CHICAGO, Ill. -- In addition to his D3Hoops.com National and Regional Coach of the Year honors, Sean Smith has been named an Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) Coach of the Year, as the organization announced on Tuesday evening. The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) represented two of the three Division III COY selections, as Wheaton'[s Mike Schauer also picked up honors.
Coach Smith led the Vikings to 24 wins (most since the 1986-87 season), 13 CCIW wins (most since 1990-91 season), the first CCIW Tournament win and Tournament championship win for NPU, the first NCAA playoff appearance since 1990, and concluded the 2022-23 season in the Sweet Sixteen, the first appearance since 1987. His Vikings also made 223 three-pointers (4th best in NPU history) and established new records in ORB (406), DRB (697), steals (376), steals/game (12.5), blocks (90), and turnover margin (+7.63).
