Casey Alexander Finalist for Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award

BOSTON - - Belmont University men's basketball head coach Casey Alexander is a finalist for the 2025-26 Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award, collegeinsider.com announced Monday.
 
The award is presented annually the NCAA Division I head coach who wins with integrity on and off the court.
 
The Skip Prosser Man of the Year award honors those who not only achieve success on the basketball court but who display moral integrity on and off it as well.
 
This season, Alexander has led Belmont to 26 victories, a Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship, and a Top 50 national ranking. The Bruins lead the nation in effective field goal percentage and are third nationally in road/neutral victories behind only Michigan and Miami (OH).
 
Since Alexander became head coach prior to the 2019-20 season, Belmont's 166 victories rank 14^th nationally – among the likes of UConn, Purdue, Utah State, and Alabama, and ahead of the likes of Tennessee, Auburn, Creighton, and Baylor.
 
The marks the fourth time Alexander has been named finalist for the Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award; he received the award in 2018.
 
Other award finalists this year include Ryan Odom (Virginia), Chris Holtmann (DePaul), James Jones (Yale), and Greg Gard (Wisconsin).
 
The award is named in honor of former Wake Forest, Xavier, and Loyola (Md.) head coach Skip Prosser. The recipient of the annual award is determined by a 10-member voting committee, which consists of current and former head coaches, as well as two senior staff members of collegeinsider.com.
 
The 2026 award will be announced in Indianapolis, site of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship.
 
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Belmont University men's basketball has been a postseason fixture for the last two decades, including nine berths to the NCAA Tournament. The Bruins have won 21 conference championships since 2006 - third-most nationally over that span (behind Gonzaga and Kansas). Belmont has won 20 or more games in 16 consecutive seasons (alongside Gonzaga and Kansas; Oregon can join) and 19 or more games in 21 consecutive seasons (alongside Gonzaga, Kansas, and San Diego State). Belmont is among select programs with two or more first-round selections in the NBA Draft over the last six years (Ben Sheppard, Dylan Windler). Belmont University men's basketball boasts an NCAA-leading 19 Academic All-America selections since 2001 and is the only NCAA Division I program to make the NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) Honor Roll every year of its existence. Belmont is the only NCAA Division I institution in America whose men's and women's basketball programs have won 20 or more games in 10 consecutive seasons.
 
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