Adolph Rupp Trophy

{{about|the discontinued NCAA basketball player award|the discontinued NCAA basketball coach award|Adolph Rupp Cup}}

{{infobox sports award

| name = Adolph F. Rupp Trophy

| image =

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| caption =

| description = the nation's top {{nowrap|NCAA Division I}} men's basketball player

| presenter = Commonwealth Athletic Club of Kentucky

| country = United States

| location =

| year = 1972

| year2 = 2015

}}

The Adolph F. Rupp Trophy was an annual college basketball award given to the top player in men's NCAA Division I competition. It was awarded between 1972 and 2015. The recipient of the award was selected by an independent panel consisting of national sportswriters and broadcasters.{{cite news|last =O'Connell| first =Jim| title=The best of the basketball season |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/853766809 |newspaper=Journal Tribune |location=Biddeford, Maine |date=April 1, 1988 |page= 14|via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = February 21, 2025}} The trophy was presented each year at the site of the Final Four of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. 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.{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Johnson captures AP award by landslide vote |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/274153123 |newspaper=Star-Gazette |location=Elmira, New York |date=March 8, 1977 |page= 16|via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = February 21, 2025}}

Key

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Player (X)

| Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Adolph Rupp Trophy award at that point

Winners

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| image1= Bill Walton 1974 cropped.JPG

| caption1 = Bill Walton, UCLA, 1972 through 1974

| image2 = Larry Bird ISU.jpg

| caption2 = Larry Bird, Indiana State, 1979

| image3 = Mark Aguirre 2007 (cropped).jpg

| caption3 = Mark Aguirre, DePaul, 1980

| image4 = Patrick Ewing 2021 (cropped).jpg

| caption4 = Patrick Ewing, Georgetown, 1985

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| image1= Sean Elliott - Arizona Wildcats.jpg

| caption1 = Sean Elliott, Arizona, 1989

| image2 = Glenn Robinson 2003 cropped.jpg

| caption2 = Glenn Robinson, Purdue, 1994

| image3 = David West 2011.jpg

| caption3 = David West, Xavier, 2003

| image4 = Durant.png

| caption4 = Kevin Durant, Texas, 2007

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| image1= Jimmer-byu-wyo-3-5-2011.jpg

| caption1 = Jimmer Fredette, BYU, 2011

| image2 = Frank Kaminsky 2014 (cropped).jpg

| caption2 = Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin, 2015

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class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

! Season

! Player

! School

! Position

! Class

! class="unsortable" | Reference

1971–72

| {{sortname|Bill|Walton}}

| UCLA

| C

| {{sort|2|Sophomore}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=Adolph Rupp trophy awarded Bill Walton |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/192915335 |newspaper=The Daily Sentinel |location=Woodstock, Illinois |date=March 28, 1974 |page= 6|via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = February 21, 2025}}

1972–73

| {{sortname|Bill|Walton}} (2)

| UCLA

| C

| {{sort|3|Junior}}

1973–74

| {{sortname|Bill|Walton}} (3)

| UCLA

| C

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

1974–75

| {{sortname|David|Thompson|dab=basketball}}

| {{cbb link|1974|team=NC State Wolfpack|sex=men|school=North Carolina State University|title=NC State}}

| SG / SF

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=Adolph Rupp Trophy Won By Thompson |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/233647423 |newspaper=Daily Press |location=Newport News, Virginia |date=April 24, 1975 |page= 35|via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = February 21, 2025}}

1975–76

| {{sortname|Scott|May}}

| Indiana

| F

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=Scott May receives Rupp trophy at Hoosiers' basketball banquet |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/429794120 |newspaper=The Paducah Sun |location=Paducah, Kentucky |date=April 16, 1976 |page= 31|via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = February 21, 2025}}

1976–77

| {{sortname|Marques|Johnson}}

| UCLA

| G / F

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =Rappoport| first =Ken| title=UCLA's Johnson AP Player of Year |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/315579133 |newspaper=The Clarksdale Press Register |location=Clarksdale, Mississippi |date= March 8, 1977 |page= 7|via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = February 21, 2025}}

1977–78

| {{sortname|Butch|Lee}}

| Marquette

| PG

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=Lee's Stock Increases After Winning Adolph Rupp Trophy |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/145793092 |newspaper=Asbury Park Press |location=Neptune Township, New Jersey |date= March 14, 1978 |page= 17|via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = February 21, 2025}}

1978–79

| {{sortname|Larry|Bird}}

| Indiana State

| SF

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =Temple| first =Wick| title=Bird quiet, tough Hoosier having fun playing basketball |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1115421222 |newspaper=Staten Island Advance |location=Staten Island, New York |date= March 20, 1979 |page= 21|via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = February 21, 2025}}

1979–80

| {{sortname|Mark|Aguirre}}

| DePaul

| SF

| {{sort|2|Sophomore}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=Aguirre, Meyer nab top honors |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/762168221 |newspaper=Evansville Courier & Press |location=Evansville, Indiana |date= March 22, 1980 |page= 21|via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = February 21, 2025}}

1980–81

| {{sortname|Ralph|Sampson}}

| Virginia

| C

| {{sort|2|Sophomore}}

| {{cite news|last =Joyce| first =Dick| title=Sampson wins AP Player of the Year again |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/344382415 |newspaper=The Times and Democrat |location=Orangeburg, South Carolina |date= April 2, 1983 |page= 8|via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = February 21, 2025}}

1981–82

| {{sortname|Ralph|Sampson}} (2)

| Virginia

| C

| {{sort|3|Junior}}

1982–83

| {{sortname|Ralph|Sampson}} (3)

| Virginia

| C

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

1983–84

| {{sortname|Michael|Jordan}}

| North Carolina

| SG

| {{sort|3|Junior}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=Jordan Gets Top Honor |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/980971777 |newspaper=Dothan Eagle |location=Dothan, Alabama |date= March 31, 1984 |page= 9|via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = February 21, 2025}}

1984–85

| {{sortname|Patrick|Ewing}}

| Georgetown

| C

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=Writers' poll picks Hoyas' Ewing over Chris Mullin |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/905912166 |newspaper=Citizen Register |location=Ossining, New York |date= March 30, 1985 |page= 18|via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = February 21, 2025}}

1985–86

| {{sortname|Walter|Berry|dab=basketball}}

| St. John's

| PF

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=Berry, Sutton lauded by AP |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/966018176 |newspaper=Danville Register & Bee |location=Danville, Virginia |date= March 29, 1986 |page= 13|via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = February 21, 2025}}

1986–87

| {{sortname|David|Robinson}}

| Navy

| C

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=Navy's Robinson wins Adolph Rupp Trophy |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/412505329 |newspaper=The Baxter Bulletin |location=Baxter County, Arkansas |date= March 28, 1987 |page= 7|via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = February 21, 2025}}

1987–88

| {{sortname|Hersey|Hawkins}}

| Bradley

| SG

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =Schoffner| first =Chuck| title=Hersey Hawkins honored |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/885871557 |newspaper=The Stuart News |location=Stuart, Florida |date= April 2, 1988 |page= 32|via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = February 21, 2025}}

1988–89

| {{sortname|Sean|Elliott}}

| Arizona

| SF

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =Baker| first =Jeff| title=Elliott and Knight receive basketball honors |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1091013493 |newspaper=The Oregonian |location=Portland, Oregon |date= April 1, 1989 |page= 48|via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = February 21, 2025}}

1989–90

| {{sortname|Lionel|Simmons}}

| La Salle

| SF

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=Simmons garners Adolph Rupp Trophy |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/343488 |newspaper=Salina Journal |location=Salina, Kansas |date= March 31, 1990 |page= 15 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = February 21, 2025}}

1990–91

| {{sortname|Shaquille|O'Neal}}

| LSU

| C

| {{sort|2|Sophomore}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=LSU's O'Neal wins Adolph Rupp Trophy |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/642095667 |newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |location=Fort Worth, Texas |date= March 29, 1991 |page= 23 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = February 21, 2025}}

1991–92

| {{sortname|Christian|Laettner}}

| Duke

| F

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=AP tabs Laettner |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1057607191 |newspaper=Vincennes Sun-Commercial |location=Vincennes, Indiana |date= April 3, 1992 |page= 11 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = February 21, 2025}}

1992–93

| {{sortname|Calbert|Cheaney}}

| Indiana

| SF

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=Indiana's Cheaney awarded Adolph Rupp Trophy |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/237803908 |newspaper=The Greenwood Commonwealth |location=Greenwood, Mississippi |date= April 2, 1993 |page= 10 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = February 21, 2025}}

1993–94

| {{sortname|Glenn|Robinson}}

| Purdue

| SF / PF

| {{sort|3|Junior}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=AP Votes Robinson Best In Nation |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/10027094 |newspaper=Pharos-Tribune |location=Logansport, Indiana |date= April 1, 1994 |page= 12 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = February 21, 2025}}

1994–95

| {{sortname|Joe|Smith|dab=basketball}}

| Maryland

| C

| {{sort|2|Sophomore}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=Sooners coach, Terps star honored |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/919612309 |newspaper=The Roanoke Times |location=Roanoke, Virginia |date= April 1, 1995 |page= 2 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = February 21, 2025}}

1995–96

| {{sortname|Marcus|Camby}}

| UMass

| C

| {{sort|3|Junior}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=Camby, Keady are named player, coach of year by AP |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/690881481 |newspaper=Lexington Herald-Leader |location=Lexington, Kentucky |date= March 30, 1996 |page= 22 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = February 21, 2025}}

1996–97

| {{sortname|Tim|Duncan}}

| Wake Forest

| C

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =Bock| first =Hal| title=Duncan, Haskins on top of their games |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/280349511 |newspaper=The Morning Call |location=Allentown, Pennsylvania |date= March 29, 1997 |page= 58 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = February 21, 2025}}

1997–98

| {{sortname|Antawn|Jamison}}

| North Carolina

| SF

| {{sort|3|Junior}}

| {{cite news|last =Elling| first =Steve| title=Jamison named nation's best player |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/657499379 |newspaper=The News & Observer |location=Raleigh, North Carolina |date= March 28, 1998 |page= 35 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = February 21, 2025}}

1998–99

| {{sortname|Elton|Brand}}

| Duke

| C

| {{sort|2|Sophomore}}

| {{cite news|last =Featherston| first =Al| title=We have a consensus: Brand gets AP award |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/793540060 |newspaper=The Herald-Sun |location=Raleigh, North Carolina |date= March 27, 1999 |page= 45 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = February 21, 2025}}

1999–00

| {{sortname|Kenyon|Martin}}

| Cincinnati

| PF

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=Martin, Eustachy named top AP player, coach |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/301323888 |newspaper=Odessa American |location=Odessa, Texas |date= April 2, 2000 |page= 25 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = February 21, 2025}}

2000–01

| {{sortname|Shane|Battier}}

| Duke

| SF / SG

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=Battier checks his crystal ball |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/575525639 |newspaper=The Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |date= March 31, 2001 |page= 11 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = February 21, 2025}}

2001–02

| {{sortname|Jason|Williams|Jay Williams (basketball)}}

| Duke

| PG

| {{sort|3|Junior}}

| {{cite news |last=Parsons |first=Keith |date=March 29, 2002 |title=Williams earns Player of the Year |url=https://www.blueridgenow.com/story/news/2002/03/30/williams-earns-player-of-the-year/28122538007/ |work=Times-News |location=Hendersonville, North Carolina |publisher= |access-date=February 21, 2025}}

2002–03

| {{sortname|David|West|dab=basketball}}

| Xavier

| PF

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=West is AP's player of year |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/298254957 |newspaper=Lincoln Journal Star |location=Lincoln, Nebraska |date= April 5, 2003 |page= 31 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = February 21, 2025}}

2003–04

| {{sortname|Jameer|Nelson}}

| Saint Joseph's

| PG

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=Saint Joseph's Nelson wins Wooden Award |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/986705767 |newspaper=Florence Morning News |location=Florence, South Carolina |date= April 11, 2004 |page= 12 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = February 21, 2025}}

2004–05

| {{sortname|JJ|Redick}}

| Duke

| SG

| {{sort|3|Junior}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=Redick, Bogut split player of year honors |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1123987488 |newspaper=The Grand Rapids Press |location=Grand Rapids, Michigan |date= April 1, 2005 |page= 42 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = February 21, 2025}}

2005–06

| {{sortname|JJ|Redick}} (2)

| Duke

| SG

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=Award-winning year |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/922020098 |newspaper=The Roanoke Times |location=Roanoke, Virginia |date= April 20, 2006 |page= 1 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = February 21, 2025}}

2006–07

| {{sortname|Kevin|Durant}}

| Texas

| SF

| {{sort|1|Freshman}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=Another honor for Durant |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/986834565 |newspaper=The News & Advance |location=Lynchburg, Virginia |date= April 8, 2007 |page= 19 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = February 21, 2025}}

2007–08

| {{sortname|Tyler|Hansbrough}}

| North Carolina

| PF

| {{sort|3|Junior}}

| {{cite web |author= |date=April 3, 2008 |title=Hansbrough Accepts Rupp Trophy |url=https://goheels.com/news/2008/4/3/205475089 |website=GoHeels.com |location=Chapel Hill, North Carolina |publisher=University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |access-date=February 21, 2025}}

2008–09

| {{sortname|Blake|Griffin}}

| Oklahoma

| PF

| {{sort|2|Sophomore}}

| {{cite news|last =Emig| first =Guerin| title=Sooner star Griffin adds to his award collection |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/892819095 |newspaper=Tulsa World |location=Tulsa, Oklahoma |date= April 6, 2009 |page= 25 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = February 21, 2025}}

2009–10

| {{sortname|John|Wall}}

| Kentucky

| PG

| {{sort|1|Freshman}}

| {{cite news|last =Clay| first =John| title=A celebration amid uncertainty |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/685610668 |newspaper=Lexington Herald-Leader |location=Lexington, Kentucky |date= April 2, 2010 |page= 13 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = February 21, 2025}}

2010–11

| {{sortname|Jimmer|Fredette}}

| BYU

| PG

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=Fredette welcomed to Albany |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1129376514 |newspaper=Daily Sentinel |location=Rome, New York |date= June 22, 2011 |page= 11 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = February 21, 2025}}

2011–12

| {{sortname|Anthony|Davis}}

| Kentucky

| C

| {{sort|1|Freshman}}

| {{cite news|last =Tucker| first =Kyle| title=Davis all but cleans up on national awards |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/108302688 |newspaper=Courier Journal |location=Louisville, Kentucky |date= April 2, 2012 |page= C9 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = February 21, 2025}}

2012–13

| {{sortname|Victor|Oladipo}}

| Indiana

| SG

| {{sort|3|Junior}}

| {{cite web |author= |date=November 27, 2018 |title=Anthem Foundation Names NBA All-Star Victor Oladipo Anthem Health Champion |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20181127005298/en/Anthem-Foundation-Names-NBA-All-Star-Victor-Oladipo-Anthem-Health-Champion |website=BusinessWire.com |location=Indianapolis, Indiana |publisher=Business Wire |access-date=February 21, 2025}}

2013–14

| {{sortname|Doug|McDermott}}

| Creighton

| SF

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =Pivovar| first =Steve| title=McDermott savors his latest signature moment |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/108302688 |newspaper=Omaha World-Herald |location=Omaha, Nebraska |date= August 27, 2014 |page= 13 |via =Newspapers.com |accessdate = February 21, 2025}}

2014–15

| {{sortname|Frank|Kaminsky}}

| Wisconsin

| PF

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite web |last=Ramirez |first=Joey |date=May 21, 2015 |title=2015 NBA Draft Profile: Frank Kaminsky |url=https://www.nba.com/lakers/150429_kaminskydraft |website=NBA.com |location=Los Angeles, California |publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC. |access-date=February 21, 2025}}

References

Category:Awards established in 1972

Category:Awards disestablished in 2015

Category:College basketball player of the year awards in the United States

Category:College basketball trophies and awards in the United States