Wofford head men’s basketball coach Jay McAuley has been selected as the 2022 Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award Winner. College Insider Inc. made the announcement announced Friday. The award is presented annually to those who not only achieve success on the basketball court but who display moral integrity off the floor as well.
“I am honored and humbled to be the recipient of this award. The Prosser name in college basketball is one of character, integrity and servanthood,” said McAuley. “At Wofford College, we pride ourselves in living out these qualities every day. I would like to thank the committee and the Prosser family for this honor, as well as recognize my talented staff and players for their commitment and pride in our program.”
He was selected out of 19 finalists, including Chris Beard of Texas, Hubert Davis of North Carolina, Mike Brey of Notre Dame , Shaheen Holloway of St. Peter's, and Matt Painter of Purdue to name a few.
In his third year at the helm, Wofford finished the season 19-13 overall, including a Nov. 28 win over SEC foe Georgia in Athens, while landing at least two All-Southern Conference selections for the third-straight year. The team has achieved 19 wins twice in three years under McAuley, while having recorded winning seasons each year under his direction.
McAuley was also named a finalist for the 2019-20 Joe B. Hall Award, which is presented each year to the nation's top first-year coach in Division I basketball.
In his first year, McAuley led Wofford to 19 wins, including a Dec. 15 victory over then-No. 17 North Carolina in Chapel Hill for Wofford's second win over an AP Top 25 team in school history.
McAuley also guided the Terriers to a SoCon tournament run that featured an upset of No. 2 seed Furman and a win over No. 6 seed Chattanooga to send Wofford to its second consecutive SoCon Championship game. His 19 wins in his debut season as a head coach rank first all-time at Wofford, topping both Richard Johnson and former Wofford great Mike Young, while having earned invitations to multiple postseason tournaments over the past three seasons.
McAuley, 38, also worked for highly regarded coaches Niko Medved and Chris Holtmann before he joined Young’s staff as associate head coach in 2017.
Additionally, student-athletes that have exhausted their eligibility under McAuley have graduated, producing an emphasis on academic excellence in landing three Academic All-SoCon and 17 SoCon Academic Honor Roll selections since 2019.
