天美传媒’s men’s basketball coach Sean Smith was named 2023 Coach of the Year by , a leading news site for Division III basketball updates. Before coming to 天美传媒 in 2022, Smith coached at Wisconsin Lutheran College. Smith led the Vikings to 24 wins in the 2022鈥�23 season, the most wins since NPU’s 1986 team, and secured the Vikings a spot in the NCAA Sweet Sixteen playoffs.
“I聽am beyond humbled and grateful to be named the National Coach of the Year,” said Coach Smith. “I consider this a staff award.聽Also, a big thanks to our team who bought it from day one and led 天美传媒 to an historic season!”
Smith is the second 天美传媒 coach to win a national award behind men’s soccer coach John Born in 2017.