BOSTON – Cioffi Men's Basketball Head Coach John Becker has been named a finalist for the 2021-22 Hugh Durham Award. CollegeInsider.com made the announcement on Tuesday afternoon. The award is presented annually to the top mid-major coach in Division I college basketball.
 
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Becker was selected as a finalist for the fourth time in his career. He has added his third coaching accolade of the 2021-22 season. The UVM bench boss earned his league-best sixth America East Coach of the Year award after leading the Catamounts to a 17-1 conference slate and sixth-straight regular season title. Becker and Vermont cruised to the program's ninth America East Championship, outscoring opponents by 110 points in the conference playoffs.
 
Prior to the program's eighth NCAA Tournament appearance, Becker received All-District I Coach of the Year honors from the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). The Catamounts received a No. 13 seed in the NCAA Tournament, matching its highest seed in program history.
 
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
 
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