ATLANTA, GA- After leading the Majors to their second regular-season title in three seasons, Millsaps head women's basketball coach Chuck Winkelman was named the Southern Athletic Association's Coach of the Year. 

Winkelman led the Majors to a 12-2 conference record and an outright regular-season conference title. The Majors went 20-5 in the regular season and 22-6 overall, both tying school records for most wins in a regular season and wins in an entire season. 

Coach's calling card this season was defense, leading the Majors to a conference best mark of allowing just 53 points per game overall and 50 points per game in conference. Teams shot just 35 percent against the Majors and a paltry 28 percent from three-point range.

Winkelman's squad didn't give up many second-chances off those misses either, posting a conference best plus-six rebounding margin, over three rebounds better than anyone else in conference. 

The award may recognize coach for his efforts in this season alone, but no team has a better conference record over the first three seasons of the Southern Athletic Association than the Majors' 34-8.