2025: Walter Clayton Jr., Florida

2024: Tristen Newton, UConn

2023: Adama Sanogo, UConn

2022: Ochai Agbaji, Kansas

2021: Jared Butler, Baylor

2019: Kyle Guy, Virginia

2018: Donte DiVincenzo, Villanova

2017: Joel Berry II, North Carolina

2016: Ryan Arcidiacono, Villanova

2015: Tyus Jones, Duke

2014: Shabazz Napier, UConn

2013: Luke Hancock, Louisville

2012: Anthony Davis, Kentucky

2011: Kemba Walker, UConn

2010: Kyle Singler, Duke

2009: Wayne Ellington, North Carolina

2008: Mario Chalmers, Kansas

2007: Corey Brewer, Florida

2006: Joakim Noah, Florida

2005: Sean May, North Carolina

2004: Emeka Okafor, UConn

2003: Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse

2002: Juan Dixon, Maryland

2001: Shane Battier, Duke

2000: Mateen Cleaves, Michigan State

1999: Richard Hamilton, UConn

1998: Jeff Sheppard, Kentucky

1997: Miles Simon, Arizona

1996: Tony Delk, Kentucky

1995: Ed O’Bannon, UCLA

1994: Corliss Williamson, Arkansas

1993: Donald Williams, North Carolina

1992: Bobby Hurley, Duke

1991: Christian Laettner, Duke

1990: Anderson Hunt, UNLV

1989: Glen Rice, Michigan

1988: Danny Manning, Kansas

1987: Keith Smart, Indiana

1986: Pervis Ellison, Louisville

1985: Ed Pinckney, Villanova

1984: Patrick Ewing, Georgetown

1983: Akeem Olajuwon, Houston

1982: James Worthy, North Carolina

1981: Isiah Thomas, Indiana

1980: Darrell Griffith, Louisville

1979: Magic Johnson, Michigan State

1978: Jack Givens, Kentucky

1977: Butch Lee, Marquette

1976: Kent Benson, Indiana

1975: Richard Washington, UCLA

1974: David Thompson, N.C. State

1973: Bill Walton, UCLA

1972: Bill Walton, UCLA

1971: x-Howard Porter, Villanova

1970: Sidney Wicks, UCLA

1969: Lew Alcindor, UCLA

1968: Lew Alcindor, UCLA

1967: Lew Alcindor, UCLA

1966: Jerry Chambers, Utah

1965: Bill Bradley, Princeton

1964: Walt Hazzard, UCLA

1963: Art Heyman, Duke

1962: Paul Hogue, Cincinnati

1961: Jerry Lucas, Ohio State

1960: Jerry Lucas, Ohio State

1959: Jerry West, West Virginia

1958: Elgin Baylor, Seattle

1957: Wilt Chamberlain, Kansas

1956: Hal Lear, Temple

1955: Bill Russell, San Francisco

1954: Tom Gola, La Salle

1953: B.H. Born, Kansas

1952: Clyde Lovellette, Kansas

1951: None selected

1950: Irwin Dambrot, CCNY

1949: Alex Groza, Kentucky

1948: Alex Groza, Kentucky

1947: George Kaftan, Holy Cross

1946: Bob Kurland, Oklahoma A&M

1945: Bob Kurland, Oklahoma A&M

1944: Arnold Ferrin, Utah

1943: Ken Sailors, Wyoming

1942: Howie Dallmar, Stanford

1941: John Kotz, Wisconsin

1940: Marvin Huffman, Indiana

1939: None selected

x- subsequently ruled ineligible