JIMMY SMITH OF TEXAS LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY in his first season at the helm of the Texas Lutheran program, Smith has guided the Bulldogs to a 16-9 overall mark, a share of the regular season championship with an 11-3 conference record and the top seed of this weekend's SCAC Men's Basketball Tournament. It is the first time TLU has been a top seed in a post-season conference tournament since the 1997-98 season when the Bulldogs were the top seed for the Heart of Texas Conference Championship. Smith inherited a program that had gone 9-17 (3-11 in the SCAC) the year before and had not had a winning season since the 2004-05 squad went 13-12. Additionally, the 2014-15 team has posted the most wins in a single season for TLU since the 1979-80 team finished with 19 wins.

Smith received seven votes from his peers in earning SCAC Coach-of-the-Year honors. Centenary's Adam Walsh received the remaining first-place vote.