BOSTON, Mass. – Drake men's basketball head coach Ben McCollum has been named a finalist for the Hugh Durham award, Collegeinsider.com announced. The award is presented annually to the top mid-major head coach in college basketball.
McCollum led the Bulldogs to a 27-3 overall record to conclude the regular season, which saw Drake claim its first outright Missouri Valley Conference regular season title since 2008. With McCollum at the helm, the Bulldogs went 17-3 in conference games which marks the most conference wins in program history.
McCollum ranks second on the list of first-year coaching wins at Drake at 27, trailing only Keno Davis who went 28-5 in his first year at Drake in 2007-08.