POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – Marist University head men's basketball coach John Dunne has been named a national finalist for the Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award.
 
The Skip Prosser Man of the Year award is presented by CollegeInsider.com. It honors those who not only achieve success on the basketball court, but who display moral integrity on and off it as well.
 
This is the fourth time – and second consecutive year – that Dunne has been named a finalist for the Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award. The previous occurrences came in 2011, 2021, and 2024.
 
The award will be determined by a 10-member voting committee consisting of current and former head coaches, plus two senior staff members of CollegeInsider.com. It will be announced in San Antonio, the site of the Division I Basketball Championship.
 
2025 Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award Finalists
Rick Barnes, Tennessee
Brian Barone, SIU Edwardsville
Chris Beard, Ole Miss
Brad Brownell, Clemson
Shane Burcar, Northern Arizona
Mark Byington, Vanderbilt
John Dunne, Marist
Steve Forbes, Wake Forest
Jason Hooten, New Mexico State
Ben Jacobsen, Northern Iowa
Robert Jones, Norfolk State
Billy Lange, Saint Joseph's
Grant Leonard, Queens
Bart Lundy, Milwaukee
Niko Medved, Colorado State
Ryan Odom, VCU
Kelvin Sampson, Houston
Jon Scheyer, Duke
Patrick Sellers, Central Connecticut State
Duane Simpkins, American
Pat Skerry, Towson
Tony Skinn, George Mason
Shaka Smart, Marquette
Billy Taylor, Elon
Stan Waterman, Delaware State
 
Earlier this week, Dunne was named a national finalist for the Hugh Durham Award, which is presented to the sport's top mid-major coach.
 
Marist (20-7 overall, 13-5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) plays its home finale tonight against Merrimack. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.