watch list. Arizona’s Tommy Lloyd, Tennessee’s Rick Barnes, Marquette’s Shaka Smart, and Kansas’s Bill Self also failed to make the final cut.