The American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year is a basketball award given to the American Athletic Conference's most outstanding head coach.
The conference formed in 2013–14 after many schools departed from the original Big East Conference to form their own conference.
Mick Cronin of Cincinnati was the first-ever winner.
[1] Associated Press Coach of the Year (AP) Adolph Rupp Cup (ARC) Basketball Times Coach of the Year (BT) CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year (CBS) Naismith Coach of the Year (N) NABC Coach of the Year (NABC) Sporting News Coach of the Year (SN) U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) In this table, the "year joined" reflects the calendar year when each school joined the conference.
The "Years" column reflects the calendar year in which each award was presented.