Bill Self Receives Winged Foot Award from New York Athletic Club
May 14, 2008
NEW YORK, N.Y. – University of Kansas head men’s basketball coach Bill Self and University of Tennessee head women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt, the winning coaches of the 2008 NCAA Division I basketball championships, received the Winged Foot Award at a gala banquet at the New York Athletic Club on Wednesday.
“It’s a great honor to welcome Pat and Bill to the New York Athletic Club and to present them with the Winged Foot Award,” commented James W. O’Brien, chairman of the Winged Foot Award Committee. “Not only are they world class coaches and mentors, they are also world class people.”<?xml:namespace prefix=”o” ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office”?>
<?xml:namespace prefix=”st1″ ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags”?>Kansas won the 2008 national championship with a 37-3 record in a season in which they also claimed a share of the Big 12 regular season title and won the Big 12 Tournament Championship.
The Winged Foot Award is among the most prestigious in the world of collegiate basketball and honors the winning coaches of the men’s and women’s NCAA National Basketball Championship. 2008 marked the 13th annual presentation of the Winged Foot Award at the NYAC’s Manhattan headquarters. The New York Athletic Club recognizes that the coaches are the players’ guides both on and off the court during a time when good role models are most important. The New York Athletic Club takes great pride in recognizing and commending the people who make such a difference in the lives of student athletes.
THE NYAC WINGED FOOT AWARD |
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RECENT WINNERS |
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YEAR |
RECIPIENT |
SCHOOL |
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2008 (M) |
Bill Self |
University of Kansas |
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2008 (W) |
Pat Summitt |
University of Tennessee |
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2007 (M) |
Billy Donovan |
University of Florida |
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2007 (W) |
Pat Summitt |
University of Tennessee |
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2006 (M) |
Billy Donovan |
University of Florida |
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2006 (W) |
Brenda Frese |
University of Maryland |
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2005 (M) |
Roy Williams |
University of North Carolina |
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2005 (W) |
Kim Mulkey-Robertson |
Baylor University |
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2004 (M) |
Jim Calhoun |
University of Connecticut |
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2004 (W) |
Geno Auriemma |
University of Connecticut |
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2003 (M) |
Jim Boeheim |
Syracuse University |
|
2003 (W) |
Geno Auriemma |
University of Connecticut |
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2002 (M) |
Gary Williams |
University of Maryland |
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2002 (W) |
Geno Auriemma |
University of Connecticut |
|
2001 (M) |
Mike Krzyzewski |
Duke University |
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2001 (W) |
Muffet McGraw |
University of Notre Dame |
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2000 (M) |
Tom Izzo |
Michigan StateUniversity |
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2000 (W) |
Geno Auriemma |
University of Connecticut |
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1999 (M) |
Jim Calhoun |
University of Connecticut |
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1999 (W) |
Carolyn Peck |
Purdue University |
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1998 |
Tubby Smith |
University of Kentucky |
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1997 |
Lute Olson |
University of Arizona |
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1996 |
Rick Pitino |
University of Kentucky |