ATLANTA, Ga. - Four of the nation's top women's college basketball coaches were named as finalists for the Naismith Award, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today.
Geno Auriemma (Connecticut), Gary Blair (Texas A&M), Gail Goestenkors (Duke) and Pat Summitt (Tennessee) will make up the final ballot. The Naismith Award is the most prestigious national award presented annually to the men's and women's college basketball coaches of the year, and the winner will be named at the Naismith Awards banquet April 5 in Atlanta.
NAISMITH WOMEN'S COLLEGE COACH OF THE YEAR FINALISTS NAMED