Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams has been voted as the National Basketball Coaches Association's Coach of the Year, it was announced Tuesday.
The league's 30 head coaches vote on the award, which was named in honor of late NBCA executive director, Michael Goldberg.
"I hold the utmost respect and admiration for the coaches in this league, so to be recognized by my peers is an incredible honor," Williams said in a statement. "Every coach in our league sacrifices a ton to make their teams and organizations better, so this is unbelievably humbling."
Williams resurrected the Suns' floundering franchise, leading Phoenix to a 51-21 regular-season record and the No.