April 4, 2016
2016 DON MEYER AWARD
HOUSTON, TX -- York College's Delton Deal is the recipient of the 2016 Don Meyer NAIA National Coach of the Year.
Deal led York College to a record breaking season, winning a program best 25 games. Deal's team also advanced further in the postseason than any other team the program's history. The Panthers shocked the nation in their first round game as they became the first team in history to upset a number one seed in the first round.
In 38 seasons at Hamline, Lipscomb and Northern State, Don Meyer 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.
2016 DON MEYER AWARD FINALISTS
| Chris Briggs | Georgetown (Ky.) |
| Bob Burchard | Columbia (Mo.) |
| Larry Cordaro | LSU Alexandria |
| Delton Deal | York (Neb.) |
| Josh Gamblin | Mid-America Christian (Okla.) |
| Sean Hanrahan | Warner (Fla.) |
| John Henry | William Penn (Iowa) |
| Dave Holmquist | Biola (Calif |
| Stan Holt | Langston (Okla.) |
| Rocky Lamar | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
| Rollie Massimino | Keiser (Fla.) |
| Nic Nelson | Briar Cliff (Iowa) |
| Mike Newell | Dillard (La.) |
| Burt Paddock | Davenport (Mich.) |
| Brandon Rinta | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
| Bryan Rooney | Cal Maritime |
| Brennen Shingleton | Texas Wesleyan |
| Greg Tonagel | Indiana Wesleyan |
| Ryan Wall | Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) |
| Dale Wellman | Nebraska Wesleyan |
2023: Ted Albert, Indiana Tech
2022: Stacy Hollowell, Loyola New Orleans
2021: Delano Thomas, Shawnee State
2020: Jim Sykes, Morningside College
2019: Jeff Rutter, Arizona Christian
2018: Craig Doty, Graceland University
2017: Tony Ingle, Dalton State
2016: Delton Deal, York College
2015: Larry Cordaro, LSU-Alexandria
2014: Jason Shelton, Freed-Hardeman
2013: Brandon Rinta, Lewis-Clark State
2012: Paul Peck, Lindsey Wilson College
2011: Andy Sharpe, Martin Methodist
