NBL Canada Coach of the Year Award

The NBL Canada Coach of the Year Award, is an annual National Basketball League of Canada award given since the 2011–12 season. Since its inception, the award has been given to 5 different coaches. Micheal Ray Richardson of the London Lightning is the only coach to get the award more than once. In the 2012–13 season Richardson shared the award with Joe Salerno. The most recent recipient is Hugo López of the Halifax Hurricanes.[1][2] After receiving the award in 2015, Josep Clarós was handed a lifetime ban from the NBL Canada, for forfeiting the seventh game of the 2015 Finals.[3]

## Winners

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Season  | Coach  | Nationality  | Team  | Reference

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2011–12 | Micheal Ray Richardson |  United States | London Lightning | [4]
2012–13 | Micheal Ray Richardson (2)  |  United States | London Lightning | [5]
2012–13 | Joe Salerno |  United States | Summerside Storm | [5]
2013–14 | Bill Jones |  United States | Windsor Express | [6]
2014–15 | Josep Clarós |  Spain | Halifax Rainmen | [2]
2015–16 | Hugo López |  Spain | Halifax Hurricanes | [1]
2016–17 | Kyle Julius |  Canada | London Lightning | [7]
2017–18 | Mike Leslie |  Canada | Halifax Hurricanes |
2018–19 | Joe Salerno |  United States | Moncton Magic |
2019–20 | Joe Salerno (3)  |  United States | Moncton Magic |

## References

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1. ^ a b "Hugo Lopez Wins Coach of the Year". OurSportsCentral.com. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
2. ^ a b "NBLC Announces 2014-2015 Award Winners". NBL Canada. April 13, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
3. ^ Ballingall , Alex (May 1, 2015). "Windsor Express win NBL Canada title after Halifax Rainmen forfeit". thestar.com. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
4. ^ "NBL Canada pre-season guide and player register 2012–13" (PDF). NBL Canada. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
5. ^ a b "2013 NBL CANADA AWARDS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED". Canada Basketball. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
6. ^ "NBL Canada announces 2013–2014 award winners". Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
7. ^ "The NBL Canada Coach of the Year is Kyle Julius". Golightning.ca. 2017-05-09. Retrieved 2017-11-18.

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National Basketball League of Canada

Teams|

* Cape Breton Highlanders
* Halifax Hurricanes
* Halifax Rainmen
* Island Storm
* KW Titans
* London Lightning
* Mississauga Power
* Moncton Magic
* Moncton Miracles
* Montreal Jazz
* Niagara River Lions
* Orangeville A's
* Ottawa SkyHawks
* Quebec Kebs
* Saint John Riptide
* St. John's Edge
* Sudbury Five
* Windsor Express

Seasons|

* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* ~~2020–21~~
* 2021–22
* 2022–23

Drafts|

* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015

Awards|

* All-NBL Canada Team
* Canadian of the Year
* Coach of the Year
* Defensive Player of the Year
* Executive of the Year
* Most Valuable Player
* Newcomer of the Year
* Rookie of the Year
* Sixth Man of the Year

Others|

* All-Star Game
* Arenas
* Champions
* NBL Canada Finals
* Statistical leaders

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NBL Canada Coach of the Year Award

* 2012: Richardson
* 2013: Richardson & Salerno
* 2014: Jones
* 2015: Clarós
* 2016: López
* 2017: Julius
* 2018: Leslie
* 2019: Salerno
* 2020: Salerno

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