Adolph Rupp Trophy

The Adolph F. Rupp Trophy was an award given annually to the top player in men's Division I NCAA basketball until 2015. The recipient of the award was selected by an independent panel consisting of national sportswriters, coaches, and sports administrators. The trophy was presented each year at the site of the Final Four of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship.[1][2][3][4]

Adolph F. Rupp Trophy
Awarded forthe nation's top NCAA Division I men's basketball player
CountryUnited States
Presented byCommonwealth Athletic Club of Kentucky
History
First award1972
Final award2015
Websitehttp://www.ruppawards.com/

The Adolph F. Rupp Trophy was administered by the Commonwealth Athletic Club of Kentucky, a non-profit organization with a primary mission of honoring the legacy of University of Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp. Three winners of the award have been freshmen: Kevin Durant of Texas in 2007, John Wall of Kentucky in 2010 and Anthony Davis of Kentucky in 2012.

Winners

Bill Walton, one of only two 3-time winners (1972–74)
Shaquille O'Neal, 1991 winner
JJ Redick, 2005 and 2006 winner
Frank Kaminsky was the last winner of the award, earning it in 2015.
Player (X)Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Adolph Rupp Trophy at that point
SeasonPlayerSchoolPositionClass
1971–72Bill WaltonUCLACSophomore
1972–73Bill Walton (2)UCLACJunior
1973–74Bill Walton (3)UCLACSenior
1974–75David ThompsonNC StateSG / SFSenior
1975–76Scott MayIndianaFSenior
1976–77Marques JohnsonUCLAG / FSenior
1977–78Butch LeeMarquettePGSenior
1978–79Larry BirdIndiana StateSFSenior
1979–80Mark AguirreDePaulSFSophomore
1980–81Ralph SampsonVirginiaCSophomore
1981–82Ralph Sampson (2)VirginiaCJunior
1982–83Ralph Sampson (3)VirginiaCSenior
1983–84Michael JordanNorth CarolinaSGJunior
1984–85Patrick EwingGeorgetownCSenior
1985–86Walter BerrySt. John'sPFSenior
1986–87David RobinsonNavyCSenior
1987–88Hersey HawkinsBradleySGSenior
1988–89Sean ElliottArizonaSFSenior
1989–90Lionel SimmonsLa SalleSFSenior
1990–91Shaquille O'NealLSUCSophomore
1991–92Christian LaettnerDukeFSenior
1992–93Calbert CheaneyIndianaSFSenior
1993–94Glenn RobinsonPurdueSF / PFSophomore
1994–95Joe SmithMarylandCSophomore
1995–96Marcus CambyUMassCJunior
1996–97Tim DuncanWake ForestCSenior
1997–98Antawn JamisonNorth CarolinaSFJunior
1998–99Elton BrandDukeCSophomore
1999–00Kenyon MartinCincinnatiPFSenior
2000–01Shane BattierDukeSF / SGSenior
2001–02Jason WilliamsDukePGJunior
2002–03David WestXavierPFSenior
2003–04Jameer NelsonSaint Joseph'sPGSenior
2004–05JJ RedickDukeSGJunior
2005–06JJ Redick (2)DukeSGSenior
2006–07Kevin DurantTexasSFFreshman
2007–08Tyler HansbroughNorth CarolinaPFJunior
2008–09Blake GriffinOklahomaPFSophomore
2009–10John WallKentuckyPGFreshman
2010–11Jimmer FredetteBYUPGSenior
2011–12Anthony DavisKentuckyCFreshman
2012–13Victor OladipoIndianaSGJunior
2013–14Doug McDermottCreightonSFSenior
2014–15Frank KaminskyWisconsinPFSenior

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