In the long history of NCAA Division I basketball, fewer than a dozen coaches have won 28 or more games as a first-year head coach. The University of Hawai’i’s Eran Ganot is on that elite short list, and he was recognized for it with the Joe B. Hall Award on Monday.
The Joe B. Hall Award, which is presented by www.CollegeInsider.com, is for the top first-year coach in NCAA Division I. It was one of several awards presented on Monday in Houston, Texas – site of the NCAA Final Four.
Ganot led the Warriors to a 28-6 record, including the Big West Conference regular-season and Tournament championships, and the program’s first NCAA Tournament victory.