BOSTON — Northeastern men's basketball head coach Bill Coen continues to receive high praise for the success of his team during the 2012-13 season. Coen, who just completed his seventh season at NU, has been selected by his coaching peers as the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) District 10 Co-Coach of the Year, the organization announced today (March 29).

The recognition is the third for Coen in just over two weeks. Earlier this month, he was named the District I Coach of the Year by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) as well as a finalist for the 2013 Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year Award, given annually to the nation's top mid-major coach.

Coen shares the NABC District 10 honor with James Madison head coach Matt Brady.

This season, Coen guided Northeastern to the program's first Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) regular-season championship, behind a 20-13 (14-4 CAA) record. The Huskies advanced to the CAA tournament championship game for the first time and earned a berth in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) — their second in four seasons and third postseason appearance in the last five years.

Coen led the Huskies to the nation's fourth-best regular-season road record, posting a 10-2 mark, and his squad owned an impressive 13-4 record in games decided by five points or less. The Huskies tied school records for most overtime games played and won at 4-1.

Four of Coen's student-athletes earned six postseason CAA honors, as Joel Smith was named All-CAA First Team; Jonathan Lee earned the prestigious Dean Ehlers Leadership Award, Third Team and All-Academic honors; Quincy Ford garnered Third Team distinction; and David Walker was named to the All-Rookie squad. Smith also earned a spot on the NABC District 10 First Team.

The NABC District 10 honor is Coen's fourth overall coach of the year recognition during his seven years on Huntington Avenue. He earned USBWA District I honors in 2013 and 2010, and was named the New England Division I Coach of the Year by the New England Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009.

2013 NABC DIVISION I ALL-DISTRICT COACHES

District 1: Joe Mihalich, Niagara
District 2: Jim Larranaga, Miami
District 3: Chris Holtmann, Gardner-Webb
District 4: Jim Crews, St. Louis
District 5: John Thompson III, Georgetown
District 6: Michael White, Louisiana Tech
District 7: Tom Crean, Indiana
District 8: Bruce Weber, Kansas State
District 9: Mark Few, Gonzaga
Co-District 10: Bill Coen, Northeastern
Co-District 10: Matt Brady, James Madison
District 11: Donnie Tyndall, Southern Mississippi
District 12: Jim Molinari, Western Illinois
Co-District 13: Tommy Amaker, Harvard
Co-District 13: Dave Paulsen, Bucknell
District 14: Jim Christian, Ohio
District 15: Cy Alexander, North Carolina A&T
Co-District 16: Greg McDermott, Creighton
Co-District 16: Gregg Marshall, Wichita State
District 17: Steve Alford, New Mexico
District 18: Tim O'Shea, Bryant
District 19: Jeff Neubauer, Eastern Kentucky
District 20: Dana Altman, Oregon
District 21: Billy Donovan, Florida
District 22: Bob McKillop, Davidson
District 23: Danny Kaspar, Stephen F. Austin
District 24: Kermit Davis, Middle Tennessee State

About the National Association of Basketball Coaches
Located in Kansas City, MO, the NABC was founded in 1927 by Phog Allen, the legendary basketball coach at the University of Kansas. Allen, a student of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, organized coaches into this collective group to serve as Guardians of the Game. The NABC currently has nearly 5,000 members consisting primarily of university and college men's basketball coaches. All members of the NABC are expected to uphold the core values of being a Guardian of the Game by bringing attention to the positive aspects of the sport of basketball and the role coaches play in the academic and athletic lives of today's student-athletes. The four core values of being a Guardian of the Game are advocacy, leadership, service and education. Additional information about the NABC, its programs and membership, can be found at www.nabc.org.

Information from the release issued by the NABC was used in this story.