University of Louisville basketball coach Pat Kelsey is gaining some attention after being named one of more than a dozen coaches to watch for the Naismith National Coach of the Year Award.
A Friday announcement included Kelsey as one of 15 coaches being considered for the award. Last year’s winner was Dan Hurley, head coach of the University of Connecticut men’s basketball team.
Kelsey took over as UofL’s head coach this season in replacement of Kenny Payne and has led the team to a 20-6 record overall so far this season. In the two previous seasons, the Cardinals won only 12 regular season games.
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Other coaches to watch include the following.
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Greg Gard: Wisconsin
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Dennis Gates: Missouri
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Todd Golden: Florida
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Penny Hardaway: Memphis
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Tom Izzo: Michigan State
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Dusty May: Michigan
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Grant McCasland: Texas Tech
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Ben McCollum: Drake
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Matt Painter: Purdue
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Bruce Pearl: Auburn
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Rick Pitino: St. John’s
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Richard Pitino: New Mexico
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Kelvin Sampson: Houston
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Jon Scheyer: Duke
This story may update.
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Louisville basketball’s Kelsey on watch list for National Coach of the Year
