Southern Illinoise University Athletics
Painter Picks Up More Coaching Honors
03/12/2004 | 12:00:00 | Men's Basketball
March 12, 2004
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Southern Illinois University head coach Matt Painter was named District 11 Coach of the Year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) on Friday. He was among 15 district coaches selected by member coaches of the NABC.
Painter, who has guided the Salukis to a 25-4 record and the Missouri Valley Conference regular season crown, has already picked up league Coach of the Year honors, as well as District 5 Coach of the Year laurels by the United States Basketball Writers Association.
2004 NABC District Coaches of the Year
Coach, School, (District)
Dennis Wolff, Boston University (1)
Bobby Gonzalez, Manhattan College (2)
Philip Martelli, St. Joseph's University (3)
Karl Hobbs, George Washington University (4)
Herb Sendek, North Carolina State University (5)
Rick Stansbury, Mississippi State University (6)
John Calipari, University of Memphis (7)
Billy Kennedy, Southeastern Louisiana University (8)
Willis Wilson, Rice University (9)
Jim Christian, Kent State University (10)
Matt Painter, Southern Illinois University (11)
Eddie Sutton, Oklahoma State University (12)
Joe Scott, U.S. Air Force Academy (13)
Mike Montgomery, Stanford University (14)
Lute Olson, University of Arizona (15)
Located in Overland Park, Kan., a suburb of Kansas City, the NABC was founded in 1927 by Phog Allen, the legendary University of Kansas basketball coach. Allen, a student of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, organized coaches into this collective group to serve as Guardians of the Game. The NABC currently claims nearly 5,000 members consisting primarily of university and college men's basketball coaches. Associate memberships also are afforded to athletic directors, conference commissioners, faculty members, officials, and high school coaches. All members of the NABC are expected to uphold the core values of being a Guardian of the Game by bringing attention to the positive aspects of the sport of basketball and the role coaches play in the academic and athletic lives of today's student-athletes. The four core values of being a Guardian of the Game are advocacy, leadership, service, and education. Additional information about the NABC, its programs, and membership can be found at www.NABC.com.
