Larry Coker to Receive Bear Bryant Award at Miami vs. UConn Basketball Game

Feb. 1, 2002

Hurricane Fans –

Head Coach, Larry Coker, will be honored during the men’s basketball game on Saturday, February 2nd as the #15-ranked Hurricanes battle #17-ranked UConn at the Miami Arena. Tip off is scheduled for 7:30pm. Larry Coker won the Bear Bryant Award as the college football coach of the year after leading the Hurricanes to the national championship in his first year.

Coker is the first rookie coach to win a national championship since Michigan’s Bennie Oosterbaan in 1948. No first-year coach had won the Bryant award since Army’s Tom Cahill in 1966.

Help us honor Head Coach Larry Coker by coming out to the game.

For more information call 1-800-GO-CANES.