The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) International Committee announced Tuesday that Canisius head coach Jim Baron will be presented with the 2016 NABC International Lifetime Achievement Award at the NABC Coaches Convention in Houston on April 2. The award is given each year to a coach who exemplifies and demonstrates a lifetime commitment to the coaching profession, coaching education, and building relationships across borders and around the world to enhance the game of basketball.
Baron, who has been an NCAA Division I head coach for 29 seasons, is being recognized by the NABC International Committee for his work aboard, including serving as the head coach of the Panamanian National Team in the 1992 FIBA Tournament of the Americas where he coached against the original Dream Team. Baron has had a wide influence on the international game through numerous clinics that he has run overseas and the many international players he has coached and mentored. His current Canisius team features six international players, the most of any team in the MAAC.
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