UNM men’s basketball coach Richard Pitino has one again been recognized for his efforts. On Friday, Pitino was one of 15 coaches nation wide to be named to Werner Ladder Naismith Men’s Coach of the Year Watch List.

Houston’s Kelvin Sampson was among 15 coaches named to the Naismith Coach of the Year watch list Friday. Sampson, who has led the Cougars to a No. 5 national ranking and in position for a second straight Big 12 regular-season title,

Let me get this straight. The head coach with seven top-15 victories on the year, leading Kentucky to the No. 10 overall seed in the DI Men’s Basketball Committee’s first NCAA Bracket Preview Show this past weekend,