SAN FRANCISCO – In a vote of the 12 Conference coaches, Dana Altman of Oregon repeated as the John R. Wooden Coach of the Year, Commissioner Larry Scott announced Monday.
Altman is the first repeat Pac-12 Conference Coach of the Year since California’s Mike Montgomery in 2002-03 and 2003-04.
It is his third honor in the past four seasons, moving him into the company of Lute Olson (seven), Montgomery (four), George Raveling (three) and Lorenzo Romar (three) as mentors with three-or-more Pac-12 Coach of the Year awards.
After being picked to finish fourth in this year’s Pac-12 preseason media poll, the Ducks captured their first regular-season league title since 2002, winning the crown outright with a 14-4 conference record.