Ettrick, Va. (Apr. 7, 2025)- Head Men's Basketball Coach Lonnie Blow, Jr. has earned a spot in the Achieving Coaching Excellence Honor Roll. Only two division 2 coaches are on the list with Fred Watson from Miles College being the other.
Under Coach Blows' leadership this season won the CIAA Northern Division Championship, the CIAA Tournament and their opening round game of the NCAA Tournament. The Trojan finished with a 22-9 record this season and the first 20-win season for VSU since the 2018-19 season.
About the College Basketball Coaching Honor Roll
Started after the 2019-20 season, the College Basketball Coaching Honor Roll annually recognizes leaders in women's and men's college basketball that demonstrate tenets of coaching excellence that include on and off the court performance, community involvement, and serving as champions for college basketball, their coaching peers, and the coaching profession.
Achieving Coaching Excellence® is grateful for the opportunity to actively engage in college basketball and to encourage, uplift, and empower these experienced and aspiring professionals and what we hope will be continued success and a bright future as servant leaders, teachers, mentors, and coaches. Congratulations to the 2025 Achieving Coaching Excellence® College Basketball Coaching Honor Roll!
Full List of honorees
2025 Achieving Coaching Excellence® Coaching Honor Roll Men's Basketball Coaching Honor Roll Head of the Class (HOTC)
Coach Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway University of Memphis
Honor Roll (HR)
Kelvin Sampson, University of Houston (HR '24 '23 '22 '21)
James Jones, Yale University (HR '24 '22 '20)
Robert Jones, Norfolk State University (HR '24 '22)
Ritchie McKay, Liberty University (HR '21 '20)
Fred Watson, Miles College (HR '22)
Tony Skinn, George Mason University
Duane Simpkins, American University
Takayo Siddle, UNC-Wilmington
Kevin Johnson, Southern University
Lonnie Blow, Jr., Virginia State University
Erik Martin, South Carolina State University
Chris Crutchfield, University of Nebraska-Omaha
