THE DON MEYER AWARD

2013 Don Meyer Award

Lindsey Wilson College head coach Paul Peck accepts the 2012 Don Meyer National Coach of the Year Award, at the CollegeInsider.com Awards Banquet in New Orleans.

APRIL 5, 2013


2013 MEYER AWARD

ATLANTA, GA -- Lewis-Clark State's Brandon Rinta is the recipient of the 2013 Don Meyer National Coach of the Year award.
 
The award is presented annually to the top NAIA men's basketball coach. The award is named in honor of the one game's winningest coaches.

In February of 2010 Meyer announced his retirement from coaching but continues at Northern State in the role of Regents Distinguished Professor and Assistant to the President. In 38 seasons at Hamline, Lipscomb and Northern State, he compiled an astounding 923-324 records.
 

2013 DON MEYER AWARD FINALISTS

Kyle Blankenship, LSU Shreveport 
Donnie Bostwick S.A.G.U. 
Chris Briggs, Georgetown 
Tommy Brown, Lee 
Bob Burchard, Columbia 
Bill Czech, Hope International
Shawn Huse, Montana State Northern
Steve Knight, William Carey
Rocky Lamar, MidAmerica Nazarene 
Paul Peck, Lindsey Wilson 
Brandon Rinta, Lewis-Clark State 
Jim Sanderson, Faulkner
Jack Schrader, Culver-Stockton
Doug Tolin, Oklahoma Baptist
Sam Weaver, Philander Smith

The Don Meyer Award, which is presented annually to the top NAIA basketball coach, is named in honor of the one of the sport's winningest coaches.
 
In 38 seasons at Hamline, Lipscomb and Northern State, he compiled an astounding 923-324 record. He led Lipscomb to the NAIA national championship in 1986, and coached the two highest-scoring players in the history of college basketball, John Pierce and Philip Hutcheson. Also, his 1989-90 team at Lipscomb won a record 41 games and was the highest scoring team in college history. 
 
In 2010, he received the John Bunn Award at the Basketball Hall of Fame.
 
Meyer retired from coaching in February 2010. Coach Meyer lost his long battle with cancer on May 18, 2014, at the age of 69.
 
The Don Meyer award voting panel is made up of current division I coaches, athletic administrators, and senior College Insider staff members.  The recipient of the 2024-25 award will be announced in April, in San Antonio, TX site of the men's Division I NCAA Basketball Championship.

The Don Meyer award is presented annually to the top NAIA head coach, as voted on by the award committee. 
 
The 10-member voting committee consists of current and former head coaches, as well as two senior staff members of collegeinsider.com.
 
The award is presented annually at the site of the men's Division I NCAA basketball championship. 

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