National awards: Jimmer clear choice as top player - NCAA Division I Mens Basketball - CBSSports.com
By Gary Parrish CBSSports.com Senior Writer
March 8, 2011
National Coach of the Year
Winner: Mike Brey (Notre Dame)
By Gary Parrish CBSSports.com Senior Writer
March 8, 2011
National Coach of the Year
Winner: Mike Brey (Notre Dame)
Reason: Notre Dame's starting lineup consists of a player who began his career at Mississippi State, a player who began his career at Purdue, two three-star recruits and one two-star recruit. On the surface, that's not the stuff of a Big East power, but Mike Brey has taken this experienced group and turned it into exactly that. The Irish finished the regular season 25-5 and ranked fourth in the Associated Press poll despite receiving zero AP votes in the preseason. They're clearly better than the sum of their parts, which is why Brey edged Purdue's Matt Painter in the voting.