Coach of the Year
The NCBCA Coach of the Year was first awarded following the completion of the 2000-2001 season. The award was re-named in 2003 to the NCBCA Kerm Helmer Coach of the Year Award in honor of longtime Erie Community College coach and USBC Hall of Famer Kerm Helmer, who lost his battle with cancer on Oct. 20, 2002. In 2020, the men's award was renamed to the NCBCA Gordon Vadakin Coach of the Year Award in honor of longtime Wichita State coach and USBC Hall of Famer Gordon Vadakin.
The awards are determined by selecting five finalists in each of the divisions by a committee of NCBCA member coaches. Members of the NCBCA decide on the final selection.
| Women | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Katie Thornton, SCAD-Savannah | |
| 2022 | Andy Diercks, Mount Mercy | |
| 2021 | Andy Diercks, Mount Mercy | |
| 2020 | Andy Diercks, Mount Mercy | |
| 2019 | Phil Vida, Lindenwood | |
| 2018 | Billy Murphy, Newman | |
| 2017 | Mark Lewis, Wichita State | |
| 2016 | Jeff Fleck, Wright State | |
| 2015 | Ron Damron, Pikeville | |
| 2014 | Mark Lewis, Wichita State | |
| 2013 | Mark Lewis, Wichita State | |
| 2012 | Ron Damron, Pikeville | |
| 2011 | JJ Mastny, Midland | |
| 2010 | Ron Damron, Pikeville | |
| 2009 | Pat Costello, Central Florida | |
| 2008 | Scott Savage, Purdue | |
| 2007 | Mark Lewis, Wichita State | |
| 2006 | Pat Costello, Central Florida | |
| 2005 | Pat Costello, Central Florida | |
| 2004 | Ron Damron, Pikeville | |
| 2003 | Mark Scroggins, West Texas A&M | |
| 2002 | Bill Kolacek, Indiana State | |
| 2001 | Gordon Vadakin, Wichita State | |
| Men | ||
| 2023 | Bob Learn Jr., Tennessee Southern | |
| 2022 | Katie Thornton, SCAD-Savannah | |
| 2021 | Shawn Wochner, Wisconsin-Whitewater | |
| 2020 | Rick Steelsmith, Wichita State | |
| 2019 | Dennis Knepper, McKendree | |
| 2018 | Greg Hatzisavvas, William Paterson | |
| 2017 | Shawn Wochner, Wisconsin-Whitewater | |
| 2016 | Mike Kubacki, Calumet | |
| 2015 | Lindsey Wong, San Jose State | |
| 2014 | Shawn Wochner, Wisconsin-Whitewater | |
| 2013 | Mike Kubacki, Calumet | |
| 2012 | Bobby Brown, Morehead | |
| 2011 | Bobby Brown, Morehead | |
| 2010 | Joe Slowinski, Webber International | |
| 2009 | Billy Murphy, Newman | |
| 2008 | Dave Nagelhout, William Paterson | |
| 2007 | Chris Preble, Fresno State | |
| 2006 | Glenn Carlson, Fresno State | |
| 2005 | Glenn Carlson, Fresno State | |
| 2004 | Gary Sparks, Vincennes | |
| 2003 | Gary Sparks, Vincennes | |
| 2002 | Mike Fine, Kansas | |
| 2001 | Karl Nickolai, Michigan State | |
Gordon Teigen Service Award | Rookie of the Year | Kerm Helmer and Gordon Vadakin Coach of the Year
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