My coach of the year in D-1 basketball

By Gregory Crawford, Managing Editor of the East West Hoops

This is a year that probably 20 people could be the coach of the year in D-1 college basketball. Certainly the favorites have to be Gregg Marshall of undefeated Wichita State and Bill Donavan of Florida.

My powerful vote goes to Rex Walters of the San Francisco Dons of the West Coast Conference. All Walters did was lead his team to a 20-10 season, a 13-5 record is the ever tough West Coast Conference and a number three seed in the WCC tournament.

This great season happened after Walters had his best player and one of the top five players in the WCC leave his team in November after an altercation with a teammate. Losing Cody Doolin at the time time was a big blow, but Walters regrouped his team and the Dons played great basketball in January and February, despite being one of the shortest teams in the country and having no true center.

There is no question Walters is a wonderful coach, it really showed this year and for that reason, he is my national coach of the year.

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