BOSTON – A pair of Southern Conference coaches are finalists for national awards administered by CollegeInsider.com. Chattanooga’s Lamont Paris and Samford’s Bucky McMillan are finalists for the Hugh Durham Award and Paris is a finalist for the Ben Jobe Award.

The Hugh Durham Award, presented annually to the top Division I mid-major coach in college basketball, is named after a coach who built winning programs at three different universities.

The Ben Jobe Award, which is presented annually to the top Division I minority coach, is named in honor of one of the finest men to ever college basketball.

2021-22 HUGH DURHAM AWARD FINALISTS
Griff Aldrich, Longwood
John Becker, Vermont
Randy Bennett, Saint Mary’s
Scott Davenport, Bellarmine
Todd Golden, San Francisco
Jared Grasso, Bryant
Eric Henderson, South Dakota State
Shaheen Holloway, Saint Peter’s
Ben Jacobson, Northern Iowa
Robert Jones, Norfolk State
Matt Langel, Colgate
Bashir Mason, Wagner
Matt McMahon, Murray State
Bucky McMillan, Samford
Lamont Paris, Chattanooga
Rick Pitino, Iona
Todd Simon, Southern Utah
Pat Skerry, Towson
Danny Sprinkle, Montana State
Chris Victor, Seattle
 
2021-22 BEN JOBE AWARD FINALISTS,
Kenny Blakeney, Howard
Mike Boynton, Oklahoma State
Landon Bussie, Alcorn State
Ed Cooley, Providence
Hubert Davis, North Carolina
Dana Ford, Missouri State
Dennis Gates, Cleveland State
Penny Hardaway, Memphis
Shaheen Holloway, Saint Peter’s
Rob Jeter, Western Illinois
Terrence Johnson, Texas State
James Jones, Yale
Robert Jones, Norfolk State
Rob Lanier, Georgia State
Shantay Legans, Portland
Tony Madlock, South Carolina State
Bashir Mason, Wagner
Jordan Mincy, Jacksonville
Lamont Paris, Chattanooga
Richie Riley, South Alabama
Kelvin Sampson, Houston
Takayo Siddle, UNCW
Jerry Stackhouse, Vanderbilt
Dedrique Taylor, Cal State Fullerton
Drew Valentine, Loyola