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Mike Brey, James Jones, Lisa Bluder and Ernie Johnson to receive Joe Lapchick Character Award
The 18th annual award honors four leaders recognized for their long records of leadership, achievement, and sportsmanship in basketball coaching and broadcasting.
- On Feb 4, 2026, the program announced Mike Brey, James Jones, Lisa Bluder and Ernie Johnson will receive the Joe Lapchick Character Award this year, to be honored at a New York luncheon.
- As an institutional honor, the award recognizes those who have demonstrated the character traits associated with Joe Lapchick, who coached at St. John's and with the New York Knicks.
- With 483 of 582 victories at Notre Dame, Brey led the team to 13 NCAA Tournament appearances and two trips to the Elite Eight, including the 2015 ACC championship season that went 32-6.
- Lisa Bluder's career highlights include a 40-year coaching career with the final 24 seasons at Iowa, retiring in 2024 after consecutive national championship game appearances and a 528-254 Big Ten record.
- With long tenures in coaching and broadcasting, Ernie Johnson, studio host , has won eight national sports Emmys and was inducted into the 2023 Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame.
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