Jeter named finalist for Ben Jobe Award

Wednesday, March 23, 2022 | By: WIU Athletic Communications

WIU coach Rob Jeter

Western coach among top in the country

BOSTON, MA --- Western Illinois men's head basketball coach Rob Jeter was named a finalist for the 2022 Ben Jobe Award on Tuesday.

The Ben Jobe Award, which is presented annually to the top Division I
minority coach, is named in honor of one of the finest men to ever
college basketball.

Jeter led the Leathernecks to a 16-16 overall record this past season, giving the program its most wins in a season since the 2012-13 campaign.
The .500 record was also the best win percentage for the program since that 2012-13 season.

Coach Jobe is an icon in the history of basketball at Historically Black
Colleges and Universities. He is best known as the head coach of the
Southern University, a position he held for 12 seasons. He was also head
coach at Alabama A&M, Alabama State, Talladega, Tuskegee and South
Carolina State.

His record at Southern was 209-141 and included four NCAA Tournament
appearances. He also coached the Jaguars to one NIT appearance, five
SIAC championships, 11 SWAC titles and two NAIA Tournament
Championships. Perhaps his most memorable moment as a coach was leading
No. 15 seed Southern to a 93-78 win over No. 2 Georgia Tech in the first
round of the 1993 NCAA Tournament. It stands as one of the great upsets
in the history of the event.

2021-22 BEN JOBE AWARD FINALISTS

Kenny Blakeney Howard
Mike Boynton Oklahoma State
Landon Bussie Alcorn State
Ed Cooley Providence
Hubert Davis North Carolina
Dana Ford Missouri State
Dennis Gates Cleveland State
Penny Hardaway Memphis
Shaheen Holloway Saint Peter's
Rob Jeter Western Illinois
Terrence Johnson Texas State
James Jones Yale
Robert Jones Norfolk State
Rob Lanier Georgia State
Shantay Legans Portland
Tony Madlock South Carolina State
Bashir Mason Wagner
Jordan Mincy Jacksonville
Lamont Paris Chattanooga
Richie Riley South Alabama
Kelvin Sampson Houston
Takayo Siddle UNCW
Jerry Stackhouse Vanderbilt
Dedrique Taylor Cal State Fullerton
Drew Valentine Loyola

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