ATLANTA — LSU women’s basketball coach Sue Gunter has been named one of 20 finalists for the Naismith College Basketball Coach of the Year Award, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Wednesday.
It is the second consecutive season that Gunter has been named a finalist for the prestigious award.
The Naismith Awards program, now in its 33rd year, honors the outstanding college basketball coaches in the United States. The awards program was founded by the Atlanta Tipoff Club, an organization dedicated to recognizing the achievements of excellence in basketball.
The winners of the Naismith Awards will be honored in Atlanta on April 7 at the Cobb Galleria Centre.
-finalists-
Geno Auriemma, Connecticut
Melanie Balcomb, Xavier
Ceal Barry, Colorado
Leon Barmore, La. Tech
Gary Blair, Utah
Cheryl Burnett, Southwest Missouri State
Sherri Coale, Oklahoma
Kristy Curry, Purdue
Bill Fennelly, Iowa State
Jim Foster, Vanderbilt
Gail Goestenkors, Duke
Sue Gunter, LSU
Andy Landers, Georgia
Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame
Rene Portland, Penn State
Carol Ross, Florida
Marsha Sharp, Texas Tech
Vivian Stringer, Rutgers
Pat Summit, Tennessee
Kay Yow, North Carolina State