È considerato uno dei premi di maggior importanza per la pallacanestro universitaria. I riconoscimenti vengono assegnati da una selezione indipendente di giornalisti sportivi, allenatori e dirigenti a livello nazionale. Il trofeo viene consegnato ogni anno durante le [[Final Four]] del [[campionato di pallacanestro NCAA Division I]].
==Albo d'oroVincitori==
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*1972 — [[Bill Walton]], [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]]
*19731972 —- [[Bill Walton]], {{Basket UCLA}}
*19741973 —- [[Bill Walton]], {{Basket UCLA}}
*1974 - [[Bill Walton]], {{Basket UCLA}}
*1975 — [[David Thompson]], [[North Carolina State University|NC State]]
*19761975 —- [[ScottDavid MayThompson]], [[Indiana{{Basket North Carolina State University Bloomington|Indiana]]}}
*1976 - [[Scott May]], {{Basket Indiana University (Bloomington)}}
*1977 —- [[Marques Johnson]], {{Basket UCLA}}
*1978 — [[Alfred Lee|Butch Lee]], [[Marquette University|Marquette]]
*19791978 —- {{Bandiera|PRI}} [[LarryAlfred BirdLee|Butch Lee]], [[Indiana{{Basket StateMarquette University|Indiana State]]}}
*19801979 —- [[MarkLarry AguirreBird]], [[DePaul{{Basket Indiana State University|DePaul]]}}
*1980 - [[Mark Aguirre]], {{Basket DePaul University}}
*1981 — [[Ralph Sampson]], [[University of Virginia|Virginia]]
*19821981 —- [[Ralph Sampson]], {{Basket University of Virginia}}
*19831982 —- [[Ralph Sampson]], {{Basket University of Virginia}}
*19841983 —- [[MichaelRalph JordanSampson]], [[{{Basket University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|North Carolina]]Virginia}}
*19851984 —- [[PatrickMichael EwingJordan]], [[Georgetown{{Basket University|Georgetown]] of North Carolina at Chapel Hill}}
*19861985 —- [[WalterPatrick Berry (basketball)|Walter BerryEwing]], [[Saint{{Basket John'sGeorgetown University, New York|St. John's]]}}
*1986 - [[Walter Berry (cestista)|Walter Berry]], {{Basket St. John's University (New York)}}
*1987 — [[David Robinson (basketball)|David Robinson]], [[United States Naval Academy|Navy]] ▼
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*1988 — [[Hersey Hawkins]], [[Bradley University|Bradley]]
▲*1987 —- [[ David Robinson (basketball)|David Robinson]], [[{{Basket United States Naval Academy |Navy]]}}
*1989 — [[Sean Elliott]], [[University of Arizona|Arizona]] ▼
*19901988 —- [[LionelHersey SimmonsHawkins]], [[La{{Basket SalleBradley University|La Salle]]}}
▲*1989 —- [[Sean Elliott]], [[{{Basket University of Arizona |Arizona]]}}
*1991 — [[Shaquille O'Neal]], [[Louisiana State University|LSU]] ▼
*19921990 —- [[ChristianLionel LaettnerSimmons]], [[Duke{{Basket La Salle University|Duke]]}}
▲*1991 —- [[Shaquille O'Neal]], [[{{Basket Louisiana State University |LSU]]}}
*1993 — [[Calbert Cheaney]], Indiana ▼
*19941992 —- [[GlennChristian RobinsonLaettner]], [[Purdue{{Basket Duke University|Purdue]]}}
▲*1993 —- [[Calbert Cheaney]], {{Basket Indiana University (Bloomington)}}
*1995 — [[Joe Smith]], [[University of Maryland, College Park|Maryland]]
*1994 - [[Glenn Robinson]], {{Basket Purdue University}}
*1996 — [[Marcus Camby]], [[University of Massachusetts Amherst|UMass]] ▼
*19971995 —- [[TimJoe DuncanSmith]], [[Wake Forest{{Basket University|Wake Forest]]of Maryland, College Park}}
▲*1996 —- [[Marcus Camby]], [[{{Basket University of Massachusetts Amherst |UMass]]}}
*1998 — [[Antawn Jamison]], North Carolina
*1997 - [[Tim Duncan]], {{Basket Wake Forest University}}
*1999 — [[Elton Brand]], Duke
*20001998 —- [[KenyonAntawn MartinJamison]], [[{{Basket University of Cincinnati|Cincinnati]]North Carolina at Chapel Hill}}
*20011999 —- [[ShaneElton BattierBrand]], {{Basket Duke University}}
*2000 - [[Kenyon Martin]], {{Basket University of Cincinnati}}
*2002 — [[Jay Williams]], Duke
*20032001 —- [[DavidShane WestBattier]], [[Xavier{{Basket Duke University (Cincinnati)|Xavier]]}}
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*2004 — [[Jameer Nelson]], [[Saint Joseph's University|Saint Joseph's]] ▼
*20052002 —- [[J.Jay J. RedickWilliams]], {{Basket Duke University}}
*2003 - [[David West]], {{Basket Xavier University (Cincinnati)}}
*2006 — [[J. J. Redick]], Duke ▼
▲*2004 —- [[Jameer Nelson]], [[{{Basket Saint Joseph's University |Saint Joseph's]]}}
*2007 — [[Kevin Durant]], [[University of Texas at Austin|Texas]] ▼
*2005 - [[J.J. Redick]], {{Basket Duke University}}
*2008 — [[Tyler Hansbrough]], North Carolina ▼
▲*2006 —- [[J. J. Redick]], {{Basket Duke University}}
*2009 — [[Blake Griffin]], [[University of Oklahoma|Oklahoma]] ▼
▲*2007 —- [[Kevin Durant]], [[{{Basket University of Texas at Austin |Texas]]}}
▲*2008 —- [[Tyler Hansbrough]], {{Basket University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill}}
▲*2009 —- [[Blake Griffin]], [[{{Basket University of Oklahoma |Oklahoma]]}}
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==Collegamenti esterni==
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