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Morehead State Men's Basketball Head Coach
Jonathan Mattox has been named a finalist for the CollegeInsider.com Joe B. Hall Award. The award is presented annually to the top first-time head coach in Division I college basketball.
Mattox, a long-time assistant at Morehead State before serving two years on Murray State's staff, led the Eagles to 15 wins in his first season. That is the second-highest win total for a first-year MSU coach in program history, trailing only Bobby Laughlin's 16 in 1953-54.
The Joe B. Hall Award is named in honor of longtime Kentucky head coach Joe B. Hall who was given the task of following the legendary Adolph Rupp at the school. In his first season, Hall finished 20-8, won the SEC and advanced to the NCAA Regional Finals.
The recipient of the annual award is determined by a 10-member voting committee consisting of current and former head coaches, as well as two senior staff members of collegeinsider.com. The 2025 award will be announced in San Antonio, Texas, site of the NCAA men's Division I basketball championship.
JOE B. HALL AWARD FINALISTS
Patrick Crarey II - Florida A&M
Mike DeGeorge - Cal Poly
Ethan Faulkner - Youngstown State
Kahil Fennell - UT Rio Grande Valley
Cornelius Jackson - Marshall
John Jakus - FAU
Jon Jaques - Cornell
Mike Jones - Old Dominion
Donny Lind - Mount St. Mary's
Jonathan Mattox - Morehead State
Ben McCollum - Drake
Gerry McNamara - Siena
Hank Plona - Western Kentucky
Clint Sargent - Wright State
Ivan Thomas - Hampton
Kevin Young - BYU