Sutton, Self nominated for top coach award

(Undated-AP) -- Oklahoma State's Eddie Sutton and Tulsa's Bill Self are two of 15 candidates for the Naismith College Coach of the Year Award. <br><br>The national award is selected annually

Tuesday, February 29th 2000, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

(Undated-AP) -- Oklahoma State's Eddie Sutton and Tulsa's Bill Self are two of 15 candidates for the Naismith College Coach of the Year Award.

The national award is selected annually by the Atlanta Tipoff Club.

Self has led Tulsa to a 26-and-3 record this season. The Golden Hurricane has been nationally ranked for the last ten weeks, including a Number 15 ranking this week.

Oklahoma State is ranked 13th in the nation with a 22-and-4 overall record. Other candidates for the award include Rick Barnes from Texas, Jim Boeheim from Syracuse, Indiana's Bobby Knight and Duke's Mike Krzyzewski.