NEW ORLEANS – Jacksonville University men's basketball coach Jordan Mincy was announced as the winner of the 2022 Joe B. Hall Award on Friday.
 
He was selected out of 15 finalists, including Hubert Davis at North Carolina, Tommy Lloyd at Arizona and Mike Woodson at Indiana for the award, which is presented annually to the top first-year coach in Division I college basketball.
 
"I cannot thank the committee enough for honoring me with this year's Joe B. Hall Award," said Mincy. "I am extremely blessed and humbled to be selected out of such a great field for such a prestigious award.
 
"The support I received from our administration and the hard-work from our players and staff are what makes moments like this possible for our program."
 
Mincy joins the pantheon of former winners, including Brad Underwood (2014, Stephen F. Austin), Steve Prohm (2012, Murray State) and Ryan Odom (2017, UMBC).
 
"What an honor it is for Coach Mincy to receive the Joe B. Hall Award as the top first year head coach in Division I. Jordan is so deserving of this recognition, said Athletic Director Alex Ricker-Gilbert. "From the time he stepped foot on campus almost exactly one year ago, he has made an impact on our community, program, and student-athletes. He has created an atmosphere of family and that is being felt by our young men.
 
"This is the first of many 'coach of the year' honors that Jordan Mincy will receive as Head Men's Basketball Coach at Jacksonville University."
 
In his first year on-campus, Mincy led the Dolphins to its most wins since the 1985-86 season, going undefeated at a routinely raucous Swisher Gymnasium and advancing the ASUN Men's Basketball Championship final while connecting with community and reviving the aura around JU basketball in the city.
 
The Dolphins won 21 games, secured the first undefeated home season since 1972-73 and advanced to the doorstep of the NCAA Tournament. After being picked in the preseason to finish 10th out of 12 teams in the league, JU finished ASUN play with 11 wins, its most wins since the 2010-11 campaign, and finished as the two-seed in the South Division, including a sweep of North Florida in the River City Rumble.
 
JU earned its first postseason victory since 2018, beating Central Arkansas in the ASUN Quarterfinal round and advanced to its first conference tournament championship game since 2009 after defeating Jacksonville State on the road in the semifinal round.
 
Mincy compiled the second-most wins for a first-year head coach in program history and was one of only five mid-major coaches in the country to reach the 20-win mark in his first season.
 
He coached the team to a conference-best scoring defense, field goal percentage defense, three-point percentage defense and rebounding margin. The scoring defense was fifth in the nation among Division I teams and the rebounding margin was good for 12th in the country.
 
Kevion Nolan earned First Team All-ASUN honors, the first Dolphin to make the All-Conference First Team since Kori Babineaux in 2016.
 
The committee that selects the winner is a 15-member panel, consisting of five current Division I head coaches, five retired head coaches and five collegeinsider.com staff members.
 
A longtime Kentucky assistant, Joe B. Hall was given the task of following the legendary Adolph Rupp at the school. In his first season, Hall finished 20-8, won the SEC and advanced to the NCAA Regional Finals.

Hall coached the Wildcats from 1972 to 1985. He won two-thirds of his games (297-100), received four SEC Coach of the Year honors and won a National Championship in 1978. He also steered the program to two other Final Fours, won eight Southeastern Conference regular season championships and one Southeastern Conference tournament championship (1984).

Joe B. Hall passed away on Jan. 15, 2022, at the age of 93.