Williams coach-of-year finalist

Kansas men’s basketball coach Roy Williams is one of 20 finalists for the Naismith College Coach of the Year award.

Williams, in his 14th season at KU, is in second place on Kansas’ all-time coaching wins list, and trails only Phog Allen for the top spot on that chart.

Oklahoma State’s Eddie Sutton and Oklahoma’s Kelvin Sampson are the other finalists out of the Big 12 for the award, which will be presented on April 5 at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta.

Other finalists: Perry Clark, Miami; Tom Crean, Marquette; Billy Donovan, Florida; Mark Few, Gonzaga; Pete Gillen, Virginia; Mark Gottfried, Alabama; Ben Howland, Pittsburgh; Bob Huggins, Cincinnati; Ernie Kent, Oregon; Mike Krzyzewski, Duke; Mike Montgomery, Stanford; Jim O’Brien, Ohio State; Lute Olson, Arizona; Skip Prosser, Wake Forest; Kelvin Sampson, Oklahoma; Bill Self, Illinois; Tubby Smith, Kentucky; Gary Williams, Maryland.