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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, Mike Brey, James Jones, Lisa Bluder and Ernie Johnson were named recipients of the Joe Lapchick Character Award and will be honored at a Sept. 18 luncheon in New York.
- This is the 18th presentation of the Joe Lapchick Character Award, honoring those who show traits of Joe Lapchick, historic coach at St. John's and the New York Knicks.
- Brey's long Notre Dame tenure produced 483 school wins and multiple NCAA runs, while Bluder retired in 2024 with 894 wins and a 528-254 Big Ten record.
- The class highlights character across both coaching and broadcasting, underscoring recognition for long careers in college basketball programs and sports broadcasting.
- The timing places the presentations within the award's ongoing annual tradition, with honorees formally recognized at a Sept. 18 luncheon in New York, highlighting Lisa Bluder's 2024 retirement and Ernie Johnson's 2023 Hall of Fame induction.
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