FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- DeeDee Jarman, head coach of the Methodist University women's basketball team, has been named as the recipient of the eighth-annual Thomas R. and Elizabeth E. McLean Foundation's annual Methodist University Coach of the Year Award.
 
The award recognizes the top head coach at the University as voted on by a committee of Methodist University faculty and staff. Jarman is the first basketball coach, men's or women's, to earn the award.
 
Entering her 21st season at the helm of the Monarchs, Jarman, who also serves as the department's senior associate athletic director and senior women's administrator (SWA), has compiled a career record of 292-214 (.577) and stands as the program's all-time winningest coach. Her teams have won a total of five conference championships and made two appearances in the NCAA Tournament.
 
While her success on the court is unquestioned, it is the efforts of coach Jarman off the court where she sets herself apart. Her team sports a 96 percent graduation rate since she assumed the head coaching position and the community involvement of her teams is unparalleled, evidenced by her team winning the Student Athlete Advisory Committee's Community Outreach Award for civic service each of the last six years.
 
Coach Jarman and her team partake in community events such as Fayetteville's Adopt a Street Program, the Salvation Army's Adopt a Family Program at Christmas, Cumberland County Special Olympics, and most notably the team's annual Play 4Kay event in February. A long-time supporter of the Play 4Kay initiative, Jarman's efforts last year raised a Methodist-record $12,144.
 
A constant presence as a supporter of MU's other athletic teams, Jarman also plays large roles in the department's administration of home football games as well as special events hosted in the Riddle Center when she is out of season.
 
Jarman will be presented the award at the University's annual Fall Convocation.

MacLean Foundation Coach of the Year Award Winners
2009 - Francie Barragan, women's tennis
2010 - Steve Conley, men's golf
2011 - Duane Ross, Track & Field
2012 - Tom Inczauskis, women's golf
2013 - Tom Austin, baseball
2014 - Justin Terranova, men's soccer
2015 - Steve Conley, men's golf
2016 - DeeDee Jarman, women's basketball