ATLANTA – Gonzaga men's basketball Head Coach Mark Few was one of 15 late season candidates for the 2021 Werner Ladder Naismith Men's College Coach of the Year the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Friday.
 
Dayton's Anthony Grant was named last year's Naismith Men's College Coach of the Year. Few received the honor in 2017.
 
Few has guided the Bulldogs to an incredible 21-0 record thus far, which marks their 24th straight season with at least 20 wins. He also led GU to its ninth straight WCC regular season title. Gonzaga has been riding the sixth number-one rankings in program history all season.
 
The list will be narrowed down to four finalists in March. The award winner will be announced in April.
 
Werner Ladder Naismith Men's Coach of the Year Late Season Watch List

Casey Alexander	Belmont	OVC
Darian DeVries	Drake	MVC
Scott Drew	Baylor	Big 12
Andy Enfield	USC	Pac-12
Mark Few	Gonzaga	WCC
Leonard Hamilton	Florida State	ACC
Chris Holtmann	Ohio State	Big Ten
Juwan Howard	Michigan	Big Ten
Bob Huggins	West Virginia	Big 12
Lon Kruger	Oklahoma	Big 12
Porter Moser	Loyola-Chicago	MVC
Nate Oats	Alabama	SEC
Kelvin Sampson	Houston	AAC
Shaka Smart	Texas	Big 12
Mike Young	Virginia Tech	ACC