Auburn的Bruce Pearl 和圣约翰的Rick Pitino 共同赢得年度美联社教练奖 Auburn's Bruce Pearl and St. John's Rick Pitino jointly win the AP Coach of the Year award.

Auburn的Bruce Pearl和St. John's Rick Pitino 成为第一位教练 分享AP Men's College的篮球教练 Auburn's Bruce Pearl and St. John's Rick Pitino have become the first coaches to share the AP Men's College Basketball Coach of the Year award in its 58-year history. 每张选票均获得国家媒体小组的20张选票。 Each received 20 votes from the national media panel. 珀尔带领奥本获得SEC常规赛冠军,并创下了学校纪录的32场胜利,而皮蒂诺带领圣约翰队获得22年来首个大东部冠军,并获得第3名的大学冠军. Pearl led Auburn to an SEC regular-season title and a school-record 32 wins, while Pitino guided St. John's to their first Big East title in 22 years and a No. 2个种子在NCAA的锦标赛中。 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament.