Men's Basketball

Casey Alexander Named Finalist for Hugh Durham Coach of the Year Award

MVC Coach of the Year Led Bruins to Conference Championship

BOSTON - - Belmont University men's basketball head coach Casey Alexander has named finalist for the Hugh Durham Coach of the Year Award, collegesinsider.com announced.
 
The award is presented annually to the top mid-major head coach in college basketball.
 
Alexander is one of four coaches to win 20 or more games in 10 consecutive seasons, joining Mark Few (Gonzaga), Kelvin Sampson (Houston), and Bill Self (Kansas). [Dana Altman and Greg McDermott can join].
 
This season, Alexander has led Belmont to 26 victories, a Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship, and a Top 50 national ranking.
 
He was named MVC Coach of the Year March 4. Alexander was named Atlantic Sun Conference Coach of the Year in 2019.
 
The Bruins lead the nation in effective field goal percentage (.610) and have been Top 3 in victories away from home all season.
 
Since Alexander became head coach prior to the 2019-20 season, Belmont's 166 victories rank 14th nationally – among the likes of UConn, Purdue, Utah State, and Alabama, and ahead of the likes of Tennessee, Auburn, Creighton, and Baylor.
 
Other award finalists include Randy Bennett (Saint Mary's), Ritchie McKay (Liberty), Herb Sendek (Santa Clara), and Travis Steele (Miami, Ohio).
 
The Hugh Durham Award is named in honor of the former Florida State, Georgia and Jacksonville head coach. 
 
The recipient of the award is determined by a 10-member voting committee, which consists of current and former head coaches, as well as two senior staff members of collegeinsider.com.

The 2026 award will be announced in Indianapolis, site of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship.
 
Alexander is also a finalist for the Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award.
 
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Belmont University men's basketball has been a postseason fixture for the last two decades, including nine berths to the NCAA Tournament. The Bruins have won 21 conference championships since 2006 - third-most nationally over that span (behind Gonzaga and Kansas). Belmont has won 20 or more games in 16 consecutive seasons (alongside Gonzaga and Kansas; Oregon can join) and 19 or more games in 21 consecutive seasons (alongside Gonzaga, Kansas, and San Diego State). Belmont is among select programs with two or more first-round selections in the NBA Draft over the last six years (Ben Sheppard, Dylan Windler). Belmont University men's basketball boasts an NCAA-leading 19 Academic All-America selections since 2001 and is the only NCAA Division I program to make the NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) Honor Roll every year of its existence. Belmont is the only NCAA Division I institution in America whose men's and women's basketball programs have won 20 or more games in 10 consecutive seasons.
 
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