South Florida Bulls women’s basketball coach Jose Fernandez was named the AAC coach of the year on Sunday, as voted on by the conference coaches. It’s the second time in three years Fernandez has won the award.
Fernandez has guided the Bulls to their first-ever conference title this year, and secured the No. 1 seed in this week’s AAC tournament. The Bulls went 15-3 in the regular season, including an impressive 12-2 mark in the conference. USF was a perfect 7-0 at home this year.
Junior guard Elisa Pinzan was picked as the most improved player in the conference.