Year Team Player School
2024 Atlanta Zaccharie Risacher France
2023 San Antonio Victor Wembanyama France
2022 Orlando Paolo Banchero Duke
2021 Detroit Cade Cunningham Oklahoma State
2020 Minnesota Anthony Edwards Georgia
2019 New Orleans Zion Williamson Duke
2018 Phoenix DeAndre Ayton Arizona
2017 Philadelphia Markelle Fultz Washington
2016 Philadelphia Ben Simmons LSU
2015 Minnesota Karl Anthony Towns Kentucky
2014 Cleveland Andrew Wiggins Kansas
2013 Cleveland Anthony Bennett UNLV
2012 New Orleans Anthony Davis Kentucky
2011 Cleveland Kyrie Irving Duke
2010 Washington John Wall Kentucky
2009 Clippers Blake Griffin Oklahoma
2008 Chicago Derrick Rose Memphis
2007 Portland Greg Oden Ohio State
2006 Toronto Andrea Bargnani Italy
2005 Milwaukee Andrew Bogut Utah
2004 Orlando Dwight Howard SW Atlanta Christian Academy
2003 Cleveland LeBron James St Vincent-St Marys
2002 Houston Yao Ming China
2001 Washington Kwame Brown Glynn Academy
2000 New Jersey Kenyon Martin Cincinnati
1999 Chicago Elton Brand Duke
1998 Clippers Micheal Olowokandi Pacific
1997 San Antonio Tim Duncan Wake Forrest
1996 Philadelphia Allen Iverson Georgetown
1995 Golden State Joe Smith Maryland
1994 Milwaukee Glenn Robinson Purdue
1993 Orlando Chris Webber Michigan
1992 Orlando Shaquille Oneal LSU
1991 Charlotte Larry Johnson UNLV
1990 New Jersey Derrick Coleman Syracuse
1989 Sacramento Pervis Ellison Louisville
1988 Clippers Danny Manning Kansas
1987 San Antonio David Robinson Navy
1986 Clevland Brad Daugherty North Carolina
1985 New York Patrick Ewing Georgetown
1984 Houston Akeem Olajuwon Houston
1983 Houston Ralph Sampson Virginia
1982 Los Angeles James Worthy North Carolina
1981 Dallas Mark Aguirre DePaul
1980 Golden State Joe Barry Carrol Purdue
1979 Los Angeles Erving "Magic" Johnson Michigan State
1978 Portland Mycheal Thompson Minnesota
1977 Milwaukee Kent Benson Indiana
1976 Houston John Lucas Maryland
1975 Atlanta David Thompson NC State
1974 Portland Bill Walton UCLA
1973 Philadelphia Doug Collins Illinois State
1972 Portland LaRue Martin Loyola-Chicago
1971 Clevland Austin Carr Norte Dame
1970 Detroit Bob Lanier St Bonaventure
1969 Milwaukee Lew Alcindor UCLA
1968 San Diego Elvin Hayes Houston
1967 Detroit Jimmy Walker Providence
1966 New York Cazzie Russell Michigan
1965 San Francisco Fred Hetzel Davidson
1964 New York Jim Barnes Texas Western
1963 New York Art Heyman Duke
1962 Chicago Bill McGill Utah
1961 Chicago Walt Bellamy Indiana
1960 Cincinnati Oscar Robertson Cincinnati
1959 Cincinnati Bob Boozer Kansas State
1958 Minneoplis Elgin Baylor Seattle
1957 Cincinnati Rod Hunley West Virginia
1956 Rochester Shiugo Green Duquesne
1955 Milwaukee Dick Ricketts Duquesne
1954 Baltimore Frank Selvey Ferman
1953 Philadelphia Ernie Beck
1952 Milwaukee Mark Workman
1951 Baltimore Gene Melchoiree Bradley
1950 Boston Charlie Share
1949 Providance Howie Shannon
1948 Providance Andy Tonkovich
1947 Pittsburg Clifton Neeley
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