Gonzaga’s Mark Few and Baylor’s Scott Drew — whose teams are both undefeated — headline the list of 15 men’s college basketball coaches on the Naismith Coach of the Year Watch List.
The list will be narrowed down to four finalists in March. The award winner will be announced in April.
Here’s the full list:
Casey Alexander (Belmont)
Darian DeVries (Drake)
Scott Drew (Baylor)
Andy Enfield (USC)
Mark Few (Gonzaga)
Leonard Hamilton (Florida State)
Chris Holtmann (Ohio State)
Juwan Howard (Michigan)
Bob Huggins (West Virginia)
Lon Kruger (Oklahoma)
Porter Moser (Loyola-Chicago)
Nate Oats (Alabama)
Kelvin Sampson (Houston)
Shaka Smart (Texas)
Mike Young (Virginia Tech)
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