Hawks' Mike Budenholzer named 2014-15 NBA Coach of the Year

New York: Mike Budenholzer, who led the Atlanta Hawks to a franchise-record 60 wins this season, has been named the NBA`s coach of the year, the league announced Tuesday.

Budenholzer received 67 first-place votes and a total of 513 points from a nationwide panel of sportswriters to beat out Golden State`s Steve Kerr for the award.

Atlanta won the Southeast Division and earned the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

The Hawks had a 19-game winning streak during the season, including a perfect 17-0 record in the month of January, which helped a team-record four Hawks make the all-star game.